The internets are filling up with stories, photos, and videos of good times from last weekend’s The Office Convention. Furthering my envy of all those who made it to Scranton to revel in Dunder-Mifflin goodness is this video clip of The Scrantones (the guys behind the series’ theme song) and warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin covering Radiohead’s “Creep”. Hopefully it won’t be long before Scrantonicity Scrantonicity II takes on an Arcade Fire cover…
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As if you need another reason to get Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” stuck in your head today, Yahoo! Music has ranked the Top 25 Spookiest Videos. Not included on the list is Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreets Back),” which is very disturbing in its own special way…
Sufjan Stevens dropped by WNYC’s “Spinning On Air” to discuss all things The BQE, his new orchestral work about the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Fortunately for those of us unable to check out his sold-out BQE performances starting tomorrow, Soof premiered Parts 3 & 6 of his instrumental composition live in the studio. Head over to WNYC to hear Soof’s visit in its entirety and check out the songs/video of The BQE below.
MP3s:
Sufjan Stevens - “The BQE [Part 3]”
Sufjan Stevens - “The BQE [Part 6]”
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They’re too late to qualify for Vanity Fair’s list of the 50 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, but there are two really interesting soundtracks dropping this week that help to fill out the somewhat anemic batch of releases. Check out the new releases that are on Hypeful’s radar below:
Control [Soundtrack]
MP3: Joy Division - “Dead Souls”
Ian Ball - Who Goes There
MP3s:
Ian Ball - “Elephant Pharmacy”
Ian Ball - “I Knew You Were Trouble”
I’m Not There [Soundtrack]
STREAM: Full CD
MP3: Sufjan Stevens - “Ring Them Bells”
Nicole Atkins - Neptune City
MP3: Nicole Atkins - “Party’s Over”
STREAM: Full CD
Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance
MP3: Sally Shapiro - “He Keeps Me Alive”
The folks at Daytrotter got Andrew Bird to record a 5-song session for them. Included in the set are 2 previously unreleased songs - “A Breaks B” & “The Giant of Illinois”. Head over to Daytrotter to snag the session.
The concept of an “open-bar” was a completely alien concept to me, especially on my very first outing to New Orleans. Hell, I’m still baffled by the legality of open containers. No last call?? What is this, Mars? Needless to say, being in a strange land such as the French Quarter began taking it’s toll on my old withered frame and liver. To be honest I really didn’t know if I could make it to One Eyed Jacks on Toulouse Street to see Spoon’s invite-only show which was set to begin at 1:30am (!!!), but I had to soldier on. I’ve missed too many opportunities to see them, and so what if I shaved 12 years off of my life span in the scope of a day?
(Review continues along with video, audio, and setlist after the jump!)
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NME is reporting that former Smashing Pumpkins’ bassist/D’arcy-replacement Melissa Auf Der Maur is hoping for a comeback of sorts next year with “a multimedia project encompassing music, film, comic books and the internet.” Elaborating on the project’s themes, she said:
“On a very broad level, it’s the eternal female force on the hunt for the heart. The healers versus the hunters. It could be the heart of the universe, it could be literally the physical human heart. Its the hunt for the centre of life. The broad original concept broke down into songs and into a few storylines. It’s also very much for people to determine themselves…”
Determine ourselves? Based on the low-budget trailer featuring lumberjacks and herself playing “a magic healing witch”, The Brawny Witch Projectsounds like an appropriate title….
This year marked the 10th season of the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans and it was surprising that less fanfare was made. Besides competition from an ever-expanding lineup of other big music fests (such as Vegoose) and a forced scaled-down in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Voodoo has persevered and returned last year as a successful two-day event. For it’s 10th time out, Voodoo expanded to a three-day event with an atmosphere that was as uniquely eclectic as the city that hosts it.
Hypeful is excitedly headed to New Orleans this weekend for the annual Voodoo Music Experience - the only good excuse I can think for missing the Flaming Lips’ March of 1000 Skeletons. The ace lineup of artists and the opportunity to celebrate Halloween in the Big Easy should be a recipe for a great weekend. Make sure to check out Hypeful this weekend and next week for updates and photos from the festival.
If you’re unable to make it to Las Vegas this weekend for Vegoose, you can still catch the concert as it unfolds over at the AT&T blue room. The lineup is pretty great and you’re sure to catch a couple of ace performances.
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