As far as wish fulfillment goes, the Jarman bros are second to nobody. Form a band, get a record deal, work with a range of producers from the eclectic (Bobby Conn) to the heroic (Edwyn Collins) to the headline making... CONTINUE READING NEW CRIBS VIDEO - "WE SHARE THE SAME SKIES"»
Posted on November 16, 2009 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Golden Silvers | Johnny Marr | The Cribs
While searching for a clip of Weezer's stop by Letterman last night, I came across a vid of their first ever stop by Dave's place. They played "Say It Ain't So" and I sighed. Whatever you think of the band... CONTINUE READING WEEZER VISIT LETTERMAN, YO GABBA GABBA!»
Posted on October 30, 2009 in Video (27 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | The Flaming Lips | Weezer | Yo Gabba Gabba!
Last night Built To Spill capped a sold-out four-show run in NYC -- two at Webster, followed by a more intimate pair at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. I ventured out in the Noreaster for it, and, surprise, a Built... CONTINUE READING BUILT TO SPILL BRING "OH YEAH" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on October 16, 2009 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: Built To Spill | David Letterman
On Friday, Kid Cudi brought "Pursuit Of Happiness," a Ghostbusters t-shirt, and Ratatat (sans MGMT) to David Letterman. This live take on Man On The Moon's lit third single also comes with a trio of sharp-dressed backup singers, strings, and... CONTINUE READING KID CUDI & RATATAT BRING "PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on September 14, 2009 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | David Letterman | Kid Cudi | Ratatat
Two days before his big 9/11 show at MSG, Shawn Carter took a theatre tour through the city to promote his Blueprint 3 LP. His first stop was Letterman's couch, where Jay-Z and Dave-Z traded words (well, a word) about... CONTINUE READING JAY-Z'S NYC THEATRE DAY TAKES HIM TO ED SULLIVAN, BLENDER»
Posted on September 10, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Video (12 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Jay-Z | U2
After Dirty Projectors announced last night's Letterman appearance, emails were sent trying to guess what they'd perform. Sure there is "Stillness Is The Move," one of the blog year's splashier singles and a huge curveball from a project that enjoys... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS BRING "CANNIBAL RESOURCE" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on September 1, 2009 in Video (75 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Dirty Projectors
Last night SSPU brought "Panic Switch," the big single from their latest LP, to the Ed Sullivan Theatre. The album's called Swoon, which is pretty much the only word you can use about Letterman's response to the performance. Dave even... CONTINUE READING SILVERSUN PICKUPS BRING "PANIC SWITCH" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 29, 2009 in Video (28 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Shellac | Silversun Pickups
After being unceremoniously bumped from Letterman on account of a babbling Bob Lutz, Grizzly Bear finally got their shot to return to the Ed Sullivan Theatre. Our neighborhood heroes don't have quite the history with the room as other Letterman... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR BRING "READY, ABLE" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 17, 2009 in Video (38 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Grizzly Bear | Wild Beasts
Last time Paul McCartney played the Ed Sullivan Theater it was really great for his career. And since last night's encore was 45 years in the making, David Letterman gave him the whole show. Sir Paul reminisced with the Late... CONTINUE READING MCCARTNEY RETURNS TO THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER»
Posted on July 16, 2009 in Photo, Tour Dates, Video (14 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Los Campesinos! | Paul McCartney | The Beatles
Ticketholding Wilco fans in LA and NYC have already seen Leslie and Tweedy recreate their (The Album) vocal duet in the flesh; last night's Letterman was for the rest of us. Jeff and Feist enjoy a laid back but engaged... CONTINUE READING WILCO & FEIST DO "YOU & I" FOR LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 15, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | David Letterman | Feist | Mayer Hawthorne | Wilco
While we're all probably a little more intrigued by the Monsters Of Folk (coming soon), Conor's still doing his job to support his latest release under his own name, Outer South. The push got its start when CO and the... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST BRINGS "SPOILED" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 7, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Conor Oberst | David Letterman
We were gonna post Annie's saxy performance of the Actor standout here, but then @tedleo requested it appear on Videogum. And Videogum's a sucker for @tedleo, too. ... CONTINUE READING ST. VINCENT BRINGS "MARROW" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on June 25, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | St. Vincent | Ted Leo
When not recording French Pop albums Iggy Pop spends his time performing the BPA's (aka Brighton Port Authority, aka Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim and various guests) version of the Monochrome Set's "He's Frank" on various late night programs. You... CONTINUE READING IGGY POP & THE BPA BRING "HE'S FRANK" TO LETTERMAN, FALLON»
Posted on June 24, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Iggy Pop | Jimmy Fallon | The BPA
If you listened to the radio this month, maybe you heard a stripped-down performance of "1901." Phoenix played it on French radio, American radio, Canadian radio, satellite radio ... those are just some of the radios. Sometimes they play "1901"... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX PLAY "1901" FOR ALEXA CHUNG, DAVID LETTERMAN»
Posted on June 19, 2009 in MP3, Video (18 comments)
Tags: Alexa Chung | David Letterman | Phoenix
The longtime collaborators delivered the dark, slinky, windswept A Woman A Man Walked opener to Jay Leno two and a half months ago, but that doesn't stop Letterman from jokily analyzing the "evocative ... mysterious" album title as "a chapter... CONTINUE READING PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH DUST OFF "BLACK HEARTED LOVE" FOR LETTERMAN»
Posted on June 15, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | John Parish | PJ Harvey
Earlier this week, Matador released The Sonik Youth's 16th album The Eternal. You've probably heard it, and if you enjoyed it you should know that the band (now with 100% Mark Ibold) will take it cross-country this summer (tour dates... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH TAKE MANHATTAN, DIS RADIOHEAD»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in MP3, Photo, Tour Dates, Video, Where's The Beef? (63 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Radiohead | Sonic Youth
It happens to the best of 'em. GM's Bob Lutz talked so much on last night's Late Show, there was no time for a string quartet-assisted "Ready, Able." A bummed Ed Droste reports they've rescheduled for July. ... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR BUMPED FROM LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 21, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Grizzly Bear
Brooklyn sextet White Rabbits brought their crowd-pleasing post-Stomp indie rock to The Late Show last night via "Percussion Gun," the appropriately percussive opening track from their just-released, Britt Daniel-produced It's Frightening. But it's not frightening (try Mastodon instead). Letterman's excited... CONTINUE READING WHITE RABBITS BRING THEIR "PERCUSSION GUN" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in MP3, Video (46 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | White Rabbits
I was initially dismissive of Crack The Skye, but tried approaching it with an open mind since I liked loved much of Mastodon's back catalog. After dozens of listens and discussions with folks who dig it, though, I have to... CONTINUE READING MASTODON FRIGHTEN LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in Video (37 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | DEVO | Mastodon
For better and for The Worst, the Killers are a band intent on bleeding their strongest, most irresistible singles into albums that want desperately to be grand, All American masterpieces. Sometimes that means aping masters that have done it before... CONTINUE READING THE KILLERS BRING AN ORCHESTRA AND "A DUSTLAND FAIRYTALE" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 12, 2009 in Video (41 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | The Killers
We're signing off a little early today to help prep tonight's Bitte Björka show, because when Björk asks you to set up mic stands, you go and set up mic stands duh. When we return, though, we'll be armed with... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE BRING "SUMMERTIME CLOTHES" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Video (162 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | David Letterman
Last night's tirelessly choreographed (with stage props!) performance of "Knock You Down" would be exciting enough without a cameo from a sneaker mogul, but the Keri/Gayfish interplay is especially fun. Offers Letterman afterward, "I am so old." Watch here.... CONTINUE READING KERI HILSON TAKES KANYE TO LATE NIGHT»
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Kanye West | Keri Hilson
If it wasn't for last night's Dark Was The Night live show, I'd probably continue working Natasha Khan's stunner at Bowery into every conversation I have this week. Or her similarly gripping show at Music Hall Of Williamsburg Saturday night,... CONTINUE READING BAT FOR LASHES BRINGS "DANIEL" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 4, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Ben Gibbard | Charlotte Hatherley | David Letterman
Dave doesn't kiss just any musical guest's hand (even though "Karen O is like rad, man"). Last night the Late Show host seemed particularly charmed by Neko's tale of whirlwind romance incarnate, a Middle Cyclone cut Leno and AOL didn't... Letterman'">CONTINUE READING NEKO CASE PERFORMS "THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU" ON LETTERMAN»
Posted on April 16, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Crooked Fingers | David Letterman | Eric Bachmann | Neko Case
Karen, Brian, Nick, and Pajo took It's Blitz lynchpin "Zero" to the Ed Sullivan Theatre last night for Phase Three of YYYs' four-part NYC takeover this week (set your TiVOs for Fallon tonight). Ms. O didn't spin, jump, or twirl... CONTINUE READING YEAH YEAH YEAHS BLITZ HITS LETTERMAN»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in Video (29 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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