Gotta Stay Positive

The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:22:00 +0000

This Wednesday Mariachi El Bronx and The Bronx are playing at The Independent in San Francisco. The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx are the same band except one is a mariachi version. Check out the videos below to see how amazing the difference is.

Exit Through The Gift Shop

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Tonight I'm headed over to the premiere of Banksy's new film called Exit Through The Gift Shop, the premiere is going to be showing at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco. There is going to be an after party for the film at Som Bar which I believe is open to the public. The film opens this Friday and will be showing at Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema in SF. The trailer, a clip of the film and the after party information are below.

http://som-bar.com/2010/04/14/exit-through-the-gift-shop/

Jim Jones Revue @ SXSW

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:04:00 +0000

When I was down at SXSW I managed to catch Jim Jones Revue doing their Daytrotter session and it completely caught me off guard. Reminded me of Jerry Lee Lewis keys with the flair of Dennis from Refused. Unfortunately all of their shows are over in Europe right now. Enjoy their video for the song "Princess and the Frog".

The Local Natives @ SXSW

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:35:00 +0000

I caught The Local Natives once at the Levi's Fader Fort and then I caught their whole set over at the Rachael Ray showcase at Stubb's which was incredible. Both sets they closed with Sun Hands which is an incredible song. They will be playing at Bottom of the Hill in SF with Suckers on June 3rd.

The Local Natives- Sun Hands

Mondo Drag @ SXSW

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:36:00 +0000

These guys are some incredible friends of mine. Last minute I decided to not fly back from Austin and to head out on the road with them. I went to Memphis, New Orleans and Houston with them on their tour.

Mondo Drag- Tallest Tales

Mondo Drag- New Rituals

Free Energy @ SXSW

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:27:00 +0000

I caught these guys twice down at SXSW. The first was over at the Levi's Fader Fort and the second was at the Rolling Stone showcase where I got to talk to David Fricke of Rolling Stone which was amazing.

Free Energy- Free Energy

SXSW Trip via Youtube Videos

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:21:00 +0000

So I was gone for 12 days down to SXSW in Austin, Texas and then went on a journey with my friends in Mondo Drag. I'm going to post all of the bands that I can remember seeing at SXSW. I hope you feel as tired and sunburnt as I was when you're done. One video at a time. The Morning Benders get to start it off from the Eastbound and Found showcase. Just set your google reader to rss feed my site so you can read them at your own leisure.

The Morning Benders- Excuses

The Gossip- Pop Goes the World

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000

Check out The Gossip's most recent video from their album "Music For Men". They're going to be coming to San Francisco on April 19th to the Regency Ballroom right after they play at Coachella.

The Lonely Island- Boombox (ft. Julian Casablancas)

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Here's the most recent video from The Lonely Island featuring Julian Casablancas from The Strokes. Rumor also has it that The Strokes will be getting out of the studio and performing at Lollapalooza this summer in Chicago.

Get Him To The Greek

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +0000

This film is set to come out this summer on June 4th and looks AMAZING. I think Jonah Hill might be the new Chris Farley.

The Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger- Ballad of Britney Jean

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:39:00 +0000

Tomorrow night I'm planning to catch my first Noise Pop show of the week with The Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger which has Sean Lennon and his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl at The Independent.

THE GHOST OF A SABER TOOTHED TIGER/ Ballad of Britney Jean from Daniel Kruglikov on Vimeo.

The Dodos on La Blogotheque

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:50:00 +0000

This was released over a year ago but it seems appropriate to post right now since the Noise Pop Festival is starting today and they are playing at the Palace of Fine Arts on February 25th.

Vampire Weekend- Giving Up The Gun

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:47:00 +0000

Vampire just released their 2nd video from their album Contra. They are going to be playing at the Fox Theater in Oakland on April 19th(Sold Out) and 20th.

Lissie @ The Fillmore

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:23:00 +0000

A friend of mine, Nate Chan is involved in starting this site called yourstru.ly He put up a video that he worked on with Lissie who is from the Quad Cities, where I'm from. She has an incredibly soulful voice. Check out the rest of the work from it here: http://yourstru.ly/2010/01/27/yours-truly-lissie/

Lissie Little Lovin' [Part 2 of 2] from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

The White Stripes- Under Great White Northern Lights

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:46:00 +0000

My birthday is coming up this weekend and I would be more than happy to accept this boxset from someone as a birthday present.

The Local Natives- "Airplanes"

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:04:00 +0000

Here's the new video from The Local Natives' album Gorilla Manor which is due out February 16th here in USA.

Airplanes

Local Natives | MySpace Music Videos

Of Montreal feat. Solange Knowles "I Want You Back"

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:53:00 +0000

Of Montreal played last night in New York and did a cover of The Jackson 5's song "I Want You Back".

Greenberg Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:23:00 +0000

Here's a new film by Noah Baumbach that's due out March 26th. The film also features new music from James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.

LCD Soundsystem Teaser

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:06:00 +0000

clip 1 from lcd soundsystem on Vimeo.

My goal is to make life this fun.

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:53:00 +0000

Mike Relm- Wait(The Nexus)

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:09:00 +0000

Here's a new video from Mike Relm, he's currently out at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara "Feel It In My Bones"

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:59:00 +0000

This song is from Tiësto's most recent album called Kaleidoscope that features the duo Tegan and Sara. On March 5th, Tegan and Sara will be playing at Oakland's Fox Theater and Tiësto was just announced today that he'll be playing Coachella this year.

Magic Wands @ Great American Music Hall(2/26)

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Magic Wands are a band I just stumbled upon today while reading buddyhead.com and their best of albums. They are opening for Atlas Sound at the Noise Pop Festival. Here's a couple of their videos.

Inception Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:04:00 +0000

This is the new trailer for Christopher Nolan's most recent film that is due out this summer. The cast includes Cillian Murphy, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ellen Page and Leonardo Dicaprio.

Timbaland Feat. Justin Timberlake- "Carry Out"

noreply@blogger.com (iowanick) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Here's a video teaser of Timbaland's song "Carry Out", which was just released on Shock Value II this past month. Word has it, that the official video is on it's way.