I’m happy to report that after Nick Silver’s dip into depression in Episode Twelve, he’s now back on top and as confident as every in lucky number thirteen. In this shorter-than-average clip, Nick dances, he primps, and he spouts off about the current state of the industry from a surprisingly optimistic standpoint. Ten guys may not be sharing a billion dollars anymore, but the industry is coming back to what’s important: the music. Check out the video below, and as always, you can head over to LegendsofLaLa.com to watch all of the episodes in this fantastic series by Matthew Arnold.
Besides being responsible for the very shoes currently upon my feet, Converse is now providing the music entering my ears with their succinctly titled “3 Artists 1 Song” project. The Chuck creators will be releasing the results of a collaboration between three unique but equally talented artists—Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend, and Kid Cudi—as a free download on their website later this month.
With more artists being added each week, it’s getting harder and harder to choose “What’s In My Bag” videos to share with you. This week I went with the Grammy-nominated Phonte, one-half of Foreign Exchange and one-half of Little Brother, because like myself, he feels like a “kid in a candy store” whenever he enters Amoeba. Glad I’m not the only glutton for music.
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Yesterday marked the national release of Seattle-based 7-piece Hey Marseilles’ debut full-length, To Travels & Trunks, and the group’s name alone was enough for me to want check out the band. This led me on a little journey of research, which is what happens whenever a band grabs my interest, and this time I found a nice little prize at the end of my search: the new video for the band’s single “RIO.”
Because you can never have enough ice cream or live music in your life, we’re bring your the Ice Cream Man at Bonnaroo below! This time the dessert-bearing traveler meets up with LA’s own Local Natives for an RV concert exclusive of “Airplanes” before heading out into nature with Norah Jones (sporting an absolutely adorable new bob) as she performs “Man of the Hour” off 2009’s The Fall. Check it out, and head over to Babelgum for more Road Trippin’ with Ice Cream Man goodness.
Want to know what your favorite indie twins pick up when they shop for music? Well now thanks to Amoeba, you can see for yourself! Check out Tegan and Sara on “What’s In My Bag?” below to find out more about the sister’s eclectic taste in music (and I’m talking Kenny Rogers to A Tribe Called Quest eclectic, not just indie rock to classic rock eclectic).
If you haven’t checked out Matthew Arnold’s Legends of La La yet, there’s no time like the present to start. The documentary-style web series is one of our favorite things here at LA Music Blog, so catch up with the first episode if necessary, and then check out Episode Two: The History of the Music Industry below.
Through our interviews with Matthew Arnold and Mason Reed, we at LA Music Blog fell in love with the web series Legends of LA LA and want to share some of that love with you.
