...Trail Of Dead live in the Courtyard for Fly TV. I'm there somewhere. It's just like 'Where's Wally'!
As promised, the video of Bells Of Creation live from the Courtyard for Fly TV by the awesome …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. For a further two tracks head on down to the Fly TV website.. It’s well worth it.
Bells Of Creation is an epic track off of the most recent …Trail Of Dead album, The Century Of Self, which was released February 17th on Richter Scale Records. The track opens with a chiming ostinato piano chord, which repeats for most of the track and seems to represent the Bells in question. The track’s steady 2/4 beat and heavy guitar / key stabs are full of grandeur, power and promise: fitting for the song’s title, and the chaotic and tumultuous piano interlude evokes almost Fantasia-esque (for anyone else who remembers that Disney gem) images of some omnipotent being summoning and cajoling the elements to create Earth (the title of the track probably isn’t that literal, but that’s the image I get!)
Regardless of my ramblings about imagery and such, it is an immensely powerful performance, despite the fact that the Art Rockers were possibly a little uncomfortable in their settings, surrounded by MAMA employees, and playing acoustic (one of the guitars, brilliantly, even has the price tag still on if you look closely!) Prepare to be in awe!
Madina Lake – Never Take Us Alive
April 27, 2009
Madina Lake - Promo Shot
Check out the awesome new video to accompany Madina Lake’s hot new single Never Take Us Alive.
In true Madina Lake fashion, this track is full of rip-roaring riffs, heavily distorted power chord progressions, sing-along pop-hooks, and fist-in-the-air defiance-fueled choruses. Cheesy, tick.. Emo, tick.. but I still fucking love it.
Hollywood Undead – Undead
April 27, 2009
Hollywood Undead - Promo Shot
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Hip Hop / Crunk / Metal crossover act Hollywood Undead know how to party, if this video for Undead (Out of the way) is anything to go by.
With ominous Marilyn Manson-esque distorted guitar riffs, huge and punchy staccato power chords and single note bass lines, dark and hooky synth sounds, agressively spat rhymes and epic chant-along choruses it would also seem that they know how to write an awesome Rock / Crunk song.
Add to that the (admittedly not too original) anonymity / mask combo; a seriously explicit, sleazy and grimey video featuring violence, substance abuse, alcohol consumption and gratuitous nudity; and a Fuck You attitude, and it’s easy to see why these guys are creating a bit of a buzz for themselves.
So lads… kick back, open up a beer, send the girlfriend out to make some tea, and see if you can watch this video all the way through without feeling a tiny bit jealous that you aren’t living out your own Rock and Roll dream lifestyle:
Doves - Promo Shot
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Last Friday was a great day. I rocked up to The Great Escape office late, but noone noticed. I was tired and possibly hung over. I sat down to start my days work when I heard the tuning of guitars and excited voices outside which can mean only one thing: FlyTV are filming a ‘live in the Courtyard‘ set.
I went down to the Courtyard to check it out and was pleasantly surprised to realise it was Doves gracing us with a short set. It was somewhat surreal to see such a famous and highly acclaimed band performing in such humble surroundings, and the guys looked almost nervous to be playing to the 30 or so excited MAMA Group employees who gathered around them. I suppose they were promised an empty quiet space to play their set, and weren’t expecting all the excitement.
Anyway here is a video of Doves performing Kingdom Of Rust Live from the Courtyard. This was the first time I had heard this track: a beautiful melancholy Folk / Pop ballad, with delicately layered 12-string and 6-string acoustics and subtle synths forming the platform over which Jimi Goodwin’s gravelly baritone bellows eerie and ominous vocal melodies. Anyway, check it out for yourself:
This beautiful set by Doves meandered nicely into lunch time, so I headed straight off to get my sandwiches.. I love Fridays.
A week or two ago I wrote a little article about French Pop / Folk outfit The Do. At the time, the video of The Do live in the Courtyard for FlyTV was unavailable but I’ve tracked it down now so here is The Bridge Is Broken live from the Courtyard of the MAMA Group building:
