Justin Timberlake was good on SNL this weekend. There are many jumping on the hyperbole train on twitter with “best show ever” type of remarks. I certainly wouldn’t go that far. There were a couple of bits that didn’t work, like the Caligula one. Overall though, there were a lot of highlights, maybe the Dating Game segment being the best.
On a side note, I watched the show on Hulu. They didn’t show the Elton John “Candle in the Wind” bit. I didn’t even know about it, until I stumbled on it accidentally via Twitter. I guess copyright issues were to blame?
Alabama Shakes Brittney Howard collaborates with Ruby Amanfu on the Rodriguez cover of “I Wonder,” and it’s a pretty good one. It really doesn’t showcase either voice though, which is unfortunate. I would have liked to have heard them tackle something a little more challenging. "I Wonder" will be released by Third Man Records as a special seven-inch vinyl on March 12th, with a b-side acoustic version of "When My Man Comes Home," originally recorded by Memphis Minnie.
The new Mumford and Sons video for “Whispers in the Dark” is pretty cool, as we get four squares that show each member doing various activities on an off day. Who knew Marcus Mumford rode motorcycles? Maybe that’s his stunt double.
Foals will be at Ace of Spades in Sacramento on 4/20 and have made a real strong NSFW video for “Late Night.” It’s a look at what is going on in various rooms of a hotel that they are playing at.
Depeche Mode tour dates were announced this morning. Locally, they will show up September 26th in Mountain View at Shoreline. Go here for the rest.
How about this new Four Tet track? It's time to get funky up in here.
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