Beautiful time-lapse video using photographs from crew onboard the International Space Station
Tom Waits - Satisfaction …not the best song of “Bad as Me”…and Jesse Dylan is better as photographer
Video: Beirut Joins The National for “Fake Empire”
At a music festival in Switzerland earlier this month, the National invited friends from Beirut onstage during their headlining set for a seamless, understated team-up on Boxer single “Fake Empire.” Watch a clip from the concert’s official webcast above as Zach Condon’s theatrical voice melds beautifully with Matt Berninger’s solemn baritone.
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Video: St. Vincent Covers Tom Waits - “Big Black Mariah”
“Rain Dogs Revisited” — a 5-night tribute tour honoring Tom Waits’ 1985 LP with live covers by St. Vincent, the Tiger Lillies, and others — debuted in France this week, complete with Annie Clark’s stunning follow-up to last month’s Big Black cover: “Big Black Mariah.” Watch footage of her performance at the London stop above (via Cover Me).
In other St. Vincent news, Clark unveiled the tracklist and cover art for her forthcoming album, Strange Mercy, this week.
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Video: J Mascis Covers Edie Brickell
In addition to performing cuts off his latest LP, Several Shades of Why, Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis has been covering Edie Brickell & New Bohemians’ 1988 hit “Circle” along stops on recent solo acoustic tours. On paper, the Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars single might seem like an unusual choice of cover, but when Mascis sings this tender take among his own unplugged tunes of late — such as in the Pitchfork session above — it sounds right at home.
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Video: The Tallest Man on Earth Plays Jools Holland - “Love Is All”
In which The Tallest Man on Earth’s Kristian Matsson serenades the off-air Later with Jools Holland studio with an electric guitar-backed version of The Wild Hunt single “Love Is All.” You can watch the TV show’s broadcast clip, featuring Matsson’s take on “King of Spain” while an aloof Beady Eye/ex-Oasis singer looks on, here.
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The Tallest Man On Earth - I Won’t Be Found (Live on KEXP)
