WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: adele - set fire to the rain (live @ royal albert hall)

adele - set fire to the rain (live @ royal albert hall)
[taken from the upcoming 90 min concert DVD and CD 'live at royal albert hall', check out the official next single from the beyond best selling album 21]

official promo for the concert:

LIVE WONGIE: girls aloud - push it (tangled up tour)

girls aloud - push it (tangled up tour)
[does this fall under so bad that it's good?]

live wongie: the swell season (aka glen hansard / marketa irglova from ONCE) - live from the artists den

they're baaack! yes, my favorite couple glen hansard & marketa irglova, aka the swell season, are back on the wongie blip as they release a live dvd from the stages of the good shepard center chapel in seattle.

titled, the swell season: live from the artists den, the dvd concert not only includes some wonderful tunes taken off of both the swell season and once soundtrack, but also 30 extra minutes of footage not broadcast on the original ovation tv broadcast "live from the artists den".

also featuring two of glen's bandmembers from the frames, check out two of the performances below:

the swell season - falling slowly (live @ the artists den) [link 2]
[i've heard this a million times and i still sing along like a fool. sigh. plus, i love glen's intro to the venue.]


the swell season - lies (live @ the artists den) [link 2]
[love this song and can't wait to see the rest of this live show!]

dvd is released april 15

live wongie: the knife (silent shout: an audiovisual experience)

back in april of 2006, the anonymous duo of the knife performed a rare live performance in gothenburg, sweden, in support of their wonderful (and now classic) album silent shout. the concert footage, directed by marius dybwad brandrud, also featured live visuals by andreas nilsson who offered up a brilliant video experience that detracted from the shy, mask wearing siblings.

this week, the re-released special edition of silent shout not only features the original album with their music videos, but this special concert AND the short film 'when i found the knife' (see the shorts below). it's like my birthday came a few days early! (thanks to mtv 2's subterreanean for the tip!)


the knife - heartbeat (live) [link 2]


the knife - silent shout (live) [link 2]


the knife - marble house (live) [link 2]


the knife - we share our mother's health (live) [link 2]


the knife - when i found the knife (dir: frau rabid)


the knife - when i found the knife again (dir: amy engles)

kylie showgirl homecoming dvd out now!

there's something really touching about watching kylie minogue's homecoming concert in sydney. after overcoming a serious bout with breast cancer and a year of recuperation, kylie decided to return to the stage by fulfilling the aussie leg of her world tour (followed by two sold out shows in the uk last week). dramatic and wonderfully emotional, the kylie phenomenom has now elevated her into an almost mythical status (and that's just the way i like it).

so fawn along with me, it's ok, everyone is doing it.

kylie - better the devil you know (live)
kylie - come into my world (live)
kylie - white diamond (live)[new song written by the scissor sisters]

buy the dvd here