POP CATCH UP: robbie williams - candy

robbie williams - candy
any song that has owen pallett on strings is interesting enough for me! but boy, does robbie look ragged here...

LIVE WONGIE: arcade fire - 3 songs (live @ madison square garden unstaged)

arcade fire - behind the scenes concert pre show
[nothing like watching terry gilliam (director of brazil, 12 monkeys) giggle his way through the 10 mins doc and seeing how he interacts with the whole arcade fire collective. plus watch the pre-show sketch featuring actor andrew garfield (social network, never let me go and the next spider man) and some robots!]


arcade fire - ready to start
[the arcade fire just performed 2 sold out gigs at madison square garden and collaborated with film director terry gilliam to shoot their live webcast in collaboration with VEVO and American Express. the 1st in a new series of live concerts called 'unstaged', you can now watch highlights of the concert, here!]


arcade fire - rococo


arcade fire feat owen pallett - empty
rooms
[occasional collaborator owen pallett also managed to perform with the band for these 2 massive performances!]

live wongie: interpol, final fantasy, kt tunstall

interpol - mammoth [link 2]
[so they're saying this is the official video for interpol's 2nd single off their our love to admire album, but i'm not quite sure about that. if it is, then, woohoo video premiere! nevertheless, this was recorded live at the astoria in london, so enjoy!]


final fantasy - cliquot (beirut cover) [link 2]
[final fantasy is obviously a big fan of beirut (and vice versa since they tour together all the time), but to do a cover of an unreleased song from beirut's upcoming album the flying club cub, now that's love! check out owen's beautiful cover as he performs it live at le divan du monde in paris. big thanks to deaf indie elephants and musicslut for the tip and then some!]


kt tunstall - funnyman (live) [link 2]
[from her upcoming album drastic fantastic, check out this exclusive t4 performance of the new track 'funnyman' featuring her wonderful backup singers Gita Harcourt and Cat Sforza (the harmonies on this are killer!)]

live wongie: the white stripes, beirut, final fantasy

the white stripes - folk singer (live @ kcrw)
[a rocked out version of fellow raconteurs bandmate brendan benson. i can't wait to hear more stuff from their upcoming album icky thump]


beirut - siki siki ba ba (live @ bowery ballroom)
[more videos from beirut and final fantasy! this time it's the finale of the sold out bowery ballroom gig in which members of arcade fire and final fantasy all performed on stage with the band. a mayhem filled finale that would make anyone go silly!]


final fantasy - the butcher (live @ bowery ballroom)
[also part of the beirut concert, watch how owen creates music a quartet would make with just his one violin. it's amazing to watch and experience!]

live wongie: final fantasy featuring beirut - that's when the audience died

final fantasy feat. beirut - that's when the audience died
[two of my favorite acts of last year collaborate on stage with the very essence of what i love about them most. owen pallett (aka final fantasy) plays his violin over a loop machine and creates lush dramatic fare that you find yourself completely transfixed with. beirut brings out a choir of brass that just fills you with instant energy and emotion that instantly makes you into an addict. check out the results when the two experiences merge! (shame that the video director was more obsessed with zach than owen...)]

live wongie: beirut @ bowery ballroom

beirut - gulag orkestar (live @ bowery ballroom)
[oh the mayhem and utter joy these guys create during their concerts! on sundays show members of arcade fire, final fantasy and every trumpet player in the tri-state area got on stage to perform the massive finale to beirut's sold out concert. awesome indeed! thanks to pitchfork for the vid]