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...

FRESH FRIDAYS: owen pallett - the great elsewhere

owen pallett - the great elsewhere
[somewhere in the chaos of staccato beats and keyboards lies a lovely flowing glorious song that only owen pallett can write. it's an acquired taste for many, but i adore this guy! hopefully you do too!]

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!]

NEW OWEN PALLETT!: owen pallett - lewis takes off his shirt

owen pallett - lewis takes off his shirt
[i know... i just posted the live version of this song and then this comes in my inbox! the official wacky video for owen's current single. ahh..... youth!]

LIVE WONGIE: owen pallett - e is for estranged / lewis takes off his shirt (live @ qtv)

owen pallett - e is for estranged (live @ qtv)
[what i've always loved about owen (aka ex-final fantasy) is that he is able to create a lovely textured tune with just a voice, a loop machine, a keyboard and a violin. the final result can sometimes be orchestral, sometimes goosebumpingly cool and most of the time it's just wondrous.]


owen pallett - lewis takes off his shirt (live @ qtv)
[back for more! this time with a guest harmonizer thomas gill!]