It’s that time again. It’s time for us to pick our favorite music video of the week! A lot of good material was released over the past few days but we had to narrow it down to one. We based our decision on creativity, music, and most importantly why you won’t see it on MTV…but should!
And the pick of this week is…
Funeral Party is a Whittier, California band that emerged from the post-punk, hardcore, and metal rock scene that dominates their East L.A. roots. The four piece band, including Chad Elliott (vocals), James Torres (guitar), Kimo Kauhola (bass), Tim Madrid (keyboards and percussion) rock out in a different genre– their indie/alternative beats and melodies dominate their songs with a hint of punk rock influencing the pace.
Funeral Party started out completely DIY, playing gigs every weekend since the band’s creation and even borrowing equipment from friends for live shows. Their non-stop energy coupled with melodic and exciting tunes have rocketed Funeral Party into the forefront of the L.A. music scene, and has even earned them a fall tour with 30 Seconds To Mars starting in November. Check out Funeral Party in the Beatcrave Fav series below!
Today is the day, and we have the lucky winners for our John Lennon Greatest Hits and Double Fantasy Box Sets. The prize includes Lennon’s greatest hits album and the Double Fantasy record he made with Yoko Ono. To enter, you had to tell us which person, whether it was an actor, musician or celebrity, could pass as John Lennon. There were a bunch of original answers and a few favorites.
Check out our winner, and what he/she had to say…
When the sun set over Austin City Limits on Sunday, The Eagles were hitting the stage and preparing to send off a gracious crowd in true rock icon fashion. Don Henley and the boys were in top shape getting ready to close out ACL for 2010. Overcoming illness, Henley played a solid set with fellow band mates giving an excellent send-off for an even more amazing festival. Check out the highlights…
If you missed out on how much fun we had at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Belle & Sebastian last time, you’ve got another chance to take in an amazing experience in the eerie but lavish spectacular graveyard. Feist will be joining the “Movies with the Stars” tradition as she has chosen Los Angeles as one of the select cities to screen her brand, new documentary, Look At What The Light Did Now. It all goes down this Friday, October 15th and guess what? We have a pair of tickets to give away!
Although there won’t be a concert this time around, the documentary itself is chock-full of performances and interviews from time frame in which she made the album, The Reminder. In case you didn’t already know this, The Reminder spawned hits such as “1234″ which went on to be the anthem for the iPod nano commercial and it also has a nice video to boot. Just follow these extremely simple instructions below and the tickets could be yours!
They might list Woody Guthrie, Wilco, and Ennio Morricone as their three major influences, but The Lonely Wild has a sound like no other. And if their adept playing of guitar, keys, and percussion doesn’t leave you in awe, the inexplicable heart and soul they put in their music is sure to have you hooked. ”Dead End” lingers upon a dreamy, emphatic woefulness that captures the very essence of that mood between loneliness and care-free intrigue. “Right Side of the Road” is alternative country at its best, with soft vocals and an old western-movie feel that complements the witty lyrics “it’s all a game when you’re born on the right side of the road.”
The Lonely Wild have released their first two singles, and we can’t get enough of their of their unique style. Check out The Lonely Wild in the BeatCrave Fav series below!
A fresh round of new album releases this week shows us the consequences of some things not washing out (at least for You, Me, and Everyone We Know), even Trent Reznor can’t resist facebook (at first denying the offer, then accepting and scoring it “a shade darker”), and despite being arrested for drug possession and pining emotionally about the past, Kid Cudi’s musical odyssey continues as a bold step into a newer, deeper sound.
Well, folks. This wraps up our coverage o Filter’s first Culture Collide Festival. If you’ve been checking our photo galleries and reviews out from Friday and Saturday, it’s not hard to tell that it was pretty much a great success. Bringing people and their culture together through music is always a great thing and it’s always a good time.
Sunday was the big finale to the entire festival which actually started on Thursday and, of course, we were there to capture it all for you through great photos and in-depth reviews. The block party last night basically combined a lot of the artists who had already been playing at various venues throughout the weekend but there were a few big name acts who came out especially for this outdoors festival including Cass McCombs, Tokyo Police Club, Phantogram and Jenny and Johnny. Fran Healy also provided an intimate performance at the Echo Park Church. Check out our photos from Sunday’s block party below!
After enduring the technically plagued set by Jenny and Johnny, the entire Culture Collide Festival moved indoors and into a house of worship for the rest of the evening. The pews filled up and it quickly became a standing room crowd for the singer and guitarist of the band Travis, Fran Healy.
While some may have caught Fran and Dougie doing an acoustic set featuring the history of Travis songs in the past, it would just be Healy tonight. Without his band members there it was fitting that he was in the comfort of a house of God. He could have felt safe. Instead, the charming Scot started rambling about how insecure he was without his mates and that he would have to open with one of the songs made famous by his band.