At their Wednesday show at the Fillmore in SF last week, Spoon closed out their second encore with a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off". Thanks to the magical power of the internets, I am now able to share that experience with you, except that the recording is from Monday's show!
Spoon - Rocks Off (Rolling Stones Cover)
Spoon official site
Spoon on MySpace
Labels: COVER, INDIE POP, INDIE ROCK, SPOON, THE ROLLING STONES
Well, that was a busy week! Try winding down with an alternate take on Spoon's "Cherry Bomb". I might have a headache. Hmm.
Spoon - Cherry Bomb (Country Version)
Spoon official site
Spoon on MySpace
Labels: B-SIDE, INDIE POP, INDIE ROCK, SPOON
Spoon stopped by for a Daytrotter Session and in an indie rock wet dream, performed a cover of Paul Simon's "Peace Like A River." Click through below for the file and check out live takes of "The Ghost Of You Lingers," "I Could See The Dude," and "Back To The Life!"
Spoon - Peace Like A River (Paul Simon Cover)
Spoon Daytrotter Session
Labels: DAYTROTTER, INDIE POP, INDIE ROCK, SPOON
I've been interested in the dub influences that have been popping up in rock music as of late. Studio, Santogold, Built To Spill...and now Ted Leo? Check out their take on Spoon's (and The Natural History's) "Don't You Evah"!
Spoon - Don't You Evah (Ted Leo's I Want It Hotter Remix)
Spoon official site
Spoon on MySpace
Labels: INDIE POP, INDIE ROCK, n, REMIX, SPOON, TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS
Get out there and vote today, kiddies! (If you're in an applicable state.) Thanks for the great poster, Obey Giant!
Spoon - Change My Life
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Something's Changed
DFA - Chain Reaction-Changes
The Postal Service - Suddenly Everything Has Changed
Labels: DFA, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS, SPOON, THE POSTAL SERVICE
The Hood Internet's got some pretty sweet and relevant mash-ups over here. Some highlights below:
DJ Khalid vs. Junior Boys - Takin' Over In The Morning
Ghostface Killah vs Spoon - The Ghostface Of You Lingers
The Hood Internet
Still have to figure out a solution to my hosting problem...
Labels: DJ KHALID, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, JUNIOR BOYS, MASHUP, SPOON
Long before Spoon gained the undivided attention of the indie rock world, they were a scrappy post-punk band living in the shadow of the Pixies. After a disastrous flirtation with major label Elektra (A Series Of Sneaks), they took some time out and developed a new sound on Girls Can Tell. They took a "Kid A" type step on Kill The Moonlight and haven't looked back since!
As a long time Spoon fan, I am proud to unearth a couple of B-sides from their early Matador and Elektra days. "I Could Be Underground" retains the weirdness of their early works but hints at their future sound, and "Telamon Bridge" is a scrappy Pixies-esque number ripe for revisiting.
Spoon - I Could Be Underground
Spoon - Telamon Bridge
Spoon official site
Spoon on MySpace
Labels: INDIE POP, INDIE ROCK, SPOON
Since it's close to Thanksgiving, let's have a utensil face-off. Knife vs. Spoon! In this corner, from Sweden, we have The Knife, with their hit song, "Heartbeats"...and in the other corner we have Spoon, from Austin, with their new song from the Stranger Than Fiction movie soundtrack, "The Book I Write". FIGHT!
The Knife - Heartbeats
Spoon - The Book I Write
The Knife official site
The Knife on MySpace
Spoon official site
Spoon on Myspace
Labels: DANCE, ELECTRONIC, INDIE ROCK, SPOON, THE KNIFE
