MySpace Updates

Every once and a while I troll the MySpace pages of my favorite artists to see if they've posted any exclusive content. Here are three gems I just came across.

From their 2007 release, Sky Blue Sky, here's Wilco performing the bonus track called "The Thanks I Get".

Wilco - "The Thanks I Get"

Matt Nathanson's 2007 record, Some Mad Hope, is getting lots of spins on my CD player. This is an acoustic version of one of the tracks called "Still".

Matt Nathanson - "Still (acoustic)"

The Like are working on a follow up to their debut album, Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?", and played this new song on the radio out in California.

The Like - "Release Me (live acoustic)"

Wilco: AOL Session & NPR Session

Jeff Tweedy and his mates in Wilco did sessions for AOL and NPR recently where they performed tracks from their new record, Sky Blue Sky. The guitar soloing by throughout both sets is pretty sweet, as one would expect if you've ever seen or heard them live before.

Wilco
AOL Session

What Light
Hate It Here
Side With The Seeds
You Are My Face

Download the set here.

Wilco
NPR Session

Side With The Seeds
Muzzle Of Bees
Sky Blue Sky
What Light

Download the set here.

Buy Wilco's music here.

Music Blog Happenings

I Am Fuel, You Are Friends has the three new Radiohead tunes up from Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's performance at the recent benefit gig for Friends of the Earth: The Big Ask.

Indieblogheaven has a link to video of the aforementioned Radiohead performance.

Awesome Until Proven Guilty has tracks up from the new Snow Patrol record if you can't wait until its official US release date on Tuesday 5/9.

Ear Farm has Tool's performance from this year's Coachella Festival. Not a bad audience recording at all.

buddyHEAD has some live video of The Duke Spirit performing on British TV.

Rawkblog has links to a full live set by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.

Scenestars has the Secret Machines video for "Lightning Blue Eyes".

Wilco, Juliana, Idlewild & Co. Do Big Star

Found this on The LoperCo. Post:

In 1998, a tribute record to the highly influential Big Star entitled “Big Star, Small World” was recorded. The album was to be released by Ignition Records, and featured contributions from artists like The Afghan Whigs, Wilco, Whiskeytown, Matthew Sweet, and Juliana Hatfield. For reasons unknown, the record was shelved and never released.

But now, according to summerskiss.com, the album has been picked up by Koch Records, and been given a release date of May 23.

It should be noted that no other official announcement from Koch Records has been made, but a track list has been made available:

1. Nightime - Afghan Whigs
2. Ballad Of El Goodo - Matthew Sweet
3. Back Of A Car - Gin Blossoms
4. Jesus Christ - Teenage Fanclub
5. Hot Thing - Big Star
6. Thirteen - Wilco
7. What’s Going On? - The Posies
8. Don’t Lie To Me - Juliana Hatfield
9. Give Me Another Chance - Whiskeytown
10. When My Baby’s Beside Me - Kelly Willis
11. You Get What You Deserve - Idlewild