Exceelent Music You've Heard Lately

[madducks]

Live from Todd's house in Hawaii:

[johnnya24]

Haven't heard this in ages until it popped up on a playlist ... 750 million plays ... damn!

[johnnya24]

Damn ... just damn!

[madducks]

Saw this guy open for The Clarks a few years back. One of the best guitarists i've ever seen.

Zack Weisinger is also known simply as "Guitar Zack". He was discovered by and has opened for Steve Vai.

You have to click the youtube link to watch.

[madducks]

Zack in 2007. The 20 year old from Pittsburgh finished second out of 4200 guitarists in this national competition. One month later Steve Vai added him to his tour.

The competitors can't use their own band and instead have to play with a house band that they have never played with before. I love how the guy on piano stands up toward the end of Zack's first song and looks on in amazement like he can't believe what he is seeing.

[madducks]

I think i have a thing for cute chicks who can sing and play piano. Not a bad habit to have i guess.

[madducks]

And another:

[madducks]

Live from you know where:

[Controller Jacobs]

The Mountain Goats
from their album about wrestling, "Beat the Champ"

[Cobain's Ghost]

kishi bashi

[madducks]

Anyone in the mood for some soul music?

First a little background on this video:
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk was the bass player for Hall & Oates for 30 years and also Daryl Hall's best friend. Some may remember him as part of the Saturday Night Live band back in the 80's and 90's.




This emotionally charged performance was recorded by Hall just weeks after the death of his best friend. Several musicians from Hall & Oates also appear in this tribute to their former band mate. T-Bone's boots and trademark hat are sitting on the stool next to Hall.

[madducks]

Another tribute from that same show. Most of the band are wearing plaid shirts since they were a favorite of T-Bone. This was one of his favorite songs.

[johnnya24]

Did I post this before? Kendrick Lamar is pretty amazing ... as is his latest record, To Pimp A Butterfly.


Kendrick Lamar - i (Live @SNL) / BMF by Blak_Music_First

[swampdragon]

This is cooler Kendrick Lamar stuff
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/...of-school-ever

[johnnya24]

This is cooler Kendrick Lamar stuff
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/...of-school-ever

I watched some interviews with him after first listening to "Good Kid M.A.A.D City", hoping deep down that he wouldn't turn out to be a complete idiot like Kanye West.

His songs are so self critical and full of analytical questioning that I would have been really surprised if he was anything other than the thoughtful, intelligent artist he is.

... he's the real deal ... but I hope his close connection with Dr Dre and Snoop isn't going to see him releasing the same old vacuous pop music that most rappers end up making.

This song is from an encounter with a homeless person in South Africa ... not sure if this is a direct Radiohead sample or they just took the riff.