Band Weblogs http://bandweblogs.com/blog Music reviews, commentary, interviews, band press, new releases and more Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:02:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en I Feel Like Dancing With the Scissor Sisters and the Guillemots http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/20/i-feel-like-dancing-with-the-scissor-sisters-and-the-guillemots/ http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/20/i-feel-like-dancing-with-the-scissor-sisters-and-the-guillemots/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:55:43 +0000 Jenny May Music Tour Dates Videos Bands Guillemots Google UK Singles Releases Scissor Sisters http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/20/i-feel-like-dancing-with-the-scissor-sisters-and-the-guillemots/ Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah!The Scissor Sisters have been making quite a name for themselves with most of their shows being sold out on their current UK tour. They’ve been together since 2001, but I wasn’t made aware of them until a couple years ago when their #1 debut album, Scissor Sisters came out with chart toppers like “Take Your Mama”, “Laura” and “Mary”. The English obviously took a shine to them immediately but from what I’ve been told it’s not quite the same story for the New York based band in the states. Either way though, they’ve done it again with their second album, ‘Ta Dah’ and in September went straight to #1 in the UK charts not only with the album but also with their latest single, “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” which was co-written with Elton John.

Their support act on the first half of their UK tour has been the London based band Guillemots who came on to the scene this year with a Mercury Music Prize nomination as well as touring in both the US and the UK including shows at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, and the more recent BBC Electric Proms.

We were happy to hear that they were touring with the Scissor Sisters as we’ve been watching the Guillemots become more well known since they began. They are an incredible bunch of musicians and as I’ve mentioned here before, Dave and I make an appearance in their video for Trains to Brazil. We’re in the horn section miming away behind the band!

Watch the Scissor Sisters’ video for “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”

The Scissor Sisters Official Site
The Scissor Sisters on Myspace

Guillemots Official Site
Guillemots on Myspace

By: Jenny May

]]> http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/20/i-feel-like-dancing-with-the-scissor-sisters-and-the-guillemots/feed/ The Making of the Killers Video “When You Were Young” on Google http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/06/the-making-of-the-killers-video-when-you-were-young-on-google/ http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/06/the-making-of-the-killers-video-when-you-were-young-on-google/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:25:05 +0000 bandweblogs Music Videos Interviews Google The Killers Anthony Mandler Sonia Couoh Gustavo Sanchez Parra http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/06/the-making-of-the-killers-video-when-you-were-young-on-google/ Filmed in Mexico, the making of The Killers video for their song “When You Were Young” is now available for viewing exclusively on google. Of course, thanks to their “embed html code on to your web page” feature, we also have the video here for your viewing pleasure.

The Killers Making The Video features exclusive interviews with band member Dave Keuning (guitar), director Anthony Mandler as well as two actors that star in the video. Sonia Couoh, who plays “the girl” mentions that this is her first video, although she has also acted in film, television and theater. Gustavo Sanchez Parra (Amores perros) also shares his thoughts about the video.




www.thekillersmusic.com
The Killers on Myspace

]]> http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/11/06/the-making-of-the-killers-video-when-you-were-young-on-google/feed/ Google Buys YouTube http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/10/10/google-buys-youtube/ http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/10/10/google-buys-youtube/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:49:04 +0000 bandweblogs Music Videos youtube Google Steve Chen Chad Hurley http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/10/10/google-buys-youtube/ As many of you know by now, Google has bought YouTube for an extraordinary amount of money. We’re talking over 1 billion dollars (in stocks) and since we’re such YouTube addicts here at Band Weblogs we’re hoping things continue to run the way they have been over there. In otherwords - we’re hoping that the videos stay free. We’ve been having a ball going over old music videos and a ton of bands that we haven’t seen videos for until YouTube came into existence.

Here is a video link to the founders of YouTube, Steve Chen and Chad Hurley talking about the deal and what their plans are. Pretty cool. Two very lucky guys who certainly knew what they were doing!





By: Jenny May

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