R.I.P. Andrew Gold and Leftovers

R.I.P. Andrew Gold.  Thank you for being a pal and a confidant.  I know everyone is probably going the route of quoting your catchiest most themesongiest song, but I truly mean it.  *Pours out prune juice*  I am sort of confused as to why this song is a part of my childhood. Was it normal for young boys to watch, "The Golden Girls?" "Murder She Wrote," "Matlock?" That sounds like a 78 year old's dvr and I was probably seven. However it happened this song wormed it's way into my youth, it carried me all the way through college...seriously have you ever just randomly put this song on when you are with a group of people? Well maybe you should, I also recommend "Moving Right Along" by Kermit and Fozzie. Andrew Gold was a genius.  That's how you write a theme song, take note you other Jingle crafters.

Just for fun here is, "Moving Right Along."



Damn I want to see this. I am not sure I can think of anyone I know who would say they don't like Tribe. I heard Tip had issues with this documentary. Unsure what the beef is about, but it looks interesting and I will be checking it our for sure. Nice job Remy, I'm glad you didn't just become an engineer.



I saw this video the other day and no it was not at a gay 90's dance party, for your information it was at a hawaiian bbq place, or was it both? "S'cuse me boys, I'm just here for the musubi, hey are Y'all playing a Genyouwine video? Scooch." *Sits on couch with spam nusubi* Anyway it struck me that I did not remember the setting of this video. Did anyone else remember that this video takes place in a Country Western Bar? I may have been too entranced by Ginuwine's bodyrolls/butterfly as a kid to notice.

The Black Keys - Howlin' For You - Directed By Chris Marrs Piliero from Chris Marrs Piliero on Vimeo.

I really liked the last Black Keys album, "Brothers." Here is a video for their song off of that album, "Howlin' For You." It's shot to look like a Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse style trailer. I would prefer just the song, no narration or dialogue, but it's well produced at least.

Free music from Rocky Rivera. I haven't given it a listen yet, but I grabbed it because, well it was free, what's the worst that could happen? If you would like, you can grab her free mixtape, "Pop Killer" right here.

Eye Candy

Jaylib - "The Heist" from Rory Gamble on Vimeo.

Remixed visuals for Jaylib's, "The Heist." This was for a Stones Throw contest. Nice job guys.


For fans of Glee and cute Asian behbays this may just be the perfect video for you. This mini warbler has the whole routine to Katy Perry's, "Teenage Dream" down pat. People have been getting on him for singing about skin tight jeans and going all the way, but when I was his age I was working the day shift at Loose Lucy's and belting out Next's, "Boner song," so pardon me if this toddler's innuendo does not make me gasp in dismay. "You're making it hard forrr meeeee. *Lowers one strap of OshKosh B'gosh overalls and sprays juicebox on the crowd*



Yet another I used to be homeless story. Can we just go ahead and start the show, "Hoboes Got Talent?" Golden voiced hobo, Charles Bradley, that guy on my street with the eyepatch who told me I have good ass smelling body oil...Jewel. Hoboes got talent yo!! That's an untapped market. I like how humble this guy is, ehhh I'm alright.


Sumo Lake from Panic Productions on Vimeo.
Animated sumo wrestlers re-telling, "Swan Lake?" Sure, why not? It's 100% less scary than Natalie Portman's portrayal. Unfortunately it is also includes 100% less scissoring. You win some and you lose some.

Childish Gambino and Lykke Li videos behind the jump.

Adele cover

The Adele show is coming up this week. Previously scheduled at the Warfield it has been moved to the Greek theater in Berkeley. I would have preferred the smaller confines and smaller venue atmosphere of the Warfield but a nice night concert at the Greek is never a bad thing.

Here is a freebie of John Legend singing Adele's song, "Rolling in the Deep." We heard it at a Questlove DJing gig in the city and had to track it down. Now we pass the savings on to you.

John Legend- Rolling in the Deep (Adele cover)

Update, for some reason it wasn't letting people download the song. You can now grab it here.

Fly Union and Dom Kennedy- Like That (Mayer Hawthorne sample)

The visuals for "Like that," this track from Jerreau of Fly Union and Dom Kennedy dropped awhile back. I just caught it on Distortion 2 Static, apologies for slacking. Sampling the fellow Angelino Mayer Hawthorne's song, "Shiny and New," LA sticks together on this one and the end result is quality stuff.

Taking some Mayer and looping it like a Just Blaze soul sample? Nice touch, you knew I was going to bite.  You can download it here.

Also if you would like to see Dom Kennedy live and you live in the Bay Area, now is your chance!!  Dom will be at Slim's on Thursday, June 30th.  The show starts at 8:00, tickets are $20 and they are available here.

Indie Mix 10

Back from the swamplands and the ample supply of fried things in New Orleans, I come bearing gifts.  Here is an out of order mix.  Meaning this is Indie Mix 10, but the last one I posted was Indie mix 7.  No real reason to rush this one to the forefront.  I will post 8 and 9 at some point.  I was just listening to this one and thought some other people might want to hear it as well.

It is heavily stacked in the favor of covers.  I counted a total of 11 covers but I may have missed one or two.  There are three covers by the Morning Benders from their all cover album, "Bedroom Covers."  They take on Fleetwood Mac, Roy Orbison, and the Cardigans, known for their hit from the, "Romeo and Juliet," soundtrack, "Lovefool."  There are 4 Harry Nilsson covers, one is actually a cover of a cover.  Harry had big success with his version of, "Everybody's Talkin" which was originally a Fred Neil song.  On this mix Luna takes a turn at it.  There is also an Adele cover, a Beach House cover, and M Ward does two covers, one song by the Everley Brothers and one by Pete Townshend."  Grab the mix here and/or hit the jump for the whole tracklist.

Leftovers

I know I just posted a shitload of videos the other day and Tres Quais just posted two mixes.  The last thing we would want to do is overload you with content.  That's kind of the antithesis of what we do here at stereofat, we like to leave you wanting more.  Leave you thinking that we have abandoned the blog.  Then we lie in wait and pounce with multiple updates and musical goodness and you are all dazed and confused, thinking, "Whosa whatsie huh?" and then we steal your wallet.  That's just how we do things here.  Despite risking overloading you with the sudden deluge of posts this video had to be shared. "Man About Town" features the music of Ricky Nelson, if you don't know who that is ask my Mom and she may show you her scrapbook from when she was a teenager. In addition to the great score, it features some awesome Rodney Mullen type tricks performed by Killian Martin.  If you don't know who Rodney Mullen is I feel sorry for your mother.  Check it out below

This video doesn't necessitate a hurried posting, I wasn't even that impressed with it but think of it as a freebie attached to the previous video. It features Hok from Quest Crew making weird faces and doing intricate hand dance thingies.

Speaking of Freebies here is some free nerd music from Adam Warrock. He is Asian American, likes comic books, and raps. Interesting, I am Asian American, like comic books, and play the maracas, maybe we should collabo, as we say in the industry.  He has recently been touring comic book shops and performing his nerd music live to emancipated basement dwellers up and down the coast.  Check out his site "here" and download his free mixtape about X-Factor.

Mixes Old and New

After a long hiatus, I'm back with two mixes. Actually, the first one was made way back in December, but I never got around to posting it. The second, which I threw together during spring break (hence the title), is full of much more recent stuff, including new Fleet Foxes, The National, Lykke Li, and TV on the Radio. Enjoy.

Mix 1: From the Vault

Mix 2: Spring Break