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Radiohead Live in Praha Fan Made DVD With Official Audio Masters
A group of Radiohead fans in Prague have spliced together footage for an unofficial, fan made concert DVD from last summer’s show at the Výstaviště Holešovice Exhibition Hall that, judging from the trailer, turned out extremely official-like. The reason for that is mostly that the audio masters from the set were provided by Radiohead themselves [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Radiohead, Radiohead Live in Praha
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Final Week of In-Store Performances at Fat Beats With Premier, Just Blaze, A-Trak
In a surprise (or not so surprise?) announcement last week, both the New York and Los Angeles Fat Beats stores (a brief history) will be closing their doors forever in September. The record shops will celebrate their final week with a full schedule of free in-stores from 4-9pm, including this Saturday, the final day in [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under News, Random Poprok.
Tags: a-trak, Fat Beats, Premier
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Kid Cudi Performs New Tracks at Sunset Strip Festival
While I was watching The Antlers free set at The Getty’s Saturdays off the 405 series, (more to come on that), the Sunset Strip was blocked off for its second annual music festival with Smashing Pumpkins, Common, Kid Cudi, and other very random selections (Slash feat. Fergie?). During his set on the street fest stage, [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Kid Cudi, Man on the Moon II: Legend of Mr. Ragar
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Dead Man’s Bones (Ryan Gosling) “Pa Pa Power” Live at Old Folks Home
Above is Ryan Gosling’s band, Dead Man’s Bones, being not bad at all (in fact, quite good and kind of adorable), performing their song, “Pa Pa Power”, at Chancellor Place assisted living facility in Pasadena, CA. The band’s self-titled, debut album is out now on Anti, and they play FYF Fest next weekend at LA [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Dead Man's Bones, Pa Pa Power
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The Walkmen Perform in the New York Public Library
Another coincidentally New York themed post for today; The Walkmen recently performed new songs from their upcoming LP, Lisbon, at the New York Public Library’s Schwarzman Building on 5th Avenue for the Gothamist House Series. “Woe is Me” and “Blue as Your Blood” get some nice acoustics, below. Lisbon is due September 14.
Posted: August 25th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Blue as Your Blood, Lisbon, the walkmen, Woe is Me
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T.I. “Got Your Back” Feat. Keri Hilson on Jimmy Kimmel
T.I. brings his last minute summer jam, “Got Your Back” feat. Keri Hilson, to Jimmy Kimmel last night in support of his upcoming, post-incarceration LP, King Uncaged (due September 28). King is def uncaged.
Posted: August 19th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Got Your Back, Keri Hilson, King Uncaged, t.i.
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Robyn “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” (Alicia Keys Cover) Live
Robyn put on an exclusive, intimate performance at NYC’s P.C. Richard & Son Theater for iheartradio a few weeks ago (which featured another breathtaking performance of the best track of the year 1/2), and the mobile radio site recently unveiled a new clip from the show of Robyn covering Alicia Keys’ “Try Sleeping With a [...]
Posted: August 18th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Robyn, Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
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The Walkmen Debut “Angela Surf City” Live on Fallon
Jimmy Fallon continues to be cooler than you (or David Letterman). The Walkmen debuted new track, “Angela Surf City”, on Late Night last night. The track comes from the New York City band’s upcoming LP, Lisbon, due September 14.
Posted: August 13th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Angela Surf City, Lisbon, the walkmen
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Kanye West Rosewood Black Tie Secret Show in NYC
“She asked me why I’m so dressed up?… I told her, ’cause I’m not headed to the gym right now.’” – @kanyewest
Above, Kanye hosts a secret, 200 guest mandatory black tie event early this morning at NYC’s The Box. Accompanied by John Legend on piano, Ye performed mostly crowd pleasers, but threw in never before [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Kanye West
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Vampire Weekend “White Sky” on Craig Ferguson
Vampire Weekend bring their Contra favorite (and latest single) to Craig Ferguson last night. Also sweaters. Layers of them.
Posted: August 10th, 2010 under Random Poprok.
Tags: Vampire Weekend, White Sky
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