Gnarls Barkley: "Mystery Man" Video

Here's the new video for Gnarls Barkley's "Mystery Man" off the Who's Gonna Save My Soul [EP] that was just released last month.

(Via Pitchfork TV)

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PBS Releases its November ACL Taping Schedule

New ACL episodes in November

My Morning Jacket (November 1st)
Kentucky’s indie rock heroes My Morning Jacket return to the ACL stage for a full hour to showcase their latest acclaimed album Evil Urges. Standout performances include "One Big Holiday," "Highly Suspicious," and "Evil Urges". (We were there, read our review here.)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings followed by Carolyn Wonderland (November 8th)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings burn up the stage with their modern take on classic soul and funk. Texas treasure Carolyn Wonderland follows with her incendiary blend of rock, blues and soul.

Aimee Mann followed by Iron and Wine (November 15th)
Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann debuts on the ACL stage with tunes from her latest album @#%&*! Smilers. Folk rockers Iron & Wine, showcasing their acclaimed The Sheperd’s Dog CD, follow.

Gnarls Barkley followed by Thievery Corporation (November 22nd)
Gnarls Barkley brings its eccentric hip-hop and R&B sounds to ACL in support of its latest The Odd Couple. Thievery Corporation follows with psychedelic worldbeat electronica from its new album Radio Retaliation.


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Upcoming 2008 ACL Tapings: Gnarls Barkley, Erykah Badu, Manu Chao, Duffy

This is the 34th year of Austin City Limits tapings for its TV show that airs on PBS. According to Austin360, this years schedule of tapings during this year's ACL Festival will include Erykah Badu, Manu Chao, Gnarls Barkley, Swell Season, and Foo Fighters. The Foo Fighters taping will be the day after their headlining set on September 28. Duffy (who was scheduled to perform but canceled her ACL Festival gig) and Nick Lowe will tape episodes in October as well.

Update: Apparently due to circumstances regarding her band, Erykah Badu has cancelled her taping of Austin City Limits. The Drive by Truckers will tape on Friday, September 26th, with showtime TBD. [Official ACL Blog]

A few weeks back we were lucky enough to attend the My Morning Jacket taping, and all I can say we had a fantastic time. The ACL hotline number is 475-9077. You can also sign up for the ACL TV Newsletter here so you can stay in the loop.

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Last Night (In Denver): SoCo Music Experience

Our SXSW drinking partner and friend Castro from A Walking Disaster was fortunate enough to spend the weekend at the Southern Comfort Music Experience. He was able to catch performances from Blonde Redhead, Gnarls Barkley and more. Here is the review...

What turned out to be a perfect overcast day in the Mile High catered perfectly to the Southern Comfort Music Experience that rolled into town on Saturday. With plenty to do around the venue such as photo booths, Rock Band and Guitar Hero, screen printing, and comfy inflateable sofas to sit on, it was the music that made this event a true experience.

With local bands gracing the Westword Stage to headliners on the main stage a few bands caught my attention. First on the Westword Stage I had a chance to see local favorites the Hot IQ's grace us with their melodic pop sound infused with catchy guitar riffs and intense drumming. They seem to have a huge local following by the large crowd that gathered during their performance. Next up was the main stage in which Bassnectar took his DJ set to another ear deafening level in what can be described as a hippie/dub/drum n' bass/electro/reggae/hip hop set. With the bass pounding out the speakers i'm sure folks in Fort Collins could have heard his set. Being a DJ myself i often see DJ's who perform for the sake of the paycheck, but in Bassnectar's set it seemed that he enjoyed himself up there more than we did in the audience, always flashing a grin and body language to go along with every beat he produced. After enjoying a few cocktails of Southern Comfort and lemonade in the VIP tent I made my way upstage to catch Blonde Redhead. If i were to describe this band's sound it would be a mix of Sonic Youth with a splash of The Cure. With twin brothers on drums and guitar it was the angelic soulful voice of singer Kazu Makino that blew everyone away. Many in attendance did not seem to familiar with the group, but after all was said and done Blonde Redhead left a good impression on all the festival goer's.

One of my favorite albums of the year so far would be Odd Couple from Gnarls Barkley, I would say it is a more polished album from their debut St Elsewhere. It seems that anytime Danger Mouse is holding ground on production duties your going to get a hit album (can't wait for the new Beck). I had never seen Gnarls Barkley and was pretty hyped when they were announced as the headliners. They took the stage dressed in dapper suits ready to rock the Mile High crowd with a mix of songs off both of their albums. As soon as the first notes off "Gone Daddy Gone" hit the speakers the crowd went into a mild frenzy dancing to the bands cover of The Violent Femmes song. I would say that only the hardcore Gnarls fans are familiar with the bands whole catalog and a majority are fans of "Crazy" which seemed to hold ground as the Summer anthem of last year. All in all it was a great festival that we as residents of Colorado should appreciate (it was free of all things). With what seems as a growing mecca for live music it is events like this that quenches our thirst for upcoming festivals to take place later this Summer. For some cool video footage of Gnarls Barkley check out I Am Fuel, You Are Friends. This was my first chance to take out the new Canon digital slr to take pics here are some more...

Thanks to BJ for sharing, check out A Walking Disaster for more reviews as well as our other Denver peeps Cause=Time for their review of the SoCo Fest. Here are the links...

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Gnarls Barkley "Going On" Video

Gnarls Barkley just released a video for "Going On", their next single on their new disc, The Odd Couple (Buy on iTunes).

Gnarls Barkley / QOTSA / Ghostland Observatory / Others Throwing Down Free SoCo Shows

Gnarls Barkley, Queens of the Stone Age, Ghostland Observatory, Ryan Shaw, Bassnectar, the Black Keys will be playing the fourth annual SoCo Music Experience, a series of free music festivals for fans 21-and-over showcasing select artists. More artists are scheduled to be announced soon.

The Atlanta installment is shaping up with a headlining performance from Queens of the Stone Age, as well as sets from Ghostland Observatory and Ryan Shaw, while Gnarls Barkley tops a bill rounded off by the Black Keys and Bassnectar in Denver. [Via Spin]

**Update** "Due to circumstances beyond [the band's] control," Queens of The Stone Age has cancelled its previously announced appearance as the headliner for the SoCo Music Experience in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, May 17. Replacing QUEENS on the bill is Against Me!

SoCo Music Experience dates:

05/17 - Atlanta, GA (Centennial Park)

06/28 - Denver, CO (Central Parking Lot, Coors Field)

08/23 - San Diego, CA (Ace Parking Lot, Petco Park)

09/06 - Madison, WI (Willow Island at Alliant Energy Center)

09/13 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Location TBD)

10/18 - Tempe, AZ (Tempe Market Place)

Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple Is Officially Out

Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album The Odd Couple was released today. Originally scheduled to be released on April 8th, the album was leaked early, so they just decided to put it out. It is currently available in digital form from iTunes. Go buy it!!

Danger Mouse Interview

Danger Mouse (1/2 of Gnarls Barkley) is sure in demand. As soon as he finished Gnarls Barkley’s multi-platinum 2006 debut St. Elsewhere, Danger Mouse began or continued working on projects with the following list of artists: The Black Keys (Attack & Release, available in April); Ike Turner (passed away in December; single may appear in near future); Beck (album in early stages of production); The Good, The Bad and The Queen (came out January of 2007); Sparklehorse (Dangerhorse, featuring Mark Linkous as well as the Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop, Stephen Malkmus, Gruff from Super Furry Animals, Vic Chesnutt, Frank Black, Susan Vega and more, should be available sometime in ‘08); Tricky’s gal pal Martina Topley-Bird (The Blue God, due this summer); The Shortwave Set (Replica Sun Machine, tentatively slated for May); and MF Doom (album may appear). Not too mention, he and Cee-lo Green have finished the new Gnarls Barkley disc, The Odd Couple (set to drop April 8th), and has to be one of the most anticipated cds of the year.

Harp Magazine has an interview with Danger Mouse, which you read here.

Here is the video that caused some controversy over at MTV. Justin Timberlake makes a cameo as a TV dance party host.

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