
Adam Lambert and Phoenix will perform on the relaunched version of MTV’s acoustic concert series, MTV Unplugged.
Under the new format, Unplugged will air on MTV, VH1 and CMT and the artists will correspond with their viewers. Adam Lambert’s show will air on VH1 while Phoenix will appear on MTV. Other artists confirmed are The Script (VH1) and Reba McEntire(CMT).
The most recent incarnation of the show was online with episodes featuring Katy Perry and Vampire Weekend. This time around, each Unplugged performance will feature a surprising cover song or contradictory moment to play with sponsor Starburst’s tagline, “It’s a juicy contradiction.”
MTV Unplugged was originally launched by MTV in the 90’s and has aired historic performances by artists like Nirvana and Lauryn Hill.
Besides Lambert and Phoenix, you may expect to see some other exciting acts this time around. Van Toffler, the president of MTVN’s Music Films and Logo group told AdAge magazine, “I would love to see Prince do one, I think Gaga’s got the chops to do one and people would love to see her just sit down at a piano and sing her songs. I’ve always wanted to have U2 do one.”
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Coachella has announced its full line-up and it looks well, very Coachelly-ish.
Headliners for the three nights over the weekend of April 16th to 18th are Jay-Z (Friday), Muse (Saturday) and Gorillaz (Sunday).
Among the other big names scheduled to play are LCD Soundsystem (pictured), Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, She & Him, Grace Jones, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Major Lazer, The Gossip, The xx, Tokyo Police Club, Pavement, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, Spoon, Julian Casablancas, Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter, Matt & Kim, and Owen Pallett, to scrape the tip of the iceberg.
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Happy Friday, peeps. I’ve decided that I’m going to start doing a weekly segment on Fridays: Weekly Tunes. It’ll be short… but mega sweet. It’ll pretty much just be three songs that I’ve been loveloveloving over the past week. HERE WE GO, SMELLIES.
“Zero” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (It’s Blitz!, 2009)
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“1901″ - Phoenix (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, 2009)
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“He Lied About Death” - Stars (Set Yourself On Fire, 2004)
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Have a great weekend, me sexies.
Love,
Uncle Matt
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It’s caa-rayyy-zeh to see how far Phoenix has come in a matter of months. Leave it to major “best of 2009″ buzz for their album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, a Cadillac commercial, bazillions of remixes floating around teh interslice and BAM! Suddenly they’re selling out Sound Academy in Toronto; quite the leap from the Phoenix (which they played in June).
I’ve thrice seen these cool-as-beans hommes in concert, and they’re still kicking out the jams with as much passion and panache as they did in ‘06. The only things that have changed are their growing catalogue and me being a baby about larger venues that don’t feel as intimate as they used to. Wah, me. (I’m over it). They deserve success, dammit!!
Pics and show recap after le jump!
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So I’m sitting in MuchMusic at my desk right now as Hedley is setting up and Jacob is jamming on the piano. Sounds wicked. Back to work, I’m currently listening to 30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War, prepping to interview Jared Leto in a few weeks, thinking how I haven’t updated the blog in so long. I’m sorry. I’ve been running around all over going to shows every night, filming here and there. I try and stay busy, sometimes too busy. Let’s recap the weekend.
Saturday: I had a much needed day of rest and pretty much did just that. I slept for most of the day recouping from a week of little or no sleep.
Went and saw PHOENIX with special guests Holy Fuck at the Sound Academy. Amazing show. It felt like every song was a hit, or at least I could sing every song. Maybe that’s because I listened to Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix on repeat this summer while driving down to California. You know when you listen to something so much while doing a certain activity. Now whenever I listen to it I’m reminded of surfing the coast of Cali and skateboarding along the boardwalks. Always good memories to be reminded of.
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Parisian band Phoenix tore through the Phoenix concert theatre like a phoenix on Monday, a day I have renamed “Phoenix”. On a scale from 1 to Phoenix, I rate this show Phoenix plus infinity. Aaaand now I’ll stop.
But seriously, this show was stellar. Crisp, joyous, dance-tacular and a clear indication that these dapper gentlemen are well on the rise. I guess a musical slot on Saturday Night Live in April doesn’t hurt, eh?
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“Lisztomania” by Phoenix is one of those songs that you quickly assume is laced with some sort of addictive substance. Chocolate, maybe peanut M&Ms, maybe AN ILLEGAL DRUG. At first you’re like, “I’m just gonna listen to this song once.” Then, “oh, just one more time.” And before you know it, you’ve listened to it 93 times in a row.***
But someone made it even better. This is a little old now… but I just remembered it and it wasn’t posted while I was on vacation, so I feel like it’s my duty to share it. So check this out - a perfect blend of 80s brat pack movies and “Lisztomania” - almost like they were born to be together.
PS: This has more YouTube views than the official video. Funny!
*** May be an exaggeration.
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