I Got a Fever and the Only Prescription is Glasvegas

Had not the Walkmen put out the stunning "You & Me" this year, my album of the year would have been the debut from Scottish band Glasvegas. I am crazy into this band. They bring together many things that I like: they are a working class Glasgow band fronted by brothers (James and Rab Allen), are often compared in the press to Oasis, write anthems about their everyday lives, sound a bit like Jesus & Mary Chain/60's Motown/50's Doo Wop, were discovered by certified genius/nutter Alan McGee, look cool as could be (James Allen is a dead ringer for Joe Strummer, and that is as cool as it gets). Yeah, I'm full on obsessed. Below are two parts of a mini-documentary giving you the perfect introduction to the Glasvegas. Check it out, really, they are amazing. Enjoy.

UPDATE: Got the new Christmas EP at midnight from itunes, and as usual, it's awesome! For a limited time you can get the EP and the complete debut album for only $10.99 on itunes. Buy them, you won't be sorry!

Escalona Design Is Smart, Funny

Saw this this morning by Joe Escalona, and it is awesome. More cool stuff to be found on his website here.

Elvis Costello TV Is Fantastic

I am a big fan of Elvis Costello, but an even bigger fan of Lou Reed. The Velvet Underground is one of my favorite bands of all time - I've always been a huge fan, but the older I get the more time I spend listening to VU intently.

Elvis Costello has a show on the Sundance Channel called Spectacle. He talks with all types of people, plays music, whatever he feels like basically. It's pretty awesome. Anyway, I watched the episode the other night that features the indominable Lou Reed. Not only does he interview Lou at length and perform "Perfect Day" and "Set The Twilight Reeling" with him, but Julian Schnabel is also in the audience. Schnabel gets up on stage and becomes part of the interview. Schnabel (unbeknownst to me previously) is Lou Reed's best friend, which is how he came to direct Lou Reed's Berlin, a concert film documenting a 2006 live performance of the album Berlin in it's entirety. The Berlin site is here.

This show is not to be missed. More info about Spectacle can be found here. Sublime.