In the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about Radiohead's new album, which apparently is finished but won't be released until 2008 (I think they're still looking for a new record label). I came across this really high-quality video of Thom Yorke performing one of the new songs, "Videotape," by himself with a piano. If this song is any indication, this album is going to be really amazing. I find this haunting, beautiful, and really, really impressive. I especially like "You are my center / when I spin away / out of control / on videotape."
And, continuing in my series on obscure sources of inspiration, this song began its life as my attempt to rewrite "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" by the Clash -- go figure!
As always, if you don't want to listen on the site, you can download an mp3 here.
My friend Marissa was kind enough to take some pictures as last week's open mic and post them on Flickr. You can check them out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marissadanielle/sets/72157601917716366/.
Thanks, Marissa!
So I'm happy to say that my first public performance in many, many years went swimmingly. I was definitely reminded of how much I love performing, so do expect more shows in the future. If you'd like to download audio of the two songs I played ("Goodbye" and "Together, Alone" [the end of which is cut off]), visit my download site. Otherwise, check out the YouTube videos below. I know I look a little squashed in the videos -- eh, what are you going to do?
