Watch Wilco's "Born Alone" Video
Wilco released a new video today for _The Whole Love _track “Born Alone.” A press release for the band says the video was created by Mark Greenberg, a Chicago-based videographer, musician and audio engineer. Greenberg also helped record the band’s new album. He said the video is “a super fast-paced scrapbook of the band’s studio loft and the sessions that went into the recording of the new album.” read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Jeff Tweedy Cover The Black Eyed Peas
Update: Now you can also watch Tweedy recite “My Humps.” Check out the video below. It’s not something you see every day: one of America’s best living songwriters covers a song that you hope to dodge in grocery stores or fast food joints. In a video posted by Time Out Chicago, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco covers the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” and he approaches it with the enthusiasm and comfort level of someone passing a kidney stone. The tongue-in-cheek version is hysterical, especially with Tweedy prodding the audience to participate with lines like, “’Tonight’s the night.’ You don’t... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayLou Reed, Tom Morello, Others to Pay Tribute to Woody Guthrie
In commemoration of Woody Guthrie's would-be-100th birthday in July 2012, several musicians have teamed up with the hugely influential folk singer's estate to pay tribute to him. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsWatch Jeff Tweedy Perform a New Wilco Song
In preparation for their forthcoming eighth album The Whole Love, alt-country-rock band Wilco hasn't been too secretive with the process. Already they've offered up lead single "I Might" and its B-side, a cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love My Label." More recently, they also released a behind-the-scenes video where they debuted "Art of Almost," and have torn through live renditions of "Born Alone" and "Dawned on Me" in recent concerts. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWilco Raffles Off Bike with New Album Preorder
Recently, Wilco have seen their band name transition to brand name. First came Wilco (The Album), featuring “Wilco (The Song)”; next was the Wilco-inspired Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Shop in Toronto. read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWilco Raffles Off Bike with New Album Preorder
Recently, Chicago country-rock band Wilco have seen their band name transition to brand name. First came Wilco (The Album), featuring “Wilco (The Song)”; next was the Wilco-inspired Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Shop in Toronto. read more
Found in: A/VDeerhoof Release Single with Jeff Tweedy and Sons
If you haven’t been keeping up with the experimental rockers of Deerhoof, their latest project has them enlisting various artists to sing over instrumental versions of songs from their last LP, Deerhoof vs. Evil. Past collaborations have included Busdriver and Xiu Xiu, but this latest entry features some quality father-son bonding.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWilco Announces Album Release Date, Tour Dates
Fresh off of their 7" release of “I Might,” Wilco announced today that they will release their eighth studio album The Whole Love on Sept. 27. The album will be their first release on their newly formed dBpm Records.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Wilco Perform "Born Alone" and Cover Nick Lowe
Wilco just released their 7" vinyl single for “I Might,” and as is appropriate for the first release of the band’s own dBpm label, the b-side is a cover of Nick Lowe’s “I Love My Label.” The single will be featured on the group’s next album, The Whole Love, coming this September. The band previewed another song from the record, “Born Alone,” at the Solid Sound Music Festival and also performed their label-loving b-side.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSong Premiere: Wilco - "I Might"
"I Might" may hold up to Jeff Tweedy's words as being a “little bit more obnoxious and irreverent of a pop record." read more
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