Live: Muse at the O2

Muse return to the Point, now named the O2, of course. This time it's to promote their new album The Resistance.

They haven't said much about the album but Dom posted this on his MySpace last week:

Hi,

Yes, The Resistance is on it’s way. Out in a few months hopefully. We’ve just started mixing some tracks and it sounds wicked. Still got a bit more work to do but its coming along nicely.
See you guys soon..

Dom.

Tickets priced €54.80 (Standing) and €59.80 (Seated) including booking fee are on sale tomorrow morning at 9.

More info:
http://www.museresistance.com/

Watch: Dave Matthews Band - Why I Am on Jimmy Fallon Live

Dave Matthews Band were on Jimmy Fallon Live to promote their new album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King and played 'Funny the Way It Is' and 'Why I Am'. The second of the two songs is much better than the first and here is there performance:

Album News: Big Star - Keep an Eye on the Sky Boxset

Big Star are one of those essential bands. Like the Beatles or the Stones, except not as well known, but just as good, or maybe even better. Number 1 Record or whatever you want to call it is a classic, no matter who you ask. And now they're doing a Neil Young and raiding their archives.

Keep an Eye on the Sky is a four disc boxset due for release on September 15th. It's filled with rarities and unreleased tunes. You can stream the previously unreleased 'Lovely Day' here:
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=519760

Keep an Eye on the Sky:

All songs by Big Star unless otherwise noted

Disc 1

01 Chris Bell: "Psychedelic Stuff"
02 Icewater: "All I See Is You"
03 Alex Chilton: "Every Day as We Grow Closer" (Original Mix)
03 Rock City: "Try Again" (Early Version)
04 Rock City: "The Preacher"
05 Feel
06 The Ballad of El Goodo (Alternate Mix) *
07 In the Street
08 Thirteen (Alternate Mix) *
09 Don't Lie to Me
10 The India Song
11 When My Baby's Beside Me (Alternate Mix) *
12 My Life Is Right (Alternate Mix) *
13 Give Me Another Chance (Alternate Mix) *
14 Try Again
15 Chris Bell: "Gone With the Light" *
16 Watch the Sunrise
17 ST 100/6 (Alternate Mix) *
18 In the Street (Second Recorded Version)
19 Feel (Early Mix) *
20 The Ballad of El Goodo (Alternate Lyrics)
21 The India Song (Alternate Version) *
22 Country Morn
23 I Got Kinda Lost (Demo)
24 Motel Blues (Demo) *

Disc 2

01 There Was a Light (Demo) *
02 Life Is White (Demo) *
03 What's Going Ahn (Demo) *
04 O My Soul
05 Life Is White
06 Way Out West (Alternate Mix) *
07 What's Going Ahn
08 You Get What You Deserve (Alternate Mix) *
09 Mod Lang (Alternate Mix)
10 Back of a Car (Alternate Mix) *
11 Daisy Glaze
12 She's A Mover
13 September Gurls
14 Morpha Too (Alternate Mix) *
15 I'm in Love With a Girl
16 O My Soul (Alternate Version) *
17 Back of a Car (Demo)
18 Daisy Glaze (Alternate Take) *
19 She's a Mover (Alternate Version)
20 Chris Bell: "I Am the Cosmos"
21 Chris Bell: "You and Your Sister"
22 Alex Chilton: "Blue Moon" (Demo) *
23 Alex Chilton: "Femme Fatale" (Demo) *
24 Alex Chilton: Thank You Friends" (Demo) *
25 Alex Chilton: "You Get What You Deserve" (Demo) *

Disc 3

01 Alex Chilton: "Lovely Day (aka Stroke It Noel)" (Demo)
02 Alex Chilton: "Downs" (Demo)
03 Alex Chilton: "Nightime" (Demo) *
04 Alex Chilton: "Jesus Christ" (Demo) *
05 Alex Chilton: "Holocaust" (Demo) *
06 Alex Chilton: "Take Care" (Demo) *
07 Alex Chilton: "Big Black Car" (Alternate Demo) *
08 Manana *
09 Jesus Christ
10 Femme Fatale
11 O, Dana
12 Kizza Me
14 You Can't Have Me
15 Nightime
16 Dream Lover
17 Blue Moon
18 Take Care
19 Stroke It Noel
20 For You
21 Downs
22 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
23 Big Black Car
24 Holocaust
25 Kanga Roo
26 Thank You Friends
27 Till The End of the Day
28 Lovely Day *
29 Nature Boy

Disc 4 (Live at Lafayette's Music Room, Memphis, TN)

01 When My Baby's Beside Me *
02 My Life Is Right *
03 She's a Mover *
04 Way Out West *
05 The Ballad of El Goodo *
06 In the Street *
07 Back of a Car *
08 Thirteen *
09 The India Song *
10 Try Again *
11 Watch the Sunrise *
12 Don't Lie to Me *
13 Hot Burrito #2 *
14 I Got Kinda Lost *
15 Baby Strange *
16 Slut *
17 There Was a Light *
18 ST 100/6 *
19 Come On Now *
20 O My Soul *

* previously unreleased

Live Blog: Britain's Got Talent 2009 Final

When I say Britain, you say talent. Sadly DJ Talent is nowhere to be seen, although I read during the week that he was on The Friday Night Project with Kanye West before. Sadly I couldn't find a clip. I continue searching.

Anyhow, I'm live blogging the final of Britain's Got Talent. Will any act get the dreaded red x? Highly doubt it, although I may want to never see some of them again after tonight.

18:52 Flawless opened the show and lived up to their name. A great performance from them, very inventive. Leaves me very excited for what Diversity will bring later. Cannot wait.

19:00 Shaheen Jafar from Aladdin Goalie. He's the second favourite after our Susan, or SuBo as she's known in the tabloids. He's not one of my favourites. Decent singer, but not as amazing as the seal Amanda Holden lets on.

19:10 Back from the ads. 2009's George Sampson is on next. He could well be better. He's guaranteed to have a better personality though. Too much camera trickery for my liking, felt a bit too choreographed and not natural enough. Very disappointing. Simon is dead right, he was much better in the auditions.

19:16 Two Grand. I do actually have a soft spot for these two. People like this make BGT. The granddad seems like a really humble fella. And unlike some of those tools on X Factor, he's genuine when he talks about his wife. He's disappointing tonight. She's a great singer. Next time he sings, he's getting a red X from me! Pity.

19:28 I do not like this girl one bit. I don't like listening to her. I don't like looking at her. And I don't like all that crap that went on last night. Big Red X. Oh and if she wins because of that crap last night I will stab someone in the face with a broken bottle. Skanger style.

19:35 Stavros Flatley on next. Everybody's favourite. Forget Susan Boyle, these are what this show is about. Hilarious. Will they be hilarious tonight? Can they do something new? Oh the Riverdance touch is fantastic. Loving this. So so much. Stavros FTW. Everyone on their feet. Got to love that.

BELLY'S GOT TALENT!

19:47 Back after more ads. Sean is on now. How can he follow that? Good singer, but wouldn't the X Factor be a better show for him? Bit of deja vu with this song. I hate that too. Can he not sing something else? It was like George Sampson last year doing the same performance in the semis and final. Shouldn't be allowed.

19:52 SuBo SuBo SuBo! Can't understand what she's saying though. Ha. Can anyone? Her semi was just good, not great. Can she be back to brilliant again? I like the way you can hear her Scottish accent through it all. And it was great. Good woman Susan. Piersy Baby! I still think Paul Potts is better though. Piersy baby did love her. What were the boos about though? Like Shaun though, they should've had her sing a different song.

20:05 Diversity. My favourite dance troupe. So inventive. They were brilliant both times so far. Can't wait to see what they do. Such a well choreographer routine. Very imaginative. Piers preferred Flawless. Doesn't really matter. Neither group were the best dancers. That was Stavros.

20:12 Julian Smith. The saxamophone player. He looks like a musician. "He belives he's a loser" Simon said. What? He's not Susan. He's the final act. I found him a bit boring both times I've seen him. Tonight didn't change my opinion. And that's all the acts. We can't text from Ireland, but it's obvious who I'd vote for.

Belly's Got Talent.

20:22 The recap shows the sheer talent on display tonight, some great singers, some great dancers, one hilarious duo, and two sub-par performances. But you know that already. Care to make some wagers on who'll win?

I'll be back for the results show later...

21:30 Back on air. Can Stavros win it? probably not. It'll be SuBo, right?

21:52 Diversity, Julian Smith and of course, Susan Boyle are the top three. Didn't see Julian making it, but he's came third anyhow.

21:54 Final 2. I knew I should've bet on Diversity each way at 16-1 earlier. The winner...

21:55 DIVERSITY! No Susan. She must be raging. No Piersy baby. They deserved to win. 16-1. Damn you all to hell. They were the most talented on the night though. I wanted Stavros to win, but they were just funny. Diversity were fantastic. So fantastic all the way through. Congratulations.

21:57 Performing again as the winners this time. The final results show was a bit anticlimatic. They should've brought DJ Talent back. Or some of the past entrants, like we saw in Britain's Got More Talent during the break. But the best act did win. Deserved winners.

And I'm out. Til 2010...

Watch: Mandy Moore - Umbrella

Mrs. Ryan Adams' new album Amanda Leigh is out this week and since I have no new material from it, here's an excellent cover version of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' complete with some backing from uberproducer John Alagia. The chorus and ending of her version are fantastic.

Watch Mandy Moore 'Umbrella':

Watch: Dave Matthews Band - Scenes from Big Whiskey

29 minute documentary about the recording of the new Dave Matthews Band album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, due out Tuesday.

Watch it here:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/74995/dave-matthews-band-dave-matthews-band-scenes-from-big-whiskey

Album News: Drive-By Truckers - The Fine Print

Drive-By Truckers will be releasing a 12-song B-Side/Rarity Collection on September 1st, called The Fine Print. Although not an extensive search through the back catalogue, like Neil Young's much-delayed Archives Volume 1. It's technically called THE FINE PRINT (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008), so we won't be getting anything pre-2003.

What we are getting is "George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues", "Rebels", "Play It All Night Long", "TVA" and the original never released version of "Goode's Field Road", as well as seven other songs.

Watch 'Goode's Field Road':