Arts Central rocks...

They are showing these 2 pretty cool shows.

Samurai 7 which is a spin on Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai'. The animae features samurai defending a village of rice farmers in a world where mecha and katanas can stand side-by-side. Pretty cool concept. It's on every Monday to Wednesday at 1230am.

Live From Abbey Road is screened every Tuesday at 11pm. It features acts playing 3 songs spliced with interviews. Pretty cool. Well, you get your duds like Josh Groban but I'm not a fan. Anyway, it has Primal Scream, Gnarls Barkley, The Good, The Bad & The Queen and Iron fucken Maiden. How fucken cool is that?!

I've YouTubed (I think it has officially become a verb as well) some of the clips I like or found amusing.

The Killers - Sam's Town (live acoustic)



It's pretty funny when the entire band decided to not just try their best to sound like Bruce Springsteen (still not hearing it), they try to look like him as well. Brandon Flowers denounces fame in the interview, saying something like "We want people to concentrate on the songs, not us. So what if we sold 5 million albums?" Drummer What-his-name corrected him, "6 million." Oh, the modesty, guys, the modesty!

The entire performance is here. They cover Dire Straits' 'Romeo & Juliet' as well. Yes, welcome to your latest AOR band, The Killers!

Gnarls Barkley - Transformer (live acoustic)



One of my favourite songs off the album. I love how they transform the track into some slightly more mellow. And of course, Danger Mouse's tweaking of the Moog Little Phatty and Line 6 DL4. Check that shit out, Alvin! Rocks...

Massive Attack with Liz Fraser - Teardrop (live)



Okay, for some strange reasons I'm not a Massive Attack fan when I should be. And I'm not too familiar with the Cocteau Twins catalog too. But this is a lovely performance. Should start checking out their stuff more often.

Muse - Map Of The Problematique



I keep thinking this song sounds like a New Order tune!

Jamiroquai - Runaway (live)



Never heard this one before. Nice. I love the band and their singles. Not that crazy over their albums though I have them all. Incredible live band. Strings, horns and percussions. Bastards...

Check 'Love Foolosophy' out here. It has an amazing ending.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (live)



Finally, I get to hear that 4 metre pedalboard in use!

Nerina Pallot - Idaho (live)



Crap, she's really hot! Should have caught her at MOSAIC last month. On a more serious note, how long does one take to learn to play the piano like that?

David Gilmour - On an Island (live)



When I grow up, I still wanna be Dave Gilmour!!!

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)



Iron fucken Maiden!!! Steve fucken Harris!!! Bruce fucken Dickinson!!! He sounds more than a little strained here. But still... \m/