The Video Omelette

Prior to Jay-Z's headlining set at Glastonbury, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher had some not-so-kind words to say about the Brooklyn MC, and hip-hop as a whole. Jay-Z basically said piss off, and went ahead with the "controversial" set as planned. He opened his set with a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" which had him strumming a guitar and taking lead vocals. Maybe it was one last punch from the HOVA, or maybe he was just recognizing them as British rock royalty. I'm gonna go with my first guess.

So Noel, I know you all had some hits 10 or more years ago, but instead of knocking Jigga for headlining this storied festival, try creating some new, relevant "guitar music" with Oasis so that Michael Eavis might invite you back.

Also, how can you not love "99 Problems" mashed with "Back In Black"!?

We almost had the chance to see Thao with the Get Down Stay Down when they were supposed to open for Xiu Xiu at the Orange Show, but Houston's rainy weather forced the show to be cancelled. I was really looking forward to seeing this show because of the surroundings that the Orange Show provided, but I mainly wanted to go because of Thao. Recently, I came across this song and video and fell in love:

Catchy, huh?

Hopefully Thao will bring her Get Down Stay Down back to the Orange Show in the near future for a night of indie-pop fun. Although, If you can't wait to get to the Orange Show, there is that other show this weekend.

Chris Martin and the boys of Coldplay are back with a new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Besides making their title extra-long they also have some exciting new things going on. You might ask yourself, what new things are Eggs talking about? The first new addition is help from a relatively unknown producer (Brian Eno) that hasn't really worked with any large acts (U2, Talking Heads, David Bowie). Second, they are sporting get-ups that look to be inspired by the revolutionary war. Come to think of it, those are about the only changes, everything else is pretty much the same. The two new songs that we've all heard by now are quite good, so I am sure that the rest of this Eno-fied album will be well worth the ten dollar iTunes charge.

Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida" for the first time live at the MTV Movie Awards last night which was hosted by Canadian funny-man Mike Myers. The 2-hour show also featured the long-awaited return (at least by me) of Wayne's World with Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) after a fourteen-year hiatus. Another highlight was a musical performance by Adam Sandler who, after being nick-named The Sandman by Tom Cruise, showed off his guitar chops while singing about being better than everyone else. Check out Coldplay's performance here:

This makes me even more excited for the June 17 release of Viva La Vida or Death And All Of Its Friends. I hope it lives up to everybody's expectations.

On a completely different note, a question came up while watching television tonight: Are Jack White and Johnny Depp the same person?

While nobody can touch the original version of "Jack-Ass" by Beck, our hill-country friends South Austin Jug Band sure do a good job with it. Check it out:

Gotta love this delicious cover!

South Austin Jug Band will be making the journey up to Kansas this weekend to play at Wakarusa (we will have a full report from Waka next week!), and will also be stopping by our favorite Houston venue, Last Concert Cafe, next month. I am not sure if I will be at the festival in time to see them, but the Houston show is definitely in our plans. They are supposed to put on one hell of a show!

I have tried my best not to listen to any of the new Weezer songs that have been making their way across the blogosphere. Actually, come to think of it, the first and only track I have heard from The Red Album was this one just now when I watched the video. After hearing "Pork and Beans", I am more than excited for the rest of their new material. Take a moment to watch the video below which features quite an impressive supporting cast of YouTube's Allstars.

I kinda want to hear Tay Zonday's cover of this song, but then again, no I don't. Keep 'em coming Weezer!

Band Of Horses became my most anticipated band to see after I checked Radiohead off the list last weekend. ACL needs to hurry up and get here damnit!

This is their new video for "No One's Gonna Love You", my second favorite song off of Cease To Begin (I could SLEEEP, I could SLEEEeep, when I lived alone, is there a ghost in my house...).

It's quite an odd video with all the bottle breaking, but what the hell, right?

Check out the new video for the Flight Of The Conchords song "Ladies of the World". If you are new to FOTC, this is pretty much what you are going to get with their show on HBO. I can't wait until season two hits!

It's the rhythm of the movement of the feel of the wheel of the rhythm of the feeling!

Sorry for the recent onslaught of Animal Collective, but like I said last week, I am obsessed (not to mention this video was way too good not too post). Pitchfork threw AC's video for "Peacebone", off of last year's incredible Strawberry Jam, into their fancy-shpancy filter, and put it up it for all eyes to enjoy on Pitchfork.tv.

This has to be the sweetest damn love story I have ever seen! Especially when they start terrorizing the 'Burbs high school style.

My Morning Jacket debuted two songs off of their new album Evil Urges to a national audience when they took the stage on Saturday Night Live this last weekend. They tore through versions of "I'm Amazed" and "Evil Urges" during the hour-and-a-half sketch comedy program. I know most of you were glued to the TV at 11:30 on a Saturday night, and not off doing something social, but for those of you were out on the town here is a chance to see what you missed.

This album is going to be outstanding!

My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed

Check out the video for "Evil Urges" from SNL after the jump

Flight Of The Conchords, fresh off the release of their new album, hit the road for a brief tour which started two nights ago in Philadelphia at Tower Theatre. They have made it pretty far in the past two years, going from obscure musical-satirists to starring in their own HBO show, selling-out rooms throughout the U.S. and dumping A LOT of copies of their new album. I keep hearing that the fans at their live shows are as rabid as Beatles fans, which is a major comparison in my eyes. I would love to see these guys, but to keep it fresh they can't play too many shows. Hopefully they will make it a point to tour the south later in the year.

They debuted two songs last night at their first-of-two shows in New York at Town Hall, and some smart person decided to film them (sound quality is decent at best, but you can still get the gist of the songs):

Check out the other new song and a full list of (sold-out) tour dates after the jump