Stephen Colbert Interviews Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Who Also Perform a New Song

(Wilco - "The Wilco Song" - Live on "The Colbert Report")

Jeff Tweedy, frontman of Wilco (who also performed) and self-described "really lousy capitalist"--what, he doesn't remember the car commercials--recently stopped by the set of the late night faux-punditry late night comedy powerhouse "The Colbert Report" to discuss the free giveaway song from their website, potential nom de rock's of Tweedy's, and the possibility of playing an Obama inauguration. To which Tweedy replies with a priceless anecdote about what Obama himself said when Wilco asked him that question.

Wilco also performed a new song called, um, "Wilco The Song", a new, exclusive track that starts out sounding like The Velvet Underground before entering more familiar alt-country territory. That video can be seen at the top (while you can see it, that is). Jeff Tweedy's interview is at the bottom of the post.




Wilco MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
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Radiohead Stack A "House Of Cards" On "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"

Regardless of whether or not you choose to celebrate it, Tuesday was Earth Day, a holiday which involves people condescending to environmental conservationism without actual considering long-term changes in their lifestyles or their consumption habits. *Sigh*. But at least it's doing something, right? Can't fault people for good intentions, can we?

While NBC's Earth Week may seem like it's too little, too late in the context of climate change, one certainly must give credit to the network for at least effectively raising and promoting the issue. One such promotion involves Late Night With Conan O'Brien. No, it's not alternative fuel made from the masturbating bear's semen. Rather, it's an all-green episode of the show. The guests? Seth Green and Peter Greenberg. And Radiohead.

The band, who has some credibility on the subject of being green, pre-taped their performance of In Rainbows gem "House of Cards", in an effort to "act in the greenest manner possible."

From the Conan website:

By opting to record this exclusive performance rather than fly over for a one-off appearance, the band - as frontman Thom Yorke notes in the introduction to their performance - avoided leaving a carbon footprint equivalent to driving one's car for a solid year.

See if their efforts paid off by watching the clip at the top of the post. The performance of the song is nothing if not ethereal.

But, if you want to see something really trippy, check out this old clip of Radiohead performing "Creep" on Conan's show back in 1993. Not much as changed, looks-wise, for Mr. Brien in the interim, but as far as Radiohead's concerned...



Pretty interesting, no?

Radiohead MySpace Page

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Tay Zonday Covers Lily Allen's "Smile"

(YouTube via S-Gum)

Download: Lily Allen - "Smile"

Lily Allen had her television debut earlier this week on BBC 3 and one of her first guests was Minneapolis-based "internet sensation" Tay "Chocolate Rain" Zonday. You can see the segment from Allen's show at the top of the post. There's a short interview segment at the beginning, but then the singing starts at the 3:45 mark. Though I feel like it's my professional obligation to warn you of what lies ahead: It's Tay Zonday covering Lily Allen. It's just as bad as you might think it is.

Lily Allen MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

Kate Nash - Live On "Late Night With Conan O' Brien"

Update: Here's the YouTube video of said performance:



Download: Kate Nash - "Foundations"
Download: Kate Nash - "Dickhead"


I would imagine that UK residents are having more than enough of their fill on singer-songwriter Kate Nash and her MySpace-fueled fame and acclaim. But here in the (assume Borat accent) U.S. and A, Nash's debut record, Made Of Bricks, just came out this past Tuesday. Hence her appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien last night, where she performed Bricks single "Foundations" (an MP3 of which you can find at the top of the post, along with my favorite track on Bricks, "Dickhead").

Kate Nash MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)