August 1, 2007

I had a whole My Morning Jacket post full’a YouTubes all set to go today, but then I stumbled upon these wicked Blind Melon clips from — shit, could it

We’re smack dab in the middle of the summer concert season, and recordings are being uploaded to the world wide superweb at a fast and furious pace. This week’s Grousing The Aisles looks at three terrific concerts from this past week alone. As an introductory bonus, we just had to tell you about an incredible Roger Waters DVD that just might be the best-looking video torrented this year…

Roger Waters 3/18/2007 PRO-SHOT (DVD):

Roger Waters has been touring the world with an incredible ensemble this year. I got my first chance to see his band during their show-stealing set at Live Earth. Waters played picture perfect versions of nearly every classic Floyd tune. Sadly the band had already played their local gigs, so I didn’t have a chance to catch any of his shows after I realized how epic his concerts have become. For now I’ll have to be satisfied by this top-shelf, two-DVD set from Waters’ Buenos Aires gig in March.

Many times in the past I’ve downloaded DVDs that turned out to look and sound shitty. That wasn’t the case this time, as the quality on this video is so good that you would have thought this was an official release. The first disc of the set is chock full of Floyd classics, with an occasional new tune thrown in. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is visually stunning, while Have A Cigar features all the little guitar and synth licks that give the song its moxie.

The second DVD begins with Waters playing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety and finishes with a beautiful version of Comfortably Numb. Hopefully Waters will release an official DVD of his tour, but for now we’ll take this magnificent footage.

Read on after the jump for three more great downloads…

Pitchfork today posted a double dose of dip-dappin’ news from the Sharon Jones camp, and if youse’ve been reading this here rag since inception, you know how much we love the struttin’ n’ cluckin’ sassmouth Queen of Funk.

The Female James Brown has announced a slew of tour dates, including an early October show at the world famous Apollo Theater (read on for dates). But what else has Ms. Jones been up to while The Dap-Kings are shuffling off with legendary strumpet Amy Winehouse? She’s gonna be in pictures:

Jones will play a small role as a soul singer (quite a stretch) in the forthcoming flick The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. It’s scheduled for a Christmas Day release. And, because Denzel knows on which side his bread is buttered, he’s pegged Sharon to contribute a few tracks to the film’s soundtrack.

I’ll be in Harlem for sure, and I’ll be at that Denzel flick on opening night. Wild horses couldn’t drag me away from watching Sharon Jones ask all kinds of rhetorical questions through song. Read on after the jump for a full list of tour dates and a handful of YouTube videos that’ll make you wanna dance…

This putz planted himself squarely on my shitlist after earning three full strikes. Strike #1: Last summer Walsh took the James Gang on the road, charging $70 for a balcony seat to

Blender must have missed the renaming of the Gramercy Theater on its list of The 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music. The ironing, it’s delicious. As usual we’ve got