Author Archives: Wes Flexner

NYC Petty Fest Raises $15,000 For Charity; Petty Fest West Set To Help Hurricane Relief

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Father John Misty performed at the NYC Petty Fest in October which was a star-studded event that raised $15,000 for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Other special guests at the Jameson sponsored event included Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon, Fabrizio Moretti and Albert Hammond, Jr. of the Strokes, Cyndi Lauper, SNL’s Fred Armisen and John McEnroe. As you can guess these stars covered Tom Petty songs and were very successful at raising money for a good cause as they sold-out Webster Hall.

On November 14 and 15th, the Petty Fest heads to Los Angeles for two Hurricane Sandy Relief Benefit Shows at the El Rey Theater.

Petty Fest West participants include Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Nick Valensi and Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, Sarah Silverman, Members of Eagles of Death Metal, Butch Walker, Matt Sorum & Ace Harper, Jesse Malin, Harper Simon, Nicole Atkins, Har Mar Superstar, Bijou Phillips, Ryan Miller of Guster, Justin Bartha, Jenny O., Rodrigo Amarante, Greg Rogove, Adam Busch, AA Bondy, Petter Ericson Stakee of Alberta Cross and many more surprise guests will cover Tom Petty songs to help those devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

A special limited edition poster of the event has been created and will be available at the shows for a $20 donation.

If you can not attend Petty Fest West but want to chip in please can donate here.

After the Jump is the full set-list from NYC’s Petty Fest.

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Video: JEFF the Brotherhood- “Leave Me Out”

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Nashville power rock sibling duo Jeff The Brotherhood will appear on the Conan O’Brian show November 15th which is also the same day they go on tour with the Delta Spirit. Above is a video for “Leave Me Out” off their album they co-produced with Dan Auerbach  “Hypnotic Nights”. The performance-based clip was shot in Nashville and co-directed by Jen Uman (artist & illustrator) and Bucky Fukumoto (Morrissey, Kasabian, Peaches, etc)

This is not the same song the will perform on Conan. They will perform Staring at the Wall on Conan.   Delta Spirit Tour-dates after the jump.

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Listen: Pac Div ft. “Cross Trainer” ft. Kendrick Lamar & Blu (Prod. Swift D)

Pac Div hooks up with other guys from Los Angeles Kendrick Lamar and Blu for Cross Trainers the latest single off their upcoming album GMB due out November 27th.

Pac Div Euro tour dates after the jump.

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Video: Jay-Z – “99 Problems But Mitt Ain’t One” @ Obama Rally in Columbus, Ohio

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Jay-Z flipped the wording on 99 Problems from “bitch” to “Mitt” today at the Obama Rally in Columbus, Ohio.

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RZA- Related Links on Weapons, Layers and Wu’s 20th Anniversary

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The RZA’s. and Eli Roth’s Tarantino presented movie The Man With The Iron Fists is in theaters today.(November 2nd). I figured it would be a good time to look at some links from around the net about the RZA:

RZA Talks to Noisey About Forging the Perfect Weapon

Ghostface Speaks on RZA's Plans for Wu's 20th Anniversary

RzA Speaks With Red Bull About Hidden Layers of The Man With The Iron Fists and possible Prequels and Sequels

 

Listen: Trent Reznor’s How To Destroy Angels – “Keep It Together” (Factory Floor Remix)

Trent Reznor’s How to destroy angels_  will release an EP entitled on An omen_  November 13th on Columbia Records. Here is a Factory Floor Remix of their song “Keep It Together”.  You can watch a studio version of Keep It Together via P4k.

Ticket Info for the Obama/Jay-Z/Springsteen Rally in Columbus Monday

President Obama will be holding a rally in Columbus, Ohio with Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen @ Nationwide Arena  on Monday, November 5th.

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If you want to obtain tickets to this historic event please click here.

Also, please vote early. Here is info on early voting.

Vice President Joe Biden and his  wife Jill will be in Lancaster, Ohio  this Sunday. More info on that after the jump.

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Monday in Columbus: Jay-Z & Bruce Springsteen & Obama Rally

Barack Obama’s National Communication’s Director Brent Colburn tweeted:

@BarackObama‘s last day on the trail? The Boss in WI, OH & IA; Jay-Z in Columbus; Ending with @MichelleObama in IA, where it all began

President Obama, Jay-Z ,and Bruce Springsteen will being holding a rally here in Columbus, Ohio Monday. No details where but my guess would either be the Oval or the Statehouse.

. I saw this on my friend’s twitter. But the Washington Post broke the story.

Also, The Marshall Tucker Band will be Playing Mitt Romney’s Rally in Columbus,  Monday according to the Dayton Daily News. 

Video: El-P – “Tougher Colder Killer” ft. Killer Mike & Despot

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Dear Donewaiting reader. I am sorry for posting 3 El-P related items in the past few days. While I historically have been a fan of Company Flow, and El’s solo work I feel like without a disclaimer it may appear that I am dick rider and maybe even someone who should’nt be allowed to dress himself. I think it is called being a herb.

But the above video has not been posted many places because New York is currently in a monsoon. Also Killer Mike is on the song and he is performing at Ace of Cups November 9th with Envelope and Path in Columbus. read more Continue reading

Watch: MF Doom Bombs Graffiti In London

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(12ozprophet)

In the above video, MF DOOM goes bombing in London, England with OSU graduate Drew Wolf as his look-out. The bugged part is that Drew played look-out for a plenty of Columbus graffiti writers when he lived here so I guess Doom picked the right guy.