She & Him

The two are still making the rounds and this time, they’re appearing on the Spectacle: Elvis Costello Show on Sundance. Also appearing are Jenny Lewis and Jakob Dylan. From the video below, it seems as the two are a good interview and M. Ward is a lot more philosophical than I had ever imagined. Go here to enter for a chance to win a signed guitar from Sir Elton John and Elvis Costello.

She & Him-Why Do You Let Me Stay Here [mp3]

She & Him

Jenny Lewis

Jakob Dylan

Flight of the Conchords

I was thinking about canceling HBO from the cable subscription this month, but I found out that there was going to be a new season from the Flight of the Conchords and Big Love!!! Here’s more info:

The Emmy-nominated hit comedy series, Flight of the Conchords, returns to the air for a much anticipated second season on January 18th at 10 PM EST on HBO. In celebration of this momentous event, Mel — Bret and Jermaine’s (married, obsessive, terrifying) number one superfan — would like to extend an invitation to all her fellow Conchords fans, an opportunity to video yourself lip-synching to “Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros.”

Here’s what you do –
1.) Learn “Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros” by downloading the offical MP3 from http://www.flightlipdub.com/
2.) Video yourself lip-synching the song.
3.) Upload your video to http://www.flightlipdub.com ! The best clips will be edited together to make a final “Fansterpiece” which will air on HBO.

Confused? Mel explains more here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1sxFAHaWWc .

Be sure to check out http://www.flightlipdub.com for more information on the contest, to download the MP3 and submit your video, and to watch Mel’s current favorite submissions.

Spectacle with: Elvis Costello

You want to talk about somebody that’s dabbled in a lit bit of everything, it’s Elvis Costello. The man is now hosting his own show on Sundance and the guests listed for the upcoming shows are a bit daunting, but the series kicks off with Sir Elton John! More info here.

Sir Elton John-Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas) [mp3] (thanks to the Leather Canary for this treat around this time of year)

The schedule for Season 1 of “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…” is as follows:

Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Sir Elton John

Wednesday, December 10th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Lou Reed + Julian Schnabel”

Wednesday, December 17th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Bill Clinton”

Wednesday, December 24th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with James Taylor”

Wednesday, December 31st at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Tony Bennett”

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with The Police”

Wednesday, January 14th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Rufus Wainwright

Wednesday, January 21st at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp

Wednesday, January 28th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Renée Fleming”

Wednesday, February 4th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Herbie Hancock”

Wednesday, February 11th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him, Jenny Lewis, Jakob Dylan”

Wednesday, February 18th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Diana Krall”

Wednesday, February 25th at 9:00pm
“Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Smokey Robinson

NORTEC COLLECTIVE’S BOSTICH + FUSSIBLE
TO PERFORM ON MTV MUSIC AWARDS

I’m a little sad I didn’t know about this beforehand so that I could’ve DVR’d this shizz…. Cafe Tacuba, Julieta Venegas, and Metallica (wtf?) will be performing at the MTV Latin America Music Video Awards on Thursday night, live from Guadalajara, MX.

Julieta Venegas-Sería Felíz (Bostich-Nortec Remix) [mp3]