On Ben Folds Five's self-titled debut album, Folds let us know, while fronting a band and album sporting his name, that he does the best imitation of himself. But he wasn't the first to do this, nor will he be the last. Call it vain if you will, but self-shout-outs are a frequent staple of popular music, and frequently they're quite effective. A few months back, we saw Peter Gabriel team up with Hot Chip to cover Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," a song that references Gabriel. Midway through the song, right after name-dropping himself, he lyrically quips, "And it feels so unnatural to sing your own name." On the occasion of Jay-z's new single, we ponder a few of our favorite meta music moments:...
- 6/10/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
The Gabe Dixon Band, who were formed in the fall of 1998 at University of Miami, have just released a music video in support of their brand new single "Till You're Gone". The song is listed on their self-titled album which comes out on August 26 via Fantasy Records.
The band's effort was already deemed as one of Paste Magazine's favorite records of the year. In addition, Gabe Dixon's vocal talent and piano chops have been praised by fellow musicians across the board including Sara Bareilles and Jamie Cullum. Furthermore, Dan Wilson has co-written three songs on the album that features a variety of tracks from heartfelt ballads to pop piano jams in the spirit of Elton John and Ben Folds Five.
The music video for the piano-rock single is directed by duo Paul Cummings and Tony Fiandaca. The directors use a stop-motion animation to help bringing a human piano to life...
The band's effort was already deemed as one of Paste Magazine's favorite records of the year. In addition, Gabe Dixon's vocal talent and piano chops have been praised by fellow musicians across the board including Sara Bareilles and Jamie Cullum. Furthermore, Dan Wilson has co-written three songs on the album that features a variety of tracks from heartfelt ballads to pop piano jams in the spirit of Elton John and Ben Folds Five.
The music video for the piano-rock single is directed by duo Paul Cummings and Tony Fiandaca. The directors use a stop-motion animation to help bringing a human piano to life...
- 8/27/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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- 8/6/2008
- by Sarah Luoma
- Rope of Silicon
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