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A Real Hero by College ft/ Electric Youth

I saw Drive last week. I loved the film: the story, the pacing, the performances, the look and the feel; and I loved the music. Cliff Martinez’s score adds greatly to the tone while a handful of source cuts are used to great effect. College’s “A Real Hero” is used several times, almost as a theme for the driver. While I am unsure who pitched the song, Drive’s music supervisors were Eric Craig and Brian McNelis, so to some degree they deserve kudos.

Drive — which was directed by Nicolas Refn (Bronson) and stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks — comes out in the US on Sept. 16.

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Who Knows Who Cares by Local Natives
a Take Away Show - uncut version

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As of now, there is not a proper write up in English, and the Google page translation is not very helpful. However it does produce comical gems like this:

“Since we do not let loose, and all are now pleased to offer the second Take Away Local Natives of these shirts to California questionable, but the wonderful music.”

But with my magical powers I figured out that this was shot at Palais-Royal in Paris — the former home of Cardinal Richelieu.

My favorite part of this and other Take Away Shows is the Sorkin-esque walk and talk play. Marching bands play on the move, but most other live music — even when band members jump around a lot or join the crowd for part of a song — are confined to a stage, rendered relatively static. I love watching bands walk through streets or buildings playing stripped down versions of their songs.

Can’t wait to see them w/ the LA Phil in 2 and a half weeks!

A Take Away Show | Yeasayer, Part 2 | 2080 / Tightrope

Part 1: No Need to Worry / Redcave

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I am pretty certain I posted this awhile back… but I can’t seem to find it, so here it is again. It’s great fun to watch them perform their songs on the fly while on a train, walking through the streets of Paris, and eventually up to a strangers flat.

*and yes, Yeasayer is pretty much my current “on repeat” band, as Odd Blood is amazing.

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