Radio On The TV: Week Of November 2, 2009
And now we know.
After the months of guessing which classic album Phish would play on Halloween at their Festival 8 in California, we now have our answer (no, it wasn't MGMT's Oracular Spectacular):
Exile On Main Street.
Yes, the Rolling Stones 1971 LP that's long been a perennial achiever in any Best Album Ever list you'd come across was the album that the reunited Vermont rockers took on. In fact, given the hype, and the eyebrow-raising presence of new albums like MGMT's, it's a surprise that Phish chose such an 'obvious' album. But upon closer inspection, it all makes sense.
Exile is a tour de force, shifting from style to style and genre to genre throughout the album, but retaining a cohesiveness thanks to Jagger and Richards' songwriting, as well as the deliciously swampy vibe that runs through the record. Of course, Phish are no strangers to stylistic jumps, often within one song.
No download yet, but you can watch this YouTubeage, captured from a video screen. Dig them horns (a theme today, see Weezer below). What a beautiful buzz, etc:
This Week's Listings
This week, it's all about Conan: tonight he's got the suddenly huge Tegan & Sara, tomorrow he's got the suddenly returned Creed, and Friday he's got the not-suddenly awesome Pixies, who are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of their Doolittle album.
The Jay Leno Show [sched]
Monday: Mariah Carey
Thursday: Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band
The Tonight Show [sched]
Monday: Tegan & Sara
Tuesday: Creed
Wednesday: The Bravery
Thursday: Zac Brown Band
Friday: Pixies
Late Show With David Letterman [sched]
Monday: Carrie Underwood
Tuesday: Brad Paisley
Wednesday: Ryan Bingham
Thursday: Keith Urban
Friday: Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [sched]
Monday: Say Anything
Tuesday: Reba McEntire
Wednesday: Monsters Of Folk
Thursday: Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono
Jimmy Kimmel Live [sched]
Monday: Cobra Starship (R)
Tuesday: White Rabbits
Wednesday: Slayer
Thursday: Florence and the Machine
Friday: Chickenfoot
Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson [sched]
Monday: Jack Ingram
Friday: Regina Spektor
Last Call With Carson Daly [sched]
Monday: Arctic Monkeys (R)
Tuesday: La Roux
Thursday: Matisyahu
Fiday: Peaches
Last week, Weezer stopped by Letterman on Thursday AND Friday to perform two from their new Raditude. Changes ahoy: Rivers has dropped the guitar in favor of being a hands free frontman, drummer Patrick Wilson is now second guitarist Patrick Wilson, and superstar session drummer Josh Freese is pitching in on traps. And those are some kickin', near emo-dixieland horns courtesy of the CBS Orchestra. Isn't the world a better place when Weezer is on ('on' meaning vibes, good songs, etc)? And yes, on the eve of Halloween (isn't Halloween itself an eve?) they dressed up. In their Weezer snuggies.
