Living Live | Music, Video and Events

It’s been a busy summer here at living live. We have met lots of cool new people and made some great collaborations, working on full event production, producing records, visuals for raves and now back to where we started, Music Videos.

Last month I collaborated with new Director and Editor Carl Shanahan lending my camera work to film a video for Exeter based metal band “Red Mist”. Hopefully have some bigger things in the pipeline so as always, stay tuned.

Here is the Final Cut Courtesy of Carl Shanahan:

Red Mist – War Drums from carl shanahan on Vimeo.

It’s been rumored for a while, to be honest I actually found out about a month ago, but Muse have confirmed two huge gigs in their hometown of Teignmouth.

Rumor first got out when an application for an events licence of up to 15,000 people went in to Teignmouth council earlier this month, and it has now been approved. Muse will be playing at The Den next to the seafront on the 4th and 5th of September to an expected sell out croud of 10,000 per night.  MORE

A short teaser up and coming super-group Them Crooked Vultures has gone live. Here is a part from the track “Nobody Loves Me and Neither do I”

All signs point to Them Crooked Vultures braking the trend of piss poor super-groups, and are shaping up to be one of the best new bands of the year (or maybe decade). Stay tuned for more news.

It’s Official. Quite Possibly the greatest super-group of all time has been announced. After months, even years of rumors it has been confirmed that an album is nearly complete.

Here is the Line Up for Them Crooked Vultures

Josh Homme, Pioneer of Epic Rock band Queens of the Stone Age, as well as Eagles of Death Metal, Desert Sessions and Kyuss will be on guitar. Dave Grohl, Pioneer of the Foo Fighters, and drummer from the now legendary Nirvana will be returning to the drum kit. And None Other than John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin on the bass. And Breathe…

Homme and Grohl have previously worked together, collaborating on “Songs For The Deaf”, Queens of the Stone Age’s 3rd album which guested Dave Grohl on the drums in what was one of the best collaborations of the last decade. Jones has also previously collaborated with Grohl on the Foo Fighters album “In Your Honor” in which Homme also appeared.

The Band will be called “Them Crooked Vultures” and rumor has it that an album is nearly complete. The band will perform for the first time in Chicago on Sunday. The Only review so far comes from Homme’s wife and Spinnerette singer Brody Dalle. “I’m not at liberty to talk about it… but I think [the project] is pretty fucking amazing. Just beats and sounds like you’ve never heard before.”

Expect to be annihilated by the awesomeness soon.

The Arctic Monkeys are to sell a limited edition seven inch vinyl of their latest single “Crying Lightning” at Oxfam 700 charity shops. It’s the first track from their latest album “Humbug” and all proceeds will go to help Oxfam’s charity work around the world.

Charities have been struggling during the recession, as donations have fallen and demand for their help grows all around the world. Many charities now rely on revenue from shops and charity gifts to help those in need. The release of Crying Lightning marks the first time Oxfam shops have sold a new release single for 25 years.

Crying lightning is a really dirty rock gem. It was produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal)  and you can sure hear the filthy rock influence on this track, but its not too intrusive. In all its a perfect mix of English indie and American style hard rock.