The Doors sing the Reading Rainbow theme

Update: Apparently this video is no longer available so... Use the Googles, amirite?

Jimmy Fallon's got quite the career going with his music legend impersonations... this is great:

I really got into the Doors this past summer when I read Ray Manzarek's book, and I listened to most of their albums for the first time. I definitely got a new appreciation for the band and their music after that experience. They were a band I had a hard time taking seriously before, most likely because of their association with classic rock radio, and being played ad nauseum... but these guys were true art rockers, and were really immersed in the counter culture of the time. The group's name comes from opening 'the doors of perception', and one way to do that was by taking LSD.

So to see the above video, and the juxtaposition of a group whose musical journey was toward higher levels of consciousness, and the theme song for a children's show that did a bit of consciousness raising in its own way, is nothing short of brilliant.

Toro y Moi - Light Black

Dynamite live clip from the band here... it absolutely destroys the album version, which is pretty unusual in and of itself. I tried embedding the clip, but the code was a little wonky. Looks pretty good on that page though.

New Weeknd mixtape

Already! The first one, released earlier this year, is easily on my top albums of the year so far. Supposedly there's a third on the way. The Prince comparisons will probably not slow down if he keeps up this pace of output.

Link here

Concert review - The Weeknd

Damn, I wish I was there for this one...
A perfect Weeknd

"After months shrouded in secrecy, Abel Tesfaye, best known as The Weeknd, made his public debut Sunday night in his hometown of Toronto. It was the perfect live start to what will be a thriving career, if he keeps up like this. "