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October 17, 2007

MTV News On Beirut And La Blogothèque

John Norris may sport a really fake-looking wig, but his interest in Zach Condon, a "young musical savant," seems real, especially when he bubbles over "horns, glorious horns" (Hair?) later intoning "Zach is back!," giving the last year's Band To Watch the MTV News treatment. Note the mention of Beirut's "unlikely musical roots" ... another self conscious reference to your mop, John?

We kid. And, actually, props on your pronunciation during the segment about the band's newfound "all things French" side and the sweetly romantic La Blogothèque "Take-Away Shows" taking Flying Club Cup away to the streets of Brooklyn: Vincent Moon, Condon, and Norris all focus on the "natural" sound of the hand-held live videos, cycling through clips from Grizzly Bear, the Shins, etc. But in the end it's all about Zach because, yup, Zach is back! Beaucoup Beirut.

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Someones mad that they aren't getting exclusives

Posted by: aww at 10/17/07 10:50 AM | Reply
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'We Kid'?

Oui?

Posted by: clyde drexler at 10/17/07 11:04 AM | Reply
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VIDEO NOT ACCESSIBLE

Posted by: Nathan at 10/17/07 11:27 AM | Reply
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Wow, that's gotta be the most interesting thing that's played on MTV in years. Vincent Moon is definitely cooler than I expected.

Whereas Zach Condon seems a bit... drunk maybe? I don't know. He seemed to a have an overly emotional response to each question.

Posted by: Moral Debate at 10/17/07 12:54 PM | Reply
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nice to see this type of content from mtv news. good work.

Posted by: n at 10/17/07 1:16 PM | Reply
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My buddy had an internship at MTV back when I was in school, and worked directly with John Norris. Apparently (at least at the time) he is a BIG meth head. He even offered to sell some crank to my friend. No joke.

Probably why he has to wear a wig these days...

Posted by: wingo at 10/17/07 4:06 PM | Reply
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I thinks he's a bit weird, which makes sense cause all true geniuses are.
Check out this post about his former project. He did some amazing music even before Beirut.

Posted by: Katie at 10/22/07 5:14 AM | Reply
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I forgot the link :)
Here it comes...:
http://www.8hands.com/musicblog/8hands_Featured_Blast_from_the_Past_The_Real_People

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