Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
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Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow is a music DVD
released by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
on October 25, 2004, through Polydor. The main feature of the DVD is the band's live performance at The Fillmore
in San Francisco on March 17th 2004, with bonus songs recorded during the previous day's performance. The DVD was directed and produced by Lance Bangs
.
The tracklisting of the concert is as follows:
Bonus Songs:
The DVD also features a behind the scenes documentary on the band's tour in Japan
, interviews with the band, and all the music video
s released by the time of the DVD's release, along with their performance of "Maps" at the MTV
Movie Awards.
Spike Jonze
is amongst the camera operators for the concert recording, and he is also featured in interviews on the DVD, as is director, Lance Bangs
.
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
released by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
on October 25, 2004, through Polydor. The main feature of the DVD is the band's live performance at The Fillmore
The Fillmore
The Fillmore Auditorium is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California, made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods.In 1968,...
in San Francisco on March 17th 2004, with bonus songs recorded during the previous day's performance. The DVD was directed and produced by Lance Bangs
Lance Bangs
Lance Bangs is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and...
.
The tracklisting of the concert is as follows:
- "Y-Control"
- "Black Tongue"
- "Rockers to Swallow"
- "Down Boy"
- "Cold Light"
- "Machine"
- "Modern Things"
- "Cheated Hearts"
- "Mystery Girl"
- "Maps"
- "Date with the Night"
- "Miles Away"
- "Poor Song"
- "Our Time"
- "Art Star"
- "Modern Romance"
Bonus Songs:
- "10x10"
- "Rich"
- "Black Tongue"
- "Sealings"
- "Miles Away"
- "Tick"
The DVD also features a behind the scenes documentary on the band's tour in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, interviews with the band, and all the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s released by the time of the DVD's release, along with their performance of "Maps" at the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Movie Awards.
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
is amongst the camera operators for the concert recording, and he is also featured in interviews on the DVD, as is director, Lance Bangs
Lance Bangs
Lance Bangs is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and...
.