Switchfoot Release New Video For "This Is Home"

One of the announcements on Switchfoot's recent fan email's was they made a new video available for their single "This Is Home". Here's the message from their email:

We are excited to let you know that our new video for "This Is Home" is available to view! We shot some live footage during the Music Builds Tour this past Fall, and put together a great live video for our new song "This Is Home." We love it, and hope you do too.

The song was written for the movie Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, a Disney movie. The original version uses clips from the motion picture.

The new video is available on YouTube. I would embed it, but they decided not to to make it available to embed (more than likely a decision made by Sony, not Switchfoot). Here's the original video:



Here's their performance of the song at the 2008 Dove Awards:

Switchfoot and Beyonce are quite the pair

I got a chance to see Switchfoot perform at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI over the weekend. At one point during their set they broke into the beginning of Crazy In Love, a song by Beyonce. They eventually broke into another song which was in the same key, but it was quite entertaining and it even made me laugh. You just didn't expect it. What's even funnier, the group covered the song in it's entirety for a Yahoo music session a few years back. Here's the full version for your enjoyment (and laughs):

Independent group Schaeffer gives behind the scenes look

Whenever I see one of my friends become a "fan" of a music group on Facebook, I'll atleast find out what they're all about. So on this night, I got a chance to take in some tunes from an alternative group named Schaeffer. I would probably put them in the emo/alternative realm. At first listen, they really reminded me of Sleeping At Last, a group I got to see in concert when they opened up for Switchfoot a few years back in Detroit.

Schaeffer has apparently gotten enough following as an independent group to get their music on iTunes. Then again, I guess I don't know how hard that is to pull off. I guess somebody will have to let me know. I haven't really been in the "music biz" since college. You can also check out their music on their MySpace page.

Here's a YouTube video the group put together that gives a behind the scenes look of their latest album, Something Worth Fighting For:

Free Song from Switchfoot

It's been a while since this song has been out, but the link is still available if you'd like a song from this San Diego based Switchfoot. They teamed up with Habitat for Humanity during their Fall '07 tour and released the song Rebuild as a free download. You'll have to register to download the song and you can choose to donate to Habitat for Humanity before the download starts. The song also features members of Relient K and Ruth, who were joining Switchfoot on the tour.

It's a great cause and a great song too. Here's the site that explains the cause and the download a little more:

http://www.switchfoot.com/rebuild/