Found Footage: iPhone concert on the B train

It's time for another installment of our favorite viral program, "Bands You've Never Heard Of Play A Song On Their iPhones." In this case, the band is Brooklyn's Atomic Tom, the song is the decidedly catchy Take Me Out, and the performance is live on the 6th Avenue line of the New York City subways, crossing the Manhattan Bridge on the B train.

Add the degree of difficulty of shooting the video on iPhones, the noise and lighting challenges of the train, and the likelihood of an overeager "see something, say something" New Yorker getting the boys into trouble with the transit cops -- all in all, an impressive effort.

Thanks Howdy!

[via NYT Bits, Daily What and The Loop]

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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAllFWSl998

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It's time for another installment of our favorite viral program, "Bands You've Never Heard Of Play A Song On Their iPhones." In this case,...

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Kai Cherry

You guys do know they didn't *really* lose their instruments/have the stolen, right? :)

-K

October 20 2010 at 2:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

NynjaMonkii

The drum app is Drum Meister, I love it, its pretty fun to play.

October 19 2010 at 11:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tim

If I didn't know any better I'd think that was FAKE (but I own an iPhone, I want that drum app!) Does anyone know if this recording is available for download?

October 17 2010 at 11:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Michael Rose

Atomic Tom's albums are on iTunes and this song (Take Me Out) is there. If you want to capture the YouTube audio, try Audio Hijack, Evom, CosmoPod or Real Player Downloader.

October 19 2010 at 5:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Kanos

The guitar app is iShread: Guitar

October 16 2010 at 11:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

NanoFrog

Don't know if these guys are the first to do it, probably not...but quite the revolution in what is possible, historic and very exciting. They did a great job. This iOS technology is a very profound new way to express creativity, an explosion. I refuse to own an iPhone because of the control, the anal-based app store and drm involved, but is cool to watch the sheeples break free and do new things....

October 16 2010 at 1:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Mike

Definitely not the first. But a great performance. I know people who've been using music apps on their iphone in recordings and performances since before the app store went live. Back in the days of jailbreak only.

October 28 2010 at 11:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

artifex

Hope Steve sees this.

October 16 2010 at 12:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Logantx

Awesome...definitely buying their album!

October 16 2010 at 12:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

macbookprouser

QUICK. Somebody buy them iPads! Imagine how good THAT will be!

October 16 2010 at 12:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Norman

Wow that guy looks like a clone of the young sting. And when he sings high notes he even sounds a bit like him.