BriTunes: Brian Williams Launches Music Web Series

Music lover and NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams has launched a web series focusing on music and musicians. "BriTunes" debuted Monday with an interview of Brooklyn-based Deer Tick, whose new album "Born on Flag Day" comes out in June.

Williams is perhaps most well-known as a Bruce Springsteen super-fan, but he says that he's always loved identifying up-and-coming artists, and hopes BriTunes will be a place where viewers can sample new music.

"I have always loved identifying good music and good groups -- discovering them early (bar bands are best) and following them through their journey," he wrote. "While we'll interview some established musicians, mostly I'd like this to be a place where people can sample some of the great music being created every day, by talented musicians who wouldn't dream of doing anything else."

Watch Williams interview Deer Tick below:

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Comments

[Xochitl666]

In Los Angeles, we have KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" where people can hear new music of many established and unknown artists. Especially those of us not particularly fond of "Bar Bands".

Anyone with any talent is on MySpace.

[rmeofiowa]

hooked to the H ' post ? ? ?
i understand getting out there but the hate mongers here ? .? .? . ?

Brian rethihk it . . . .

[outlier03]

Ooops...WG­SMS by Gnarls Barkley...

[outlier03]

That's cool. I downloaded "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" b/c I heard it on his myspace page...