Aside from covering the Obama White House and the outbreak of swine flu, it turns out NBC's Brian Williams also has time to uncover great new bands. Today, Williams launched a web-only music interview series called BriTunes, where Williams talks with his favorite up-and-comers. Watch the news anchor's first episode with Deer Tick here.
The story behind BriTunes:
"Okay, so I didn't name this thing, but I did come up with the idea. I have always loved identifying good music and good groups -- discovering them early (bar bands are best) and following them through their journey. 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. --Brian Williams"
Awesome.