If I had my druthers, this would be the song that gets overplayed this summer …
I’ve noticed an unsettling amount of people profess their love for Phil Collins lately (okay, it’s like 5 people, but that’s still pretty unsettling). I can only assume that there is some sort of subtle joke I’ve missed … or perhaps there overflow of “guilty pleasure” … spilling into an “ironic” appreciation. Whatever it is, […]
If you can’t tell by two posts in one day, I’m having a laid-back day at work. Catching up on lots of long term projects, since I haven’t had to put out any fires in the office. So I bring you another video … this is a new song from Ben Folds, from his Bonaroo […]
This is the first time in 5 years I’ve heard something vaguely different from Coldplay. It makes me want to like them again. That and the fact that Brian Eno produced the new album. (from their appearance on the Daily Show, via P4K)
shawn: “urbanblight” is so strongly associated with you that when I see it anywhere I just assume you must be connected somehow. urbanblight: heh, i wish! i would love some royalties on it. there’s a band apparently with that name, too shawn: which is the one I just encountered shawn: NEXT WEEK: Urban Blight! shawn: […]
I am of the mind to say that Mike Doughty has written some of the best “protest” songs of the past few years. I know it may be difficult to take a contributor to the Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack that seriously … but hey, it’s a pop song. And perhaps sneaking Doughty’s ethos into the mainstream […]
Mike Doughty – 27 Jennifers Remake of a song he released on an EP a few years back.
Picked up Cat Power’s Jukebox yesterday. I dl’d it from eMusic … a good number of the early reviews made it clear that I shouldn’t actually spend money on it, as there were a lot of cyber-snickers about it being remarkably mediocre. However, I’m here to tell you that it’s a strong record from an […]
Yoga for Indie Rockers and Pilates for Indie Rockers: http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/01/02/move-over-punk-rock-aerobics-now-theres-something-mellower/ This is how it starts, folks. Eventually, Feist will release her own line of clothing for WalMart and Sufjan Stevens will have his own Christmas Specials every year on ABC. Actually, that second one sounds pretty good to me. But I can hear the Baby […]
Today is the 67th anniversary of John Lennon’s birth. This day (along with December 8, the date of his assasination) has always been a bit of a holiday for me. It certainly is a more valid choice than Columbus Day. It’s not like I take a day off or something. I just fire up my […]