Gazette: Sept. 30th
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Exclusive Live Performance Video: Jolie Holland
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jolie Holland (a favorite of Tom Waits and M. Ward) performs "Mexico City" in her Brooklyn apartment - in a MOG exclusive! She also performs Willie McTell's "Delia," and talks to us about the influence of Mr. Waits on her own music.
Jolie Holland: on Bob Dylan and Tom Waits
Hot on MOG
Artist MOGs: Franz Ferdinand, Kate Earl, Joseph Arthur
-Franz Ferdinand feeling sheepish? Nick McCarthy was driving along a "country lane" in Scotland listening to Them's "Baby Please Don't Go" when he ran into a herd of…
http://mog.com/Franz_Ferdinand/blog/202736
-Kate Earl can be seen here working on a song in the studio with keyboardist Justin Ellington.
http://mog.com/Kate_Earl/blog/200149
-Lyrics Born's Top 10 Lists (part 2): Check out his "Funky People" list, fave artists and more.
http://mog.com/Lyrics_Born/blog/20326
-Joseph Arthur is back with another poem to share
http://mog.com/Joseph_Arthur/blog/202734
Mogger Game: Feeling Playful?
golux13 posts music challenges, where it's up to you to guess the artist and song title in question. So far there have been seven "Whenever I Feel Like It" music challenges (aka WIFLI Music Challenge). Watch golux13's space for future challenges; in the meantime, congratulate the most recent winner, and listen to and read about the mystery song.
Featured Post
Randy Newman talks to MOG about Harps & Angels, Dick Cheney and Roman Polanski
Terry Staunton writes: "When Randy Newman finally picked up an Oscar in 2002, after 15 previously unsuccessful nominations, the biggest cheers were not from the A-list audience in sharp tuxes, shimmering gowns and borrowed bling. His long-overdue recognition, courtesy of the Best Song award for If I Didn't Have You, from the soundtrack of Monsters Inc, provoked overwhelming whoops from the orchestra pit, which he considers the greatest compliment of all."
http://mog.com/Terry_Staunton/blog/200846
Music News of the Week
Entire Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs Album Previewed at NPR Site
Mon Sept 29 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/457/203991
Release Date Set For Jay-Z's Blueprint 3
Mon Sept 29 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/401/204105
The Boss Takes On The Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show
Mon Sept 29 2008
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/204028
Official Statement: Robert Plant Will Not Be Touring Or Recording With Led Zeppelin
Mon Sept 29 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/265/203959
Flaming Lips' Christmas On Mars Release Date & Limited Engagements
Fri Sept 26 2008
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/202374
Notorious: Movie Trailer for B.I.G. Biopic
Tue Sept 23 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/471/200207
Kanye West To Bring "Hip Hop Muppet" Show To Comedy Central
Tue Sept 23 2008
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog/200070
Can You Pick Out MMJ, Modest Mouse, R.E.M. & More From Their Protest Posters?
Thu Sept 25 2008
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/201450
Jeff Beck, Metallica, The Stooges Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Tue Sept 23 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/265/199659
The National And The Breeders Announce Free Show For Obama
Thu Sept 25 2008
http://mog.com/blog_post/content/457/201293
Album Reviews of the Week
Artist: Cold War Kids
Album: Loyalty to Loyalty
Fri Sept 26 2008
The Line Of Best Fit: "The bluesy Californian quartet are back with their long awaited album, which promises ample mounts of wailing and a dash of blues soaked misery. But was it worth the wait?"
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/28409/202261
Artist: Squarepusher
Album: Just A Souvenir
Sat Sept 27 2008
HeadphoneCommute: "With his twelfth album, Tom Jenkinson takes even a further departure from his staple Squarepuher sound of broken beats atop slapped bass and twisted triggers of the Amen Break. Warp's own store, Warpmart, categorizes the album as "Drum and Bass / Breakcore / Electronica", but I assure you, nothing could be further from the truth!"
More: http://mog.com/Headphone_Commute/blog/203368
Check out HeadphoneCommute's music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/301908
Artist: Blitzen Trapper
Album: Furr
HearYa: Indie Music Blog: "Blitzen Trapper are a potpourri of all things good in music. Furr is like a big bowl of The Beatles, Pavement, Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and The Grateful Dead all mixed together for an end result that smells magnificent. The album kicks off with "Sleepytime In The Western World," a song that's impossible not to compare to Wilco."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/284/199801
Artist: James
Album: Hey Ma
Wed Sept 24 2008
myeverpresentpast: "When one thinks of the music from Manchester, England, groups like The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses and Oasis come to mind. James is one band that for years has been underappreciated and at time relatively unnoticed when it came from their birthplace of Manchester."
More: http://mog.com/myeverpresentpast/blog/200715
Check out myeverpresentpast's music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/307578
Artist: United Nations
Album: United Nations
Fri Sept 26 2008
the lost art of found sound: "Supergroups are pretty hit or miss. The Sound Of Animals Fighting, miss. Broken Social Scene, hit. Asia, according to many, miss. United Nations, according to me, hit."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/470/202813
Artist: Those Dancing Days
Album: In Our Space Heroes Suits
There Goes The Fear: "We've always had a bit of a soft patch for girl fronted pop here at There Goes The Fear (as you may have noticed from recent posts). So when Sweden's answer to the Pipette's comes marching forward in the shape of Those Dancing Days and offers us a sneak peak of their new album we just jumped at the chance."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/27875/201555
Artist: The Uglysuit
Album: The Uglysuit
Fri Sept 26 2008
The 405: "With the amount of promo's we get sent on a daily basis it's often a skill in itself to try and not kill yourself when you read a press release because often labels/pr people will bend the truth in order to get you to listen to their band. This is fair enough I guess but on the odd occasion they won't lie at all because, put quite simply, they won't need to."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/498/202659
Word of MOG
My Bloody Valentine - Live at Roseland
Mon Sept 29 2008
DaveCromwell: "So much has already been written about the after-16-year reunion of this, the greatest shoegazer band of all time. What is then that I could possibly add? Well, one thing (and it's really the only thing in my book) - I can add are my own unique impressions and experience on it all."
More: http://mog.com/DaveCromwell/blog/203924
Misheard Lyrics
Sun Sept 28 2008
scottyhons: "So I was listening to a cover version of a very, very well known song today (I'm embarassed to say what it was, but no, it wasn't the Nirvana song attached to this post) and decided to look up the lyrics. I had always heard a few words one way, but the covering artist pronounced the words in a way that made me unsure of what the correct lyrics were. Sure enough, although I had heard the song hundreds of times, I was way off on a few vital words."
More: http://mog.com/scottyhons/blog/203627
Check out scottyhons' music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/323679
Photos, Videos: All Tomorrow's Parties: Day 3
Thu Sept 25 2008
Swan Fungus: "And now the conclusion of our three-day coverage of this past weekend's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in upstate New York. My dear friend Ian has been kind enough to contribute his words, photos and even some video footage to help spread the joy felt by those who attended the event, and inform those of us who couldn't make it just how jealous we should be."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/28321/202187
Weezer Live: A Pleasantly Surprising Night
Wed Sept 24 2008
mmcnamara14: "So last night I was lucky enough to catch Weezer with Angels & Airwaves for their first show of the American leg of their tour. To put it is as few words as possible: Wow, was I surprised."
More: http://mog.com/mmcnamara14/blog/200825
Check out mmcnamara14's music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/81610
A Night Out With Cut Copy
Tue Sept 23 2008
Butter Team: "Homeys tore up Webster Hall on Sunday night; and we tore up the upstairs balcony couch cushions with a new bounce/dance combo move called "Where's our teacher? She hasn't shown up yet!" that's most similar to how the kids at Polly Fector Elementary roll before Miss Vaughn arrives."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/26219/200165
Radio
Thu Sept 25 2008
Eric Hancock: "Back in the 80s, when I was a troubled youth attending high school in New Jersey, night time radio was far more interesting than it is now. Before the internets, before the explosion of channels on cable, radio had some good stuff. And some of it happened at night. I remember discovering a show on WXRK one night. Jimmy Fink hosted it."
More: http://mog.com/Eric_Hancock/blog/201204
Check out Eric Hancock's music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/18635
Undertow
Tue Sept 23 2008
G Love: "Hey everybody wassup??!!! Well, I'm finally back home for a week and I'm busy getting into the back to school routine. I got home early after the Black Crowes had to cancel those shows in Cali and its just been beautiful here in Boston. The farmers market is in full effect and we've been grilling up a storm."
More: http://mog.com/G_Love/blog/200351
Our Name is Chrome-oooo (Interview with Dave 1)
Fri Sept 26 2008
The Tape: "So I might have mentioned in my Lollapalooza review that I ran into Dave 1 from Chromeo in Chicago's O'Hare airport, but maybe I didn't. Anyways, he was a really nice guy and I eventually contacted him about an interview, and that's what I'm typing about now. We asked him a few questions pertaining to his band, and a few questions having nothing to do with the band."
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/476/202767
Monolith Music Festival: Moggers Meet, Dig the Sounds
Tue Sept 23 2008
Dale: "In many ways, I appear to be the picture of adult responsibility. I've been married for about as long as our MOGger of the week (congrats Jules) has been alive, and have three kids. I hold down a steady job, often working long hours. I try very hard to remember friends' birthdays and special occasions. I regularly attend worship services and work at church frequently. I've even been a Scoutmaster, for Pete's sake. In many ways though, I'm just a big kid."
More: http://mog.com/Dale/blog/200146
Check out Dale's music collection
http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/3776
20 Questions with Sea Wolf
Thur Sept 25 2008
The Line Of Best Fit: "Perfect indie pop with a hint of sadness. That's how I'd describe Sea Wolf's particular furrow. We caught up with Alex Church Brown, the main man, to find out what he's all about. Their debut album was released back in August, but they've got a bright and shiney new single coming out this week!"
More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/106/201373
Mogger of the Week
Say hello to Elton Noon!
Once a small-town guy who wasn't very into music, aside from "listening to Joni Mitchell and Anne Murray with my parents as a kid," Elton Noon says it was a performance by Björk at an opera house on her Vespertine tour that was the inspiration for his current music obsession.
Elton Noon, recent art school graduate, explains, "At the time I was thinking loads about slow and conceptual ideas and her show with pulsating sounds from around the opera house really connected to me at the time. Seeing Matmos as Björk's supporting band opened my eyes to a whole new world of conceptual and alternative music that I otherwise wouldn't have learned about."
Upon moving to the UK five years ago he found himself immersed in "grimey and dark culture: Late night shows, wild parties, raves, club culture." It was then that he discovered Joy Division's album Still and it marked another pivotal point in his music listening.
Discussing music "with people who don't take it too seriously" and taking people up on suggestions is one thing Elton enjoys. He thinks MOG is great because of the "genuine feeling of love and sincerity that you don't find on any other music/social networking sites. People are genuinely interested in reading [one's] posts and are always there to suggest something new or something to expand upon."
Stop by and say hi to Elton Noon!
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