So despite having two ways in which I usually keep track of songs during concerts, my iPod (creating an on the go playlist) for bands that I have an absurd amount of music of, or a pad of paper and a pen to scribble down lyrics and song titles that I catch while trying to enjoy the show. Sadly, I left both of these methods in the car, a mile away from the concert hall and as a result don't have...
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So, the new version of Life On Mars came out last night. Anyone catch it? What'd you think? My full review is here . In two words? Pretty good. Here's the list of songs used in the episode: Ground Zero - Chris Cornell Life On Mars - David Bowie Signs - Five Man Electric Band Baba O'Riley - The Who Little Willy - Sweet Out Of Time - The Rolling Stones Hype - Look
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Ever since I've started up my music blog, I've come across hundreds of new artists and found a lot that I've liked, and a lot that I haven't liked. But, there are only a handful of artists whom I literally count down the days until I can pick up their new album. This is the case with Ray LaMontagne, whom I've been a fan of since his first release, Trouble. Gossip in the Grain is his most person...
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Tomorrow, ABC will be airing the US remake of the brilliant UK show by the same name. The title takes its name from the David Bowie song, Life on Mars. In the story, detective Sam Tyler is hit by a car and wakes up in 1973, where he has to exist while trying to find his way home. The UK version is one of my absolute favorite shows of all time, and it's got a fantastic soundtrack to boot. ...
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I'm going to do something that I haven't done in a long time - an Artist Evolution Feature. The artist that I'm choosing for this is the late Nick Drake, one of my absolute favorite musicians of all time, and one whom I hold in especially high regard. Drake first captured my attention when I listened to the Garden State soundtrack when that was released. At first, I didn't really pay much a...
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I got tickets to see Ray LaMontagne later this week! A friend of mine is going down, and picked me up an extra, for the show in Boston's Opera House this Friday. Damn, I'm excited for this show. His new album, Gossip in the Grain , is coming soon, and from all appearances, this album is going to rock. Hard. Stay tuned for a concert review and set list. DAMN, I can't wait. Trouble - Ray ...
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My, that month went by quickly. September had some very good music here - a couple new artists, but a lot of old favorites, such as Bon Iver, The Decemberists and Snow Patrol releasing some fantastic new material.With the fall about to blow past just as fast as September, I'm starting to think about what the best songs of 2008 were, and most certainly, will be looking over these lists and doing...
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The jam-band Phish announced earlier today that they would be reuniting for a 3 night concert stand March 6th, 7th and 8th, 2009 in Hampton, Virginia, with a 2009 tour to be announced later on. Tickets go on sale 10/18.I'm not surprised by this news - members of the group have dropped hints over the past year that this would be happening, and reunions seem to be all the rage now. I'm wondering ...
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A little while ago, I posted up that one of my favorite discoveries of this year, Goodtimes Goodtimes, out of London, will be releasing a new album sometime soon. There's no title, release date or track list for this album yet, but there are a couple of demos that I've just come across and received permission to pass along.Listening to the tracks that I got, I'm more excited than ever. Goodtime...
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We'll Write, the geeky, end-of-the-world-predicting acoustic duo is back this month with another installment of their serialized album, Songs for the End of the World, with Trampoline Song, the fourth installment of the album. Like the prior two installments, they have two additional B-Sides, Scars and Winter's Dawn, which you can get by signing up for their mailing list.This song is a lot more...
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Coldplay has also released a new video, this one taken during one of their concerts and edited to be a pretty good music video for their song Lost!:I like this one - it's got some cool editing, and really captures the energy of their concerts, plus Chris Martin's awkward/animated stage presence, which is pretty fun to watch.Lost! - ColdplayHype - Buy - Look - Support
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With Ray LaMontagne's upcoming release just next month, a new video of the first song on the album has surfaced:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pQepjhgv1UIt's a really great song, and I'm already anticipating listening to this album. From this, and the other two songs that I've heard, I can't wait.You Are the Best Thing - Ray Lamontagne
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Wired just posted up this hilarious article:Bluff a Music GeekEver been smacked down by a friend with an encyclopedic knowledge of music? You can fight back without really having a clue. Adopt obscure tastes. So obscure they're nonexistent. Tell your friend you're a big fan of the Egyptologists or some other made-up group. (What's he gonna say — "I've heard of every band, and that's not one of .
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I came across some interesting Jason Mraz covers earlier today, which helped clinch what I was going to do for the feature today.The first set up is a cover of one of Mraz's songs, I'm Yours, off of his latest album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, by Shael Riley, a nerd-core artist out of New York City. This is an interesting cover, a little angsty sounding. It strays more into the pop-rea...
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I came across some interesting Jason Mraz covers earlier today, which helped clinch what I was going to do for the feature today.The first set up is a cover of one of Mraz's songs, I'm Yours, off of his latest album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, by Shael Riley, a nerd-core artist out of New York City. This is an interesting cover, a little angsty sounding. It strays more into the pop-rea...
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On Saturday, when I went to Carbon Leaf, another band was playing up here in Vermont, who I got to read about afterward - Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers. It's a mouthful of a name, but a worthwhile one. The group is a project from noted musician, Findlay Napier, and it seems that they'll be having an album, Out All Night , to be released October 27th of this year. These guys ...
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Dyan Champagne is a new artist to me, with all of the trademarks of an artist that I typically listen to - acoustic folk / singer-songwriter. This album proves to be a thoughtful, quiet and interesting listen. The lyrics are certainly something to read and listen to, which is interesting. There is a good attempt at a sort of story in each, but I got the feeling of a certain smugness with ...
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This weekend, I turned my apartment's heater on for the first time in four or five months. Fall's officially on in Vermont, which now means long sleeves, hats, a spectacular array of colors in the hills and leaf-peepers coming to gawk. Growing up in rural country and dirt roads, I have a special appreciation for the changing of the seasons. It's a beautiful sight. Is This the Fall? - Carbon ...
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