Epic Records just recently announced that Ben Folds will be releasing a new album at the end of the month. It will be called University A Cappella, and it will consist of a cappella groups from various colleges around the country singing Ben’s songs. With over 250 videos sent to him, Folds narrowed it down [...]Related Posts Ben Folds Live More New Releases From The Decemberists, Swan Lake
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Back in October Ben Folds announced to the world that he was "scouting a college a capella group":http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/216266 for his next album in hopes of bringing to light "unique nuances and perspective that is necessarily absent from the original recordings as the songwriter and singer happen to be the same guy." Okaaaaaay... Flash forward some 5 months later, after Folds...
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Ben Folds is feeling a bit ambitious it seems. Inspired by the many university a cappella videos he found on YouTube of his music, Folds' new album, scheduled for spring '09 release, will be "a cappella versions of his music performed by the best university groups." Here's a couple I found just by typing "ben folds a cappella" in the You Tube Search box (University of Chicago's is off the hizoo...
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MUSIC NEWS - Epic Records has announced the release of BEN FOLDS PRESENTS: UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA! on April 28, 2009. Folds was amazed when he discovered the number of colleges that have active a cappella groups on campus (1,200 in the US alone), so, on top of this, how many of them love to cover his songs, Folds decided to produce a record with the best of these performances. When
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We all know how much Ben Folds loves colleges and a cappella bands. As a matter of fact, he is constantly on the college circuit, recently hitting up universities with both PMA fave Miniature Tigers and world fave Jason Mraz. At all of these shows, he makes sure to bring out the college’s a cappella [...]
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Ben Folds has never been one to shy away from a bizarre idea. Sometimes, like his piano ballad cover of N.W.A.'s "Bitches Ain't Shit", work incredibly well. So how will his latest concept, University a Cappella, (sic) fair?To assemble the new album, Folds travelled university campuses throughout the eastern seaboard, getting vocal groups to record cover versions of his songs.It's remarkable ho
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On his latest "solo" effort, Ben Folds offers less of an album than a study in quirky, quirky songs. In the lead up to the completion of Way to Normal fans are told/reminded about his latest divorce, but then it is suggested we shouldn't actually think about it when picking apart each song bit-by-hidden-message-bit. Folds was quoted in a press release as saying this record is "really about me ...
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Compared with last week, this week in CDs is a little disappointing. There ares still some noteworthy releases, hower. Check them out:James Taylor - CoversJennifer Hudson - Jennifer HudsonT.I. - Paper TrailRobin Thicke - Something ElseBen Folds - Way To NormalTodd Rundgren - ArenaFaith Hill - Joy to the WorldKellie Pickler - Kellie PicklerJoshua Radin - Simple TimesJack's Mannequin - The Glass ...
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As much as I sincerely wish that I could say I've been in on the MOG scene since it's inception, I have to admit, I'm one of the "Facebook immigrants". I've been doing this for about a week or two.Somehow I just got out of the "Under the Radar" stage. I'm not entirely sure how that happened. I haven't really done shit yet. My entire iTunes library just now finished being MOGified. It took a few...
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After class I was perusing the Mog-O-Sphere, when I stumbled across Anna’s post about mix tape rules. As I began to comment, I began to ramble, as I have a tendency to do. I decided that my rambling rant would serve better as a post and spare all of Anna’s dedicated readers from being subjected to my slightly related mix tape rant. So, without further ado, I present to you a post that Mog atte
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In the comments section of our post on the "Hiroshima" video, reader sean took a moment to disparage the fake leak of Way To Normal before writing:He's squandered all of his stock-piled Ben Folds Five love ... Let's get the reunion gears spinning for that show. That'd be something, huh?For some people it would be, yes. Your wish is the Ben Folds Five's command, sean:~~
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Today the contrast podcast pays tribute to those bands that have been chosen most frequently throughout its history. To see who made the cut, go here and listen to or download this episode. I had the privilege of introducing one of my all-time favorites, Ben Folds . I chose a Ben Folds Five song from long ago, "Alice Childress." It's off Naked Baby Pictures and I do believe it wa...
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We're big fans of this generation's Randy Newman; the sultan of song, proud Nashvillian, friend to the shat: Mr. Ben Folds, so imagine our glee when these detail showed up in our inbox this morning after waiting three years for a follow-up to his last full-length solo LP (of new material). The album is called Way To Normal, it was recorded in Nashville by Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Modest ...
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"Although the counterculture spawned many new mediums, it was the music scene (with its viable commodities: graphics, posters, magazines, and records) that brought the revolution and the corporation into face-to-face confrontation. The counterculture didn't possess the means or the infrastructure to distribute its wares. For a split second everything was new, pure and untarnished, before the sc...
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Ben Folds is feeling a bit ambitious it seems. Inspired by the many university a cappella videos he found on YouTube of his music, Folds' new album, scheduled for spring '09 release, will be "a cappella versions of his music performed by the best university groups." Here's a couple I found just by typing "ben folds a cappella" in the You Tube Search box (University of Chicago's is off the hizoo...
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