Published on November 12, 2009 at 11:47 pmComments
the genius of michael stipe is especially appreciated when he participates in music outside of what has been crafted as his own. tonight’s example is his collaboration with dashboard confessional on their emo/hipster tune “hands down”. (tune and video available here)
once you’ve heard the stipe-infused-duet, the original track finds itself screaming demands for stipe’s baritone influence.
enjoy “hands down” by dashboard confessional featuring michael stipe (track available on iTunes):
all of this being said, no one can question Chris Carrabba’s ability, inspiration or command. compare, contrast and enjoy:
so by now, i can only pray to invisible-make-believe-jesus that you’ve had a chance to listen to the new record from ben harper & the relentless 7 entitled, “white lies for dark times“. (if not, it’s ok and we can still be friends if you promise to turn off american idol and listen to this.)
my little snowflakes, i know what it’s like to miss out on things that are rad. case-in-point:
on the evening of december 8th 2008 i was probably dicking around in SoCal buying groceries, pumping gas or getting a braz-wax when at my beloved Spaceland…THIS SHIT WAS HAPPENING:
stumbling around youtube will consume your life if you’re not careful…tonight i’m letting it.
here’s a great video featuring Billy Preston aka The Fifth Beatle (may he rest in peace) sitting in on the studio recording of “get back“.
billy preston sat in and contributed keyboard tracks for the White Album, Abbey Road and Let It Be; he was one of george harrison’s best friends and contributed so much of what we love about these records. if none of this beatles talk rings a bell, billy wrote/composed “you are so beautiful (to me)” which joe cocker made famous.
billy preston IS “the 5th beatle” and frankly, Ringo needs to watch his back b/c 4th place is up for grabs.
everyone on campus was pissed to have to be back to work after the holidays; i tried my best to swim out past the breakers.
tonight i’m relaxing and downloading hundreds of photos from my vacation and of course interacting with you, my little snowflakes.
tonight’s soundtrack is dj minty fresh beat’s jaydiohead mashup of Radiohead & Jay-Z. if you’ve been around 1LS since the early days, then you’ll remember how much i loved “the grey album”.
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Published on September 30, 2008 at 8:39 pmComments
back in ‘92 a guy with a guitar walked into a recording studio in Charlottesville, VA and recorded a demo track that glorified the love between a couple begrudgingly cheating on their significant other.
the result of a september day spent in the studio was a track entitled, “say goodbye” and—for this guy steering the ship—it remains one of the more personal and poignant songs that dave matthews ever laid to tape.
enjoy the solo-acoustic-demo from dave matthews:
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…and the final-full-band-product that appeared on the album “crash”:
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tomorrow night, ben harper & the innocent criminals are going to be performing “fight outta you” on last call w/ carson daly. this is a good reason to own a tivo and to set it accordingly. in fact, i’m blogging this so that i wont forget to do the same.
unlike the last time that benharper was on last call, i didnt go and see this taping. if, however, you want to take a walk down memory lane, then you should read these posts:
damn the video for deathcab’s single “i will possess your heart” is awesome. let’s see…hot hipster chick walking around in slow motion CHECK…band playing in the freezing cold with wet instruments CHECK…3 minute long bass-line intro CHECK.
so on saturday the pretty girl and i went to the claremont folk music festival in claremont, ca. as you may recall, brandon and i went last year and watched ben harper drop new music from the then unreleased “lifeline” album.
this year’s event was much more low-key and community oriented. the entire festival was held at sycamore elementary school (ben’s grade school alma mater). as the local artisans were packing up their tents and goods we claimed our place on the grade-school lawn with our trusty red & blue plaid blanket.
from about 100feet away we watched jackson browne, followed by ben harper and then taj mahal each rock incredible sets. benharper’s website has all the details, but here is the setlist which included a brand-new track (spanish red wine) for the new studio album.
1. Pleasure And Pain
2. Morning Yearning
3. I Shall Not Walk Alone
4. Black Rain
5. Gather ‘Round The Stone
6. There Will Be A Light
7. Suzie Blue
8. Spanish Red Wine
9. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
ben brought out different local musicians to accompany him throughout the set and even had his mom sing with him on “spanish red wine” and the dylan cover “tomorrow is a long time”
(all awesome looking photos were taken from benharper.net)
i hope you didnt miss Panic! at the Disco on SNL last weekend but if you did that really blows and i hope this track will make you feel better.
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i’m in a very deathcab mood today and so here’s one more track from the band’s forthcoming album. this is the live acoustic version of “cath” taken from the live performance on BBC6.
the track’s folky and has a catchy guitar riff…oh and it’s about a GIRL!
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i still enjoy listening to the strokes’ album “is this it?” b/c i like the track ‘hard to explain‘ and if you like one strokes’ song then you like EVERY strokes’ song…ya know…b/c they’re all the same.
even though i havent yet seen ‘across the universe’ (it’s somewhere in the netflix q), i can easily say that joe anderson’s version of “happiness is a warm gun” is the gem of an otherwise so-so soundtrack.
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take a listen and tell me that this tune doesnt stand up nearly forty-years after it was written.
Word is Ryan and girlfriend Jessica Joffe, she who was credited as catalyst for Ry’s sobriety in that lengthy NYT piece last year, are over. And wouldn’t you know it, he’s handling things a little dramatically! And using the internet as a means for his public displays of contrition.
Things got started when someone calling himself Romantic Danzig sent Gawker a poem entitled “poem for Jessica Joffe because she blocked my email,” but since that wasn’t sufficiently personal (read: traceable) now he’s using that YouTube account we checked the other day to post the more succinctly titled piece called “Jessica.” It’s a freshly minted jangler about how he “ain’t no good,” the tune set to a map of the West Village (framed within a heart), a scrolling lover’s poem, a picture of Jessica gradually zoomed in upon until creepily pixelated, and a slow close-up of the letters “S-O-R-R-Y” written on a handful of white M&Ms (or, pills). What guilt trip?
my blog still has the dirty taste of janet jackson top 40 music in it’s throat.
let’s wash it down w/ some dylan. here’s “it’s alright ma (i’m only bleeding)”
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also, i insist on using the “title (parenthesis)” scheme for anything i do that’s creative b/c of this song.
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Made everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred.
the album was released back in 2006, but better late than never, eh?
i downloaded this diamond amongst the crap last week based on a suggestion by stereogum and i’ve been digging it…especially the track ‘jesus for the jugular (one at a time)’ and what the hell, give it a listen below if you’re curious.
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so radiohead did this live new year’s eve in-studio-webcast. i missed the live video b/c i was too busy out being a rockstar-in-my-own-right w/ the pretty girl.
luckily the internet is like one big fuck tivo and you too can watch the video whenever you feel the urge.
Published on December 13, 2007 at 10:54 pmComments
tonight’s song is ‘homecoming’
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i’m my father’s son.consequently, elvis presley is near and dear to my heart. nonetheless, the greatest elvis track i’ve ever heard was sung by Bono. tonight’s song is from the ‘honeymoon in vegas‘ soundtrack.falling in love is rad.
“…well, i had just gotten the book, sir…one of the boys gave it to me on the train, and the title of the book was called ‘poems that touch the heart“…i read one in particular called ‘should you go first‘ it was beautiful.”Elvis Presely, 1968
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