Thursday, April 26, 2007

Lucky Soul :: The Great Unwanted


Euro pop for a sunny Saturday. Go for a bouncy walk today.

Monday, April 16, 2007

CD of the Day :: Let's Go Sailing :: The Chaos In Order


Today, I'm loving the debut The Chaos in Order from Let's Go Sailing. I was trying to pick one song to feature, couldn't do it, so instead picked the entire cd as something the kids should check out. The obvious favorite is Sideways, but I'm digging every song I've heard so far.





Let's Go Sailing features frontwoman/songwriter Shana Levy from Rilo Kiley and she sings with a kind of laid back confidence that goes down easy and doesn't sound self-absorbed or overly invested in their own melancholy...a condition that seems to plague a lot of indie rockers nowadays.


Ani Difranco's Lazy Yet Sexy Dance :: My IQ

...something in the way she moves...

Friday, April 13, 2007

Song of the Day :: The Mountain Goats :: Woke Up New

Check out the latest video from the John Darnielle fronted band The Mountain Goats "Woke Up New" and visit their band site on Rhapsody.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Song of the Day :: Ash :: Starcrossed



Official Ash Band Site

Leak of the Day #1 :: Bjork :: Earth Intruders


Checkout the latest from Bjork's upcoming cd Volta. Strangely enough, Volta is a collaboration between Bjork and Timbaland, but I like what I'm hearing so far.

Earth Intruder MP3

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Song of the Day :: Aqualung :: Something to Believe In

aqualung-something...

Radiohead :: Weird New Video

Some new music from Radiohead surfaced on the net in the form of a weirdly spliced together video which can be seen here.

The short video film is made by The Vapour Brothers, the team behind the video for 2001's 'I Might Be Wrong' and some promotional clips for some of their earlier work. The footage shows the band in the studio, Thom Yorke dancing while DJing and the group jamming.The soundtrack is a montage of music and dialogue, some of which is believed to be the new material the band are currently working on. We shall see.

White Stripes :: Icky Thump :: Cover Art


The White Stripes will release their next album Icky Thump in the U.S. on June 19. Here's a first look at the cover art which holds true to their black, white and red all over cover art history.

Monday, April 9, 2007

Introducing :: Elvis Perkins :: Ash Wednesday

Check out the son of actor Anthony Perkins. His cd Ash Wednesday is full of quietly lovely songs evoking comparisons to lilting compositions by Elliot Smith or dare I say...Dylan?

I particularly favor "Ash Wednesday" and "While You Were Sleeping" which can both be found on Elvis' MySpace page.

You can also check out his video for "Without Love" right here:
Without Love

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Saturday, April 7, 2007

Song of the Day :: Willy Mason :: Oxygen

An impressive debut by a kid and his guitar.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Song of the Day :: Damien Rice :: 9 Crimes

I cannot get this song out of my head today.

Making... :: the :: Rough Cut :: Nico Vega

Rough Cuts highlight completely raw artists that you've probably never heard of, but I think you should have. Email MMB if you have a Rough Cut artist in mind. Introducing...Nico Vega...





Alanis Morissette :: My Humps Video :: No Joking

Alanis Morissette covering "My Humps"? You bet. I've always thought she has a great self-depricating sense of humor, but now I know she also has a keen eye for how ridiculous the business of music has become when a stupid song like "My Humps" gets as big as it did. If there was any question before about what a stupid song this is and how stupid listeners were for eating it up...Alanis' over-the-top dramatic ballad clears all that up...and made me laugh in the process.


Online Radio Waves :: 3 Sites to Listen to

If you're looking for the big 3 online radio hosts. Look no further. All three have their negs and positives, but they're great resources for finding new artists or artists close to your taste based on other artists.

  • Finetune - Build custom playlists
  • Slacker - Personal radio on the web
  • Pandora - Discover music comparable to other artists you like

Great Concert Site :: TOURFILTER

We all know Ticketmasters search engine sucks and it's very hard to find concert dates for smaller acts performing at smaller club type venues.

Tourfilter is a great resource to get all your concert info emailed directly to you. Cities are still limited but the database is growing everyday. And you can search by city or by artist. Check them out and tell your friends.

NIN :: Year Zero :: Listen In


NIN new cd Year Zero isn't due in stores until April 17, but you can listen to the streaming cd now right here.

Joni Mitchell :: Cover Album Coming April 24


Bjork, Sufjan Stevens, Prince and Sarah McLachlan are a few of the performers on this tribute to Joni Mitchell. You can listen to samples from each track before buying the cd on April 24.

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  • Iron and Wine "The Shepherd's Dog"
  • "Once" Soundtrack
  • Feist "The Reminder"
  • Over The Rhine "The Trumpet Child"
  • Nicole Atkins "Neptune City"
  • Ani DiFranco "Canon"
  • Chris and Thomas "Land of Sea"
  • A Fine Frenzy "One Cell in the Sea"
  • Explosions in the Sky "All of the Sudden I Miss Everyone"
  • Amandine "Solace in Sore Hands"
  • St. Vincent "Marry Me"
  • Josh Ritter "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter"
  • Band of Horses "Cease to Begin"
  • Amy Winehouse "Back to Black"
  • Darren Hanlon "Fingertips and Mountaintops"
  • Bat for Lashes "Fur and Gold"
  • Regina Spektor "Begin To Hope"
  • The Shins "Wincing the Night Away"
  • The National "Boxer"
  • The White Stripes "Icky Thump"
  • Eleni Mandell "The Miracle of Five"
  • Immaculate Machine "Immaculate Machine's Fables"
  • Fall Out Boy "Infinity On High"
  • Let's Go Sailing "The Chaos in Order"
  • Keren Ann "Keren Ann"
  • William Elliott Whitmore "Song of the Blackbird"
  • Bjork "Volta"
  • Bruce Springsteen "Magic"
  • Radiohead "In Rainbows"
  • Bright Eyes "Cassadaga"
  • Peter Bjorn & John "Writer's Block"
  • Blonde Redhead "23"
  • Kate Nash "Made of Bricks"
  • LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver"
  • Fields "Everthing Last Winter"
  • Of Montreal "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?"
  • Fionn Regan "The End of History"
  • The Hush Sound "Like Vines"
  • Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"
  • Wilco "Sky Blue Sky"
  • Joseph Arthur "Let's Just Be"
  • Avett Brothers "Emotionalism"
  • Derek Webb "The Ringing Bell"
  • Spoon "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga"
  • The Snake The Cross The Crown "Cotton Teeth"
  • Walter the Orange Ocean "Restless or Sleeping"
  • Stars "In Our Bedroom After the War"
  • A Fine Frenzy "One Cell in the Sea"