Monthly Archives: January 2009
TKK: “Devil Bunnies” and Tori Amos vs. Andy Gray: “Let’s Do It Again”
Whooo do I have two fun tracks for you today! One of my regular readers, Paul, has been emailing with me for a bit and today he made a request for this song on the blog. It’s such a nice … Continue reading
Filed under dance, Friday, Industrial
Wanna Know Who’s Gonna Be At SXSW? (pssst…. their initials are HB)
So do I! It’s so frustrating to not have an official list, eh? Well one group I have absolute confirmation on, from their manager, is Heartless Bastards. And I’ve got a brand new video of them playing “The Mountain”. The … Continue reading
Filed under Rock and Roll
Joan Osborne: Baby Love…, Crazy Baby…, Little Wild One
There’s a story making all the news here, a story about how a woman just gave birth to octuplets, yes EIGHT babies. I can’t even imagine the kookiness that is one child let alone eight. It took 46 doctors to … Continue reading
Foals: Antidotes … How Did I Miss This Album?
I honestly don’t know how this album passed me by last year, it would have surely made my top 15. I stumbled upon it today and I’m quite smitten by it. I can’t stop playing it. All day long, I’ve … Continue reading
Annuals, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and What Laura Says at the Empty Bottle, 1/22/09, Chicago
I walked into the Empty Bottle last night to the delightfully mournful voice of Jessica Lea Mayfield and was immediately caught up in her stories of heartbreak and loneliness. Playing with drummer Anne Lillis, and electric guitarist Richie Kirkpatrick, Ms. … Continue reading
Filed under alternative, Chicago, folk, Indie, Live Music, new music
Hope Begins Today
We hold on, in hope. I Have A Dream mp3 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr August 28, 1963, Washington DC I ve Been To The Mountain Top mp3 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr April 3, 1968 (the eve of his … Continue reading
There’s Not Enough Sex On This Blog Lately
I feel that I’ve lost my way a bit. I wanted to become a “real” blogger — you know, get music sent my way by artists and the people that represent them. The first one thrilled me! It was like … Continue reading
Filed under dance
Annuals – “Confessor;” Jessica Lea Mayfield – With Blasphemy So Heartfelt
I opened the mailbox today to find a nifty widget for the Annuals. Well, I’ve not heard them before, I must admit. So these widgets do come in handy. I quite like widgets, you get to hear the song, embed … Continue reading
O’death: Lowtide
Hey! Do me a favor, will ya? Just listen to this track. It’s probably not what you expect from the name of this band unless you’re a traditional folk music aficionado. O’death is not a metal band. O’death is not … Continue reading
Filed under no idea what this is
Heartless Bastards – The Mountain, due out Feb. 3
The Heartless Bastards’ 2006 release, All This Time was a deliciously dark, clanging, and howling affair. Indie/shoegaze(?)/alternative and just good old fashioned garage-rock tunes with a little reverb thrown in for good measure – I’m in heaven. You know that … Continue reading
Filed under Indie, Rock and Roll
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