1. I have some half-formed thoughts about some new music from Shannon Stephens versus her first and second albums, and getting better at being a musician but losing what makes one unique (and precious to me), but it's not really fleshed out and nothing's been typed, and I'm tired. Anyone here ever listen to any of her music? Anyone heard of her? I only know because of the Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover, and got to the party late.
2. Hey, that Dolfish album I talked about is now available for as much money as the EP! (Free, or you can pay more if you like.) If you haven't downloaded the EP (and I only know that Daneeka's Ghost has), maybe check the album, too. There's a heart-wrenching song about "Boy Meets World" and Jimi Hendrix. He's playing in St. Paul before the month is over. I'll hassle y'all about that later.
3. Leaving this afternoon for deerhunting in Swanville, MN tonight. Not sure if I'll even be able to log in after I post this because work will be busy as I try to get out of there.
Enjoy your Friday and Weekend and share some randomness... now.
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* Hurricane - Kyuss - And the Circus Leaves Town
* Calm Like a Bomb - Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
* Pilgrimage - Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
* Have You Seen Me Lately? - Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites
* Mentalism - Nuel - Trance Mutation
* Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
* Metamorphosis Four - Joan Jeanrenaud - Metamorphosis (P. Glass)
* Walk Through the Valley of Dead Flowers - Caleb Burhans - Holland Festival**
* Witchypoo - Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
* Tire Me - Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
** Have I mentioned that I love Caleb Burhans' music? Yes? OK, well he has a piece ("No") on the debut album of Roomful of Teeth, a vocal octet. For those who are into contemporary vocal ensembles, they're probably worth looking into, the album has been very well reviewed.
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1. Jeff Buckley - "Grace" - Grace
2. Flogging Molly - "The Wrong Company" - Within a Mile of Home
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Commotion" - Chronicle, Vol. 1
4. Sufjan Stevens - "Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois" - Illinois
5. Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love" - Early Days
6. Uncle Tupelo - "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - 89/93: An Anthology
7. Wilco - "Hell is Chrome" - Kicking Television
8. Common - "They Say" - Be
9. Boston - "Don't Look Back" - Greatest Hits
10. Generationals - "I Promise" - Actor-Caster
B. Wolfmother - "Pyramid" - Wolfmother
1. Three Great Alabama Icons - Drive By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera
2. Time - Black Lips - Arabia Mountain
3. Laden With Guilt - Caedmon's Call - In the Company of Angels
4. Ride This Feeling - Kate Miller-Heidke - Nightflight
5. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) - U2 - Achtung Baby
6. What It Takes - Aerosmith - Pump
7. Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
8. Come Together - The Beatles - Abbey Road
9. Queen of the Sad Land - A Silent Film - Sand & Snow
10. Lonely Fortunes - Ha Ha Tonka - Death of a Decade
I heartily approve of #10.
1. Squeeze Box -- The Who
2. Kansas -- The Wedding Present
3. Streets of Bakersfield -- Buck Owens
4. Nightswimming -- R.E.M.
5. In the Wilderness -- Charlie Pickett
6. Me and the Major -- Belle & Sebastian
7. Carvin' the Bird -- Charlie Parker
8. Now and Always -- Rockpile
9. Hummer -- Smashing Pumpkins
10. I Turn Around -- Elvis Costello
Bonus: Hard to Mention -- Young Fresh Fellows
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9WivuyE_PU
1. Money -Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
2. Maybe, This Time – OK Go
3. I’m Goin’ Home – Hootie and the Blowfish
4. I’ll Be That Girl – Barenaked Ladies
5. Bombom (Featuring The Teaching) – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
6. Funny Little Frog – Belle & Sebastian
7. The Smidge – The Hold Steady
8. Oh My God – Michael Franti & Spearhead
9. Shake Your Thang (It’s Your Thing) – Salt-N-Pepa
10. Void (External Theory) – Eyedea and Abilities
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01. In Flames - "The Jester's Dance", The Jester Race
02. Nevermore - "Narcosynthesis", Dead Heart, In a Dead World
03. Overkill - "Blood Money", Horrorscope
04. Black Sabbath - "Falling Off the Edge of the World", The Mob Rules
05. Death - "Nothing is Everything", Individual Thought Patterns
06. Iron Maiden - "No More Lies", Dance of Death
07. Nightwish - "Two for Tragedy", Wishmaster
08. Cage - "Secret of Fatima", Darker than Black
09. Guns N' Roses - "Paradise City", Appetit for Destruction
10. Anthrax - "Cadillac Rock Box", We've Come For You All
hey, Halloween's over!
That would explain why everyone looked at me funny when I walked into work this morning...
1. Dolfish “The ‘There Must Be Something Wrong with These Shoes’ Blues” Daytrotter Session 3/30/2012
2. Black Dice “Rodriguez” Mr. Impossible
3. Zola Jesus “Tower” Valusia EP
4. Burning Spear “Resting Place” Marcus Garvey
5. Merle Haggard and the Strangers “Streets of Berlin (Bonus Track)” Pride in What I Am
6. Lucero “Mom” Daytrotter Session 11/12/2009
7. Bob Marley & the Wailers “Pimper's Paradise” Uprising
8. Patsy Cline “I Fall to Pieces” Heartaches
9. Black Dice “Things Will Never Be the Same” Beaches & Canyons
T. Trapper Schoepp & the Shades “So Long” Daytrotter Session 9/14/2012
E. The Field “Sequenced” Yesterday & Today
Well, that's about as AMR as a list can get: The Field, Black Dice and Zola Jesus, Patsy and Hag, Burning Spear and Marley, and a bunch of stuff from Daytrotter. All that's missing is Ha Ha Tonka or Bonnie Prince Billy.
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This week's youtube surfing find -- North Atlantic Oscillation, a group from Scotland
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M43P_8UkA5A
I'm not sure about "Sigur Ros meets Flaming Lips", but they have their moments
'Ugly' - Violent Femmes Violent Femmes (bonus track)
'Californication' - Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits
'The Logical Song' - Supertramp Breakfast in America
'The Drawing Board' - The Features Some Kind of Salvation
'Walk on the Wild Side' - Lou Reed Transformer
'Someday' - Sugar Ray 14:59
'Shes Gone' - Hall & Oates Ultimate Hall & Oates
'Up On Cripple Creek' - The Band Greatest Hits
'Ace of Spades' - Motorhead No Remorse
'Corona' - The Minutemen Double Nickles on the Dime
#'s 8-10 are a nice way to go out of a FMD list.
I bought the new Trail of Dead CD off Amazon the other day. I picked up the Deluxe edition, because it has a bunch of extra tracks. One thing I didn't know is that it comes with a 150-page booklet. It's quite insane, actually.
The music is pretty good, a lot closer to the Source Tags and Codes days.