Archive for August, 2005

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

Posting from my hotel room…here are some low-key cuts to go with your morning’s coffee.

Download:
MP3: Kings of Convenience - Winning A Battle, Losing The War
MP3: Paul Simon - April Come She Will (original non-Garfunkel version)
MP3: John Vanderslice: Trance Manual
MP3: Spaceman 3 - Feel So Good
MP3: Magic Numbers - This Love

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Mmm, covers. Copy, Right? is hosting the Kelly Hogan cover of the Magnetic Fields’ “Papa Was A Rodeo.” Do yourself a favor and download this. — been a favorite of mine for years…

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Download: MP3: The Handsome Family - Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues MP3: Richard Hawley - The OceanMP3: Pet Politics - The Ghost of Mary And Her FriendsMP3: Matt Marque - UndertowMP3: Pink Mountaintops - Erected
P.S.: Via Gorilla vs. Bear MP3: Feist - Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worryin’ Bout That Girl (Kinks […]

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

“The Holy Grail of Radiohead Bootlegs contains 186 tracks of B-sides, promo tracks, demos, soundtrack work, guest appearances, outtakes, and unreleased tracks.”
DOWNLOAD: Here via Regnyouth ArchivesClick here for track lising…

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

Sonic Youth: Peel Sessions, October 19, 1988.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -01. Rouche Rumble 3,69 M02. My New House 7,38 M03. Victoria 2,57 M04. Psycho Mafia 2,15 M- - - - - - - - […]

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

DOWNLOAD:MP3: Sonic Youth - Winner’s Blues MP3: Sonic Youth - Peace AttackCheck out Saucerlike.com, an unofficial Sonic Youth site…

Friday, August 19th, 2005

DOWNLOAD:MP3: Sonic Youth - Expressway To Your Skull MP3: Sonic Youth - Superstar (Carpenters cover)

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Last week I received an email from a musician named Magnus Larson hailing from Sweden. He apparently contacted some other folks too. Larson creates under the name Pet Politics, and writes & records out of his bedroom, one-man-band style. If you have some time, check out his Web site…great use of crayon. Good stuff. Kind […]

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Insightful 4 page interview with Farrar and his views on Son Volt, his solo material, and future musical career.
“The idea of doing solo records was supposed to be that it could be anything—samples, different instrumentation, etc. But with Son Volt, it just represents guys playing in a studio trying to capture the essence of the […]

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

I have been on a Will Oldham (insert alias here) kick the past few months. He seems to always turn up somewhere when I least expect it — e.g.: cameo role in the fantastic new film Junebug, soundtrack work on All The Real Girls, etc. With an intimidating back catalog, Oldham continues on his prolific […]

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Check out the Aquarium Drunkard’s radio program…

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

Jesse Malin’ picks: Some interesting, if unpredictable, choices of albums/books/films/etc. coming out in the next six weeks. See it HERE….