Plastic Ono Band: A seething, frightened, angry glimpse into an artist’s pained soul. Arguably John’s best solo output, if completely misunderstood at the time of it’s release. Exorcising his demons as the tapes rolled — the analog offspring of the Primal Scream therapy he was undergoing at the time. Post-Beatlemania and post-divorce, John delivered the […]
Archive for February, 2006
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
M. Ward’s May 6, 2004 visit with KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic host Nic Harcourt. I was lucky enough to see Ward open up for My Morning Jacket later that weekend, at the Avalon in Hollywood, performing most of the songs below. The cover of Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” was the highlight of his opening set, […]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
photo: kathryn yu
The Acrobat is it’s own little universe. A quiet, vulnerable place where it rains most of the time and the inhabitants rarely speak above a whisper. Coffee is served all day, and everyone tends to stay up late and think too much. Lights are used sparingly, and there is no such season […]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
photo courtesy of smokebox.net
Notes: Traded with someone for this show about three years ago after seeing the Los Angeles date of this same run. Great solo “acoustic Ryan” show with excellent, sparse renditions of his post-Whiskeytown repertoire. Several songs feature cello, violin and/or background vocal accompaniment. Click here for set list…
DOWNLOAD:Zipped File: Ryan Adams […]
Monday, February 6th, 2006
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Magnolia Electric Company :: Leave The City MP3: Magnolia Electric Company :: Don’t This Look Like The Dark ———-Amazon: Magnolia Electric Company - Trials & Errorswww.songsohia.com
Also: So Much Silence has pt. 1 of Colin Meloy’s NPR session in individual MP3 ripped tracks
Saturday, February 4th, 2006
New Album: Captain WIld Horse (Rides The Heart Of Tomorrow)
“The new album hits hard for such gentle music. Short wrings every drop of emotion from story-songs like “Goodbye Old Morning” and “Like Anything, It’s Small” and delivers lovesick meditations like “Pullin’ Pullin’” and “Wild Wild Horses” with almost painful tenderness. But she isn’t sure how […]
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
DOWNLOAD: MP3: Sonic Youth :: The Goo Interview (deluxe)———- Amazon: Sonic Youth - Goo (deluxe redux edition) www.sonicyouth.com
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
Off the upcoming album “Subtitulo”
DOWNLOAD:Video: Josh Rouse :: Quiet Town (video)MP3: Josh Rouse :: Quiet Town (audio)———-www.joshrouse.com
Stream: Josh Rouse performs a live set as Morning Becomes Eclectic visits Austin, Texas for the 2002 South by Southwest music festival. **Excellent listen
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
I am a big fan of most of Steve Earle’s material — the post-prison/post-addiction stuff in particular. While I do agree with some of the man’s politics, some of it does get a little heavy handed for my taste. That’s when a song like “I Thought You Should Know” comes in to save the day. […]
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
The music of Simon & Garfunkel has been with me for a long time. I first bought their greatest hits compilation in the sixth grade after overhearing it at a friend’s house while his mom listened as she did whatever it is mom’s do. I think it was the first “adult” music purchase I ever […]
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
Highway 61 Revisited Revisited
In September of 2005 Uncut magazine released a tribute CD covering Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited album. The pronounced Americana/roots-rock lineup does a fine job covering the iconic album each in their own unique way.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Drive By Truckers :: Like A Rolling Stone MP3: Marc Carroll :: Tombstone BluesMP3: Paul Westerberg […]
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
Thanks to Clever Titles for getting me a copy of this recent tour-only EP. Keeping with the theme of last year’s Morrissey covers EP, Meloy tackles the Shirley Collins cannon for this years cover fodder. All of these tracks have been floating around various sites the past two weeks, so if you missed any […]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
There are a few bands recording today that I anxiously await their latest output, Drive-By Truckers is one of those bands. The new album from DBT, A Blessing And A Curse, is due out April 18th in the here in the U.S., but in the meantime, here are some tracks off the past two albums […]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
Mofro’s debut album, Blackwater, was my favorite release of 2002. I loved it…still love it. Southern soul, funk, and front porch blues. A medley of influences spanning Stevie Wonder at his funkiest to Exile-era Stones. That Muscle Schoals sound is dripping all over this one.
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Mofro :: BlackwaterMP3: Mofro :: WhitehouseMP3: Mofro :: […]
