Strange coincidence or indicator of my prophetic powers? The other day while talking about Hey Lover 's self-titled debut album , I mentioned how the catchy hooks made you want to play air guitar...and here we are a couple days later and I get this e-mail about the 2007 US Air Guitar Championships ! I think this might be fate giving me a wake-up call. Perhaps I wasn't destined to become a teacher after all! Well, while I'm pondering my reason for being on the planet, consider whether you have the skills [...]
On the day I received my copy of Yep Roc's reissue of Billy Bragg's Don't Try This at Home in the mail, I had been listening to Ben Lee's 2005 effort, Awake is the New Sleep . One song that stands out is "Apple Candy." I mention the Billy Bragg album because it contains a song called, "Sexuality," and...

Congratulations to Daniel (a self professed nerd) for being the lucky winner of Midnight Movies ' latest release Lion the Girl and a MM t-shirt to wear while listening. You just have to love it when a nerd wins...it makes you feel like you're in a John Hughes movie. He gave props to Pirates of Silicon Valley , a docudrama about the early days of personal computers and the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft, as his favorite late night movie to watch. Talk about a riveting, action-packed, edge of your seat [...]

Congratulations to Dan from New York City who won the Ultimate Ears giveaway. Here are some cover songs paired with the originals for your listening enjoyment. Have a lovely Saturday morning. MP3 | Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle MP3 | New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle MP3 | The Hard Lessons - Hey Hey My My [...]

En låt jag lyssna på som fan för ett tag sen... tror den nästan var med på alla blandskivor på någe konstigt sätta.. Det är Ben lee s låt: Cigarettes Will Kill You

So I took a week break from blogging. Not that I had the luck to attend SXSW at Austin like some American music bloggers. I had to cram up for midterm tests, as I took a bunch of them last week for 5 days in a row. It was intense, but I'm glad I made it through. From now til summer, I won't be having as much free time so expect more megaposts, less profound commentary like this. Anyway, here's a load of covers that I've enjoyed lately. Shugo Tokumaru - Young Folks (Peter Bjorn and [...]

Retour de vacances chargé en mp3... ::: good shoes - never meant to hurt you Ecouté en boucle pendant ces 15 derniers jours alors que je n'avais vraiment pas été emballé par leur concert parisien... [...]
Kings of Convenience - Winning a Battle,Losing the War (Andy Votel Mix) Gym Class Heroes - 1st Period :The Queen And I Ben Lee - Begin Fatboy Slim - The Rockafellar Skank Def Leppard - Too Late For Love Δεν μπροώ να πιστέψω ότι σας ενόχλησε το ότι πήγα στο Ντερτι σε σημείο που να κάτσετε να γράψετε mail σχετικά με αυτό. Ειλικρινά, δεν καταλαβαίνω πώς μπορώ να πώ εγώ το "Δεν έρχομαι" σε ένα φίλο μου [...]

This is a great cover by Ben Lee of Modest Mouse "Hit" Float On. I have to say I never liked this song until I heard his cover version ! MP3: Float On (Live In Studio) Buy: Grandpaw Would

Tonight I walked through Central Park at 11 p.m. at night. Central Park is not really that dangerous, especially for people carrying laptops and iPods. It's quite hospitable really. Several times during my journey I met random men in the park. I nodded at them. One wished me a goodnight. There are other such things that can be said. Two days before Will and I went to the Modern Museum of Art. I'd give the person who got us in props, but sometimes being featured on this blog can be confused with being in porn. It's [...]

I'm very interested in the future lately. Perhaps it's because our culture seems to backsliding into the fatuousness of the late 90s and the temporary concern for others, annoying/refreshing though it was, seems to be disappearing although with everything else into an empty selfishness reappropriated as humanity. It's the equivalent of trying to do another, and knowing it won't matter. Even fame itself seems pointless now. It's for those who tolerate it, or I guess more correctly those who are able to tolerate it. So for this reason, if there is an exciting part [...]

I am a believer in Valentine's Day. At last I have a romantic association with it: three years ago Husband proposed to me on V-Day. At least, that is how I choose to remember it. We were in the middle of a noisy restaurant, the order was taking a long time coming, and he said, "If we are planning to live together, don't you think we should get married?" His face was glowing, and he had kind of a sheepish but expectant look on his face, like, "Uh-oh, now it's out, and what is she [...]

Let's see how this goes. Day 4's winner will receive The Beatles Capitol Albums V.2 (4cd) boxset. It includes all of the albums listed above in both mono and stereo. All of these tracks are from This Bird Has Flown: A 40th anniversary tribute to Rubber Soul Fiery Furnaces- Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown) Ben Lee- In My Life Nellie McKay- If I Needed Someone Again, if you'd [...]

Lots of photo`s from this eventfull weekend..So lets get started..First it was Mike`s Birdday on Friday...Good Times On Sunday we went to Call The Office to see the Suits XL ....... and then we saw Ben Lee we also had a little [...]

Montreal's Pony Up headline the opening night of iheartmusic.net 's 1st anniversary partay This week will be a nightmare for the indecisive. dial613 isn't even going to attempt to break down the +/-19 shows in the city over the next 5 days, most of which are part of three 'festivals' taking place in Ottawa this weekend (they are listed in the post just before this one). Scheduling is all up in the air at this point, with the exceptions of plans to make sure to see The Sadies , [...]
Weve been spoiled the past few weeks here in Cincy with the large amounts of good concerts to choose from. Not quite as many this weekend but still some noteworthy stuff. Tonight Be Your Own Pet and Whirlwind Heat @ Southgate House . ( BYOP just signed with a new label today) FREE show! Also Tonight Portugal the Man , Gatsbys American Dream, Horse the Band and Forgive Durden @ MadHatter . 12$ And jumping all [...]