Thank you to Mr. Holstad for sending over a link to The Private Life of the Barn Owl , a 1976 BBC short writen, produced, directed and narrated by the great David Cobham . MP3: Carly Simon - Night Owl
'Gigantic' and 'Texas' may have been the tracks from her ( Best Fit Recordings -released) debut EP that first showcased Eddi Front 's unique knack for capturing tenderness over jewellery box lullabies, but it was her cover of Nick Cave's 'Into My Arms' that proved how her sound was so strong that it could be artfully transported to another's words. And now here is the New York songstress again to prove the point with a pair of slightly haphazard covers (one track is claimed to have even been [...]
As in past years, I'm a bit woozy today after yesterday’s all-day drive up the East Coast from North Carolina. My head still swims with the sights of barbecue joints and crabcake stands, and roadside shacks where one can get smoked ham and sausages, local peanuts, and fireworks to celebrate it all. But it’s good to be home, where the daffodils are in full blown bloom, even if the lawn still struggles against the moss and hemlock. The American South is a wonderful place to visit; I like seeing the world, and though I've been to more [...]
Echo Lake Echo Lake's Thom chatters with The G-Man about Bob Trimble, shitty 70/80/90's music and his general love for music stores... Linda Jarvis and Thom Hill , collectively known as Echo Lake gracefully announced themselves to the world with last year's dazzling dreampop début Wild Peace (appearing at #9 on the The G-Man's Top 50 albums end of year list). Thom [...]
I was watching Pardon The Interruption the other morning before work when I heard Mike Wilbon mention something that - by his reference and my recognition - dated both of us. The clicker. The first people that I knew who were capable of dictating commands to the television by merely lifting their fingers would have been my grandparents. My brother and I were gobsmacked. We couldn't wait to get our hands on The Clicker for a spin through the dial. With half a dozen channels, it [...]
Although I stopped caring about the Grammys a long time ago, the one category that I continue to keep an eye on is Best New Artist, which was always my favorite back when I still gave a damn about the rest of them. This year, the line-up is a bit on the weak side, with the exclusion of Carly Rae Jepsen leaving very little gender variety. (I'd be happy with The Lumineers or Frank Ocean, the two acts behind my two favorite singles of 2012 , but fun. is probably the one to beat [...]
Last week I posted about Carly Simon's song You're So Vain which was the #1 single for the first couple of weeks in 1973. In that post, I mentioned that a famous rock star could be heard singing background vocals on the song. I challenged my readers to name that vocalist but no one responded so I will have to reveal who was sitting in on the song myself. Drum Roll please............Mick Jagger provided background vocals on the song! Who Carly was singing about remains a mystery. As you can see from the cover of the [...]
In late 1972 Carly Simon released her third album, No Secrets. The first single from that album was an immediate hit and sat at #1 on the US Singles chart for the first three weeks in 1973. Let's listen...... One of the most interesting things about the song was that everyone, and I mean everyone, spent hours speculating about who the song was about. Among my friends, the most popular theory was that the song was about the rock star that can clearly be heard singing the background vocals on the song. The background [...]
Wikipedia Skyfall , the twenty-third film in the James Bond franchise, is now here and with it comes another Bond theme, this one courtesy of Adele . "Skyfall" is a solid tune in the Bond tradition and charted respectably - number two in the UK - but only time will tell if it becomes as famous a contribution to the Bond canon as, say, Carly Simon's theme for 19772s The Spy Who Loved Me , though "Nobody Does It Better" is arguably one of the least Bond-like themes [...]
Piper Davis is a former Vancouver musician now based out of Toronto. Her sound is R&B Electro meets Billie Holiday (you'll get the reference once you hear her voice). Piper has a decent discography, but with new additions like this Carly Simon cover with SHVRS, I'm very excited to see where she's headed. Piper will be releasing some new singles with videos over the next couple months, and a full-length album is also not far off. She's playing some shows over in Toronto now, so let's hope she makes her way over to the West Coast soon. [...]
2012 is a milestone year for Bond fans, seeing both the 50th anniversary of the first episode in the film franchise, Dr. No, and the release of the 22nd in the series, Skyfall, due this month. As a teaser, Adele ’s eponymous theme song was unveiled last week – of which more later. As TGTF’s celebration of all things Bond-ian, we run through a short history of Bond movie themes. Where better than to start than at the beginning, with Dr. No, which, strictly speaking, didn’t have a theme song of [...]
James Bond theme songs have always held a special place in my heart, which shouldn't come as a big surprise to anyone, given my passion for both music and film. With the recent release of Adele's own Bond stunner, "Skyfall," the 24-year old English chanteuse finds herself sitting pretty among some of my favorite Bond singers, including Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever,"
Hollywood continues to make dreams a reality. According to a report by Variety , Sony Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures plan on adapting Sheila Weller's Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-And the Journey of a Generation . In an effort to make the biopic hip and relevant, however, they're looking to cast a "handful of up-and-coming Hollywood starlets." Such talent includes the famous actress that is Taylor Swift. The pop-country singer is "already in line" for the role of Mitchell and currently there's a handful of stars [...]
The Reborn Identity - Hollywood's So Vain [ mp3 SoundCloud] Carly Simon - You're So Vain Marina and the Diamonds - Hollywood
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Chic, Nile Rodgers Song: Carly Simon - Why - Why [download here ] What's so good? This week's Old [...]
Paloma has developed a little thing for Daniel Craig. Though she had devoured the books, I suspect Craig's starring role goosed her interest in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo . And she's been raving about his performance as James Bond as she's become a belated convert to the cinematic spy series. (at least I don't ever recall her expressing an interest in the long-running franchise) At the risk of being labeled a communist, socialist, or some other ist that I isn't, I must confess that, as Paloma has now [...]
I never particularly cared for "1979," the 1996 Smashing Pumpkins single (and the band's biggest pop hit, with a No. 12 peak on Billboard's Hot 100). It had less do with the song's musical merit, or lack thereof, than it did with the fact that I always thought it was set one year too early. Ah, 1978! The best year of my life -- at least the first decade of it! I can't pinpoint a specific reason why I remember 1978 so fondly. It's perhaps partly because 1977-1978 is the first period of my life that I [...]
Carly will be 67 on June 25th! Download: carly-simon-09-anticipation.mp 3
"It has enough sleeping room for four adults or two adults and three children, however we suggests that the occupants be friendly. Of course, after spending several hours en route in this car, they'll either be good friends or bitter enemies." MP3: Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do
Been there, done that. Several times. Sometimes via email, sometimes via blog post, sometimes via both. For me, it's the best form of post-break-up catharsis, whether he reads it or not. So yes, of course, it's okay, to trash an ex in writing. But I can kind of see where John Mayer is coming from in Rolling Stone . The guy who wrote the song "Shadow Days" about Jennifer Aniston, one ex, for his current album, Born and Raised , is complaining about what Taylor Swift, another ex, had to sing [...]
Cold Splinters
The Line Of Best Fit
Cover Lay Down
The G-Man
Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard
Chromewaves
Winnie Cooper
There Goes the Fear
Music Is My King Size Bed
Consequence Of Sound
AudioPorn Central
indie shuffle
Keep the Coffee Coming
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Listen to the Japanese Song that Grimes is Obsessed With
PREVIEW: Hyperbits – Karekare (Original Mix)
Deadmau5 Returns With Techno Track "Monophobia" After Being Absent For Months
Stream: Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn
