Acting as the predecessor to movies such as Cruel Intentions , which is based on Laclos' novel Les Liasions dangereuses , and 10 Thing I Hate About You , the adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , the 1995 comedy, Clueless , which is based on Jane Austen's novel Emma , champions the spirit of notable literature being adapted into a high school film that just so happens to offer a stunning and dynamic soundtrack, too. Not only did Clueless take Alicia Silverstone from video vixen to [...]
Today's pick is the Long Island,NY band As Tall As Lions. I am sharing a couple of songs, the first one is off of their 2006 self-titled record, and one is a Counting Crows cover they did that I stumbled across. Enjoy. * 'Mariah' MP3 * 'Children In Bloom' MP3
What if you were stranded on a deserted island with your iPod only capable of holding 25 albums of your choice from the last decade? Assuming, of course, you have unlimited battery power (and enough food and water), what albums would you pick to listen to over and over? Well, probably the ones that you go back to just for pure listening enjoyment. It wouldn't be same as the so-called "experts" best of [...]
Artist: Counting Crows Album: Hard Candy Release Date: July 8, 2002 In the concluding post of Idolator/Village Voice's F2K series, in which Maura Johnston and Christopher Weingarten (two writers for the old Idolator) counted down the 50 worst songs of the decade, Counting Crows' cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" was named the worst song of the 2000s. Now, I'm no huge fan of Counting Crows. I think August and Everything After was a great album, and they've been hit-and-miss ever [...]
Bethany Larson is at her best acoustic. Her voice carries a whimsical, romantic ache that bounces wonderfully against the guitar strings, as she voices simple lyrics about kissing on the mouth . . . It was "Why Don't You Come Over," the first song on her self-published release, that sold me on this artist. I first heard it on the train, looking at the faces of strangers, and felt suddenly a part of all of them. Larson's voice is sweet and clear, even if it isn't particularly distinctive, but she really wins over the listener with her [...]
Please do yourself a favor and go read the conclusion of The 50 Worst Songs of the 00's, F2K over at the Village Voice's blog. I've read it several times already today, and I laugh harder each time. It's a vicious deconstruction of Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carleton covering Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi." There's so much gold I couldn't possibly quote it all here without copying and pasting the whole damn thing but just as a teaser: When "Big Yellow Taxi" appeared, it wasn't because Counting Crows didn't have any ideas. (Though it [...]
We've been a little slow on the site lately thanks to my new full-time job out here in the Bay, but that isn't stopping us from welcoming friends to the site to start dropping some contributions in their own way. First up is our long-time friend, Ross McKillop, a recent New York City transplant from Vancouver. Hi, my name is Ross, and I'm a live music addict. So this is my first post on the Live Music Blog. I'd like to thank Justin for giving me the platform to bather on about [...]
Bij de meesten is het vast wel bekend dat Acda en de Munnik het liedje Slaap Zacht, Elisabeth hebben gecovered van de Counting Crows. Het nummer is geschreven door Adam Duritz, die vrijwel alle liedjes van de Counting Crows voor zijn rekening neemt. Zoals velen van zijn nummer is het een melancholisch en treurig liedje, over het missen van iemand die er niet meer is. Er zijn verschillende verklaringen voor de tekst mogelijk, en daar ga ik me dan ook niet aan wagen. Acda en de Munnik heb de tekst naar eigen inzicht vertaald en hier [...]
When I was in college, all the hot girls had the Cure singles collection. If you wanted to make time, you had to be willing to sit through Cure albums. Over time, the Eurosadness grew on me. Hence, today's tribute . . . There's a zip file included in the alphabet, as always. If you like this, please drop a comment and Digg/Stumble/etc. A is for A Forest and B is for Bat for Lashes . When you see B4L, you pretty much don't need to ask [...]
It has come to that time of the year/decade where innumerable lists will come out touting writers knowledge of music by saying what's the best album, songs or artists of the decade/year. Some are interesting reads, others are banal wastes of time & yet others are pretentious attempts at musical superiority while showing you have little knowledge about "real" music. It is this final category that Paste Magazine's 30 best covers of the decade falls into. Covers are a delicate subject with me. A cover song must be at least similar to the original. Otherwise, you're [...]
Friday Five : \ˈfrī-(ˌ)dā,-dē ˈfīv\ : On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, sometimes there isn't. Sometimes we have guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. Editor's Note : While short on [...]
Unlike the slow pace of last week , we weren't at a loss for stories this week. In fact, we didn't even get to the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam lineup announcement on Friday. The initial lineup of moe., Counting Crows, Ani DiFranco and Mule doesn't get our juices pumping, but there's still plenty of time for more artists to be announced. Plus, the special guest roster of Trombone Shorty, DJ Logic, Audley Freed, Jackie Greene, Kevn Kinney, Eric Krasno, Col. Bruce Hampton and Robert Kearns shows promise. [...]
Sweet Virginia is the sixth track off the 1972 Rolling Stones Album Exile On Main St . On the studio cut, Mick Jagger is backed by Keith Richards, Clydie King, Vanetta Fields, Dr. John, Shirley Goodman and Tammi Lynn on vocals. Thanks to Keno's Rolling Stones Website for all that info. Allow me to quote a bit of James Hector's, The Complete Guide to the Music of the Rolling Stones ... The nearest the Stones ever got to a round-the-campfire song, through Baden-Powell probably [...]
Even in our most inebriated and/or masochistic mind-spirals, we've never attempted to make a mash-up of Emmy Rossum's lilting Imogen Heap-esque "Slow Me Down" and Counting Crows' classic dad-jam "Mr. Jones." Even though it might sound good. Some things should remain sacred. Yet Emmy Rossum, the person, and Adam Duritz, the only man in rock with a dread weave , may in fact be working on their own little mash-up—one that includes actual humans. The recently divorced actor/singer told People that she can "understand" why "chicks dig Adam Duritz" and cites his kindness, [...]
The answer is, of course, simple: The Counting Crows singer looks so good as an ill-advised tattoo that'll need to be lasered off immediately after the inevitable breakup . (The other answer involves me banging my head against the table at which I am sitting and bemoaning the gallery-of-hot-girls-as-news trend, even though that ship has long sailed.) [ HuffPo ]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Movies Having recently completed a tour with his band, Counting Crows vocalist Adam Duritz is now looking forward to some rest and relaxation. "I'm not doing jack for a while," he tells Spinner, "I'm gonna hang out in New York City. I'm gonna ride the subway." The time off is well-deserved: On top of his rock career, Duritz has been moonlighting as a movie producer. His latest film project, 'Freeloaders,' is a collaboration [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Movies Counting Crows , Alison Krauss and a tribute to the late Mary Travers by her former bandmates were some of the many highlights from Wednesday's Feel Free concert in New York's Central Park. The show was held as part of National Parks Week NYC, a celebration of the parks system. The free outdoor concert also coincided with the upcoming six-part Ken Burns documentary ' The National Parks: America's Best Idea ,' [...]
Austin's Sam Baker may just have written most painful song of the year. A song that asks, "What would make a person leave and not come back? Not a day goes by when I don't think about you." Every time I hear "Angel Hair" it breaks me in two. You should go buy "Cotton" just to support a singer-songwriter who could create a song full of such profound beauty. But there's more than just one great song here. You also get a nifty little reworking of the old classic, "Dixie," the [...]
Counting Crows at The Wellmont Theatre (10/28/08) Photo : Jon Klemm Sometimes those Facebook ads really work! Wednesday, September 23 at 7 pm Join us for an evening under the stars in Central Park's East Meadow as THIRTEEN celebrates the release of The National Parks in appropriate fashion. Filmmaker Ken Burns will be on hand to address the crowd, followed by sneak previews and special musical performances from Eric Benet, Peter Coyote, Gavin DeGraw, Jose Feliciano, [...]
Friday Five : \ ˈ frī-( ˌ )dā,-dē ˈ fīv\ : On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, sometimes there isn't. Sometimes we have guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. [...]
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