Here's a typical conversation I had this week: Me: "I'm reviewing Norah Jones this week." Random Friend: "My mom likes Norah Jones." It doesn't sound much like an insult, because there are no harsh words or explicit judgments passed. Instead, rather underhandedly, people place themselves above an artist by defining them as an entity that sees heavy rotation in their mother's limited CD collection, the collection of a woman who, while loved and respected, surely has inferior taste in music. It's with Jones' newest release, ...Featuring Norah Jones , a compilation album [...]
Norah Jones comes out with a delightful sampler of her work with other artists, mastering hip-hop to country to jazz.
What if there was a library where you never had to worry that somebody had already checked out what you wanted and there were no late fees? Now what if that library was filled with something like the catalog of indie label Team Love ? Sounds like a dream, but guess what?! It exists. Tuesday, Team Love Records launched their online library. Basically, they're letting you download artists for free and letting you keep them with no hidden deletion dates or anything sneaky like that. All you have to do to start [...]

Well this one came out all the way back in May, and isn't anything musicaly groundbreaking at all. If fact, it's not even any good. "So, why am I posting about it?" I hear you cry. Well, before I reveal all my secrets I recommend you have a listen to the band... El Madmo - Vampire Guy ...and now check out the band photo, and look closely at the girl in the blonde wig... Oh yeah, baby: it's Norah Jones. I have to say I was more than a little surprised [...]

Born of social ineptitude and an ageless belief in trick-or-treatery, EL MADMO offers escape, justice, karmic postulation, and that feeling you get when you know something that no one else does. Starting out as a garage band trapped in the basements of various hockey arenas, theirs is a powerfully raw sound that could only be inspired by the smell of Zamboni fuel and sweaty skates. The band consists of guitarist/singer, Maddie, bassist/singer, El, and the drummer, a dude with the biggest afro I've ever seen, Mo. This week they released their debut self-titled [...]
Lots of veteran indie bands have new records out this week. Other than that, some people seem to be excited about the new Islands record. A lbums Released on 5/20/08: Records I've Heard: Scarlett Johansson : Anywhere I Lay My Head (Atco) – I first got a mini-crush on Johansson back in 2002 when she appeared in Ghost World. It's the easiest thing in the world [...]

The Graboid is back once again this week, and thankfully, on it's regularly scheduled day of the week. Lots of great albums this week including new releases from The Wedding Present , Mates of State , French Kicks , and Islands . I checked out a few tracks from Scarlett Johansson's much publicized album of Tom Waits covers, and damn...this is not good at all. Not that i've been hearing a lot of good press in regards to it in the first place, but I still wanted to see [...]
EAR FARM's Three for Free: three EF approved, free and legal MP3s posted each week. This week - three songs from artists with new records out today . Click on the artist name to go to their site, click on the song name to listen to the song. Listen: Windsor for the Derby - "Hold On" French Kicks - "Abandon" El Madmo - "Vampire Guy"
Looking for something to do on a slow Tuesday afternoon? Why not head down to your local record shop where you can pick up the new album El Rey from The Wedding Present ? The Leeds band is back, having recording once again with Steve Albini, and is continuing to prove that their near-decade long hiatus in the mid-90's was just a fluke. That alone should have you running to the record shops. But wait... there's more! This week you also get two Mudhoney albums, one new one old and remastered, plus new releases from Islands [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Caleb Stine : "Tongues of Kings" [mp3] from I'll Head West Again Caleb Stine : "Devil" [mp3] from October 29th other Caleb Stine music blog posts at Largehearted Boy DraculaZombieUSA : "I Need Money Money Money" [mp3] from other [...]
והשבוע, בעונג גדוש ועמוס במיוחד: ניק קייב מחזיק בדאבל, תופעת המוזיקאים המתפשטים מתפשטת, המגזין העיוור בגיליון מופלא, אלבום גנוז של הפלסטיק פיקוקס וחדש של סיאם להורדות חוקיות, א"א, סאנסט ראבדאון, בלוגרים מציירים, מייטס אוף סטייט, ניל יאנג, דאוס, מק'לאבין, ארקייד פייר, ראטאטאט, סקארלט יוהנסון, פיית' נו מור בתל אביב (פעם, לא עכשיו), זאק בראף זקוק לכם, ועוד ועוד. אה, ואל תגדו שלא אמרתי - נועם ינצח בהישרדות הדבילית הזו.