Everyone's favorite former Soul Coughing singer, Mike Doughty , is releasing Golden Delicious , the follow-up to 2005's Haughty Melodic , on Feb. 19, again on ATO Records . Because I haven't heard the album, I'll leave to an e-mail blast Doughty sent to fans describing the new record: "Our guiding principle was something we called 'dude theory,' which meant that it should sound like a bunch of visualize-able dudes; a band, in other words. It was a way of keeping the music spacious." Fair enough. Two of the [...]
Earlimart - All They Ever Do Is Talk Welbilt - Oxygen R.E.M. - Nightswimming Mike Doughty - I Hear The Bells Jet - Hold On Ben Folds - One Down
Sowell always liked photography. Links U Can Use by Alex Carnevale The Duke lacrosse case , like most rape cases, provoked a lot of retarded fury on both sides of the issue. The players, despite being innocent of the crime with which they were charged, were clearly total sleazeball assholes . The accuser hardly smacked of credibility , either . Like most cases of this kind, there wasn't going to be a winner . But the real [...]
Part 5 of our 7 part series... Monday – Thursday Nights The Daily Show/Colbert Report (Comedy Central) – America at its finest. Searing comedic insight into the hypocrisies and deficiencies of the media and government. Fans of "The Daily Show/Colbert Report" are people who care about the future of our country, and have a good sense of humor. They also tend to be young and Democratic. Don McLean - American [...]
Usually I'd recommend picking and choosing the songs you download, but this week I think all the songs are worth checking out. iLiKETRAiNs may fill the hole in my heart left by the breakup of Aereogramme. Holy Fuck is an apt name and not at all what I was expecting. A Pavement cover by Cassettes Won't Listen? AWESOME. The Cure provide loads of influence for A Shoreline Dream. Nice to see Longwave is still around. A lot of you keep coming for the new Division Day downloads so here's another one. Viva Voce is re-issuing some of their earlier work [...]
So Hot Right Now by Nicholas Freilich TV Guide recently published a 'Hot List' as part of its Fall Preview issue that promised to reveal to us - the TV viewers of America - the top 10 most buzzworthy (buzzed about? buzzing?) new fall programs. Who better to deconstruct the list than someone who: a) has read the last eight issues of TV Guide , b) was aware that TV Guide still existed in magazine format , and c) [...]
Today is a day of mourning around Red Blondehead headquarters because the last episodes of Veronica Mars will be airing tonight barring a miraculous last-minute reprieve by the lame-brained CW executives (yeah, I'm not holding my breath). I could write a book about the mishandling of this show by The CW...but this is a network that renewed The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll so obviously their focus isn't quality television. Why do I always end up loving the shows that forever teeter on the brink of cancellation? To say goodbye, I've gathered a few [...]
I wanted an excuse to post Guillemots ~ Trains To Brazil because it is a great song and more people need to hear it. And I "tracked" down a few others for ya (in no real order): Eliza Carthy ~ Train Song (Which was the other song I REALLY wanted to post, and I owe Bruce some Velvet Love . Thanks, B!) Ryan Adams ~ Trains (live) Hem ~ Betting On Trains (live) Sonya Kitchell ~ Train [...]
It was an odd gig--students only, in a back room of a cafeteria--still I'm very glad I went; last time Mike Doughty came through he was opening for Dave Matthews in great big arenas, so the small venue was a treat. I still can't pin down why I like Mike Doughty's music so very much; I keep coming up with uninformative answers like "because it's good." It was nice to hear Soul Coughing gems like St Louise Is Listening in the stripped-down current format and alongside newer tracks from Haughty Melodic like [...]
Campus Crusade for Christ is currently in 3 rd place among the top corporate networks on Facebook in the overall NCAA tournament bracket standings. I was surprised at first, but it makes perfect sense. Every player and coach publicly thanks God immediately after winning a big game. Clearly, He has something to do with the outcome. And clearly, if any corporation is going to get its hands on the scoop before the official results are in, it's the CC for C. It's probably a [...]
Guns N' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle" (Demo) buy appetite / mp3s Nominally, this classic could be about the experience of any newcomer to the big bad evil city. But the White Trash Wins Lotto tale of Hoosier expat Wm. Bailey has turned into such a rock 'n' roll archetype that it's hard to divorce GNR's first hit from the myth around his bussing it out to Los Angeles and facing the culture shock/toughening-up. (I believe that's the open of Act I, yeah?) Anyway, speaking of archetypes, [...]
Cracker : 2002-05-17, Richmond [mp3,ogg,flac] "Victoria" [mp3] @myspace @hype machine David Lowery Band : 1991-04-18, Carrboro [mp3,ogg,flac] "Satisfy You" [mp3] @myspace @hype machine Drams : 2006-11-17, Weert [mp3,ogg,flac] "Robert Cole" [mp3] @myspace @hype machine Julie Doiron : "No More" [mp3] from Woke Myself Up [...]
like the title says today (and yeah. i've noticed i've been saying that a lot lately) i am sort of going to blow you off today. but have no fear, it's with good reason. i am trying to cook something up to celebrate big post number 100. something that will blow your mind. (or at least something semi-cool). i am still taking requests/suggestions though, so send them along if you have them, as i am all ears. ok, i could blather on about my life, and school and work, but you aren't here for that, you're here for the tunes. [...]
on saturday night the wife and i were driving home and led zepplin's whole lotta love came on and it made me finally realize something. i had pondering this for some time, mind you, who is the worst vocalist of all time? in my opinion robert plant takes the cake. i am sorry there is nothing remotely redeeming about plants vocal stylings. he sounds as if someone is putting a cats head in a vice and slowly tightening it. he's so over dramatic its beyond ridiculous. in other news, one guy/band i always forget [...]
Hello all. The Rock'n'Roll Star has asked me, as a fellow band member, to contribute a summer mix for your listening pleasure. I have to say it is way intimidating to follow the most EXCELLENT mix by Adidas1, but I'll give it a whirl. So The Rock'n'Roll Star is the new music expert. Adidas1 is the Worldbeat and Hip-Hop master. What do I know? Well, give a listen and leave a comment, because I have no idea. I think I like driving guitars and shiny pop, but it's still [...]
MySpace is the hottest social networking site in the marketplace. It's not just hipster hot, it's corporate hot, as evidenced by its acquisition by News Corp. Read this interview with Rupert Murdoch about MySpace to get a sense of how he values this asset. One of the biggest perceived values of MySpace is in the music business. As part of this post , I mentioned the power of the site and the comments section contains some clarification. Bottom line: the perception, true or not, is that a music artist's [...]
Totally random note: lipstick on blogs is the new hip thing, apparently (like last summer it was wolves in bands): there's websites with Lipstick in the title popping up all over. There's Lipstick is My Crack , a fashion blog, and The Lipstick of Noise , a music blog, and The Days & Nights of a Lipstick Librarian , which is about what it sounds like it is. Therefore, eMusic is my lipstick. Because I said so. But really the point of this is that eMusic is rockin' my world more [...]
Grey's Anatomy has got to be one of the guiltiest pleasures on TV. It's a silly soap opera with pretty people and mostly ridiculous situations and dammit if I can't stop watching. On the plus side it has some pretty fantastic music. Enjoy! Cue the music! Cosy In The Rocket - Psapp I Hear The Bells - Mike Doughty Blood And Peanut Butter - BC Camplight [...]
Broken Family Band : "I'm Thirsty" [mp3] from Balls Danielle Howle : "Roses from Leroy's" [mp3] from Thank You Mark Danielle Howle : "Fields of Cotton" [mp3] from Thank You Mark Mike Doughty : 2006-07-04, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "Ossining" [mp3] My Morning Jacket : 2006-07-04, Chicago [mp3,ogg,flac] "Xmas [...]
Morning Becomes Eclectic had Guster in the studio, and the show is now online . An Aquarium Drunkard posted his 10th podcast with tracks from Loose Fur, Josh Ritter, Radiohead and Beck. Scott Adams of Dilbert fame posted about a proposed flag burning amendment. I read Adams' blog all the time, and, so far, this is my favorite of his posts. [...]
So Much Silence
Richmond Playlist
This Recording
The Canals
Atomic Ned
Red Blondehead
The Late Greats
All That She Surveys
Paper Covers Rock
largehearted boy
yr dirty boots
Captain's Dead
Rock 'n' roll star
The Pop View
The Smudge of Ashen Fluff
Ashcan Rantings
Music Singles Chart #109
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix)
