Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song. Let's Dance may suffer when compared to David Bowie's '70s catalog (this goes for thousands of other albums as well), but there are artists who have spent their entire careers unable to come up with three songs as good as the three that open the album. "Let's Dance" was the #1 single, "China Girl" went top ten, but the leadoff track, "Modern Love," just might be the one that's captured the most hearts. It's got energy, singalong lyrics that can't quite bring themselves to sound mindless, and that "buuuuut [...]
We only recently discovered the album Wire Waltz by The Last Town Chorus. It originally came out in 2006, so we're late to the party, but this is certainly a case of better late than never.Essentially, Last Town Chorus is Megan Hickey and a revolving band of musicians. However, it is her breathy vocals paired with some truly striking lap steel guitar that creates a sound that is spooky and
After some great weather and a holiday you either love or hate (damn you, St. Valentine!), winter is somehow still here. And since I got a new cable line wired into the apartment, so am I. Spring is just around the corner and bands are gearing up for the festival of festival in Austin. Yes, SXSW is only a month away. So prepare yourself for a veritable onslaught of bands fine tuning their shows before heading down Texas way. Papertrigger A few bands are [...]
So over the weekend I watched an enormous ammount of VH1 Classic. I was armed with a low-grade fever, and in my arms, an amazingly sweet and shockingly patient boyfriend, (sorry fellas, I'm taken). So in my sick and (love-sick state) I belted at the top of lungs to every 80s video that aired, even the ones I didn't know the words to. (You should have seen my Whitney pre-Bobbi impersonation) He
Catherine Feeny I put London native Beth Orton in the same category as Feist and Cat Power. Her voice is sweet and smooth. I prefer her earlier work over her recent material. Check out "Concrete Sky", "Central Reservation", "Sweetest Decline" and "She Cries Your Name". Philadelphia born singer-songwriter Catherine Feeny is a rising star on the music scene. Keep an eye on Feeny and Alela Diane in 2009, it should be a breakout year for both artists. For further listening download "Mr. [...]
Last week was part one of a two-part contrast podcast "covers that are very different than the original" episode. Hence, this week is part two. I talked all about it last week and therefore haven't got much to add today, other than if you want to listen to it or download it, go right here . Here are a couple of tunes that would have been equally suitable for submission. The Last Town Chorus [...]
Last night I made the effort to go out and watch the Celtics crap away a game they could have won. It was especially frustrating because with the exception of Ray Allen the team played intensely poor basketball. Lackluster defense and poor execution of the offensive end. And still, they could have won the ball game if they played a modicum better in the fourth quarter. It's apparent, more than anything else, that the Lakers are not the better team in this series. But that in no way guarantees the Celtics will wrap this [...]
"Being Here" - the Stills There's a mystery to the majesty of good pop music. Seemingly lacking both surface-level complexity and a weighty philosophical foundation, pop music has always been dismissed by "serious" musicians and critics as insubstantial at best, culturally harmful at worst. What pop's most supercilious critics don't understand, however, is that just because pop isn't "high art" (whatever that really is) doesn't mean it can't, in the right hands (underline that part), be an artistically valid mode of creative expression. Pop music cannot be dismissed simply because it does not [...]
Hadda weekend so rad, I couldn't write about it until Tuesday! Taken By Trees - Sweet Child O' Mine The Last Town Chorus - Modern Love The Watson Twins - Just Like Heaven Nouvelle Vague - The Guns of Brixton Le Tigre - I'm So Excited
The Last Town Chorus/Kathleen Edwards Chanteuses will be raining at the Fox Theatre May 9th. This should be a good one, ask Ryan. The Last Town Chorus-Loud and Clear [mp3]
Today it's one for the ladies. Get another track off the Scarlett Johansson album before it's deleted. Ivy "Digging Your Scene" (Blow Monkeys Cover) Leaky Chipmunk "Our Secret" (Beat Happening Cover) Clare & The Reasons "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Tears For Fears Cover) The Last Town Chorus "Do You Really Wanna To Hurt Me" (Culture Club Cover) Scarlett Johansson "I Wish I Was In New Orleans" [...]
Today it's one for the ladies. Get another track off the Scarlett Johansson album before it's deleted. Ivy "Digging Your Scene" (Blow Monkeys Cover) Leaky Chipmunk "Our Secret" (Beat Happening Cover) Clare & The Reasons "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Tears For Fears Cover) The Last Town Chorus "Do You Really Wanna To Hurt Me" (Culture Club Cover) Scarlett Johansson "I Wish I Was In New Orleans" [...]
In effort to raise awareness about upcoming releases as well as finding a place for the numerous submissions we get, this post continues our weekly purging of free and legal MP3's for your listening enjoyment. The number of tracks will fluctuate each week depending on the songs uncovered or sent. It's our hope that you'll find a new favorite or another release to keep your eyes on. MP3: The Last Town Chorus - "Loud And Clear" [ Wire Waltz ; now available on HackTone [...]
High Places' "new" release, 03/07 - 09/07, is actually a repackaging of singles and tracks originally released on eMusic, but many of you (me included) never go the opportunity to hear these rarities, so, to borrow a silly corporate phrase, if you haven't heard them before, they're "new to you." Overall, the album is interesting but [...]
Today's Clash related post is on Big Audio Dynamite, Mick's post-Clash project that mixed hip hop and punk in a way nobody had done it before. At the time, George Clinton and Prince were merging rap with rythym and blues, but nothing like this. This isn't rock/rap either-it's nothing like that lame-ass Limp [...]
It's a little late for me to rave about Last Town Chorus' 2006 album, Wire Waltz, so instead I'll tell you about their new single, Loud and Clear, featuring Megan Hickey's wonderful voice and steel guitar. Listen for yourself-it's easily as good as any Cowboy Junkies or Edie Brickell single. And check out a few [...]
Edição camaleonica. mp3: Magnetic Field - heroes (David Bowie cover) mp3: Rakes & Lily Allen - let's dance live (David Bowie cover ) [zeonsmusicblog] mp3: The Last Town Chrorus - modern love (David Bowie cover) [via youcrazydreamers]
I planned on talking about every track here, but then it would take me another week or two to finally make a post. And who wants that? James Combs "See Emily Play" (Pink Floyd cover) Once upon a time, I worked at a place called The Uptown Café in Bloomington, Indiana. <a href=" http://www.myspace.com/jamesco mbsmusic" target=new>James Combs worked there as well at the time, and I remember being a tad "starstruck" when I met him because I was 19 and he was in one [...]
Download: "Winterlude" mp3 by Bob Dylan, 1970. available on New Morning "Cold Song" mp3 by Clare Burson, 2003. available on The In-Between "Winter" mp3 by The Rolling Stones, 1972. from Time Trip Vol. 2 bootleg also available on Goats Head Soup "Wintering In Brooklyn" mp3 by The Last Town Chorus, 2006. available on Wire Waltz "Walk [...]
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