Blog: The Glorious Hum

A.F.I , the Lemonheads , Keane , and Evanescence all have new albums coming out...and chose to announce them today NEW Sufjan Stevens' b-side (I can never get enough of these) More downloads ( here & here ) from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

Blender has a list of the 50 worst things to happen to music... (link courtesy of binky the doormat) Amazingly true: 49 â€" the dude that yells freebird at every concert 38 â€" sting 22 â€" lists that reduce rock to a series of lists 14 â€" florida (home of the backstreet boys, N’SYNC, Limp Bizkit 8 â€" the age of 27 7 â€" finding god (think Bob Dylan) What! are you talking [...]

In honor of Dylan's lastest endeavor ...my favorite covers of the greatest songwriter of our time Avril Lavigne - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (I actually REALLY like her cover, I will admit) Tracy Chapman â€" The Times They Are A-Changin’ Ryan Adams + Conor Oberst â€" One More Cup of Coffee Pearl Jam â€" Masters of War Johnny and Rosanne Cash â€" It Ain’t Me Babe (live)

It's undeniably true. Grist has fun superlatives for earth day...my favorites: Head of state whose big talk on climate is most likely to be muffled by Bush's bum affixed to his lips: Tony Blair Best car of 2006 : your bike Grist's favorite source of angry letters to the editor : vegans Law Least Able to Protect Itself: Endangered Species Act Least impressive way to demonstrate your eco-consciousness: [...]

Juanes campaigning against Land Mines NPR's review of the new Morrissey album - with samples Best of the Blogs : Earth Day songs ! (...good weather for airstrikes) I'd have to add Stereophonics - A Thousand Trees to the mix, though thanks to My Old Kentucky Blog I've fallen in love with the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir ...check them out! Nicole Atkins & the Sea downloads...she's pretty amazing, I have to say.

...it's true MAJOR WHITE HOUSE STAFF SHAKE-UP ...I'm in shock. I never thought it would happen. Tommorow being 420 , Wikipedia and NPR tell-all...BROWNIES! Less important stuff... "We're caught in a (graduation) trap / I can't walk out ...." No, Bill Clinton won't speak at just anyone's graduation... Oh No! Oh My! downloads ...more downloads [...]

Due to the unwanted rainy weather this morning... Simon and Garfunkel - Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall Stars - Look Up (listen to the chorus and you'll understand) Bright Eyes - Spent on Rainy Days ...obviously there are more rain-related songs out there, but these are my favorites "I wish I saved up for rainy days cause they're the hardest to be dry I got no self control I'm always begging into [...]

Cheney got booed! ...at the Nationals opening game. More from the Post . New Bright Eyes album in the works! The government's been monitoring Don't Ask, Don't Tell Protests ? Creepy (link from Wonkette ) Scatter O'Light posted an amazing Coldplay b-side from X&Y on Sunday, which I like better than basically every song on the album. Which also says something about how I feel about Coldplay. Michigan outtakes from I Guess I'm Floating (Sufjan Stevens, for the uninformed) [...]

Due to the mood I was in this morning, here are several lovely songs about sleep: Belle and Sebastian Sleep the Clock Around Belle and Sebastian - We Are the Sleepyheads The Postal Service - Sleeping In The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping (also, the Vines cover ) Eels - I Need Some Sleep The Dandy Warhols - Sleep The Wallflowers - Sleepwalker

As suggested by the title, I saw Metric, Islands, and Men, Women, and Children @ the 9:30 club last night. My Review: The night began with Men, Women, and Children , which I was guessing was a lo-fi band based on the name, having done no research whatsoever into the opening bands. In reality, they're something of a 70's disco/80's hair-metal revival band, and what they play can only be described as meaningless dance music along the lines of Electric 6. One of the guitarists wore a pink jacket and played a baby-blue [...]

As I write this I'm listening to last night's Belle and Sebastian and New Pornographers concert from NPR . Join me in my listening. Can't wait till I can download it to my mp3 player (not an Ipod, mind you). I think I've been doing a great job ignoring the Oscars. Contrary to the Post, Capote did not take it all. Also contrary to the Post...according to most people I've talked to Jon Stewart didn't suck. Some other blogger responses to the Belle and Sebastian / New Pornographers concert(s)... [...]

AMAZING I was about 5 ft from the stage, which was pretty awesome as well. Before I get to Belle and Sebastian, I must discuss the New Pornographers. At about 9:30, they began the evening with Twin Cinema and got through about 5 songs before the lead singer, A.C. Newman, got out his cell to check the time. Around this time he admitted that the band didn't have a set list and Kathryn Calder, filling in for Neko Case, mentioned her inability to sing due to laryngitis. The rest of the songs were by request, and by the [...]

I didn't say anything earlier about the new Belle and Sebastian album, The Life Pursuit , because I wanted to take a few days to absorb it first. Now I have, and here goes: The Life Pursuit comes as Belle and Sebastian's 8th full album (not including their recent Live album) and, as a result, expectations. It fails to surpass or even meet the intelligence and subtlety of the band's previous albums. The songs are upbeat without being catchy, and vaguely entertaining without being truly funny. In general, the album lacks the underlying cynicism [...]