Jonsi @ Coachella by Natalie Kardos This is a continuation of part 1 of my recent song obsessions. Just a bunch of great songs that have been running through my head over the last few months. Paul Jacobson & the Madison Arm - Six O'Clock News (mp3) ( unreleased , band website ) Heather turned me on to this song. A cover of the Kathleen Edwards original, it stunned me. Built in a [...]
Artist: Jónsi Title: Hengilas Link Text: Jonsi - Hengilas File Name: 09 Hengilas.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Paul Jacobsen & The Madison Arm Title: Six O'Clock News (Kathleen Edwards) Link Text: Paul Jacobson the Madison Arm - Six OClock News File Name: 01 Six OClock News.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Sean Carey Title: In The Dirt Link Text: S. Carey - In the Dirt File Name: inthedirt.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Warren Zevon Title: Keep Me in Your Heart Link Text: Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your Heart File Name: 11 Keep Me in Your Heart.mp3 Bitrate: 226 kbps
Artist: We Were Promised Jetpacks Title: It's Thunder And It's Lightning Link Text: We Were Promised Jetpacks - Its Thunder Lightning File Name: 01 Its Thunder And Its Lightning.mp3 Bitrate: 216 kbps Year: 2009
To be continued in part 2, Just because I don't do a weekly column on song obsessions anymore doesn't mean I don't listen to songs obsessively. These are just some of the songs that have burrowed their way into my ears in the past few months. Carissa's Wierd - Die (mp3) ( buy ) It's difficult to describe what makes this song so obsession-worthy but it's a song that I've listened to dozens of times in the last few months first alone as [...]
Artist: Carissa's Wierd Title: Die Link Text: Carissas Wierd - Die File Name: 02 Die.mp3 Bitrate: 224 kbps
Artist: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Title: Home Link Text: Edward Sharpe the Magnetic Zeros - Home File Name: 06 Home.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Frightened Rabbit Title: Nothing Like You Link Text: Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You File Name: 06 Nothing Like You.mp3 Bitrate: 262 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Guided By Voices Title: Game Of Pricks Link Text: Guided by Voices - Game of Pricks File Name: 07 Game Of Pricks.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 1995
Artist: Lushlife Title: Meridian Sound [Part One] Link Text: Lushlife - Meridian Sound [Part One] File Name: 04 Meridian Sound Part One.mp3 Bitrate: 225 kbps Year: 2009
Sharon Jones @ Outside Lands, photo by Natalie Kardos I have no never-ending mental catalog of soul but I know my stuff-my collection includes all of Stax's and Motown's singles from 1959-1968 among other stuff. It makes me happy when I hear a new artist doing soul right , like Mayer Hawthorne , Raphael Saadiq or Candie Payne . In the last few months, I've heard two albums that I really think have done soul and soul-funk right-it's soul that's authentic but still [...]
Artist: Kings Go Forth Title: One Day Link Text: Kings Go Forth - One Day File Name: 01 One Day.mp3 Bitrate: 289 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Title: Mama Don't Like My Man Link Text: Sharon Jones the Dap Kings - Mama Dont Like My Man File Name: 12 Mama Dont Like My Man.mp3 Year: 2010
rural south african soccer The World Cup starts today and I'm in the thick of it. A game will be played 500m from my doorstep in a few scant hours. The anticipation is madness; I think the country will explode before the first game. My South African parents didn't listen to pop music but we did have Graceland . My brother and I would blast the opening accordion riff of "I Know What I Want" and dance around the living room while my parents were out. After that I started collecting music on [...]
Artist: Abdullah Ibrahim Title: Mannenberg Is Where It's Happening (Cape Town Fringe) Link Text: Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenberg Is Where Its Happening (Cape Town Fringe) File Name: 05 Mannenberg.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1988
Artist: AcfC Title: Shosholoza Link Text: AcfC - Shosholoza File Name: 2-06 Shosholoza.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: Blanket Mkhize Title: Blanket's guitar solo Link Text: Blanket Mkhize - Blankets Guitar Solo File Name: 02 Blankets guitar solo.mp3 Bitrate: 177 kbps Year: 2003
Artist: Ihashi Elimhlophe Title: Umalume (Uya Luma) Link Text: Ihashi Elimhlophe - Umalume (Uya Luma) File Name: 01 Umalume Uya Luma.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Koernag Namadlanga Title: Ngiyalila Link Text: Koernag Namandlanga - Ngiyalila File Name: 1-02 Ngiyalila.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2000
Artist: Mathula Home Singers Title: Bhula Wesangoma Link Text: Mathula Home Singers - Bhula Wesangoma File Name: 1-05 Bhula Wesangoma.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2000
Artist: Miriam Makeba Title: Pata Pata Link Text: Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata File Name: 16 Pata Pata.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1967
Artist: Nancy Jacobs And Sisters Title: Meadowlands Link Text: Nancy Jacobs Sisters - Meadowlands File Name: 04 Meadowlands.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: Nganeziyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso Title: Sini Lindile Link Text: Nganeziyamfisa No Khambalomvaleliso - Sini Lindile File Name: 09 Sini Lindile.mp3 Bitrate: 183 kbps Year: 1986
Artist: Qwii (Bushman) Title: Kolota Link Text: Qwii - Kolota File Name: 01 Kolota.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: Sedjabaledi Title: Ditabakelo Link Text: Sedjabaledi - Ditabakelo File Name: 2-15 Ditabakelo.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2000
Artist: Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds Title: Mbube Link Text: Solomon Lindas Original Evening Birds - Mbube File Name: 05 Mbube.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1988
Artist: Soweto Community Hall Title: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica Link Text: Soweto Community Hall - Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika File Name: 12 Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: Soweto Percussion Ensemble Title: UMZABALAZO (Protest): first movement (drums) Link Text: Soweto Percussion Ensemble - Umzabalazo (Protest): First Movement File Name: 01 UMZABALAZO.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Tuks Title: Botho (feat Kabomo) Link Text: Tuks - Botho (feat Kabomo) File Name: 02 Botho feat Kabomo.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Ubambo Title: Sibonabantu Ben Zondo Link Text: Ubombo - Sibonabantu Ben Zondo File Name: 1-07 Sibonabantu Ben Zondo.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2000
a reissue of an early Tamla record You know I love soul. I love Motown's soul pop sound. I love Stax's hard driving soul and soul-funk. I'm into Dusty's blue-eyed soul and some of that Northern Soul sound. But sometimes I want that other stuff, that down and dirty rhythm and blues, with sauntering bass lines and tight-but-rough horn lines. With swinging drums and voices that tell you they know a little something about the world. That music that makes you feel like [...]
Artist: Alvin Robinson Title: Down Home Girl Link Text: Alvin Robinson - Down Home Girl File Name: 3-09 Down Home Girl.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1964
Artist: Big Maybelle Title: New Kind of Mambo Link Text: Big Maybelle - New Kind of Mambo File Name: 06 New Kind of Mambo.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1954
Artist: Singin' Sammy Ward Title: Who's The Fool Link Text: Singin Sammy Ward - Whos the Fool? File Name: 2-18 Whos The Fool.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1960
Joe Pug by Adrian Bischoff Certain phrases skew themselves toward certain types of music. "I Will Follow" has a tendency to be in pop music-think Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him" or Death Cab for Cuties's "I Will Follow You into the Dark"; for whatever reason, "Bury Me" has a tendency to be in folk music. Perhaps its the genre's overall fascination with death. Death and bad-man ballads are common in traditional folk music from the American South, a tradition that carried into country, bluegrass, folk-revival and the various forms of music [...]
Artist: Almeda Riddle Title: Bury Me Beneath the Willow Link Text: Almeda Riddle - Bury Me Beneath the Willow File Name: 01 Bury Me Beneath the Willow.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1997
Artist: Fields Ward Title: Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Link Text: Fields Ward - Bury Me Not on the Lone Prarie File Name: 17 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2002
Artist: Joe Pug Title: Bury Me Far (From My Uniform) Link Text: Joe Pug - Bury Me Far (From My Uniform) File Name: 09 Bury Me Far From My Uniform.mp3 Bitrate: 233 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Otis Gibbs Title: Bury Me on A Rainy Day Link Text: Otis Gibbs - Bury Me on a Rainy Day File Name: 12 Bury Me on A Rainy Day.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
I love Ace Records' oldies/ R&B compilations so I've picked some up without really knowing much about them. Some I listen to pretty frequently while a few have fallen by the wayside. The other day this song, from the waysided Goldwax Story, vol 1 , came on and I was blown away. Sam Cooke's voice is among the top two male vocalists in pop history (with Smokey Robinson being the other), in my opinion. I knew this wasn't Sam Cooke but if I closed my eyes, I could almost be fooled. Louis [...]
Artist: The Ovations feat Louis Williams Title: I'm Living Good Link Text: The Ovations - Im Living Good File Name: 01 Im Living Good.mp3 Bitrate: 215 kbps Year: 2001
There's not that's gotten me out of my music blogging hibernation, but on a tip from Slowcoustic , I checked out the Belgian band Isbells ( myspace ). Their self-titled album from 2009 struck me immediately. Fairly simple acoustic songs with lush vocals, often in falsetto ala Bon Iver, dominate the album. (But I think it would be a mistake to dismiss this band as a Bon Iver knock-off.) The songs are melancholy and beautiful, filled with yearning. While the album isn't perfect-there are a couple weaker songs-and it sits as much [...]
Artist: isbells Title: as long as it takes Link Text: Isbells - As Long as It Takes File Name: 01 as long as it takes.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: isbells Title: reunite Link Text: Isbells - Reunite File Name: 03 reunite.mp3 Year: 2009
Zydeco night at Rock n Bowl I was in New Orleans with some friends over New Year's and I keep thinking back on the first three nights we were there. They were among the most satisfying consecutive nights of music I've had. And the great thing is that they were standing gigs, so if you go, you can probably see the same events. So without further ado, here are three recommendations for shows in New Orleans: Zydeco night at Rock n Bowl : This one is not [...]
I couldn't get a few songs by the Tallest Man on Earth out of my head in 2009 I'm not going to make a best-of 2009 list (thought I did post one other best of 2009 list ). I have about 2/3 of the year covered well but the rest of the year's releases I haven't covered as well. I still listen to music obsessively, though and so I can make this list without fear of inadequate preparation. As always with song obsessions, I don't really choose the songs, they choose me. I wish I [...]
Artist: Adele Title: Hometown Glory Link Text: Adele - Hometown Glory File Name: 12 Hometown Glory.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Alberta Cross Title: Low Man Link Text: Alberta Cross - Low Man File Name: 04 Low Man.mp3 Bitrate: 202 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: David Ruffin Title: Anything That You Ask For Link Text: David Ruffin - Anything You Ask For File Name: 08 Anything That You Ask For.mp3 Year: 1971
Artist: Dawes Title: When My Time Comes Link Text: Dawes - When My Time Comes File Name: 01 When My Time Comes.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Fanfarlo Title: I'm A Pilot Link Text: Fanfarlo - Im a Pilot File Name: 01 Im A Pilot.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Henry Lumpkin Title: Don't Leave Me Link Text: Henry Lumpkin - Dont Leave Me File Name: 1-04 Dont Leave Me.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1962
Artist: J. Tillman Title: When I Light Your Darkened Door Link Text: J. Tillman - When I light Your Darkened Door File Name: 08 When I Light Your Darkened Door.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: Jay-Z & Santogold Title: Brooklyn Go Hard (Kanye West Production) Link Text: Jay Z and Santogold - Brooklyn Go Hard File Name: 1-01 Brooklyn Go Hard.mp3 Year: 2008
Artist: John Vanderslice Title: Too Much Time (demo) Link Text: John Vanderslice - Too Much Time (demo) File Name: Too Much Time demo.mp3 Bitrate: 226 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Jonsi + Alex Title: Happiness Link Text: Jonsi + Alex - Happiness File Name: 01 Happiness.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Kid Cudi Title: Alive (Nightmare) [Explicit] Link Text: Kid Cudi - Alive File Name: 10 Alive.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Mayer Hawthorne Link Text: Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin Aint Pleasin Nothin File Name: Your Easy Lovin Aint Pleasin Nothin.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Passion Pit Title: Sleepyhead (The One AM Radio Remix) Link Text: Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (the One AM Radio remix) File Name: 06 Sleepyhead The One AM Radio Remix.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Shirley Ann Lee Title: There's A Light Link Text: Shirley Ann Lee - Theres a Light File Name: 01 Theres A Light.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: The Gaslight Anthem Title: The '59 Sound Link Text: the Gaslight Anthem - the 59 Sound File Name: 02 The 59 Sound.mp3 Bitrate: 279 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: The National Title: Wasp Nest Link Text: the National - Wasp Nest File Name: 01 Wasp Nest.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2003
Artist: The Swinging Tigers Title: Snake Walk (Part 1) Link Text: The Swinging Tigers - Snake Walk, Part 1 File Name: 1-09 Snake Walk Part 1.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: The Tallest Man On Earth Title: I Want You Link Text: Tallest Man on Earth - I Want You File Name: 03 I Want You.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Tallest Man On Earth Title: The Gardener Link Text: the Tallest Man on Earth - the Gardener File Name: 06 The Gardener.mp3 Bitrate: 143 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: The Welcome Wagon Link Text: the Welcome Wagon - But for You Who Fear My Name File Name: 06 But For You Who Fear My Name.mp3
Sandy from Slowcoustic asked me if I wanted to take part of his "Best of...Bloggers" series and I was happy to take part. This originally appeared at there. I had a bit of a hard time deciding what "Best of" I could do for 2009 since my music involvement has been very different for the last four months of it, so I decided to do this. - Of possibly everything related to music that people rate, probably one of the most subjective is live performances. There's so much besides the [...]
This blog started because friends would ask me what I was listening to so I just started keeping track online. Well, more often than that, I would get psyched about a band and email a bunch of friends about them. I haven't been exposed to as much new music lately, but I did have an experience reminiscent of that recently with Portland's A Weather ( myspace ). Their whispery and often breathtakingly gorgeous folk reminds me of P:ano's magnificent debut When It's Dark and It's Summer ( previously ). Both their album [...]
Artist: A Weather Title: Oh My Stars Link Text: A Weather - Oh My Stars File Name: oh_my_stars.mp3
Artist: A Weather Title: Spiders, Snakes Link Text: A Weather - Spiders, Snakes File Name: spiders_snakes.mp3 Year: 2007
Rural Alberta Advantage by ipickmynose "Wow" "...wow. That was ... great." I was backstage at the Bottom of the Hill for the ipickmynose presents show with the Rural Alberta Advantage. It was just me, Nils and a guy named Travis from KALX -Amy and Paul had gone back to their hotel to change. Travis had asked Nils to do a quick acoustic song to accompany the interview they just did and after a brief misstart Nils stunned me with a version of "In the [...]
Link Text: the Rural Alberta Advantage - In the Summertime (acoustic) File Name: 03 In the Summertime Acoustic.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
One may wonder how I'm so lucky. I often wonder the same thing. A great going away party has all your friends, plenty of good conversation, and maybe some beer if you're into that sort of thing. Add to that an intimate, acoustic performance by one of your favorite musicians and it's really hard to describe how amazing the outcome is. John Vanderslice ( myspace ) did just that for my going away part. He and Jamie Riotto (on upright bass) played about an hour with no mics or amplification whatsoever. The gathered audience, [...]
Artist: John Vanderslice Title: Too Much Time (demo) Link Text: John Vanderslice - Too Much Time (demo) File Name: toomuchtime(demo).mp3 Bitrate: 226 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Alberta Cross Title: Low Man Link Text: Alberta Cross - Low Man File Name: 04 Low Man.mp3 Bitrate: 202 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Volcano Choir Title: Island, IS Link Text: Volcano Choir - Island, IS File Name: islandis.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Title: What's So Good About Good Bye Link Text: The Miracles - Whats So Good About Good Bye File Name: 6-21 Whats So Good.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1961
Starting with an impromptu invitation to John Vanderslice four years ago, I hosted a string of a dozen and an half bands on KZSU , including some of my favorite local bands. I've decided to compile some of my favorite songs from those sessions into a digital album that I'm offering here for free . I'm really excited about this and I hope you enjoy it half as much as I am. The download includes mp3s of all the songs, the album art as a jpg and a special cut-out [...]
Artist: A Girl Called Eddy Title: The Long Goodbye Link Text: A Girl Called Eddy - The Long Goodbye File Name: 04 The Long Goodbye.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: John Vanderslice Title: Dead Slate Pacific Link Text: John Vanderslice - Dead Slate Pacific File Name: 12 Dead Slate Pacific.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2005
A while ago I asked my friend Natalie if she'd help me put together a guide to concert photography. We each shoot scores of shows a year and have talked a lot about the various issues with concert photography many times before, so it made sense to me to put together a how-to guide together. - Overview Concert photography, particularly that in small clubs, is its own beast. It shares some things in common with other types of photography, but it has its own concerns [...]
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