Blog: the bat and the bird

video: slowtalkers! + blackberry song

Oct 29, 2009, 10:32pm the bat and the bird
FADER TV: Open Bar With Kurt Vile (Pt. 2)
video: kurt vile - slowtalkers + blackberry song kurt vile (or deville) rocking the dobro... and the tecate again. he should get a sponsorship. for the record, i will also promise to change my name for a dobro. make me an offer!
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st vincent on austin city limits

Oct 28, 2009, 10:15pm the bat and the bird
video: st vincent - the bed check the rest of her set, plus andrew bird on pbs.
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st vincent on austin city limits

Oct 28, 2009, 10:04pm the bat and the bird
St Vincent - The Bed on ACL (3 of 5)
video: st vincent - the bed check the rest of her set, plus andrew bird on pbs.
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coming soon: cover song throwdown 1

Oct 23, 2009, 2:48pm the bat and the bird
coming soon: cover song throwdown 1 mp3: frank sinatra - witchcraft i've seen a decent spike in traffic in response to the top 100 list , and while i've got your attention i thought i'd let you know that thebatandthebird / acoustaclaw records is sponsoring a "cover song throwdown" among some of our friends. somewhere in the neighborhood of ten amateur artists have signed on to record their own version of sinatra's "witchcraft" and the covers are due in by the 31st. we'd like as many judges as possible, so be sure to check back the first [...]
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Artist:Frank Sinatra
Title:Witchcraft
Link Text:frank sinatra - witchcraft
File Name:03 Witchcraft.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1992

go green

Oct 23, 2009, 2:18pm the bat and the bird
"Go Green" - RatTail @ Wavelength Sept 20, 2009
video: rattail - go green
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top 100 v3 countdown: top ten

Oct 18, 2009, 4:07pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: top ten so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - [...]
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Artist:Destroyer
Title:Painter In Your Pocket
Link Text:painter in your pocket
File Name:9 Painter In Your Pocket.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Silver Jews
Title:How to Rent a Room
Link Text:how to rent a room
File Name:01 - how to rent a room.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Smog
Title:River Guard
Link Text:river guard
File Name:10 - River Guard.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:The Beatles
Title:Her Majesty
Link Text:her majesty
File Name:7 Her Majesty.mp3
Bitrate:209 kbps
Year:1969

top 100 v3 countdown: 20-11

Oct 17, 2009, 1:27pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 20-11 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - [...]
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Artist:Built to Spill
Title:In The Morning
Link Text:in the morning
File Name:15 - In the Morning.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:David Bowie
Title:Five Years
Link Text:five years
File Name:14 Five Years.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Guided By Voices
Title:Echos Myron
Link Text:echos myron
File Name:20 Echos Myron.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1994
Artist:Joanna Newsom
Title:The Book of Right-on
Link Text:the book of right-on
File Name:11 - The Book of Right-on.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Neutral Milk Hotel
Title:Communist Daughter
Link Text:communist daughter
File Name:18 Communist Daughter.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1998

new spiral stairs — stolen pills

Oct 17, 2009, 12:40pm the bat and the bird
Spiral Stairs - "Stolen Pills"
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top 100 v3 countdown: 30-21

Oct 16, 2009, 7:48pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 30-21 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list — which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list — and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] [...]
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Artist:Frank Black
Title:Thalassocracy
Link Text:thalassocracy
File Name:21 Thalassocracy.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1994
Artist:Holopaw
Title:Took It for a Twinkle
Link Text:took it for a twinkle
File Name:24 - Took It for a Twinkle.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Neil Young
Title:B. After The Gold Rush
Link Text:after the gold rush
File Name:22 After The Gold Rush.mp3
Bitrate:180 kbps
Year:1970
Artist:Nick Drake
Title:Things Behind The Sun
Link Text:things behind the sun
File Name:29 Things Behind The Sun.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:1972
Artist:The Velvet Underground
Title:Heroin
Link Text:heroin
File Name:27 - Heroin.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:1966
Artist:Violent Femmes
Title:Kiss Off
Link Text:kiss off
File Name:26 kissoff.mp3
Year:2002

top 100 v3 countdown: 40-31

Oct 15, 2009, 7:40pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 40-31 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] [...]
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Artist:Blonde Redhead
Title:A Cure
Link Text:a cure
File Name:35-Blonde Redhead-A Cure.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:soltero
Title:ill be a writer
Link Text:ill be a writer
File Name:38 writer.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Sonic Youth
Title:Hey Joni
Link Text:hey joni
File Name:33 Hey Joni.mp3
Bitrate:227 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Title:Animal Midnight
Link Text:animal midnight
File Name:39 Animal Midnight.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Sister
Link Text:sister
File Name:32 - Sister.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Television
Title:Marquee Moon
Link Text:marquee moon
File Name:40 - Marquee Moon.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1977
Artist:The National
Title:Karen
Link Text:karen
File Name:31 - The National - Karen.mp3
Bitrate:188 kbps
Year:2005

temporary slaraffenland

Oct 14, 2009, 10:23pm the bat and the bird
Temporary Slaraffenland from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo . this is such an incredible idea... copenhagen in 40 minutes.... an entire album literally reimagined on the fly... and an album just one month old, so that the average viewer must be experiencing this alternate version first... the image of the city as the first impression of the music, so that to think of we're on your side is to think of copenhagen. i have this same sort of connection with the soft bulletin and mark [...]
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Artist:Slaraffenland
Title:Meet and Greet
Link Text:slaraffenland - meet and greet
File Name:slaraffenland_meetandgreet.mp3
Bitrate:289 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Slaraffenland
Title:Open Your Eyes
Link Text:slaraffenland - open your eyes
File Name:slaraffenland_openyoureyes.mp3
Bitrate:278 kbps
Year:2009

relation – here comes your man cover

Oct 14, 2009, 9:52pm the bat and the bird
mp3: relation - here comes your man relation's cover of "here comes your man" sounds more inspired by the decade that produced doolittle than the song itself... but it's still an interesting, if unexpected, approach. [more relation]
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top 100 v3 countdown: 50-41

Oct 14, 2009, 7:47pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 50-41 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] [...]
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Artist:East River Pipe
Title:Atlantic City (Gonna Make a Million Tonight)
Link Text:atlantic city (gonna make a million tonight)
File Name:49 Atlantic City (Gonna Make a Milli.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:Mercury Rev
Title:Chains
Link Text:chains
File Name:42 - Chains.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:The Arcade Fire
Title:Wake Up
Link Text:wake up
File Name:45 Wake Up.mp3
Bitrate:184 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:The Kinks
Title:The Village Green Preservation Society
Link Text:the village green preservation society
File Name:48 The Village Green Preservation Society.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1989
Artist:The Olivia Tremor Control
Title:18 The Sylvan Screen
Link Text:the sylvan screen
File Name:50 The S.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Wilco
Title:Handshake Drugs
Link Text:handshake drugs
File Name:47-handshake_drugs.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004

top 100 v3 countdown: 60-51

Oct 13, 2009, 9:10pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 60-51 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] [80-71] [...]
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Artist:Belle and Sebastian
Title:If She Wants Me
Link Text:if she wants me
File Name:60 if_she_wants_me.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Cat Power
Title:Cross Bones Style
Link Text:cross bones style
File Name:59 - Cross Bones Style.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1998
Artist:Leonard Cohen
Title:So Long, Marianne
Link Text:so long, marianne
File Name:54 So Long, Marianne.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1968
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:Vicious
Link Text:vicious
File Name:51 - Vicious.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1972
Artist:Syd Barrett
Title:Octopus
Link Text:octopus
File Name:55 Syd Barret - Octopus.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1970
Artist:the black heart procession
Title:sympathy crime
Link Text:sympathy crime
File Name:53 - sympathy crime.mp3
Bitrate:80 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:The Mountain Goats
Title:Slow West Vultures
Link Text:slow west vultures
File Name:52 slow_west_vultures.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004

top 100 v3 countdown: 70-61

Oct 12, 2009, 4:42pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 70-61 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] [80-71] [...]
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Artist:Bat For Lashes
Title:Horse And I
Link Text:horse and i
File Name:61 - Horse And I.mp3
Bitrate:220 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Dinosaur Jr.
Title:Budge
Link Text:budge
File Name:69 Budge.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:Frog Eyes
Title:Masticated Outboard Motors
Link Text:masticated outboard motors
File Name:63 masticated outboard motors.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Spoon
Title:Believing Is Art
Link Text:believing is art
File Name:66 - Believing Is Art.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:Sunset Rubdown
Title:Stadiums and Shrines II
Link Text:stadiums & shrines ii
File Name:70 stadiums and shrines ii.mp3
Year:2006

top 100 v3 countdown: 80-71

Oct 11, 2009, 8:34pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 80-71 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] [90-81] 80. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Matthew [...]
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Artist:Archer Prewitt
Title:O, KY
Link Text:o, ky
File Name:76 oky.mp3
Bitrate:243 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Bonnie "Prince" Billy/Matthew Sweeney
Title:My Home Is the Sea
Link Text:my home is the sea
File Name:80 My Home Is the Sea.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Fleetwood Mac
Title:Dreams
Link Text:dreams
File Name:78 Dreams.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1977
Artist:Hayden
Title:Hollywood Ending
Link Text:hollywood ending
File Name:71 - Hollywood Ending.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Modern Lovers
Title:Pablo Picasso
Link Text:pablo picasso
File Name:77 Pablo Picasso.mp3
Year:1972
Artist:Sam Prekop
Title:Dot Eye
Link Text:dot eye
File Name:72 - Sam Prekop - Dot Eye.mp3
Bitrate:219 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Slint
Title:Breadcrumb Trail
Link Text:breadcrumb trail
File Name:75-slint-breadcrumb_trail.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1991
Artist:The Cure
Title:Fascination Street
Link Text:fascination street
File Name:73 - Fascination Street.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1989
Artist:Wolf Parade
Title:Dinner Bells
Link Text:dinner bells
File Name:74- Dinner Bells.mp3
Bitrate:201 kbps
Year:2005

top 100 v3 countdown: 90-81

Oct 10, 2009, 8:07pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v3 countdown: 90-81 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. [100 - 91] 90. Nirvana- In Utero [...]
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Artist:Jens Carelius
Title:On Through The Morning
Link Text:on through the morning
File Name:86 On Through The Morning.mp3
Bitrate:228 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Rolling Stones
Title:Moonlight Mile
Link Text:moonlight mile
File Name:83 Moonlight Mile.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1971

new kurt vile video — freak train

Oct 10, 2009, 12:47pm the bat and the bird
[via pitchfork.tv]
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top 100 v. 3 countdown: 100 – 91

Oct 9, 2009, 8:27pm the bat and the bird
top 100 v. 3 countdown: 100 – 91 so i've just finished the third revision of my top 100 albums list - which to avoid confusion/arguments is a personal selection, not an attempt at a best of all time list - and to build some interest/excitement in the list beyond myself and the 1-2 other people that have traditionally cared about this i've decided to do a ten day countdown leading up to my number 1 album choice, vh1 best [whatever] of [decade] style. some quick introductory notes - like i said this is the third annual revision. i originally started with a 3 album per [...]
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Artist:Andre Ethier
Title:On Lies
Link Text:on lies
File Name:100 - Andre Ethier - On Lies.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Dr Octagon
Title:Earth People
Link Text:earth people
File Name:96-Dr Octagon - Earth People.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Fleet Foxes
Title:White Winter Hymnal
Link Text:white winter hymnal
File Name:95- White Winter Hymnal.mp3
Bitrate:198 kbps
Artist:The Decemberists
Title:The Tain Part I
Link Text:the tain part i
File Name:98-the tain part i.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:The Doors
Title:Break on Through (To the Other Side)
Link Text:break on through (to the other side)
File Name:93- Break on Through (To the Other Side).mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1967

charlotte gainsbourg — irm

Oct 9, 2009, 8:14am the bat and the bird
charlotte gainsbourg — irm mp3: charlotte gainsbourg - irm i've had to do a fair number of mri's (or irm's in french) myself, so this idea of the music the machine makes really speaks to me. the places i have done it have offered you headphones to listen to music while you're in there, but i've always opted out, mainly feeling dissatisfied with their selection. being alone in there with nothing but your thoughts and the intense whirring of the machine... it's a real experience. the thing is so loud i really doubt you'd be able to hear much [...]
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Artist:Charlotte Gainsbourg
Title:IRM
Link Text:charlotte gainsbourg - irm
File Name:Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM.mp3
Year:2009
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