For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here . And for commentary on previous selections: [ #50-46 ] [ #45-41 ] [ #40-36 ] 35. Ys - Joanna Newsom (2006) I get an amazing number of hits to my site from people googling the phrase " I Hate Joanna Newsom ", simply because the word ' hate ' is in the title of this here blog, and I've talked about Ms Newsom [...]
Jesus, Etc. est une magnifique chanson. On le savait déjà. Qu'elle soit interprétée par Wilco ou bien en solo par Jeff Tweedy, guitare acoustique en main, je suis sous le charme. Même quand elle est interprétée a capella en concert par le public comme c'est le cas actuellement lors de la [...]
La tournée européenne de Wilco s'achève. La bande à Jeff Tweedy &tait à Amsterdam lundi pour un concert diffusé en direct sur le site de Wilco. En attendant de vous refiler le lien, je vous propose le morceau Impossible Germany enregistré depuis la fosse. Avec une jolie vue sur la guitare de [...]
Following up on covering The Velvet Underground & Nico and Songs of Leonard Cohen , Beck's Record Club takes on Skip Spence's classic Oar along with Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell. The first fruit from the sessions, album opener "Little Hands," is up on Vimeo now: Beck shares some notes on the session: This one took place last June when Wilco was in town for the release of their new eponymous album. They came by after [...]
While Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar have had their share of differences since the acrimonious breakup of Uncle Tupelo, at least they now have one rather remarkable thing in common -- they've both had the opportunity to collaborate with a noted American writer who happened to be dead. In 1998, Tweedy's group Wilco joined forces with Billy Bragg on the album Mermaid Avenue, in which they set a handful of newly discovered poems by Woody Guthrie to music, and now Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie have released One Fast Move or I'm Gone, a collection of [...]
Ya les hemos llevado el reporte de las primeras dos ediciones del Record Club de Beck, primero el Velvet Underground & Nico y luego el Song of Leonard Cohen . Ahora se dió a conocer el tercer álbum que Beck y sus amigos grabaron en una sesión: Oar de Skip Spence . Se sabía que Jeff Tweedy de Wilco estaba participando en dicho proyecto, pero no sólo él con toda la banda, pues también están involucrados Feist [...]
Being the young age I am (under 30) this last decade was really the one where I can intensely focus on new releases, critically analyze and find real magic in modern music. As much as I wish I was cool enough to say I bought "Slanted and Enchanted" on vinyl the day it came out or smoke a joint and sit around with my friends about to listen to "The Bends follow-up album" with everyone saying "this better not suck!" But since I never saw Nirvana in a basement and didn't hear "Loveless" until Billy Corgan recommended it I'll just stick to [...]
Record Club: Skip Spence "Little Hands" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo . I seriously think Beck lives in my mind and/or my record collection and says to himself, "who would Colin like me to work with? Oh I know, Feist , Wilco and Jamie Lidell ." And why is this motley crew of musicians banding together? It's because Beck has finished with his Leonard Cohen album and has moved on to the next...Skip Spence's Oar . And since I know you have a [...]
The very idea of Beck 's Record Club , where he gathers famous guests and plows through a classic album in a single day, makes us swell with joy. So much so that we're satisfied with the other efforts . But wait, Pitchfork is telling us of another collaboration? And this one involves Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell, AND '60s icon Skip Spence? OK, now we'd like some more sonic deliciousness. Please. The aforementioned artists have joined forces for a remake of Spence, formerly of the Moby Grape/Jefferson Airplane, [...]
Metro Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer . ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,'' the pop musician says. ''That's another thing I really like about this art form. You can make as much or as little sense as you want and you're not going to get arrested.'' Tiger Saw's Dylan Metrano talks to the Newburyport News about his memoir, All My Friends Are Right [...]
Metro Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer . ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,'' the pop musician says. ''That's another thing I really like about this art form. You can make as much or as little sense as you want and you're not going to get arrested.'' Zadie Smith talks to NPR's All Things Considered about her new essay collection, Changing My Mind . An [...]
Metro Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer . ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,'' the pop musician says. ''That's another thing I really like about this art form. You can make as much or as little sense as you want and you're not going to get arrested.'' Zadie Smith talks to NPR's All Things Considered about her new essay collection, Changing My Mind . An [...]
Magnetic Fields have announced the release date of their new album -- and hey, act surprised: it's a concept venture. Realism is to follow 2008's Distortion , which exploited that idea using both musical and psychological avenues (a heartbroken man attacks reality with the bludgeon of booze; a nun dances with the pipe dream of becoming a courtesan). With song titles like "Seduced and Abandoned," "Walk a Lonely Road" and "Always Already Gone," expect Stephin Merritt to keep it real. Realism will be released on Nonesuch Records, home [...]
Riigoax fait on petit trip Wilco sur son blog. Je vous propose aujourd'hui deux vidéos du passage de Jeff Tweedy and Co dans l'émission de la BBC Later with Jools Holland.
Inevitably, a love of coverage leads to a constant, ever-vigilant search for thoughtful, well-crafted reinterpretation. I spend hours each week mining full albums for the hidden cover song, and scanning MySpace and email inbox for the promotional, the one-off acoustic in-studio radio track, and the otherwise unreleased singleton, and the endless discovery is eminently worth the pursuit. But there's no question that tribute albums are the cover lover's bread and butter. I gather these things in like truffles, and hold a special place for them in my heart and in my [...]
Website Myspace Wilco came to the Academy Leeds (formerly the Town & Country Club) on a wet Tuesday night in November. Despite the limited americana/alt-country fanbase of Yorkshire having to choose between Wilco and Steve Earle both playing Leeds on the same night, the Academy was pretty near capacity, although not quite enough for the touts outside to be selling tickets off cheap. Wilco were supported by Clientele [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK It finally looks like fun to be Jeff Tweedy (pictured). Over the years the Wilco frontman has rarely given it less than his all when the band rolls into town, but Wilco's career has been constantly beset by the kinds of problems that make touring less a grind and more an insurmountable struggle. Migraines and painkiller addiction, dental problems and band turmoil. Wilco have had them all -- buy the t-shirt on the way out. So [...]
She's a jar With a heavy lid My pop quiz kid A sleepy kisser A pretty war With feelings hid She begs me not to miss her She says forever To light a fuse We could use A hand full of wheel And [...]
We're extending the deadline for the Roseanne Cash giveaway! If you haven't had the chance to enter it previously , ENTER NOW! We're looking into adding another goody or two to this giveaway, so stay tuned! You can enter as many times as you like, once daily. The track listing for the album: 1. [...]
Now, I don't know if I'd call myself a Finn brothers groupie or not, but I'll tell you, ever since the day that I first heard "Poor Boy," off of the Split Enz True Colours album, I've picked up just about everything that Neil or Tim or Neil and Tim have ever done. And truth be told, rarely have the Finn brothers ever let me down. With an uncanny knack for a melody, and golden-soaked voices, the New Zealand brothers really know their way around a pop song. Imagine my delight [...]
Beach House – “Norway” From the forthcoming Teen Dream, out 1/26/2010 from Sub Pop. More about Beach House
Yes, here it is people, the official extended remix video of Beyoncé's latest single 'Video Phone' featuring Lady GaGa that has been hyped up as the video of the [...]More about Lady GaGa
Just wanted everyone in L.A. looking for a to do this Thursday night, to check out a great show, from London-Transplant, now L.A. inhabitant Samuel Stewart. He is the offspring [...]More about Vampire Weekend
Beck pays tribute to sound architect Harry Partch with 10 minute opus, defends Radiohead who pay respect to WWII British solider Harry Patch. Beck -"Harry [...]More about Beck
I am still waiting to hear Animal Collective’s new EP, Fall Be Kind. In the meantime, we have the Brother Sport single to hold us over. It [...]More about Animal Collective
I hate that people expect a person to stay classy after a break up. Fuck that, I was never like that and I'm not going [...]More about Beyonce
Thirteen tunes that have entertained my ears over the past few months. Burn it to a CD and play it loud in your car. Enjoy. [...]More about The xx
Another track from Lil Wayne’s mixtape No Ceilings which is dropping on Halloween. In this one Wayne goes over Jay-Z’s Run This Town single that featured [...]More about Lil' Wayne
So here comes this freestyle or whatever it is from Kanye. No one seems to know if it is new or some unreleased stuff but [...]More about Kanye West
I’m not too familiar with Bubblegum Sci Fi. To tell you the truth, tonight was the first I’ve heard of them when this track showed [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
nekocasefallon
Animal Collective - Graze (Fall Be Kind)
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
Friday Five: Surf Songs
