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Members of famed local soul band JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound have been cast in the Chicago adaptation of the Tony-award winning rock and roll musical "Passing Strange." The show will hit the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts stage in late April for a month-long run. The coming-of-age tale, penned by Stew and adapted by local theater company Bailiwick Chicago , is centered on a young man (Uptown Sound lead singer Jayson Brooks) breaking away from family and friends and strutting out on his own. Per the play's website: [...]
James Taylor has found a good reason to go back on the road again: providing a platform for his son, Ben Taylor , to showcase his own musical works. The father-son pairing have scheduled a few dates (mostly in the middle of the country) for 2011. Around this same time, Ben will be releasing his new album, Listening , though an official street date has yet to be announced. James Taylor/Ben Taylor tour dates: February 26 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre February 27 - [...]
MIXTAPES WEEK continues unabated!!!!!!!!!!! Saturating you with the awesomeness that is the mixtape, little "albums" curated by the hearts, minds, and ears of your humble music geek! I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am! On the docket, we should still get some sweet mixtapes from other fabulous members of the paper crane collective , but until then we got now! And now, we got another from Our Society with feelglass and his extraordinary mixtape of indie artist covering (in [...]
Twice a week, instead of grading papers or putting my children to bed, I hunker down in front of the computer for a 3-4 hour writing session. Sometimes I start from notes, written on scraps of paper up against the steering wheel; other times, I start with the music, perusing artist catalogs, skimming songs collated by theme and subject over the years, willing inspiration to fall out of the sky. And once in a while, it's just me in the dark, with a song to start with, trying to figure out what sort of framing device [...]
Carly Simon , one of the greatest songwriters, composers and performers of the past four decades, will return on 1 March 2010 with the release of new album 'Never Been Gone' released on Iris Records through Warner Music / Rhino UK. 'Never Been Gone' will bring the work of Carly Simon to a whole new generation, as she revisits songs originally written throughout her long and hugely successful career. The album was recorded at her home in the U.S. on the island of Martha's Vineyard and features largely [...]
'Never Been Gone' includes ten acoustic versions of her biggest hits, plus two brand new tracks Released October 27th on Iris Records Carly Simon performs "Let The Riverrun" on Good Morning America October 26th and "You Belong To Me" The Today Show on October 28th This new album 'Never Been Gone' revisits songs originally written throughout Carly Simon 's extensively long and productive career. The CD was recorded at home and consists of [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive If anybody has the right to emulate the style of icon James Taylor it's Ben Taylor , the son of "Sweet Baby" James and fellow singer-songwriter royalty, Carly Simon . The younger Taylor tells Spinner that his new single, the infectious 'Wicked Ways,' the video for which we recently debuted , harkens back to his famous parents. "With regards to my folks, I think stylistically this song is way more of a throwback to something they may have [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive If anybody has the right to emulate the style of icon James Taylor it's Ben Taylor , the son of "Sweet Baby" James and fellow singer-songwriter royalty, Carly Simon . The younger Taylor tells Spinner that his new single, the infectious 'Wicked Ways,' the video for which we recently debuted , harkens back to his famous parents. "With regards to my folks, I think stylistically this song is way more of a throwback to something they may have [...]
Benjamin Taylor 's new video for his song "Wicked Way" - a tongue-in-cheek tale of honest lustiness by a smooth operator - combines humour and 15 beautiful morphing women, reminiscent of Michael Jackson's "Black & White" video. In fact, this was a Ben archetypal idea after Director Patrik Anderson suggested morphing in the initial planning of the video which had started before MJ's death. Watch "Wicked Way" video: Director: Patrik [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive We've seen Michael Jackson tributes come in the form of statues, songs, speeches, dances and even food, but our new favorite homage to the King of Pop has to be Ben Taylor 's video for 'Wicked Way,' a tongue-in-cheek song about smooth operators that combines humor and a bevy of beautiful morphing women. Of course, the morphing faces brings to mind MJ's 'Black or White' clip and Taylor tells Spinner that was intentional. "That was my archetypal idea of what a video [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive We've seen Michael Jackson tributes come in the form of statues, songs, speeches, dances and even food, but our new favorite homage to the King of Pop has to be Ben Taylor 's video for 'Wicked Way,' a tongue-in-cheek song about smooth operators that combines humor and a bevy of beautiful morphing women. Of course, the morphing faces brings to mind MJ's 'Black or White' clip and Taylor tells Spinner that was intentional. "That was my archetypal idea of what a video [...]
Totally irrelevant photo taken in May beneath the Eiffel Tower. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Eisley In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Joel Griffith These Days (Jackson Browne Cover) - Casador [...]
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound to star in upcoming musical
Members of famed local soul band JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound have been cast in the Chicago adaptation of the Tony-award winning rock and roll musical "Passing Strange." The show will hit the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts stage in late April for a month-long run. The coming-of-age tale, penned by Stew and adapted by local theater company Bailiwick Chicago , is centered on a young man (Uptown Sound lead singer Jayson Brooks) breaking away from family and friends and strutting out on his own. Per the play's website: [...]
Ben and James Taylor to go on father-son tour
James Taylor has found a good reason to go back on the road again: providing a platform for his son, Ben Taylor , to showcase his own musical works. The father-son pairing have scheduled a few dates (mostly in the middle of the country) for 2011. Around this same time, Ben will be releasing his new album, Listening , though an official street date has yet to be announced. James Taylor/Ben Taylor tour dates: February 26 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre February 27 - [...]
MIXTAPES WEEK!!! TSURURADIO Community Presents… feelglass's ('cause we're living) in a world of fools mixtape!!!
MIXTAPES WEEK continues unabated!!!!!!!!!!! Saturating you with the awesomeness that is the mixtape, little "albums" curated by the hearts, minds, and ears of your humble music geek! I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am! On the docket, we should still get some sweet mixtapes from other fabulous members of the paper crane collective , but until then we got now! And now, we got another from Our Society with feelglass and his extraordinary mixtape of indie artist covering (in [...]
- Alvin King - I Miss You (Blink 182)
- Angus & Julia Stone - You're The One That I Want (Grease)
- Ben Taylor - Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor)
- Ben Taylor - Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor)
- Colbie Caillat - Maria (Blondie)
- Danny Michel - Young Americans (David Bowie)
- Erik Balkey - Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen)
- F. S. Merriwether - Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)
- James Yuill - Frozen (Madonna)
- Jason Mraz with Nikki Kerkhof - Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
- Keller & The Keels (Featuring Keller Williams) - Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd)
- Luna - Everybody's Talking (Harry Nilsson)
- Matt Ryd - Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits)
- Mike Patton - Legata ad un Granello di Sabbia (Nico Fidenco)
- The Autumns - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths)
- The Bird and The Bee - How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees)
- The Farewell Drifters - Ticket To Ride (Beatles)
- The Wedding Present - Back For Good (Take That)
- Wakey!Wakey! - California Girls (Beach Boys)
Artist: Alvin King Title: I Miss You (Blink 182) Link Text: 07 I Miss You (Blink 182) - Alvin King File Name: 07 I Miss You (Blink 182).mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone Title: You're The One That I Want (Grease) Link Text: 14 You're The One That I Want (Grease) - Angus & Julia Stone File Name: 14 You're The One That I Want (Grease).mp3
Artist: Ben Taylor Title: Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor) Link Text: 02 Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor) - Ben Taylor File Name: 02 Nothing Compares to You (Sine
Artist: Ben Taylor Title: Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor) Link Text: 02 Nothing Compares to You (Sinéad O'Connor) - Ben Taylor File Name: 02%20Nothing%20Compares%20to%2 0You%20%28Sine%A6%FCad%20O%27C onnor%29.mp3
Artist: Colbie Caillat Title: Maria (Blondie) Link Text: 08 Maria (Blondie) - Colbie Caillat File Name: 08 Maria (Blondie).mp3
Artist: Danny Michel Title: Young Americans (David Bowie) Link Text: 11 Young Americans (David Bowie) - Danny Michel File Name: 11 Young Americans (David Bowie).mp3
Artist: Erik Balkey Title: Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen) Link Text: 10 Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen) - Erik Balkey File Name: 10 Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen).mp3
Artist: F. S. Merriwether Title: Paparazzi (Lady Gaga) Link Text: 03 Paparazzi (Lady Gaga) - F. S. Merriwether File Name: 03 Paparazzi (Lady Gaga).mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: James Yuill Title: Frozen (Madonna) Link Text: 13 Frozen (Madonna) - James Yuill File Name: 13 Frozen (Madonna).mp3
Artist: Jason Mraz with Nikki Kerkhof Title: Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) Link Text: 06 Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) - Jason Mraz with Nikki Kerkhof File Name: 06 Billie Jean (Michael Jackson).mp3 Year: 3
Artist: Keller & The Keels (Featuring Keller Williams) Title: Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) Link Text: 04 Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd) - Keller & The Keels (Featuring Keller Williams) File Name: 04 Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd).mp3
Artist: Luna Title: Everybody's Talking (Harry Nilsson) Link Text: 05 Everybody's Talking (Harry Nilsson) - Luna File Name: 05 Everybody's Talking (Harry Nilsson).mp3
Artist: Matt Ryd Title: Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits) Link Text: 17 Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits) - Matt Ryd File Name: 17 Romeo And Juliet (Dire Straits).mp3
Artist: Mike Patton Title: Legata ad un Granello di Sabbia (Nico Fidenco) Link Text: 09 Legata ad un Granello di Sabbia (Nico Fidenco) - Mike Patton File Name: 09 Legata ad un Granello di Sabbia (Nico Fidenco).mp3
Artist: The Autumns Title: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths) Link Text: 12 Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths) - The Autumns File Name: 12 Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths).mp3 Year: 2001
Artist: The Bird and The Bee Title: How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) Link Text: 16 How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) - The Bird and The Bee File Name: 16 How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees).mp3 Year: 2008
Artist: The Farewell Drifters Title: Ticket To Ride (Beatles) Link Text: 01 Ticket To Ride (Beatles) - The Farewell Drifters File Name: 01 Ticket To Ride (Beatles).mp3
Artist: The Wedding Present Title: Back For Good (Take That) Link Text: 15 Back For Good (Take That) - The Wedding Present File Name: 15 Back For Good (Take That).mp3 Year: 2006
Artist: Wakey!Wakey! Title: California Girls (Beach Boys) Link Text: 18 California Girls (Beach Boys) - Wakey!Wakey! File Name: 18 California Girls (Beach Boys).mp3
How to be a Coverblogger, Part 2: Writers Write, Bloggers Blog
Twice a week, instead of grading papers or putting my children to bed, I hunker down in front of the computer for a 3-4 hour writing session. Sometimes I start from notes, written on scraps of paper up against the steering wheel; other times, I start with the music, perusing artist catalogs, skimming songs collated by theme and subject over the years, willing inspiration to fall out of the sky. And once in a while, it's just me in the dark, with a song to start with, trying to figure out what sort of framing device [...]
- Ben Taylor - Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover)
- Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males - Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover)
- Rebecca Elliott - You're My Home (Billy Joel Cover)
- Rebecca Loebe - You're As Sweet As Sugar On A Stick
- She and Him (ft. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) - You Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson cover)
Artist: Ben Taylor Title: Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover) Link Text: Ben Taylor: Nothing Compares To You File Name: comparesben.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males Title: Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover) Link Text: Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males: Nothing Compares To You File Name: comparesdan.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Rebecca Elliott Title: You're My Home (Billy Joel Cover) Link Text: Rebecca Elliot: Youre My Home File Name: myhome.mp3 Bitrate: 198 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Rebecca Loebe Title: You're As Sweet As Sugar On A Stick Link Text: Rebecca Loebe: Youre As Sweet As Sugar On A Stick File Name: assweet.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: She and Him (ft. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) Title: You Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson cover) Link Text: She Him: You Really Got A Hold On Me File Name: gottahold.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
CONCERT REVIEW: Ben Taylor & Katie Herzig @ The Largo at the Coronet (7/20)
If you closed your eyes, you would've sworn it was James Taylor. It was the soothing vocals, intricate yet simple guitar fingering and then a lyric "your boyfriend is cute". Wait, what? When you open your eyes you'd realize its not the original JT after all, it's his son, Benjamin. Tuesday night at the Largo was [...]
Carly Simon "You're So Vain" video contest winner + Lilith Fair tour dates
Last week, Carly Simon, Tribeca Film Festival, AOL Music's Spinner and Iris Records selected the winning video for the classic hit song "You're So Vain." The winning filmmaker, Brett Bisogno was presented with a $10,000 grand prize, had his winning video screened and was honored by Carly Simon and the Tribeca Film Festival's Jane Rosenthal at a special event in New York City. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: [...]
Daily Track: Ben Taylor - 'By Your Side' (Sade Cover)
Any doubt about the identity of Ben Taylor 's famous father is quickly erased once he opens his mouth and starts to sing (hint: his mom's name is Carly). That gentle, reedy tone has been in search of a unique musical style to match for the past fifteen years (we still hold onto our advance CD of his unreleased 1997 debut album) and the new original songs on his website reflect a stylistic mash-up of oddly disparate influences. But Taylor has also been working on a series of cover songs for a possible album collection On Top of [...]
Link Text: Ben Taylor - "By Your Side" File Name: Ben Taylor - By Your Side.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Benjamin Taylor covers Sade + Maida Vale Studios w/ Carly Simon
Benjamin Taylor is currently working on his new album set to be released in the Fall of 2010 and is releasing new songs every week through his website. Buy Music: Benjamin Taylor on amazon.com Benjamin Taylor on amazon.co.uk He will be sharing new songs, some covers as well as alternate versions of his original songs leading up [...]
The Children of Rock 'n' Roll: The Stories of 20 Musical Offspring
Filed under: The Hit List Let's say your mother or father ia famous singer, songwriter or producer, and you want to be famous, too. In theory, you could use that parent's connections to score a record deal, but you want to do this without any parental advantage. Here's the thing, though: You can't help but have an advantage because it's in the genes. And now that Michael Jackson 's 11-year old daughter Paris reportedly want to become a singer, she could do worse than to follow the the careers [...]
Best of Carly Simon - classic tracks re-recorded + 2 new songs
Carly Simon , one of the greatest songwriters, composers and performers of the past four decades, will return on 1 March 2010 with the release of new album 'Never Been Gone' released on Iris Records through Warner Music / Rhino UK. 'Never Been Gone' will bring the work of Carly Simon to a whole new generation, as she revisits songs originally written throughout her long and hugely successful career. The album was recorded at her home in the U.S. on the island of Martha's Vineyard and features largely [...]
Carly Simon releases Never Been Gone + Good Morning America, The Today Show
'Never Been Gone' includes ten acoustic versions of her biggest hits, plus two brand new tracks Released October 27th on Iris Records Carly Simon performs "Let The Riverrun" on Good Morning America October 26th and "You Belong To Me" The Today Show on October 28th This new album 'Never Been Gone' revisits songs originally written throughout Carly Simon 's extensively long and productive career. The CD was recorded at home and consists of [...]
The Song Remains The Same… Sort Of ("It's Only Love")
Led Zeppelin came up with the best title for this kind of exercise. Sadly, nobody else has taken them up on the challenge to name another song by the same title. Pity. I went with a song title that's basically a wistful platitude. Enjoy the different connotations. Song Title: "It's Only Love" Artists: The Beatles. This is the version of the song I think of when I hear the title. Gotta love John's double-tracked vocals in the chorus. Elvis Presley. It's all [...]
Link Text: Its Only Love - The Tractors File Name: .mp3
Artist: Benjamin Taylor Title: It's Only Love Link Text: Its Only Love - Ben Taylor File Name: rr-0809-5.mp3 Bitrate: 196 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Carey Ott Title: It's Only Love Link Text: Its Only Love - Carey Ott File Name: rr-0809-3.mp3 Bitrate: 189 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Elvis Presley Title: It's Only Love Link Text: Its Only Love - Elvis Presley File Name: rr-0809-2.mp3 Year: 1999
Artist: Simply Red Title: It's Only Love Link Text: Its Only Love - Simply Red File Name: rr-0809-4.mp3 Bitrate: 232 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: The Beatles Title: It's Only Love Link Text: Its Only Love - The Beatles File Name: rr-0809-1.mp3 Bitrate: 163 kbps Year: 1965
Fans Want Ben Taylor to Have His 'Wicked Way' With Them
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive If anybody has the right to emulate the style of icon James Taylor it's Ben Taylor , the son of "Sweet Baby" James and fellow singer-songwriter royalty, Carly Simon . The younger Taylor tells Spinner that his new single, the infectious 'Wicked Ways,' the video for which we recently debuted , harkens back to his famous parents. "With regards to my folks, I think stylistically this song is way more of a throwback to something they may have [...]
Fans Want Ben Taylor to Have His 'Wicked Way' With Them
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive If anybody has the right to emulate the style of icon James Taylor it's Ben Taylor , the son of "Sweet Baby" James and fellow singer-songwriter royalty, Carly Simon . The younger Taylor tells Spinner that his new single, the infectious 'Wicked Ways,' the video for which we recently debuted , harkens back to his famous parents. "With regards to my folks, I think stylistically this song is way more of a throwback to something they may have [...]
Benjamin Taylor – "Wicked Way" video directed by Patrik Andersson
Benjamin Taylor 's new video for his song "Wicked Way" - a tongue-in-cheek tale of honest lustiness by a smooth operator - combines humour and 15 beautiful morphing women, reminiscent of Michael Jackson's "Black & White" video. In fact, this was a Ben archetypal idea after Director Patrik Anderson suggested morphing in the initial planning of the video which had started before MJ's death. Watch "Wicked Way" video: Director: Patrik [...]
Ben Taylor, 'Wicked Way' -- Video Premiere
Filed under: Video , Exclusive We've seen Michael Jackson tributes come in the form of statues, songs, speeches, dances and even food, but our new favorite homage to the King of Pop has to be Ben Taylor 's video for 'Wicked Way,' a tongue-in-cheek song about smooth operators that combines humor and a bevy of beautiful morphing women. Of course, the morphing faces brings to mind MJ's 'Black or White' clip and Taylor tells Spinner that was intentional. "That was my archetypal idea of what a video [...]
Ben Taylor, 'Wicked Way' -- Video Premiere
Filed under: Video , Exclusive We've seen Michael Jackson tributes come in the form of statues, songs, speeches, dances and even food, but our new favorite homage to the King of Pop has to be Ben Taylor 's video for 'Wicked Way,' a tongue-in-cheek song about smooth operators that combines humor and a bevy of beautiful morphing women. Of course, the morphing faces brings to mind MJ's 'Black or White' clip and Taylor tells Spinner that was intentional. "That was my archetypal idea of what a video [...]
Coverage is as coverage does
Totally irrelevant photo taken in May beneath the Eiffel Tower. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Eisley In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Joel Griffith These Days (Jackson Browne Cover) - Casador [...]
- Ben Taylor - Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover)
- Casador - These Days (Jackson Browne cover)
- Denison Witmer - Is There A Ghost (Band of Horses cover)
- Eisley - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Acoustic Neutral Milk Hotel Cover)
- Joel Griffith - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Cover)
- Mates of State - These Days
- Tegan and Sara - Dancing In The Dark
Artist: Ben Taylor Title: Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover) Link Text: Nothing Compares To You (Prince Cover) - Ben Taylor File Name: cover_bentaylor_compares.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Casador Title: These Days (Jackson Browne cover) Link Text: These Days (Jackson Browne Cover) - Casador File Name: casador-_thesedaysjbrownecover .mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Denison Witmer Title: Is There A Ghost (Band of Horses cover) Link Text: Is There A Ghost (Band Of Horses Cover) - Denison Witmer File Name: ghost_cover_denison_witmer.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Eisley Title: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Acoustic Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) Link Text: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Eisley File Name: aeroplane.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: Joel Griffith Title: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Cover) Link Text: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover) - Joel Griffith File Name: in-the-aeroplane-over-the-sea. mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: Mates of State Title: These Days Link Text: These Days (Jackson Browne Cover) - Mates Of State File Name: cover_mates-of-state-these-day s.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Tegan and Sara Title: Dancing In The Dark Link Text: Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen Cover) - Tegan and Sara File Name: tegan_sara_dancing.mp3 Bitrate: 56 kbps
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