
Like a Version is a segment on the Australian radio station Triple J. It was created by Mel Bampton as part of the Mel in the Morning program. Currently the segment pops up whenever artists are available and willing to do it, though mainly on the Breakfast show. It involves Australian, and more recently, international artists playing live, acoustic versions of some of their favourite songs. This segment's popularity has led to, so far, the release of four compilation CDs. Samples of the 4 Vol Set: Vol 1 Damien Rice - "When Doves Cry"* (Prince) [...]
C.W. Stoneking - The Love Me Or Die There were some people who got real uneasy about C.W. Stoneking's last album, King Hokum . On the one hand, it was cool to hear some lo-er than lo-fi 1923 jams with the Primitive Horn Orchestra up back being undoubtedly awesome. On the other hand, wasn't it just a little bit too Al Jolson minus the actual blackface? Not that that's my opinion. I'm not super keen to get punched in the face . Anyway, that angle kind of fell apart when he turned [...]