kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Like some upper-level graduate course, this show came with some prereqiusites: You needed to know the music of Leonard Cohen, and the more intimately the better. You also needed to appreciate his singing voice, which, these days, comes from somewhere between Barry Whites' and a lighter shade of Darth Vader's.
enrevanche (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Aimee Mann Andrew Bird Ani DiFranco Art Tatum Avett Brothers The Beatles Bettye Lavette Big Joe Turner Big Star Bill Evans Bill Hicks Bill Monroe Bill Withers Billy Bragg Biz Markie Bo Diddley Bob Dylan Bobby Timmons Booker T Jones, with or without MG's British Sea Power Bruce Springsteen Buck Owens Bud Powell The Carter Family Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Chet Atkins Chet Baker Chic Coleman Hawkins...
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
"I thought, Christ eats the dead ." --Rodney Jones 1. Hellsongs- Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth) 2. Hellsongs- Breaking The Law (Judas Priest) 3. The Damned- Jet Boy Jet Girl (Elton Motello) 4. Cathy Berberian- Ticket To Ride (Beatles) 5. Bwl- Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus) 1. Hood Internet- Knocking Fablez Down (Pimp C vs New Pornographers) 2. CjR- Missing In The Fog (Everything But The...
Skippers Chippers (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Urban Torque proudly presents Fear of Night, the debut album from Southend duo Relation. The stylish Fear of Night combines elements of classic 80s electro pop with crisp modern production. Fear Of Night is filled with songs that on the surface appear simple but on closer inspection reveal lyrical and sonic depths. Press: "An Underworld-meets-David Byrne soundclash" - BBC Online "Like...
The Devil Has The Best Tuna (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Today I've been married to my wonderful wife for 25 years. It's our silver wedding and we will be renewing out vows on Sunday 25th October. Happy Anniversary Ann, thanks for sticking with me. Here's to the next 25 years., we're halfway to Gold! To celebrate this milestone in our life together here are a few videos that are related in some way to our Silver Wedding Anniversary and a couple of special...
caffeine-headache (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Fear of Night is the debut album from UK Southend duo Relation. The stylish Fear of Night combines elements of classic 80s electro pop with crisp modern production. Here's a couple of quotes... "Like a deadpan Talk Talk with...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Revising revisionist history...
Counter Intelligence (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
On one of the first cool nights of the season, the Coltrane version of Favorite Things was playing at Proof as I walked into the bar early last week. ”It’s not on our usual playlist,” said Bar Manager and cocktail maven Adam Bernbach, who was wearing a fabulous tie, half-windsor–which I did not know right [...]
Arjan Writes (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Meet Relation, the British electro-pop duo of Oliver Keech and Andrew Leary. The two recently released their debut album "Fear Of Night" that is generating a whole lotta buzz among tastemakers in Londontown. Everything But The Girl's Ben Watt describes...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Tracey Thorn puts the littles to shame...
The Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
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Tonet's daily (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
You may listen tracks of Swing Out Sister – Beautiful Mess Album Here Got a case of the blues? Swing Out Sister music will rock you into good spirits in no time. It’s that lively, fun, and smooth! They always have that distinctive sound that I simply love. Definitely one of the best British bands to come [...]
Five Live Breakfast (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Shelagh Fogarty gives her review of Nicky's big night What is it with Nicky and Scousers? It's not enough that he spends most of his mornings sitting next to me in the Five Live Studio. Now he's teamed up with actor and singer, Mark Moraghan, to produce a Swing album , launched last night at The Leicester Square Theatre in the West End. To a packed house, they clearly had the time of their lives,...
Notes From The Boudoir (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
"Boys were often to be found on their knees before this icon, praying to be made into pop stars and for release from a lifetime as a motor-mechanic, or a clerk in an insurance firm, or a junior architect. But apart from Charlie, none of us had high expectations; we had a combination of miserable expectations and wild hopes. Myself, I only had wild hopes." - 'The Buddha of Suburbia', Hanif...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
After being engaged for the last 27 years (!), Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl fame finally decided to tie the knot. Our hearty congratulations goes out to the happy couple. And hey, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, you know what this means? Ball's in your court! [ Tracy Thorn/MySpace via Maura/Tumblr ] Read more posts by Mark Graham Filed Under: ben watt , everything but the girl...
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