Iddybud Journal (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Pete Yorn wrote this song on the 4th of July after reading the morning paper and feeling, as so many of us have been feeling, the persistent emotional weight of negativity as each day in America has unfolded only to have a new crisis revealed. A friend of Pete's with an unwavering faith in America decided to make a video and craft the video as a message for people to get out and...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
The music video for American Blues Vol. 1 has become very popular online. (CNN) – Indie rocker Pete Yorn was depressed. He woke up in Hawaii on the Fourth of July and read the paper. There was a short article about an Optimist Club disbanding . “Even they were going bad, on the economy and [...]
The News Blimp (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
“Life’s getting better while the people feel worse“. Here’s a new song from Pete Yorn. Even those in The Optimists Club Have a hard time staying in love 18 members of a dying breed We know what color we bleed Book drive for the school children Independence day flag distribution The general level of pessimism the worst in almost 30 years $4-a-gallon [...]
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Pete Yorn’s “American Blues Vol. 1” is like a gruffer School House Rock episode—it runs down the abundant piles of shit that have been hitting the fan lately (like gas ...
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
When not busy being mistaken for Peter Bjorn & John , Jersey dude Pete Yorn makes his own music. As is evidenced by the video for the Election Year one-off "American Blues, Vol. 1." As you'll soon pickup, the title's a pun, digging into the contemporary state of things (i.e. shitty) in the US of A. The video includes some images of a beardo Yorn guitar strumming, but more...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Filed under: Video of the Day Spinner.com : On the 4th of July, after reading a particularly negative morning paper, Pete Yorn wrote 'American Blues Vol. 1.' The singer-songwriter sent his new tune to some friends, and one of them was so moved that he put together this video. Clips of current... Read more
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
... to a song that hit home for him. He wanted me to share it.....so here is "American Blues Vol. 1." Pete Yorn - American Blues Vol. 1 A free download of the song and the video are at my MySpace page .
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Stuff "American Blues Volume 1" Music Video Deals with Hot Button Political Topics of Stock Market Woes, Real Estate Downturn and Joblessness Among Others - Generates Tremendous Online Buzz to the… Read the full article here
e-findthat (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... The MovieMusic Store. Album Tracklist. 1. Katie Melua. 2. My Imagination (Running Away With Me) Pete Yorn. 3. Lust For Life Kay Hanley. 4. Good Times Roll The Cars. www.info.com/title/.asp Apple Trailers (Music from the Motion Picture) Various Artists. Home> Trailers> Shop the Apple Online Store (1 800 MY APPLE), visit an Apple Retail Store, or find a reseller. Site Map | Hot | RSS...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... to www.communityleague.eacrater.com -- for mp3 downloads, go to www.digstation.com/communityleague Pete Yorn, "American Blues, Vol, 1." This song has extra resonance now that we're in the Age of Obama. Man, when I lived in Cali I listened to Yorn's "Crystal Village" practically non-stop. We haven't had enough Yorn lately. This one rocks. Pretty sweet video . Just a short...
punkystyle.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
I picked up the new Butch Walker album yesterday…amazing! If you’re thinking to yourself I have no clue who that dude is…you’re wrong. Butch has been busy writing and producing some of the raddest artists out right now (Katy Perry, Pink, Hot Hot Heat, American Hi-Fi, Pete Yorn, Fall Out Boy and the All-American Rejects). But [...]
TheCelebrityCafe.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
- Part Jack Johnson and John Mayer, part Pete Yorn and the Carpenters, Reid MacLean is a little bit of every singer/songwriter group we've loved over the last 30 years. In his album, Bright Fading Star, MacLean indulges the listener in smooth meditations on life, love and the small considerations that we all pour over at some point. The fascinating thing about MacLean's album is that...
Circles of Concrete (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
I wish I had a fraction of the talent California singer/songwriter Tim Myers has. A former member of the rock group OneRepublic, Myers does his solo thing his own way. Styles of artists like Pete Yorn and Andrew Bird are like putty in his hands as he molds the music into a way he sees fit. His songs have been popping up in Target commercials left and right. Not a fan of that really, but...
Steve's IT Rants (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
... I had the laptop opened and blared tunes via my iPod. I was listening to an eclectic mix of Pete Yorn, the Stone Roses, Ra Ra Ra, and the Stones when one of my perennial favorites came on – the Blackjacks. The Blackjacks were a great Boston band in the early 80's that I loved in the Del Fuego's, Mission of Burma, Till Tuesday era. The nice stewardess felt compelled to ask if she could...
