mp3: friendly fires – i’m good, i’m gone (lykke li cover)mp3: silver jews – the right to remain silent
as excited as i am to be seeing lykke li at the 6th & i synagogue (which is becoming one of my favorite venues in town) tonight … the knowledge that the silver jews are playing their [...]
to promote their co-headlining north american tour kicking off in california this evening (and heading to the black cat backroom feb 8) , the morning benders and the submarines are releasing free covers of each others songs. click the link below to hear the morning benders covering “1940″ from the submarines’ honeysuckle weeks and the [...]
mp3: my brightest diamond – adieu on coeur (acoustic)[buy from the top of the world ep from itunes]
amazon mp3 has got edith piaf’s greatest hits for $1.99 as today’s mp3 deal… considering that’s a 36 track collection, it’s a pretty sweet deal… and worth noting, i thought. if you’re not familiar with piaf, i’d encourage [...]
mp3: andre etheir – cop killer[download born of blue fog from itunes]
it turns out andre ethier has a new album out. was anyone aware of this? i’d bet you weren’t… unless you’re his best friend or live in his neighborhood in toronto or something. i’m pretty sure it’s a secret affair.
i just happened upon born [...]
update: added covers from venice is sinking and the black heart procession… thanks for the tips!
mp3: setting sun – you got luckymp3: handsome furs – you got lucky (live)mp3: venice is sinking – you got lucky (live)mp3: the black heart procession – you got lucky (live)
two covers of tom petty and the heartbreakers’ 1982 hit [...]
john darnielle has got class. he doesn’t just name a record satanic messiah, slap some wicked cover art on it and call it a day. he does it right… a limited pressing of 666 on double 7″ vinyl… a digital download offering the option of a voluntary donation to the collection plate or a “devotee [...]
mp3: the new pornographers – hey, snow white [link removed by request] (here, you can stream it now)
you may have heard of this dark was the night compilation… produced by aaron and bryce dessner of the national to benefit the red hot organization… it’s got 31 exclusive tracks from an amazing collection of artists… including [...]
world of goo was easily the best game on wiiware last year and one of my favorite games of the year on any platform. yesterday, kyle gabler — one half of the indie development team responsible for world of goo — released the “close to official” soundtrack for the game, including 21 original compositions. this [...]
something caught my eye in drag city’s newsletter this week… well a few things actually. though technically old news… the promise of a new bill callahan album this year (sometimes i wish we were an eagle) continues to produce triple ! excitement in me… and my bookshelf is just itching to have david berman’s book [...]
mp3: vic chesnutt – we are mean
i’m not one for crowds, so i’m heading out of town for a few days to hopefully avoid the inauguration craziness. catch you later dc… best of luck.
in the city it is grayin the country it is greenin the country we are happyin the city we are mean…
