yesterday marked the end of my 4th year using last.fm. i’ve been capturing my complete artist and song charts on december 12th each year to track how my listening habits change over time. in addition to tracking the progression of my overall charts, i also note the top songs and artists of each 12 month [...]
paper bag records are about to turn seven. they’re more generous than i was at that age… giving presents out rather than shoveling them in. check their new covers comp the seven year itch for free here.
quick update: i want to highlight rock plaza central’s cover of “i want you”. it’s a fleeting moment towards [...]
so here are the contenders in acoustaclaw records first cover throwdown. more of these to come i hope!
in late september, alex (the idles) challenged all of his music making friends to a cover song throwdown. a slate of three songs was suggested, votes were cast and frank sinatra’s “witchcraft” was selected as the subject of [...]
mp3: frank sinatra – witchcraft
i’ve seen a decent spike in traffic in response to the top 100 list, and while i’ve got your attention i thought i’d let you know that thebatandthebird / acoustaclaw records is sponsoring a “cover song throwdown” among some of our friends. somewhere in the neighborhood of ten amateur artists [...]
mp3: relation – here comes your man
relation’s cover of “here comes your man” sounds more inspired by the decade that produced doolittle than the song itself… but it’s still an interesting, if unexpected, approach.
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mp3: leonard cohen – master song
i know this is all in good fun… more for the amusement of the participants than any imagined audience. but i’ve got to object to what the record club has done to “master song”. i can imagine the artists assembled in that room putting together an amazing cover of [...]
this would have been a great one for sixth and i… maybe next time… tonight, at 9:30 club…
video: bat for lashes – trophy
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video: other lives – the partisan (l. cohen cover)
mp3: solander – looking for gold
mp3: solander – prayer to god (shellac cover)
this one caught me by surprise. likely due to the band’s name, i had been under the impression that fredrik was more or less the solo project of fredrik karlsson. turns out, it’s actually a full band effort that just happens to bear [...]
mp3: LØZNINGER – toxic (britney spears cover)
LØZNINGER emailed me the other day and suggested i might like his cover of britney spears’ “toxic”. he was right, i do. these kinds of covers too often end up being painfully ironic… yet this one feels natural. LØZNINGER finds emotion in those top 40 songwriters’ words where i [...]
so i’ve done two volumes of this “songs featuring felines” thing, but i’ve never actually had a feline of any sort. well… tomorrow that will change. we’re getting a kitten! i wasn’t too keen on the idea at first, but i guess i’m starting to come around. i don’t know what we’re gonna call it [...]
