Category: music
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Andrew Bird Live at the Paradiso
Fabchannel.com is running a video of Andrew Bird live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, from May 24th 2007.
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Is Kevin Cole reading my mind?
How else does he know all the music I like, sometimes even before I do? Check out the track list for Music That Matters Volume 43: Cloud Cult – Take Your Medicine Wax Tailor – We Be !!! – Must Be the Moon Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The Unwanted Things Panda Bear –…
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The Internet Archives
This posting on the Mental Floss blog reminded me of a resource I often forget: the live music archive: The Live Music Archive currently contains nearly 40,000 recordings from over 2,000 performers. Some of my favorites: Mike Doughty, The Weepies, Andrew Bird, The Decemberists. Also check out the overwhelming full list of bands. (Tip: check…
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Oh Nine, Eff Nine
‘Nuf said?
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Je ne te connais pas
So I grabbed the FreeIndie.com web mix of Prototypes back in January, thinking it sounded like fun: Like baguettes and brie, Prototypes give us a reason to like the French. This three piece band from Paris churns out exciting electro-pop dance songs filled with catchy loops and lyrics I don’t understand. I think I listened…
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Milling Gowns Flophouse Sessions
Favorite new, unexpected gem of the week: Flophouse Sessions 51: The Milling Gowns. The Flophouse Sessions is a wonderfully cool show produced by Andy Guthrie and Jen Kelley, podcasters extraordinaire and Somerville residents behind Band in Boston. Band in Boston covers all kinds of music, not just local artists – where the Flophouse Sessions focus…
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More time to call your representatives
(via ars technica) Good news: Internet radio will remain safe and sound, at least through July of this year, on account of a new decision by the US Copyright Royalty Board. This means more time to call your representative and urge them to back HR 2060, the Internet Radio Equality Act.
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Save Internet Radio!
As you’ve likely seen reported, the Copyright Royalty Board decided to dramatically increase royalty rates for internet streaming, and changing the way that such royalties are calculated. This will make it cost-prohibitive for many online steaming stations to continue. From SaveNetRadio.org: The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have…
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Free Albums, no Guilt
Another great source of music online is FreeIndie.com – they make available full albums (usually more like an EP length – 5 or 6 songs) from independent artists for download. They’ve featured, for example: Beirut Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Bright Eyes Voxtrot Tim Fite Rogue Wave
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Wilco Rarities
Via Retro Music Snob, I discovered these wonderful posts on Pop Headwound: Wilco – Rare Tracks, Vol 1. Wilco – Rare Tracks, Vol 2. Not only are the tracks great, but PH provides a nice little explication of each track, with source and often links for more info. These tracks should help hold you over…
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Peter, Bjorn & John
[Update – Peter Bjorn and John will be live on NPR Monday, April 30th – often these shows are available for download after the fact if you miss the live show] Continuing on the Scandinavian theme (Under Byen) are Peter, Bjorn & John, who’ve recently appeared on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and KEXP’s Live Performance…
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Irrational Public Radio
Via High Touch I stumbled upon Irrational Public Radio. Go listen to the demo – if you’ve ever been a steady listener to NPR, you will find the whole thing very funny.
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Alanis Morissette’s Love Humps
Must see video of the week. Alanis’ masterful cover of the Black Eyed Peas’ Love Humps.
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Under Byen
As I’ve said before, KEXP rocks. Latest find, courtesy of KEXP’s live performances podcast, which recorded them at SXSW, is a Danish band called Under Byen. They remind me of the Sugarcubes crossed with Sigur Rós – and not just because they sing in Danish, which is as incomprehensible to me as Icelandic, but because…
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Music that Matters
KEXP has a podcast series called Music That Matters. You should immediately go download them all, if you haven’t been listening to them already. The music is all over the map – different episodes have different themes, so there’s quite a range of different styles. Browse the previous episodes page to get a sense of…
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There has to be a better way
There just has got to be a better way to get access to content from good UK-based music magazines! Subscriptions to the “rest of the world” are incredibly expensive: For Mojo and Q, that’s roughly $300 USD / yr, or $25/month. (In the UK, the same subscriptions would be about $150 USD, or $12.50/month. Why…
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Post-Cabaret
 Although all labels are odious, I’ve come to like the term “post-cabaret” as a way of referring to an interesting and diverse group of musicians, including: Regina Spektor Nellie McKay Casey Dienel Dresden Dolls