Finally Rainy Friday
The theme of Contrast Podcast #79 was "Infidelity," for which a lot of songs fit the bill. Here's my own mix on the subject.
Clare Burson: These Boots Are Made For Walkin' from Thieves (2007) -- More Clare Burson on Speed of Dark
Steely Dan: Dirty Work from Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) -- Steely Dan on Time Travel Tuesday
Weezer: Say It Ain't So from Weezer (1994)
Squeeze: Tempted from Eastside Story (1981)
Juliana Hatfield: Sneaking Around from Bed (1998)
From the Blogroll
Can You See the Sunset From the Southside features two nice tracks from the new Ben Lee album which covers Against Me's album New Wave. Confused? Better go read about it.
Beth at Lonesome Music is excited about Scott Matthews, and I Guess I'm Floating is excited about finding Ingrid Michaelson, and with good reason: just listen to "The Way I Am." I'm so glad to know that other people get that excited about music!
Marcy at Lost In Your Inbox got excited this week too about Stephen Coates and The Last Tuesday Weld. She's thinking about her choices for best albums of 2007. Aren't we all?
Participate in a poll at Kwaya Na Kisser: vote for the next great singer-songwriter. Tough choices!
Muzzle of Bees drove to Chicago to take in Beirut last night. I'll be driving to Hollywood this Thursday to see the same show with Alaska In Winter opening! But first, tonight Indie Mom and I are seeing They Might Be Giants.
In Music News:
Radiohead are not the only band ever to offer their music completely through online download, but they are the biggest band to release a brand-new album that way, and to nonchalantly leave it open to the individual what to pay for it is ground-breaking. Between Thought and Expression blog has MP3s of the expected tracks.
Los Lobos has scheduled a benefit concert on behalf of their alma mater, Garfield High School, after a fire destroyed the auditorium. Cesar Rosas says they're on a mission from God. Where have we heard that before? The benefit will be held on October 14. Chicano artists who will perform are: Tierra, Little Willie G of Thee Midnighters, El Chicano, and the Tex-Mex bands Little Joe y La Familia and Upground.
Surprising and perplexing: Two musicians playing a funeral parade for New Orleans musician Kerwin James were arrested for parading without at permit in a city where the century-old tradition is famously depicted in at least half of the paintings sold by street artists in Jackson Square.
Meanwhile, it's a rare rainy day in SoCal. I hope we get more of them.
4 comments:
It's a brilliant move on radiohead's part but I have a big complaint with the credit card transaction fee that people still have to pay when they purchase the album.
US consumers are charged an unfair amount compared to consumers in the UK. I've been fighting interchange fees for awhile now and this is one of the first times when it is clear to consumers where their money is going.
Here in North Florida, we've had 31" of rain in the past 18 days; if you need more, just ask!
Thanks for the Juliana Hatfield, by the way. :)
I'm no musical expert by any means, but I think "Dirty Work" is Todd Rundgren and not Steely Dan. Great song nonetheless!
Sorry, Jason, "Dirty Work" is the second song on the Dan's first album. I have this on vinyl.
Besides, the only song Todd Rundgren ever recorded is "Hello It's Me." (Bad joke, sorry.)
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