Category Archives: audio

The New Wave revisited Comments Off

I’ve been working my way through the 6GB’s of emerging artists from this years SXSW conference, maybe it’s just me being nostalgic but so far my favorite is this strange electronica band ‘ear pwr’
ear_pwr on myspace

Cold but a bright 5 star day… Comments Off

It’s been a really f*cked up 48 hours, but it’s looking up - so I needed something to accelerate the onset of happiness - this song by Willy De Ville is one of only 25 songs that I rate 5 stars in iTunes… It’s a certain keeper.
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Que Reste Il De Nos Amours 1

I’ve been lax in my blogging here, and for that I apologize - enjoy this audio selection by the very talented Dee Dee Bridgewater, while I get back into the swing of things.
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Walk A Mile in my Ipod Comments Off

How do you get to know a person?, I suppose there’s lots of ways, but I have 3 favorite ways -

Drink with them: (I seldom drink anymore, but IMHO folks are either 100% honest or 100% dishonest when they’re drinking - you learn things
Eat with them: People’s dining choices and their manner while dining […]

Music for a non-productive monday 1

Damn TV! and their never ending marathons, I swear Tuesday will be better…
For your ear(s) enjoyment a very haunting piano cover of NIN’s ‘HURT’ I found on Muxtape.
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I Was No Fool! Comments Off

I bought the new B-52s album ‘FunPlex’, and it’s great, Kate and company never disappoint, I can’t think of too many other bands that are as consistent as the B-52s, Pretty good album to workout too, which was an added bonus. 
I’ve been a fan since ‘85 when Kate joined the band, oddly I knew of Kate from her work with ‘The […]

Rock Violin/Guitar Genius Comments Off

This track has been hanging out unplayed in iTunes for far too long, the genius of Don Sugarcane Harris IMHO the greatest violinist/guitarist EVER (YO YO Ma is great, but can he rock like this for 9:26 ?)
Eleanor Rigby from Fiddler on the Rock
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Obadiah Parker Comments Off

I’m a little late to the game of this one, supposedly Howard Stern played this last week, I’ve been listening to it for at least that long - Obadiah Parker’s amazing cover of this heavily played Andre3000 track is just plain good, a refreshing spin on a song, I was honestly tired off.
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Favorite Cover Comments Off

I listen to a LOT of covers - I’m not sure this is my 100% favorite of all time, but for the NOW - these two are at the top of the list.

Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon
Positively Forth Street

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Urge Overkill & The Violent Femmes respectively.

Excellent Band On The Run Cover Comments Off

Thanks Dawn, great find!, IMHO the best the Foo Fighters have ever sounded, think I like this better than the original.
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