I haven’t gotten the chance to hear this whole thing, but what I’ve heard I really enjoyed. And that is coming from someone who hasn’t been much of fan in the past. Obviously I enjoyed such great tracks as ‘Wraith Pinned to the Mist’ or ‘Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse’. But I think I might have to go out and pick up this album.
Parts & Labor – Receivers
If you have been keeping up with the blog, you will know that I just recently discovered this band and that my knowledge of their existence doesn’t extend beyond a single track that I posted off of this week’s release. But that track was good enough to earn this album a spot in this feature.
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Brett Dennen - Hope For the Hopeless
Brett Dennen – Make You Crazy (ft. Femi Kuti) (removed 2/13/09)
I have been impressed with this young fellow from the beginning. He has an incredible voice and seems to have a great heart as well. He has been doing a lot lately use his influence to help those less fortunate than him. And fortunately for us, he’s been doing it while making great music at the same time. Go out and buy this guy’s album. Ain’t no reason you shouldn’t go out and buy this album.
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
I absolutely loved Final Straw when it first came out, in fact I still love it. Although it was way over commercialized, I still was able to enjoy Eyes Open. But if their first single, ‘Take Back the City’ is any indication of the way their new release is going to go, I don’t think I should even bother. The song was just tailor made for pop radio and has no substance to it whatsoever. Just another anthem pop song for junior high boys and girls to sing along pump their fists to. I hate to see great potential like that go sour. Here’s to hoping I’m wrong.
Film
Pride and Glory
Edward Norton is the man. He is easily one of the best actors of our time. The story for this one doesn’t look too promising, but I will go simply to see Norton’s performance. Boy has this been a sorry year for film. It seems like I’m just gonna have to wait for Christopher Nolan to give us another addition to his incredible Batman series.
Thanks for reading. Hope your ears and eyes bleed this week.
I have no idea who Big Star is. But I just recently found this fantastic cover of one of their songs done by Wilco. I can’t really give an opinion on which is better since I’ve only heard the cover, but I am so enamored by the cover that I don’t really have a desire to hear the original. I can’t imagine it being any better than this. But I guess it’s only fair that I give them some credit for writing a great song. Who knows maybe I’ll be writing a whole piece on this mysterious Big Star soon. But until then, enjoy this great cover, by the great people formally known as Wilco.
On October 26th, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will be putting on a benefit concert in Richmond, VA to urge Virginians to vote for “the change our country needs,” in other words Barack Obama. The show will be free and open to all Virginia residents and students. Tickets are required but will be given 2 at a time on a first-come first-served basis. So if you are any sort of Virginian I urge you to hurry and go get your tickets, this is not a show you will want to miss.
Although I have been greatly disappointed by anything Matthews has done in the past decade, he still put on one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. And Live at Luther College w/ Tim Reynolds is one of the best live albums I’ve ever heard. It is just Matthews and his acoustic guitar. He is supported not by his infamous band that help him create the jam band sound that he is famous for, but only his friend and fabulous session guitarist, Tim Reynolds. Together they create, in my humble opinion, one of the best acoustic sounds to be found. I am sure that most of my readers will be annoyed by this post and will be tempted to just ignore it. But please listen to these rare and fantastic acoustic versions of the songs that made us fall in love with Dave. Let them take you back to the mid-90′s when there was still just a tiny glimmer of good music on the radio.
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – One Sweet World (removed 2/13/09)
I can’t find anything about this band. I received this song from a song of the day podcast out of Minnesota. As my readers probably know. It isn’t often that rap or hip-hop catches my attention. But this song had a beat that sucked me in. And for once I wasn’t completely turned off when I started listening to the lyrics. As you can imagine, with a name like that, my google search proved fruitless. So if any of you know anything about these guys please help me out. I would love to hear more from them, as I’m sure you will agree once you take a listen.
