Monthly Archives: May 2011
“Dreams” Covers
“Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac is a song that many, many bands have covered, to varying degrees of success. Good covers of “Dreams”: Holly Miranda with the Morning Benders: Augustana: Letters to Cleo: Glee: Not-so-good covers of “Dreams”: Cat Power: Fleet … Continue reading
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The Elected @ Mercury Lounge: Concert Recap
The Elected (Blake Sennett) played at New York’s Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The band opened the show with a cover of “You Got Lucky” by Tom Petty going into The Elected’s song “Not Going Home”: Highlights of the show … Continue reading
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The Osbournes Theme Song
The theme song for MTV’s The Osbournes was a jazz/big band cover of an actual Ozzy Osbourne song called “Crazy Train.” The huge difference in sound between the two are evidence of how context matters in music: lyrics can take on … Continue reading
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“Soft Hands”
Song of the day is “Soft Hands” by Michael Runion. Live acoustic version:
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Ben Lee New York Show
Ben Lee will play a one-off show in New York on August 1st. Ticket information here.
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Sam Roberts Band
New artist alert: Sam Roberts Band Listen to the new song “Longitude” featuring Elizabeth Powell of Land of Talk on back-up vocals:
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Alliterative Songs
Here is a collection of good songs with alliterative titles: “Silvery Sleds” by Army Navy: “Coughing Colors” by Tilly and the Wall: “Bratty B” by Best Coast: “Little Lungs” by An Horse: “Demon Daughters” by Phantom Planet: “Sunny Sunday” by … Continue reading
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Make Music Pasadena 2011
The line-up for the 2011 Make Music Pasadena program (free and all-ages) on Saturday, June 18, 2011 is here. Not-t0-be-missed bands on the line-up include Best Coast, Ra Ra Riot, The Morning Benders, and Saint Motel, who have all been featured before … Continue reading
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New Savoir Adore
Savoir Adore has a new song called “Sparrow,” featuring vocals trading off between the verses and an energetic, slightly distorted chorus:
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“Dreamworld”
“Dreamworld” by Rilo Kiley. Live acoustic + electric versions:
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