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nickdrake: Talking Heads

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:33:20 -0500

nickdrake:

Talking Heads

yvynyl: peachypeach: lee ranaldo’s default pic on last.fm

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:21 -0500

yvynyl:

peachypeach:

lee ranaldo’s default pic on last.fm

whitneymcn: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Indiana Listening advice:...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:37:47 -0400

whitneymcn:

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Indiana

Listening advice: when you start thinking that you’ve got a sense of what their sound is like, keep listening, because there’s more to come. Not collage, nor noise, nor lowfi, but the song moves almost physically from place to place in interesting ways.

Video: Remembering Duane Allman

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:35 -0400

Video: Remembering Duane Allman:

whitperson:

Duane Allman died 38 years ago today. I thought we’d post a few videos in remembrance:

1970 Allman brothers Duane on guitar [YouTube]

The…

Canadian folk singer killed by coyotes, park official says

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:16:06 -0400

nickdrake:

(CNN) — A rising Canadian folk singer was killed by coyotes this week in a national park in Nova Scotia, a park spokesman said Thursday.

Taylor Mitchell, 19, was at the beginning of the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on Tuesday afternoon when she was attacked, according to Chip Bird, the Parks Canada field unit superintendent for Cape Breton.

Bird said hikers saw the coyotes attacking Mitchell and called 911. She was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax, where she died about 12 hours later, he said.

Mitchell was recently nominated for Young Performer of the Year honors by Canadian Folk Music Awards. She was touring the Maritime provinces and had a break between gigs to go hiking Tuesday, her manager, Lisa Weitz, said in an e-mail.

“She loved the woods and had a deep affinity for their beauty and serenity,” she wrote.

“Words can’t begin to express the sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet, compassionate, vibrant, and phenomenally talented young woman,” Weitz said.

“Her warmth, loving nature, astounding artistry, and infectious enthusiasm will be so missed and forever remembered.”

Mitchell, who was originally from the Georgian Bay area in Ontario, lived in Toronto, Weitz said.

Bird said the area where the attack occurred is popular and well traveled. It remained closed, and park authorities had shot one coyote believed to be involved. A pathologist will test the animal’s body for diseases that might have triggered the attack, he said.

WTF……

Crazy story considering we attended a live wolf event two days ago where there was a discussion regarding the absence of wolves in the northeast habitat, increasing size of coyotes as a result and the rise in coyote-deer kills…We also discussed the fact that wolves don’t attack people…but coyotes? in Nova Scotia? Woah…

"Here To Fall” from the staggeringly great ‘Popular Songs’ LP/CD/digital album, as..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:58:28 -0400

““Here To Fall” from the staggeringly great ‘Popular Songs’ LP/CD/digital album, as filmed and posted by PF TV. Nice view of the Empire State Building behind Georgia, too. More rooftop Yo La Tengo to come later this week.”

- Yo La Tengo - “Here To Fall” On Pitchfork TV

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:49:42 -0400

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"You need music, I dont know why. It’s probably one of those Joseph Campbell questions, why we need..."

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:54:35 -0400

“You need music, I dont know why. It’s probably one of those Joseph Campbell questions, why we need ritual. We need magic and bliss, and power and myth, and celebration and religion in our lives and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it.”

- Jerry Garcia (via - who else? - newspeedwayboogie) (via yvynyl)

whitneymcn: “Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:35:18 -0400

whitneymcn:

“Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.” Steve Earle

“I’ve met Bob Dylan’s bodyguards and if Steve Earle thinks he can stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table, he’s sadly mistaken.” Townes Van Zandt

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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved,..."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:58:44 -0400

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes ‘Awww!’”

- Kerouac (via newspeedwayboogie)

newspeedwayboogie: It is impossible to write how excited I am...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:54:20 -0400

newspeedwayboogie:

It is impossible to write how excited I am to dl and listen to this now. doomandgloom again is kicking ass on tumblr and this may be his finest moment yet. Essential

doomandgloomfromthetomb:

REAL COOL TIME: 32 Years of Live Feelies Covers

If you’ve downloaded any of the Feelies shows I’ve posted in the past, you know that The Feelies are a magnificent cover band. Whether tackling songs by Patti Smith, Wire, R.E.M., The Stooges or, of course, The Velvet Underground, they manage to put their own stamp on anything they play. A Feelies cover song isn’t radically re-arranged, mind you — it’s just given that elemental Feelies feel. Some of these songs made it to the studio, while some of them ended up being live-only experiences. Over the years, I’ve gathered up what I think is a complete set of these tunes, and I’m sharing that with you now. Here’s the tracklisting:

Vol. 1

1. Egyptian Reggae (Modern Lovers)
2. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except for Me & My Monkey) (Beatles)
3. Barstool Blues (Neil Young)
4. She Said She Said (Beatles)
5. Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith)
6. Outdoor Miner (Wire)
7. White Light/White Heat (Velvet Underground)
8. King’s Lead Hat (Eno)
9. Little Red Book (Bacharach/David/Love)
10. Take It As It Comes (Doors)
11. Sedan Delivery (Neil Young)
12. Carnival of Sorts (R.E.M.)
13. Funtime (Iggy Pop)
14. Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)
15. See No Evil (Television)
16. Velvet Medley (Velvet Underground)

Vol. 2

1. Fun To Be Happy (Love Tractor)
2. We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Velvet Underground)
3. Looking At You (MC5)
4. Third Uncle (Eno)
5. Head Held High (Velvet Underground)
6. Mannequin (Wire)
7. I Want To Sleep In Your Arms (Jonathan Richman)
8. Sunday Morning (Velvet Underground)
9. I’m A Believer (Neil Diamond/Monkees)
10. Roadrunner (Modern Lovers)
11. Real Cool Time (Stooges)
12. Sweet Jane w/ Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)

Tacked onto the end of Vol. 2 is a “bonus EP” of Yung Wu covers (which was basically the Feelies with percussionist Dave Weckerman on vocals)

1. Big Day (Eno)
2. Child of the Moon (Rolling Stones)
3. Kingdom Come (Tom Verlaine)
4. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Beatles)
5. Nobody Told Me (John Lennon)

Finally, the download link.

nickdrake: foryourlove: Serge + Jane

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:42:44 -0400

nickdrake:

foryourlove:

Serge + Jane

Failing: A Very Difficult Piece for Contemplation

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:12:35 -0400

Failing: A Very Difficult Piece for Contemplation:

whitneymcn:

[…]

I’ve never thought that I was particularly invested in being right. There is a geek archetype that knows the objectively right answer on everything—how to indent code, market a product, make coffee, whatever—and must also use that knowledge to correct those sad individuals who are in error. That approach to life bugs the shit out of me, so I’ve tried to focus on being right when I can and being wrong in interesting ways when I can’t.

[…]

thisrecording: dig a pony

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:17:31 -0400

thisrecording:

dig a pony

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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:07:56 -0400

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dailydoseofdylan: Ballad For A Friend- Bob Dylan Leeds Music...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:24:24 -0400

dailydoseofdylan:

Ballad For A Friend- Bob Dylan

Leeds Music Demo

Michael Hurley - Wildegeeses From the forthcoming Ida Con Snock...

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:57:08 -0400

Michael Hurley - Wildegeeses

From the forthcoming Ida Con Snock record which is a stellar collaboration with this folk legend and the Woodstock, NY band Ida out end of October on Andy Cabic’s (Vetiver) Gnomonsong label.

newspeedwayboogie: awesome! jenrobinson: Fever Ray - Here...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:24:17 -0400

newspeedwayboogie:

awesome!

jenrobinson:

Fever Ray - Here Before (Vashti Bunyun cover)

From the limited edition 7” Fever Ray with Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid including two covers Fever Ray performs on tour.

1. Stranger than Kindness by Nick Cave and Anita Lane
2. Here Before by Vashti Bunyan.

Dylan in Woodstock (via dailydoseofdylan)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:30:20 -0400

Dylan in Woodstock

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nickdrake: The Rolling Stones & Bob Dylan

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:15:15 -0400

nickdrake:

The Rolling Stones & Bob Dylan