D.C.’s own New Rock Church of Fire is gaining a lot of attention, especially for their live shows. Having never been to one I can tell you nothing about it. Their debut, Of The Wild, is coming out and if you want a free copy, you can go to the release party this Saturday at… Continue reading New Rock Church of Fire
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12 Days of Christmas Music: Bing Crosby’s “Merry Christmas”
Merry Christmas (to all who celebrate that sort of thing)! To conclude this series is the greatest Christmas album of all time, Bing Crosby’s Merry Christmas. Sure, I’m old fashioned, and maybe this is a lame pick because, OH Bing Crosby is SOOO predictable and great blah blah blah. Well he is great, and this… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: Bing Crosby’s “Merry Christmas”
12 Days of Christmas Music: Odds and Ends
It’s Christmas Eve, making this day 11 of the series. Before tomorrow’s big reveal of the greatest Christmas album of all time, here are some of the random bits of Christmas I came across this month. The Best Christmas Music Video Ever Ali Lohan, Lindsay’s 15-year-old younger sister, decided to make a song called “Christmas… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: Odds and Ends
Winter Gloves cover LCD Soundsystem
Montreal band Winter Gloves just put out a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great” possibly in an attempt to get attention, but hopefully in an attempt to make good music. Regardless it’s a good cover by a good band that I’ve never heard of before. According to their MySpace, the song is part of the… Continue reading Winter Gloves cover LCD Soundsystem
12 Days of Christmas Music: The Hotel Cafe’s “Winter Songs” Compilation
LA music venue The Hotel Cafe put out a holiday compilation this year called “Winter Songs.” Since The Hotel Cafe focuses on female singer/songwriters, the album is solely that. All your favorite women of music like KT Tunstall, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple and Katy Perry (singer/songwriter? Really?) are there giving you soft snowy goodness. I… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: The Hotel Cafe’s “Winter Songs” Compilation
Woods
I’ve always wanted to know what a traveling band going through a mountain pass making music would sound like. Oh, great! Here’s Woods! While they may not write their songs that way (booo) they certainly evoke a new kind of folk that’s oh so popular these days. The band has this eerie sound reminiscent of… Continue reading Woods
12 Days of Christmas Music: Sufjan Stevens
The story goes that every year between 2001 and 2006 (sans 2004) Sufjan Stevens would record an EP of Christmas songs to give out to his family and friends. In 2006 he decided to gather all the EPs together and release them in one giant collection called Songs For Christmas. The set is comprised of… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: Sufjan Stevens
“Single Ladies” vs. Fleet Foxes Mashup
From that same guy who gave us the best mashup ever, is Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” against “Ragged Wood” by Fleet Foxes. The Hood Internet posted it as one of the mashups they made that didn’t really work, and I have to agree with them. It doesn’t mesh real well, but it’s still endlessly entertaining (GOSH,… Continue reading “Single Ladies” vs. Fleet Foxes Mashup
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Ok, so we missed it. Posting the Week in Review on time that is. But I was SO busy watching Cheetah Lady and driving up I-95 that it just didn’t happen. Here you go, a day belated. And I’ll throw in a couple of extra days as a bonus (read: Jamie just wants to show… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
12 Days of Christmas Music: “The Nutcracker”
Over 100 years ago, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote a two-act ballet about a young girl, a living nutcracker and mice that captured people’s imaginations and became an instant holiday staple. Some of you might not be that into what you may call “classical” music, but Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” is a real masterpiece. Just think of all the places… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas Music: “The Nutcracker”