I first came across this young, tattooed folk singer with the gravelly voice early last Spring on the recommendation of a friend over beers at SXSW. After checking out a few on his tunes online, I made a mental […]
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Johnny Cash :: If I Were A Carpenter
I have heard many, many versions of this old tune, but it’s Johnny and June Carter Cash’s take on it that rings the truest.Related News ( via pitchfork): “Columbia/Legacy will reissue Johnny Cash’s first chart-topping album– the […]
tvontheradio :: hollywoodbowl 9.24.06
Despite the enormity of the Hollywood Bowl, Tv On The Radio failed to disappoint the gathered masses. Opening for Massive Attack , whose performance seemed like an afterthought compared to the TVOTR experience, the group surprisingly translated their expansive sound to the […]
Pale Blue Eyes :: Re-revisted
In the Sex Beat post , a longtime reader mentioned how much they enjoy Alejandro Escovedo’s cover of The Velvet Underground classic “Pale Blue Eyes” (off the groups eponymous third LP . ) This led me to dig out . . . Only […]
Mick Harvey Hearts Monsieur Gainsbourg
One thing on this blog tends to often lead to another. After my latest Serge Gainsbourg post, Will, from Be The Boy , turned me on to the pair of Serge covers albums that Mick Harvey released, Intoxicated […]
Bert Jansch :: The Black Swan
News of Bert Jansch releasing a new album came at me from left field; and I about fell the fuck over when I heard one of my favorite labels, Drag City . . . Only the good shit. […]
Eponymous LPs :: Ben Kweller :: Lemonheads
True story. I knew so very little about Ben Kweller in 2002, that I went to his show at the Roxy to see My Morning Jacket open and then immediately split before his set. But truthfully, after all that early-period […]
Sex Beat :: Under The Covers
Alejandro Escovedo’s cover of Gun Club’s “Sex Beat” has been posted here before; been played more than once on my radio show as well. Why? Because like any good re-interpretation, it’s takes the song’s bare essence and spins it […]
Portastatic :: Be Still Please
If you were in the Research Triangle area, or surrounding states, in the early to mid ’90s, chances are you were a Superchunk fan. If so, this one’s for you. While it’s not Superchunk (it’s been 4 […]
Yo La Tengo :: I Am Not Afraid of You
It’s 2006, so that must mean another Yo La Tengo record. Wait, take a step back, things are different here, really. The first of fifteen tracks, “Pass The Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind,” is all distorted droning guitars […]
R.E.M. :: Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)
I am a child of the ’80s from the American South. Like many of my brethren, R.E.M . served as my first taste of left-of-center musical fare; what was then referred to as “college music.” Seems […]
Robyn Hitchcock :: Ole! Tarantula
Upon first listening to the upcoming Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 record Ole! Tarantula I was immediately struck with two competing thoughts: a) damn, this is really good. B) I would bet cash money that Bob Pollard is a huge Soft Boys/Hitchcock fan.This LP […]
The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes
Even today most fans still do not know that Led Zeppelin’s epic “Dazed And Confused,” off their eponymous debut , was in actuality a cover tune. During a U.S. American tour in the late ’60s the Jimmy […]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: The Letting Go
Some time ago I was listening to a Will Oldham incarnation, be it a Palace project or Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy I cannot recall, but I do distinctly remember a piece of the Doors lyric “mute . . . Only the good shit. […]
