The Most Awesome Thing Ever
Dec 30, 2009 Boys With Guitars
Eddie Vedder sings Bruce Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins” at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Solstice!
Dec 22, 2009 Boys With Guitars
Okay, I’m a day late, but here’s a clip of the Jethro Tull classic, “Ring Out, Solstice Bells.” Because nothing ushers in the winter like rock flute.
Woomble’s Top 10 Albums of the Decade
Dec 16, 2009 CD Reviews
Hey, everyone else is doing it. Why can’t I?
10. Pocket Symphony – Air
Released in the midst of a full-on Air backlash, this 2007 album was unfairly dismissed by critics. It’s the lone “serious” work by the cheeky French chill-out duo, and I think it’s gorgeous from beginning to end. Bonus points for deadpan guest vocals by Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon.
9. Let It Die – Feist Read the rest of this entry »
My Canadian Content pick. (Sorry, Arcade Fire.) Nimble song writing, seductive vocals and a Bee Gees cover? I’m in.
Pitchfork’s Top 20 Albums of the Decade
Dec 13, 2009 Boys With Guitars
Pretty good list, although I have no love for that Animal Collective album. Check out the reasoning behind the picks here.
20. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
19. Spoon - Kill The Moonlight
18. Kanye West - Late Registration
17. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
16. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
15. The Knife - Silent Shout
14. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
13. OutKast - Stankonia
12. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
11. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
10. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
9. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
8. Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
7. The Strokes - Is This It
6. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
5. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
4. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
3. Daft Punk - Discovery
2. Arcade Fire - Funeral
1. Radiohead - Kid A
Love free music?
Dec 2, 2009 Sites We Love
I recently discovered http://www.daytrotter.com which dates back a few years and has archived incredible live sessions with groups/artists such as Blitzen Trapper, Cage The Elephant, Black Joe Lewis, Lisa Hannigan, Tobias Froberg and literally hundreds more. And the tracks are available for free download.
And though the above does sound suspiciously like a ringtone ad, it’s not. It’s hours of moboki. Check out the amazing Courteeners session for instance. It sounds like a studio recording.
