Of course you listened to/watched the live webcast of Belle and Sebastian’s Live concert from the Barrowlands last month. What, you missed it? Well, fret not, puir bairn. The audio is still available on NPR’s website (although the video is gone, alas).
Tis the season of giving, and in that spirit, The Kopecky Family Band have recorded and are giving away a lovely, original Christmas tune called ‘The Remedy.’
About the song from the band:
“While in Charlotte, NC on our evening off, we started talking about the significance of the wise men’s journey to see Jesus for the first time. After a little pondering we huddled around the dining room and with an acoustic guitar, cello, violin, toy guitar, glockenspiel, a handful of tambourines, and voices, we wrote a song called “Our Remedy.” We recorded it in one take huddled around one mic. It means a lot to us, hope it means a lot to you too.”
Grab the song after the jump: (Read the article)
Let the flurry of holiday songs begin! We’ve been holding off pummeling you with Christmakkah tracks until after Thanksgiving and now that our hangover is finally subsiding, lets kick things off with a cover by The Golden Filter of Psychic TV’s 1983 track, ‘White Nights.’
While the original is a soft and dark Christmas tome, The Golden Filter treatment gives the tune a shiner and poppier glow nestled in the background repetition of Christmas bells. Listen to Psychic TV’s original song after the jump…
(Read the article)
Enjoy today’s extensive feature below. Be certain to watch ‘Beatbox’ here.
Liz Phair – Winter Wonderland
Earlier this year, she was featured in a Banana Republic ad.
Visit Liz Phair on MySpace.
Camera Obscura – The Blizzard
Happy Holidays!
My Maudlin Career is one of my favorite albums of the year.
Read my review of Camera Obscura @ Brooklyn’s Music Hall here.
Watch the entirety of this morning’s holiday message in the feature below.
MP3: Annie Lennox – Why?
Low – Just Like Christmas (Live)
Happy Holidays!
Watch ‘Santa’s Coming Over’ here.
Visit Low at their official site.
Paul & The Patients – The Scariest Bar In My Town
A brilliant new holiday tune!
Visit Paul & The Patients on MySpace.
Ha! How fantastic is this image?
It’s Blitz! is one of my favorite albums of the year.
Read my review of YYYs @ NYC’s Angel Orensanz Foundation here.
