I’m following David Handelman‘s sage advice and linking to Sal Nunziato and Burning Wood early and often. Here’s Sal’s mix for the best of 2011 so far, the first half of the year – My Morning Jacket, NRBQ, Cake, Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder, the Strokes, Lucinda Williams, Death Cab for Cutie, Beastie Boys, Ron Sexsmith, …
Thanks to David Handelman for this: In 1987 and 1988 Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello recorded an album’s worth of collaborative material which was never released. Burning Wood has the demos for some of those songs. According to Sal Nunziato, the blog’s proprietor, some of the finished material from those sessions, “trickled out and found …
This is one of a million curios I missed between 9/11 and 2010: Alison Krauss singing a country-inflected version of John Waite’s 80s tune, Missing You, with a surprisingly young-looking John Waite singing along. As can be expected on any remake of a classic, this version produces mixed, though generally positive, responses. “It’s listenable. i …
Thought you’d enjoy this latest YouTube find, from a Grin reunion show ca. 2004 in Rockville, MD. Always my fave Nils Lofgren song and solo, live he takes it to another level, and makes it look like a casual stroll in the park! Another D.C. Area “Master of the Stratocaster (and/or Telecaster)”, for …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX_HopLKKaE
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The Association’s version of this is, of course, the gold standard for the tune, so it’s a little surprising how well DC’s version works. Enjoy. And, according to Wikipedia, here’s David Cassidy’s blue chip backing band for the album from which this single was released: Hal Blaine – Drums Mike Melvoin – Piano, strings & …
Thanks go to Jenny Westberg for finding this:
Very cool performance from two excellent young cellists. Have to say, they’re really hard on the bow hair, though… The Shostakovich duet is lovely, too. – Lorian Franklin Dunlop . http://youtu.be/mSByjqMGtaU . http://youtu.be/Yc_QKCVOJkw .
Updated July 4, 2011, from Culturemob.com – “The previous Guinness World Record for a gathering of zombies stood at 4,093, and was held by an event in New Jersey in October 2010. Seattle fans were confident that they could smash the East Coast’s record, however, having clocked an unofficial total of 4,233 on their 2010 …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4jfNhXjEdg
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Hi folks: Haven’t seen anything quite this knowing or smoldering in quite some time, and NEVER from a putative Teen Idol! “I said, a-HOOOO! Rock me, baby…” Possibly the only guy I’ve ever seen look his best in a full silver lamé suit, including Elvis and Bowie, though of course Iggy rocked the silver pants-only …
The Most Talented Singer-Songwriter You’ve Yet to Hear – Lorelei Carlson – Blueberry Eyes, By Robert
In June 2003 I decided to celebrate my birthday by inviting my friends to a music party. I was living with my nearly 12-year-old daughter Lorelei in Bogotá at the time. I had many talented musician friends, so my idea was to play and sing with them. Because Lorelei was really getting into singing, I …
Is it possible this sounds more remarkable now than it did three decades ago? – Dennis R. White . http://youtu.be/dgrlcrij4gc .
RIP, Andrew Gold. Many in the public probably think of Gold as the guy who had a couple minor hits back in the day, “Lonely Boy” and “Thank You For Being A Friend,” but he was the musical instrumental, arranging, and production genius behind many of the big name pop & rock stars of the …
If, after viewing this live clip of Anna Calvi’s “Desire,” you surmise that she couldn’t possibly demonstrate more passion and attitude than this… you’d be wrong. Heralded by Brian Eno and Nick Cave, The UK singing (and guitar playing) sensation has been mesmerizing audiences for months in support of her self-titled debut album. By the …
This is the third most popular video in Holland today. Exactly why is anybody’s guess…