Califone
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MP3: Queens Of The Stone Age - White Wedding (Billy Idol)
MP3: Califone - No Expectations (The Stones)
MP3: Soundgarden -Stray Cat Blues (The Stones)
MP3: The Foo Fighters - Band On The Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
It frustrates me when marginally talented artists garner the public’s attention while gifted musicians are overlooked. The primary reason for the dilemma is marketing dollars. More money=more exposure. Alela Diane is one of the most talented female singer-songwriters in the business today. The critics rave about her, but her music hasn’t received the attention that it deserves.
Alela recently lent her vocals for the Headless Heroes, a new covers project that features musicians Josh Klinghoffer, Woody Jackson, Joey Waronker, Leo Abrahams & Gus Seyffert. She was really excited about using her voice in new ways, saying “It was quite liberating to just sing! And not worry about it being my record, or it being different from the type of music that I’m used to making.” Her beautiful silky voice will not be overlooked much longer.
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MP3: The Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
MP3: Headless Heroes - Just Like Honey [The Jesus & Mary Chain]
MP3: Alela Diane - Dry Grass and Shadows [Daytrotter Sessions]
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Alela Diane - The Pirate's Gospel (iTunes)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - 21 Singles (iTunes)
Patty Hurst Shifter
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MP3: Audrye Sessions - Waltz #2 (XO) [Elliot Smith]
MP3: Jeff Buckley - When the Levee Breaks [ Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie]***
MP3: Damien Rice - When Doves Cry/ Babe I’m Gonna Leave You [Prince/Zeppelin]
MP3: Patty Hurst Shifter - Mr Soul [Neil Young]
***Revised
Julie Margat // Lispector
LISPECTOR - Guide To Personal Happiness
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MP3: Easy Star All-Stars - Money [Pink Floyd]
MP3: M. Ward - Tom Violence [Sonic Youth]
MP3: Franz Ferdinand - All My Friends [LCD Soundsystem]
MP3: Lispector - Hit [Sugarcubes Cover]
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Easy Star All-Stars - Dub Side of the Moon (Reggae Version of Dark Side of the Moon) (iTunes)
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MP3: Emiliana Torrini - White Rabbit [Jefferson Airplane]
MP3: My Morning Jacket - White Rabbit [Jefferson Airplane]
Neko Case
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MP3: My Morning Jacket - Ring of Fire [Johnny Cash]
MP3: Neko Case - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis [Tom Waits]
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Neko Case - Blacklisted (iTunes)
West Indian Girl
Los Angeles-based West Indian Girl is playing @ Spaceland 11/6, 11/13 & 11/20. They are definitely worth checking out.
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MP3: West Indian Girl - Eight Days A Week [Beatles]
MP3: Incredible Bongo Band — In A Gadda Da Vida [Iron Butterfly]
MP3: Cowboy Junkies — State Trooper [Live] [Bruce Springsteen]
MP3: John Hiatt with Moe - The Ballad of Curtis Loew [Lynyrd Skynyrd]
Download:
John Hiatt - The Best of John Hiatt (iTunes)
Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock (iTunes)
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (iTunes)
West Indian Girl - 4th & Wall (iTunes)
“After midnight, we’re gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, we’re gonna chug-a-lug and shout
We’re gonna cause talk and suspicion
Give an exhibition
Find out what it is all about”
-J.J. Cale After Midnight
This is what it is all about. There is a cool story behind the song. Oklahoma songwriter J.J. Cale wrote “After Midnight” and released it as a demo in 1966. Eric Clapton recorded a version of the song as a single in 1970. The first time Cale heard Clapton’s version was on the radio while driving to Tulsa. Clapton also covered two more of Cale’s songs, “Cocaine” and “I’ll Make Love To You Anytime“.
Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogerty [CCR], John Kahn and Bill Witt covered the song in 1973. It was reissued in 1992 on Saunders album Fired Up+. They also covered The Band’s “The Night The Drove Old Dixie Down” and John Lennon’s “Imagine“. Definitely check out their albums listed below.
Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia - After Midnight [J.J. Cale]
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Merl Saunders & Friends - Fire Up + (iTunes)
Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - Well-Matched - The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia (iTunes)
Seu Jorge
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MP3: Prince - Honky Tonk Women [Rolling Stones]
MP3: Wilco - Thirteen [Big Star]
MP3: Ryan Adams - Sweet Jane [The Velvet Underground]
MP3: Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel [David Bowie]
My Morning Jacket’s cover of the Pet Shop Boys’ “West End Girls” seemed like a strange musical choice for the southern-rock band at the time. It turns out that Jim James has always had a penchant for pop music. He finally had the confidence and label support [ATO] to express this side of himself on Evil Urges. I look forward to seeing which direction James explores on the next album.
The Conchords’ “Inner City Pressure” is a flawless parody of “West End Girls“. It showcases their talent and strength as singer-songwriters. I expect them to record a serious album once the series ends.
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MP3: My Morning Jacket - West End Girls [Pet Shop Boys]
MP3: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Inner City Pressure [Original Staging]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Yoko [Jemaine]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Oh No [Jemaine]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Prince [Jemaine]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Predijism [Dave]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - 5-Way [Dave]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Don’t Be A Dickhead [Murray]
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - See You Later [Brett]
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Pet Shop Boys - Please - Further Listening 1984-1986 (iTunes)
My Morning Jacket - Early Recordings, Chapter 2: Learning (iTunes)
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords (iTunes)
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MP3: Gomez - Getting Better [The Beatles]
MP3: Kaiser Chiefs - Getting Better [Beatles]
MP3: Fionn Regan - Getting Better [Beatles]
MP3: Grandaddy - Revolution [The Beatles]
MP3: Beatles - Taxman [Elements of Noise Remix]
Jim James
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MP3: My Morning Jacket - Make It With You [Bread]
MP3: Bread - Make It With You
Download:
Bread - The Best of Bread (iTunes)
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (iTunes)
