Vuk: The Plains

"27-year multi-instrumental Finnish-American Emily Cheeger, an ex-Dirty Projector (she sang on The Getty Address, did various singing percussion from 2002-2005), who currently plays a pump organ (and half a dozen instruments) while belting out vocals that can be beautifully fragile and beautifully taunting and, in general, always straight-up powerful." [MORE]

Sounds like freak folk White Chalk-era PJ Harvey.

"...emotional bouts with death-gospel drama, esoteric organ-and-harmonium requiems, percussive chants and unbridled, youthful whimsy." Get The Plains here. Vuk Myspace.

Almost baroque in her arrangements on the new album, (it was just announced that she's now touring the US with Fever Ray) Vuk will be stripping down her songs to their bare bones, performing solo with a harmonium and autoharp, allowing her unique voice and unconventional songwriting to take center stage. I've never heard of her until lately and I like her style a lot. Should be one hell of a concert with Karin (Fever Ray) and Emily (Vuk).

Vuk - "The Arms Of Spirits" | Vuk - The Prarie download

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Tetine

Tetine

Their recent release, "Let Your X’S Be Y’S" on Soul Jazz Records, came out April 28. And it's not something I'd normally pick up to listen to but I really do like this cd.

Tetine (small tit in Italian?) are Brazilian artists/musicians Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado and are stars of Sao Paulo's avant garde music scene.

Bruno came from the post punk era in Sao Paolo and Eliete made a big splash in Brazil's performing arts community.

Inspired by such artists as Lydia Lunch, Nina Hagen, and the underground artists of San Paolo, Tetine's rooftop jams grew into something larger, culminating into the 8th cd for this Punk-Funk/New Wave/Post-Punk/Baile-Bass conglomeration of raw, punky energy.

You can hear some of the news songs on their MySpace and below is a link of "A Historia Da Garca".

Tetine – A Historia da Garca

LastFM Video Interview | MySpace | MP3 sample

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Another great Canadian Import

Plants and Animals

Plants and Animals new full length release, Parc Avenue, is out in Canada on February 26, in the US on March 25.

From: Time Out New York - The first full-length from Plants and Animals, Parc Avenue, hits shelves in March and exhibits much of the epic orchestration and surging climaxes used by another Montreal band, the Arcade Fire. Depending on where you stand, it may or may not surprise you that Plants and Animals can do it better… more. --January 2008

LISTEN: »»Fairie Dance

More good songs from the cd are Bye, Bye, Bye, A L'Oree des bois, and Mercy.

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Rock God and Country Elite?

"Raising Sand," a duet album by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, is a collection of mostly sad songs.

The album is really a three-way collaboration by an improbable alliance: Mr. Plant, forever known as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin; Ms. Krauss, whose clear voice and deft fiddle style hail from Appalachia; and the producer and guitarist T Bone Burnett, the Texan who is best known for concocting haunted, pensively anachronistic Americana. The album is due October 23rd.

I've heard about this collaboration for awhile, but I still find it hard to wrap my head around it. Such an odd combination, but it's done regularly in the music business and now I can't wait to hear it. Living in Appalachia most of my life I know that Alison Krauss is one flatout singing goddess and one of the most respected talents around. A real singer's singer and as I said in the title, she's country elite. What do you think?

Gone, Gone, Gone mp3

By: Jon Pareles | Photo: Christopher Berkey for The New York Times

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Earl Greyhound

Earl Greyhound

Rock critic's E F Hutton, Sasha Frere Jones, once said "Whether or not Earl Greyhound are the Next Big Thing is irrelevant - watching them will convince you that they are." Earl Greyhound



Random 10 Songs

1. Bjork - Earth Intruders
2. Bob Dylan - I Want You
3. Neenah Cherry - Braided Hair
4. Rolling Stones - Memo to Turner
5. Panda Bear - Bros
6. Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter
7. All India Radio - Four Three
8. Rickie Lee Jones - Nobody Knows My Name
9. Joseph Arthur - Diamond Ring (See Notes From The Road
10.Earl Greyhound - S.O.S listen to mp3 or watch the video on You Tube. Power rock trio is like the good stuff we used to listen to.

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Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur

After his most critically acclaimed album to date, Nuclear Daydream, the great singer-songwriter, Joseph Arthur is putting out 2 new CD's this year. The first, Let's Just Be, will arrive on April 17th, 2007. Below, you can check out the first single, Diamond Ring, from the forthcoming album and a favorite of mine, Black Lexus, from last years Nuclear Daydream. "Diamond Ring," has already been described as the best song the Rolling Stones didn't write for Exile On Main Street.

This past weekend Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts began touring North America.

Download MP3:
Joseph Arthur: Diamond Ring (from Let's Just Be)
Joseph Arthur: Black Lexus (from Nuclear Daydream)

Pre-Order Let's Just Be.

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WEBTRAIL

W E B T R A I L | peppermint. wendy-o. pancakes. crabs. zappa. alt-refer. penis ice cream.

* 'Germ' Wrongly Jailed Over Soap; Absurd GHB Drug Charges for Don Bolles, Drummer of the 'The Germs,' Stem From a Bottle of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap - I've followed this story for days for authenticity and now it looks like it's not a hoax. Hearing Friday, April 13.
LATimes | Dr Bronner Release

* Cover Freak has some wild and crazy covers. They keep their links up a few weeks but just took down an mp3 of Wendy O Williams and Motorhead's Lemmy doing "Stand By Your Man" (Tammy Wynette). Also, here's Wendy in Reform School Girls on YouTube. (Wendy died April 6, 1998)

* Cooking up in your spoon - it's not just for heroin anymore. link

* What's that? "It's much more affordable just to make the crabs disappear." link

* The Frank Zappa Primers - Lots of FZ links, graphics, and mp3s.

* Citizendium looks like fun. Supposed to be the alternative version of Wikipedia. I'm all for that.

* Davezilla has a link for penis ice cream. I'm all for that, too. NSFW: see it here

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Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall

Smith and Tibetan monks at Carnegie Hall Monday night. Photo: AP

Death loomed large at the Philip Glass curated benefit concert for Tibet House U.S. Monday night at Carnegie Hall, when a parade of legendary talents - among them Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Michael Stipe - performed numbers in honor of deceased friends. And as if that weren't depressing enough, when the thrilling succession of reimagined hits and covers stopped, we suddenly realized that all our idols onstage talking about death will die, too. Oh, God.

There were chanting monks, a beautiful, minimalist set from Sigur Rós, and Ben Harper. Debbie Harry happily danced to an acoustic version of "Heart of Glass." And then came Lou Reed, the first to sing about getting old. Ray Davies harkened back to the Kinks' glory days, getting the crowd to sing along with "Lola," "Sunday Afternoon," and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion." He admitted to being foggy about why, exactly, he was there: "This is a great event. I'm not sure of all the details, but the spirit moved me." And then he, too, got wistful about age. "Being in a band at this point in my life is a separation anxiety of the worst sort," he said. "We never know when we'll meet again.

"A very chatty Stipe sang a duet of "Everybody Hurts" with Smith; then he performed "Chorus and the Ring," written in honor of two dead friends, Kurt Cobain and William S. Boroughs, and dedicated to Karin Berg, the A&R rep who'd originally signed R.E.M., the Cars, and Television, who died in 2006. "I've never sung it live before," he said, "other than with my band in my apartment yesterday."

It may have been the best concert we've seen in years, and the night belonged to Smith. She did an amazing cover of "Within You Without You," in honor of George Harrison's birthday on Sunday; she rocked "1959," the rousing antiwar anthem she wrote "addressing the rise of the Beats, the takeover of Tibet by the Chinese, and the beautiful Chevy Impala"; she and Glass gave an incredible tribute to departed friend Alan Ginsberg. Back in 1995, a few months after her husband's death, Smith explained, Ginsberg had brought Smith out of her seclusion to perform at a Tibet House benefit. Every year since Ginsberg's death, Smith and Glass have performed his poem "Wichita Vortex Sutra." Monday night it rose on a slow crescendo till Smith intoned in strident staccato, "I declare the end of the war!"

If only it were that easy. —Jada Yuan

Stipe sang the R.E.M. oddities "New Test Leper," and "Chorus and the Ring," which he said developed after conversations he had with the late beat poet William S. Burroughs. The latter song has never been performed by R.E.M., according to Stipe.

All of my favorite people were there --must have been really great. Let's see if I can find a podcast or mp3 link of the music.

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? & The Mysterians

? & The Mysterians

Anyone remember 96 Tears by ? & The Mysterians? (mp3)

from the WFMU website
Question Mark's stats are simple: He hails from Mars, celebrates his birthday on the 13th of every month, his favorite color is orange (rumor has it a new favorite color is in the works) and he hates peanut butter. He's also one of the friendliest, funniest and coolest lead singer superstars working the circuit these days.

Last week Q's house (which also was home to his manager and his manager's wife) caught fire and he lost all of his possessions along with some of his beloved animals. Without any insurance, they're living in a trailer until better circumstances can be worked out. Benefit concerts are being arranged and info for helping out Question Mark can be found here.

Maybe not the greatest song in the world, but it sure was great fun when it came out.

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MUSIC | STUFF

* I have Leary surrounded. Interview with John Higgs. link

* Former Mega City Four singer Darren "Wiz" Brown died from a blood clot on the brain on December 6, 2006. Condolences are being received here.

* These swinging dicks have the 'I Got The No Pussy' blues.

* Bob Dylan Live on WBAI. mp3

* You are MOG-ing, aren't you? link

* Dealhack Holiday Shipping Deadlines at Popular Online Stores

* Garrett County Press asked favorite artists to "color in" pages from Kevin Stone's latest project, The Pat Robertson and Friends Coloring Book.

* Hack This: Decorate a glass block from House Hacker. [via]

* How many blue and red people live in your zipcode? Following The Dollars, a Google Maps mashup that points out election donations in your zipcode.

whew! goodnight...

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Random Top Ten mp3 Songs

1. Squarepusher - Hanningfield Window
2. King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
3. Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe
4. Boards of Canada - Chromakey Dreamcost
5. Patti Smith - Mother Rose
6. Espers - Dead Queen
7. Neon Blonde - Wings Made Out of Noise
8. Jeff Beck - Rock My Plimsoul
9. Animal Collective - Hollinndagain
10. Melanie - Lay Down, (candles in the rain)

Today's Quote:
"I'm not disturbing the peace. I'm disturbing the war."
-- Ammon Hennacy

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Random Ten Songs on mp3 player

1. Space Captain - Black Crowes
2. Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
3. Waters of March - David Byrne (With Marisa Monte)
4. Then Kill Caesar - Current 93
5. Isn't It A Pity - George Harrison
6. Moon Occults The Sun - Espers
7. Qana - Patti Smith
8. Dirty Water - The Standells
9. It's You - Vashti Bunyan (& Animal Collective)
10. Analogue Skillet - Jackie-O Motherfucker

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Random Ten Songs on MP3 Player

1. Wings Made Out of Noise - Neon Blonde
2. Everybody Daylight - Brightblack Morning Light
3. Viscera Eyes - The Mars Volta
4. Lantern Marsh - Brian Eno
5. Two Organs - Jim O'Rourke
6. It Took The Night To Believe - Sunn O)))
7. Dead Queen - Espers
8. Something Came Over Me - Throbbing Gristle
9. Cold Criminals - Pink Mountaintops
10. Some Boys - Lydia Lunch & Thurston Moore

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Rickie Lee Jones just returned from her tour through Denmark and Norway. They recorded her show in Copenhagen on June 19th and it is now available on Rickie’s web site on CD and MP3.

This is the first live show that's been released in three years and her website says it's worth the wait and that the Copenhagen show was awesome.



Song list:

1. Weasel and the White Boys Cool
2. Last Chance Texaco
3. A Tree On Alenford
4. The Magazine
5. Night Train
6. Pirates
7. Saturday Afternoons in 1963
8. We Belong Together
9. Living It Up
10. Coolsville
11. Stewart’s Coat

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UPDATE: From the For What It's Worth department -- Jodorowsky just sent Twitch Films 4 storyboards (3 black and white and 1 colored) for his new movie "King Shot". Nick Nolte and Marilyn Manson will star in this movie, being said to be a "metaphysical spaghetti gangster film".

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El Topo Soundtrack

The god that hangs over all weird movies is Alejandro Jodorowsky, a director whose work is so consistently weird and offbeat you can guarantee it will never be claimed by the mainstream. The personality of Jodorowsky himself hangs over and is inseparable from his films, he seems to exude the physical electricity and magnetism of a cult leader, while his biography is impossible to differentiate from his self-aggrandizing. His films are designed not as entertainment but as mystical, transcendental experiences.

Nicely researched post about El Topo and the soundtrack from the movie at the Dinosaur Gardens website. Listed are 7 songs in mp3 format. link. You will also find the soundtrack to the Holy Mountain film.

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You've no doubt heard the expression, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". It's been quoted and parodied many times. But do you know what it means or where it came from?

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a poem and song by Gil Scott-Heron which orginated about the political and social turmoil of 1970s America and is still socially relevant today. It first appeared on the 1970 album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, on which Scott-Heron was accompanied only by congas and bongo drums.

Don Letts, a key figure in British punk's first wave, made "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" documentary, which is still showing around the world. Letts happens to be in Canada this week for the most recent screening. (More on Letts)

Read "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" lyrics here or Listen to the mp3.

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WEBTRAIL|Music

Somewhere along the way, the drum solo became a rock-and-roll punch line of the "More cowbell!" variety. - Link

Stewart Copeland @ Sundance. Speaking of drummers, Everyone Stares is a documentary by the ex-Police drummer debuting at Sundance this week.

GEMM - Welcome to the World's largest music marketplace! Looking for that out of print album? Want to unload some of your old vinyl?

The complete track listing for David Gilmour's forthcoming solo album, On an Island, has been revealed. Crosy & Nash also add vocals to one cut.

connexion: the selector is another good mp3 collab site with a nice mix of progressive music. Where else you going to find "Mr Eden's Lysergic Africa" online?

33 1/3 - News, reviews, ideas, thoughts, announcements and more - all connected to the 33 1/3 series of books published by Continuum. I received the Led Zep one for Christmas which is written by Erik Davis. And now the next in the series is announced. 33 1/3 Next and authors below:

"If You're Feeling Sinister" by Scott Plagenhoef
"Aja" by Don Breithaupt
"Shoot Out the Lights" by Hayden Childs
"Pretty Hate Machine" by Daphne Carr
"Use Your Illusion" by Eric Weisbard
"Horses" by Phil Shaw
"Double Nickels on the Dime" by Mike Fournier
"Pink Moon" by Amanda Petrusich
"People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" by Shawn Taylor
"Achtung Baby" by Stephen Catanzarite
"20 Jazz Funk Greats" by Drew Daniel
"The Dreaming" by Ann Powers
"Rid of Me" by Kate Schatz
"Another Green World" by Geeta Dayal
"Songs in the Key of Life" by Zeth Lundy
"Trout Mask Replica" by Kevin Courrier
"Let's Talk About Love" by Carl Wilson
"Lucinda Williams" by Anders Smith Lindall
"69 Love Songs" by LD Beghtol
“Marquee Moon” by Peter Blauner
“Swordfishtrombones” by David Smay

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Lots of events surrounding the January 13-15, 2006, International Symposium celebrating the 100th Birthday of Albert Hofmann in Switzerland.

Project Eleusis - Release date: January 9th 2006. This Compilation is a Birthday Gift - A Tribute to his Revelations and Inspirations. The music on this CD is created under the influence of... Kykeon - the magical mystical Brew. All tracks are listed with their mp3 links.

Dropout Productions and Gaia Media Stiftung present:
Mystical Experience - Closing Ceremony for the International Symposium. Psychedelic Art and Live Music.

problem child and wonder drug

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Uncello, Circular Harp, Guitorgan, Violimba. These instruments and many others can be found at the Musical Instruments Gallery, which is a website of unique and experimental music and odd instruments.

Not only do they list the instrument, but they list a short mp3 file to hear what each instrument sounds like. Kinda cool listening to the Stones' Love In Vain on a cigarbox guitar. Pictured is a Bonang and you can click the picture to hear what it sounds like.

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* Art by John John Jesse. Punk rocker, and former Catholic School boy of 8 years, John John's work reflects the gravitation and trials of those two opposites.

Born in New York City's Lower East Side, John John first gained notoriety as the founding member and bassist of the legendary influential political punk band, Nausea.
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* For Meg & anyone who may be interested:
How to add an avatar or a photo to your HaloScan comments with Gravatar. A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is quite simply an 80×80 pixel avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites. It also works with Word Press comments and others.

* Think I'll go ride my bike. NSFW If I'm not back for some time... don't send help.

* Best list of MP3 Blogs, bar none. Link

* $450.00 for behind the stage tickets for the Cream Reunion Tour? Whoa...

Today's Quote
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
-- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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