Including a 503 ft blast....congratulations Prince.
July 13, 2009
The Jayhawks
My friend Tony headed up to the Twin Cities to the Basilica Block Party for The Hold Steady. But to his surprise, he got a bit of a treat on Friday. The hometown boys, The Jayhawks, headline the main stage. Throughout the evening, I kept receiving texts telling me how great they sounded. The last text of the evening said..."Blue with a full choir....amazing."
I have to admit, I was a bit envious. I could only imagine the rich harmonies of Gary Louris and Mark Olson with the rich and soulful sounds of the backing choir.
The Jayhawks are one of forgotten bands in the alt-country movement. But throughout the years they have always released solid albums and singles that will cement them in the alt-country pantheon.
download: the jayhawks - blue
download: the jayhawks - waiting for the sun
-wiz
July 9, 2009
What's G?
Get down to the St. Alfred store this weekend and hope you can score some of the limited VIP tickets for Monday screening.
-Wiz
July 8, 2009
Separated At Birth
I was walking past The Pabst Theater today and encountered a large poster in the window of Andrew Bird to promote his upcoming shows in October. I never thought of it before but I had to do a double take, he bears a striking resemblance to the actor Sacha Baron Cohen, or vice versa. See for yourself and you be the judge.
July 7, 2009
Where The Wild Things Are
I am sure you have heard about the upcoming Spike Jonze film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's. The trailer looks great and the movies features the voices of some great actors including: James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, and Catherine O'Hara.
If you listen closely, you can hear one of my favorite Arcade Fire tunes "Wake Up". Knowing Spike Jonze and his dynamic ear combined with his cinematography skills, this movie could be pretty amazing.
download: the arcade fire - wake up
-Wiz
July 6, 2009
Away We Go
I checked out Away We Go last night. Sam Mendes put together another solid movie with the help a great story written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida.
Credit John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph for turning in top notch performances. Rudolph, one of my favorites from SNL, did an exceptional job with her character.
What really made the film was the warming and heartfelt soundtrack featuring George Harrison, The Velvet Underground, The Stranglers, and Bob Dylan. The soundtrack is centered around Scottish singer-song writer Alexi Murdoch. His sound has been compared to Nick Drake and you can hear it throughout the film.
download: bob dylan - meet me in the morning
download: george harrison - what is life
download: alexi murdoch - all my days
related: maya as whitney
-Wiz
-Wiz
June 25, 2009
June 18, 2009
June 5, 2009
friday funk & soul
baby huey's having hard times...kind of like the leather canary.
download: baby huey & the babysitters - hard times
related: was a little surprised to hear this track play over the opening credits of jcvd...decent flick though.
June 3, 2009
buick mackane
buick mackane was alejandro escovedo's heavy hitting, early nineties, part-time austin based rock band...they released their only lp, called the pawn shop years, in 1997, though it was recorded somewhat earlier (during the band's pawn shop years, i imagine)...& like most everything alejandro escovedo's involved in, it's pretty fucking awesome.
download: buick mackane - the end
download: buick mackane - falling down again
download: buick mackane - say goodnight
related: a version of the second tune up there, "falling down again", also closed out escovedo's 1992 solo debut, as the second half of the album's lofty title track...& it was perfected, in a medley with lou reed's "street hassle", for the incredible live album, more miles than money a few years later.
related: chuck klosterman wrote a great paragraph about marc bolan in his book, killing yourself to live, & considering buick mackane took their name from one of bolan's song's, here it is:
"Marc Bolan: Arguably the most pretentious wizard in glam-rock history, Bolan fronted T. Rex, claimed to author science fiction novels that were never published, and honestly believed it was a good idea to name an album "Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow: A Creamed Cage in August". With his signature top hat and solid-gold easy action, Bolan loved to sing about cars: He claims to have driven a Rolls-Royce, apparently because it was good for his voice. He loved his Cadillac. He once pursued a woman named Buick McKane, and he was a jeepster for her love. He even had "highway knees," whatever the fuck that's supposed to signify. And this was all somewhat paradoxical, since Bolan never learned how to drive; the irony is further extended when one considers that he died in a 1977 car accident, two weeks before his 30th birthday (his girlfriend drove them both into a tree). Bolan glorified a machine he could not operate, only to have that same machine spell his doom. The lesson: Be careful what you wish for, lest you get it."
download: t. rex - buick mackane
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