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This audio clip comes by way of a friend from my junior high school days in Houston – thanks Scott!
The below image is borrowed from Google Books and best sets up this track – it’s taken from a book called Reveal: the story of REM by Johnny Black.
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Image from NPR.
Hear Dinosaur Jr. perform selections from Farm — along with an assortment of old favorites — in a full concert, webcast live on NPR Music this Thursday, Oct. 8. The show, from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club, will begin with an opening solo set by Lou Barlow at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET.
If you’re a Dinosaur Jr. fan, also don’t miss Lou Barlow’s Goodnight Unknown solo album, available for your listening pleasure in its entirety at NPR’s Exlcusive First Listen Series.
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Here’s a rather exceptional live TV performance of TMBG’s new song, Meet The Elements.
The Jimmy Fallon show video was removed from YouTube by the copyright police, so I’ve replaced that video with this live, first ever performance of Meet The Elements. These moving pictures were shot at an all ages show at the Union County Music Fest in Clark, New Jersey.
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This remarkable cover medley by Hard ‘n Phirm entitled Rodeohead comes by way of my FriendFeed friend, aka Dead Silence.
The medley features the sounds of banjos, violins, a Jew’s harp, a steam locomotive whistle and a CB radio exchange. Somehow, the Radiohead lyrics transform magically into the bluegrass style.
The Radiohead songs covered, in order of appearance are:
I found the MP3 source at larrysinger.com.
YouTube – Miracle Legion | All for the Best.
Here’s the original song by Mark Mulcahy and Miracle Legion which was recently covered by Thom Yorke and his brother Andy Yorke.
The cover by the Yorke brothers is part of a compilation album of songs, Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, which also features Dinosaur Jr. and Michael Stipe, among others.
The compilation has an impressive lineup, but the circumstances around it are heartbreaking: Almost a year after his wife Melissa died suddenly, 21 artists have contributed exclusive tracks to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy to help the former Miracle Legion front man continue making music while he raises his three-year old twin daughters.
Above quote from Stereogum.
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Dylan’s Christmas In The Heart due out on October 13 in the US.
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See First Aid Kit at their MySpace page. You’ll find info on their UK tour there, as well.
You also might enjoy their cover of Fleet Foxes’ Tiger Mountain Peasant Song posted here at TSM.
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Exceptionally fine audio and Bono plays some guitar to the hometown audience, too. Great performance.
Purple Apple: Are These Three 12 Year-Old Girls And Their Babysitter The Next Big Thing?
Madi, Olivia & Nonie | Space in Evanston, IL on 10.17.09
Listen | Purple Apple | Life As It Is
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Excerpt above from Purple Apple’s MySpace page where you can listen to three other songs from these promising young musicians: Shut The Door (Friends Whatever), Memories and Sweet Wolverine. It’s certainly worth a visit.
Since I first heard the song featured here, Life As It Is, I’ve found myself humming the infectious melody more than I would consider normal.