tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261387742024-03-23T14:02:45.785-04:00Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It?Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It?<br>
"Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable?
Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"
-John Cusack, <i>High Fidelity</i>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.comBlogger1434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-58024680399162514882012-03-04T20:48:00.000-05:002012-03-04T20:48:32.277-05:00Sunday Soul - Come On and Get It<span id="goog_743837148"></span><span id="goog_743837149"></span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">i got something good for you baby</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">sweet lips to kiss you with</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">two arms to hold you</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">come on and get it now</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">don't hesitate</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you don't have to negotiate</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">i know you'll appreciate</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">the things i got for you baby</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">come on and get it honey</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/y5lo1xahis512g6cnmjf.mp3" target="_blank">Joe Simon - Come On and Get It</a> : Come On and Get It 7"<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/j1e2hxpzdf7gijxbxzkj.mp3" target="_blank">Joe Simon - No Sad Songs</a> : Come On and Get It 7" B-side<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on the compilation <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monument-Soul-Joe-Simon/dp/B00005A7V7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330911426&sr=8-1" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Monument of Soul</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-86802935532791063352012-03-03T17:06:00.000-05:002012-03-03T17:06:15.719-05:00Black Radio<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="271" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oN0tFgLcp4g" width="475"></iframe></center><br />
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I can still remember the pleasure I had in first listening to<b><i> Robert Glasper</i></b>'s concept album <i><b>Double-Booked</b></i> back in '09. Since then I've kept my eyes and ears open for more of his work, as well as delving into his back catalog. My appreciation of the man and his music has not waned since. His artistry is ever widening, and it's clear that the rigid boundaries which have previously defined genres have no hold on him.<br />
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His latest album <i><b>Black Radio</b></i>, which dropped this last week, takes the exploration he's always espoused and multiplies it ten fold. Honestly, while I first introduced him on the pages of this blog under the label of jazz, Glasper has left that feeble container in the dust. His latest work, while having a toe or two still touching ground in the jazz realm, goes so much farther, expanding into hip hop (something he's clearly shown an affinity for before in the 2nd half of Double-Booked as well as his work with <i><b>Pete Rock</b></i> and appreciation of the late great <i><b>J Dilla</b></i>, which I talked about <a href="http://mainstreamisntsobad.blogspot.com/2011/01/jazz-brunch-jam-tributes.html" target="_blank">back here</a>, but unfortunately is no longer available), neo-soul, contemporary R&B, and even a dash of rock here and there.<br />
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Besides the keyboards of Glasper and his accompanying band (the additional elements that compose the Robert Glasper Experiment), there is a veritable treasure trove of guest musicians providing their unique tastes, including <i><b>Sa-Ra's Shafiq Husayn, Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Lupe Fiasco, Bilal, King, Musiq (Soulchild), Chrisette Michele, Me'Shell Ndégeocello, Mos Def</b></i> (now going by <i><b>Yasiin Bay</b></i>), and <i><b>Ledisi</b></i>. There is such a wide range of sounds represented on the album (although skillfully rooted together through the presence of Glasper and his band) that it almost feels like a compilation as opposed to a singular entity of its own, and it pushes boundaries of what "black radio" is in multiple directions. If this doesn't get Glasper noticed and on the map of contemporary popular music, then we are in a shit ton of trouble. To put his stamp on his disdain for borders, Glasper closes the album with a truly original take on <i><b>Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit</b></i>.<br />
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For "Jazz" to remain a viable art form that grows and doesn't altogether disappear into musical history books, it needs more Glaspers in its pocket. Order your copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Radio-Robert-Glasper-Experiment/dp/B0067Q04AM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330811350&sr=8-1" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Black Radio HERE</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Visit Robert Glasper's</span> <a href="http://www.robertglasper.com/" style="color: #38761d;">website</a><span style="color: purple;">, his label</span> <a href="http://www.bluenote.com/" style="color: #38761d;">Blue Note Records</a><span style="color: purple;">, and become his friend on</span> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/therealrobertglasper" style="color: #38761d;">MySpace</a> <span style="color: purple;">and</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/robertglasper" style="color: #38761d;">Facebook</a><span style="color: purple;">. </span></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-47404645262993021842012-02-22T12:14:00.002-05:002012-03-03T16:20:56.997-05:00Love Is Making Its Way Back Home<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="259" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dzMN0TTpblg" width="450"></iframe></center><br />
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I've long been a fan of <i><b>Josh Ritter</b></i>, so when word started circulating about a new EP (titled <i><b>Bringing In the Darkness</b></i> and available <a href="http://www.bluecollardistro.com/joshritter/categories.php?cPath=429_1503" target="_blank">here</a> in download, CD, and vinyl versions), I was eager to experience it. The first peek of it was the above video for its second track, <i><b>Love Is Making Its Way Back Home</b></i>, and a lovely video it is. Created with 12,000 pieces of construction paper using stop motion animation, you can tell that a whole heaping full of love was put into its creation. I was so entranced with the artistry that I had to watch/listen to it a few times before I could shift my attention to enjoying the song as well.<br />
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The EP's six songs are soft and melodious, with finely crafted lyrics; exactly what Josh's strengths were from the beginning. It's light acoustic honey that shies away from the larger, complex sounds of some of the material on his last few albums. <br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/qgmpxymckhephsr50zdv.mp3" target="_blank">Josh Ritter - Galahad</a> : <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/jritter2011-08-20.ka200n.flac24" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Live at Planet Bluegrass Ranch 8-20-11</a> (studio version on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yet-Unknowing-World-Josh-Ritter/dp/B004MSZ9XY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329916910&sr=8-1" style="color: red;" target="_blank">To The Yet Unknowing World</a>)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Visit his <a href="http://joshritter.com/" style="color: #38761d;" target="_blank">website</a> and become his friend on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joshrittermusic" style="color: #38761d;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-78596319265318143832012-02-19T20:57:00.000-05:002012-02-19T20:57:50.114-05:00Sunday Soul - Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/rtf7gq94l2fsa6t257ia.mp3" target="_blank">Jerry McCain - Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With</a> : Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With 7"</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/hg5y3z1i9cvamoaxsi5l.mp3" target="_blank">Jerry McCain - She's Crazy 'Bout Entertainers</a> : Love Ain't Nothin' To Play With 7" B-side</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find the 7" <a href="http://www.musicstack.com/album/jerry+mccain/love+ain%27t+nothin%27+to+play+with" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-72200778482248534462012-02-05T21:08:00.000-05:002012-02-05T21:08:10.825-05:00Sunday Soul - Make Love to Me Baby<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">leave it to your heart</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">don't let your mind control your will</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">let your heart be your guide baby</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">and throw away your foolish pride</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">oh come on girl</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">oh come on girl</span></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">come on and make love to me honey</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/qul3y7rf4qoqhbmtcz14.mp3" target="_blank">Little Johnny Taylor - Make Love To Me Baby</a> : Make Love To Me Baby 7"</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/4dmekllbgemufxvei9ck.mp3" target="_blank">Little Johnny Taylor - How Can A Broke Man Survive</a> : Make Love To Me Baby 7" B-side</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Knows-About-Good-Thing/dp/B000AYYU3Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1328493926&sr=8-7" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Everybody Knows About My Good Thing</a>. </div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-82330671436418321482012-02-03T06:47:00.000-05:002012-02-03T06:47:29.710-05:00Do You Remember<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="246" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1lI30Qw69AQ" width="425"></iframe></center><br />
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<div style="color: #073763; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you remember the scars I showed you</span></div><div style="color: #073763; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">the stories I told you</span></div><div style="color: #073763; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">how I always said forever</span></div><div style="color: #073763; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">when you asked me to stay true</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/btaxix8ht7x0q74gzdoi.mp3" target="_blank">Ane Brun - Do You Remember</a> : from the forthcoming album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Starts-One-Ane-Brun/dp/B0058HDHIC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328269254&sr=8-1" style="color: red;" target="_blank">It All Starts With One</a></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;">Visit her <a href="http://anebrun.com/" style="color: #274e13;" target="_blank">website</a>, her label <a href="http://www.pias.com/pias/" style="color: #274e13;" target="_blank">PIAS</a>, and become her friend on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/anebrunofficial?sk=info" style="color: #274e13;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-50643213819577107742012-01-22T09:51:00.001-05:002012-02-03T07:27:58.566-05:00Sunday Soul - Street of Tears<span id="goog_1643258368"></span><span id="goog_1643258369"></span><br />
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Rest in peace Etta.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/uer9dje7ypu1zak2qpum.mp3" target="_blank">Etta James - Street of Tears</a> : Street of Tears 7"</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1069719431"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/2bi67nnh0ntpgvs3hhhi.mp3" target="_blank">Etta James - Stop the Wedding</a> : Street of Tears 7" B-side</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Get the A-side on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Blue-Rare-Chess-Recordings/dp/B004IT0ZOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327242508&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">Who's Blue? Rare Chess Recordings of the 60s and 70s</a> and the B-side on the more recent and amazing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Soul-Retrospective-Etta-James/dp/B005JLN9PS/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1327243705&sr=1-1" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Heart & Soul: A Retrospective</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-82251894790265734742012-01-15T17:41:00.000-05:002012-01-15T17:41:39.063-05:00Sunday Soul - What A Party<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1570740075">from the Numero release </a><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Light-South-Side-Book-Vinyl/dp/B002PJ8AGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326666488&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Light: On the Southside</a></b></i></td></tr>
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<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"> the girl was dressed with no shoes on</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">the big tenor man really blew his horn</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">what a party, Lordy, Lordy</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">big fat piano man, he sho' could wail away</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">what a party, Lordy, Lordy</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">big fat piano man, he sho' could play</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">somebody called a cop about half past four</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">he knew he just couldn't get through that door</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">what a party, Lordy, Lordy</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">big fat piano man, he sho' could wail away</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">what a party, Lordy, Lordy</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">big fat piano man, he sho' could play</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/y6oj55d8cqi2lfjvq7ox.mp3" target="_blank">Fats Domino - What A Party</a> : What A Party 7"<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/x33ucx9pz7f6o8zt3qgr.mp3" target="_blank">Fats Domino - Rockin' Bicycle</a> : What A Party 7"<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find them both in the box set <a href="http://www.amazon.com/They-Call-Man-Antoine-Domino/dp/B000008F5Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326664738&sr=8-2" style="color: red;" target="_blank">They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-71962496873391564412012-01-13T23:04:00.000-05:002012-01-13T23:04:03.517-05:00VinylSo this week was a big one for vinyl in my house. And not because this guy from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">LMFAO's video</a> showed up in his studded vinyl underwear:<br />
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No, instead the new needle (aka stylus for those record snobs out there) that I ordered for my turntable showed up. I've been turntableless for far too long due to a well past worn out needle that just needed to be replaced. Here it is pimpin' out my record player:<br />
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And speaking of turntables, I got a new one tonight!!!! Wicked exciting to say the least. Here she is:<br />
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She is the latest in 1920's technology! Yes, she's one of those new-fangled Columbia Graphophones! I can't wait to spin some "race" music on it perhaps!<br />
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Anyway, here's a little more current 45 (from the late 50's, almost futuristic in comparison...ha!) that I picked up up in Quebec while celebrating New Years:<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/b19h06xnbg577kj7j44l.mp3" target="_blank">Jackie Wilson - We Have Love</a> : We Have Love 7"<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/d2o0zbvy0lbo0ud4hif9.mp3" target="_blank">Jackie Wilson - Singing A Song</a> : We Have Love 7" B-side<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Teardrops-Jackie-Wilson/dp/B003ASNWIQ/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1326513218&sr=8-10" style="color: red;" target="_blank">Lonely Teardrops</a>. </div><br />
<span id="goog_895647025"></span><span id="goog_895647026"></span>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-83661446506241076212012-01-10T13:55:00.000-05:002012-01-10T13:55:42.483-05:00Doin' It Again<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="335" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D8AGkWWfATY" width="450"></iframe></center><br />
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So the one or two of you still reading might have noticed that after nearly four months absence, MISB has resurfaced, at least temporarily, for a gasp of air. It is by far the longest I've gone without sharing a song or two since it began almost six years ago (yikes, that's something like the equivalent of the Triassic period in blog years I think). Asking a magic 8 ball about its survival would reveal an answer such as "reply hazy, try again," which is to say I'm not so certain of it myself. In the meantime though, it's got a new look and a new short-term lease on life.<br />
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I settled upon a few New Year's resolutions for 2012, and when sharing them with others I prefaced them with a quote from one of my favorite authors, Henry David Thoreau: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them."<br />
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I suppose I still have a few songs left in me to share. Happy New Years.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-15631050930051905042012-01-08T18:37:00.000-05:002012-01-08T18:37:13.725-05:00Sunday Soul - You Came Into My Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">your smile, your touch</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you mean so much to me</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you are reality</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">let me tell you baby</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you came into my life</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you are</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">everything dear to me</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">with you i feel so free</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">you came into my life</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">fill me with so much joy</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">once i was lonely and blue</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">now there's just me and you my dear</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/tp2ogupr149j7b8frxav.mp3">Roy Ayers - You Came Into My Life</a> : You Came Into My Life 7"<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.com/shared/static/q2ia9eedfpnenh1c3d76.mp3">Roy Ayers - Freaky Deaky</a> : You Came Into My Life 7" B-side<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/ROY-AYERS-LETS-DO/dp/B003UULLW8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1326061447&sr=8-3" style="color: red;">Let's Do It</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-29872101103468088122011-09-18T16:26:00.000-04:002011-09-18T16:26:25.887-04:00Sunday Soul - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZAPD1gyhTquCAHNBeXp0VohZxO87DFP3nUYZwOY7cmfIIsgHM1zzGUtgWA5Nf_qTJZCTR0PRdYEZoBs-n4477vkeAQ8-Fqcv7r-JIiuJ_Ty3YUPOFy__J2lyoK7RW4fEBvtXnA/s1600/f0b864c8bcc3f3eb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZAPD1gyhTquCAHNBeXp0VohZxO87DFP3nUYZwOY7cmfIIsgHM1zzGUtgWA5Nf_qTJZCTR0PRdYEZoBs-n4477vkeAQ8-Fqcv7r-JIiuJ_Ty3YUPOFy__J2lyoK7RW4fEBvtXnA/s640/f0b864c8bcc3f3eb.png" width="424" /></a></div><span id="goog_2053491142"></span><span id="goog_2053491143"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aparatka.deviantart.com/art/goodbye-my-lover-66327794?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%20goodbye&qo=20" style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">goodbye my lover</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You'll never find another love like mine</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Someone who needs you like I do</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You'll never see what you've found in me</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You'll keep searching and searching your whole life through</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Whoa, I don't wish you no bad luck, baby</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">But there's no ifs and buts or maybes</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You're gonna, You're gonna miss (miss my lovin')</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You're gonna miss my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I know you're gonna my lovin' (you're gonna miss my lovin')</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You're gonna miss, you're gonna miss my lo-o-ove</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/x06qeup4vmzmbyghqkgp.mp3">Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine</a> : You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 7"</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/887kny6k29u7bn982c19.mp3">Lou Rawls - Let's Fall In Love All Over Again</a> : You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 7" B-side</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Things-Time-Lou-Rawls/dp/B000002UP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316376455&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">All Things In Time</a>. </div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-53638629385298793732011-08-28T13:09:00.000-04:002011-08-28T13:09:18.713-04:00Come By Storm<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="269" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/alivOHag7EQ" width="425"></iframe></center><br />
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<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">All that was</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">A picture was</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">A poem was a poem</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Words were trees of brown of gold</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You were a place I had come to know</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">If the dark falls early</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Would you come in the night</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Would you come with the morning</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Come by fire or come by storm</div><br />
<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/6apvrqlm7dja5gm6shib.mp3">Laura Gibson - Come By Storm</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beasts-Seasons-Laura-Gibson/dp/B001PPLK94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314550897&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">Beasts of Seasons</a>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-39167646144467227202011-08-27T19:54:00.000-04:002011-08-27T19:54:15.465-04:00...and I Will Shelter You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYxS6iXJSh7h8n541ivmK3LVlIc3rwtYpsb938uYp9dNr1orkOSXfVbjeJUUaAbTXcouxjUGB7nJNgeg-7hKB0-fX9MApxzJ8xJe6jNODAK3X-4TTcbFOoiK6fvWaAAF47VLEAQ/s1600/Shelter__by_MeninaLua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYxS6iXJSh7h8n541ivmK3LVlIc3rwtYpsb938uYp9dNr1orkOSXfVbjeJUUaAbTXcouxjUGB7nJNgeg-7hKB0-fX9MApxzJ8xJe6jNODAK3X-4TTcbFOoiK6fvWaAAF47VLEAQ/s400/Shelter__by_MeninaLua.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="http://meninalua.deviantart.com/art/Shelter-112928166?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%20shelter&qo=3"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Shelter</i></span></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I left you heartbroken</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">but not until those very words were spoken</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Has anybody ever made such a fool out of you?</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">It's hard to believe it</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">But even as my eyes do see it</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">The very things that make you live are killing you, too</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">So listen, when all of this around us will fall over</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I tell you what we're gonna do</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You will shelter me my love</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">And I will shelter you</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/xbm4u0hsvfs100ad3m67.mp3">Ray LaMontagne - Shelter (live)</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Live-Bonnaroo-2005-Ray-Lamontagne/dp/B000C4B544/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1314487701&sr=1-1" style="color: red;">Live From Bonaroo 2005</a>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-30263739048205829542011-08-27T19:23:00.000-04:002011-08-27T19:23:14.144-04:00Shelter From the Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCbZXflb8ewpycIJUzkVzKgkk3ECgeT2NPRLEuE-XuzvN-QcfHy6SNCRclmezxQSmqA19FR0J8qVtHF_bLWX2vnGUI6wDER06ckJpquvNQvcWcM-VCKAdPoroPCN-VInHD1hdpw/s1600/04581d55c98f767cee219d9ece1938ae.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCbZXflb8ewpycIJUzkVzKgkk3ECgeT2NPRLEuE-XuzvN-QcfHy6SNCRclmezxQSmqA19FR0J8qVtHF_bLWX2vnGUI6wDER06ckJpquvNQvcWcM-VCKAdPoroPCN-VInHD1hdpw/s400/04581d55c98f767cee219d9ece1938ae.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddnessxinxphotos.deviantart.com/art/Shelter-126038640?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%20shelter&qo=43"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shelter</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Now there's a wall between us<br />
something has been lost</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I took too much for granted<br />
got my signals crossed</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Just to think it all began on some long-forgotten morn</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;">Waiting for tomorrow's hurricane.</div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/tll8v2yf3kl93vmkepm0.mp3">Rodney Crowell - Shelter From The Storm (feat. Emmylou Harris)</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Rodney-Crowell/dp/B000A2EKLI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314487012&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">The Outsider</a></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-44351925078789599682011-08-07T21:17:00.000-04:002011-08-07T21:17:55.488-04:00Going to California<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="386" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/luDgb5vVHuA" width="475"></iframe></center><br />
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The video says it all. Going to California tomorrow and be back next week. Catch y'all then.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/heok5qiakqmzcstv0n5e.mp3">Josh Ritter - California</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Starling-Josh-Ritter/dp/B002STRABI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312766057&sr=8-2" style="color: red;">Hello Starling</a></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-34593078971842286192011-08-06T13:33:00.000-04:002011-08-06T13:33:15.700-04:00I Want You (and to see Common, too)<center><object height="268" width="475"><param name="movie" value="http://www.vevo.com/VideoPlayer/Embedded?videoId=USUV70705283&playlist=false&autoplay=0&playerId=62FF0A5C-0D9E-4AC1-AF04-1D9E97EE3961&playerType=embedded&env=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.vevo.com/VideoPlayer/Embedded?videoId=USUV70705283&playlist=false&autoplay=0&playerId=62FF0A5C-0D9E-4AC1-AF04-1D9E97EE3961&playerType=embedded&env=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="475" height="268" bgcolor="#000000" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></center><br />
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If all goes well, hopefully I'll be seeing <i><b>Common </b></i>at the <i><b>Rock the Bells Festival</b></i> next month when it hits Boston along with <i><b>Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, DOOM, Nas</b></i>, and others (see the full line-up on the festival's<span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://www.rockthebells.net/" style="color: #38761d;">official website</a>).<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/g6ipd6067sdvc2irxacz.mp3">Common - Like They Used to Say (Street Version)</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Nine-Nine-Nine-Nine-Common/dp/B00000IJKO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1312651671&sr=1-1" style="color: red;">One-Nine-Nine-Nine 12"</a></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-89742197946749865192011-08-02T22:26:00.000-04:002011-08-02T22:26:47.113-04:00obstinate, adj.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqnQz2DiIDOp4v6egY0lu6yzBT7YWga08FeNLZT2pf-13LD-lBE9yKUL3F-bUbXuV6jcr0MH5whtooEK6NFffn799PsqXGlefirdIm4xeIFfi-e2b07poDpKE4TEwmknnEo-B9w/s1600/stubborn_by_anupamas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqnQz2DiIDOp4v6egY0lu6yzBT7YWga08FeNLZT2pf-13LD-lBE9yKUL3F-bUbXuV6jcr0MH5whtooEK6NFffn799PsqXGlefirdIm4xeIFfi-e2b07poDpKE4TEwmknnEo-B9w/s400/stubborn_by_anupamas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="http://anupamas.deviantart.com/art/stubborn-100730798?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%20stubborn&qo=97"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> stubborn</span></i></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>obstinate</b>, <i>adj.</i></span></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;">Sometimes it becomes a contest: Which is more stubborn, the love or the two arguing people caught within it?</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">-from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Dictionary-Novel-David-Levithan/dp/0374193681/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310518885&sr=1-1" style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>The Lovers Dictionary</b></i></a>, by <i><b>David Levithan </b></i></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/vjj9bn7rdgtyv6dvsy2m.mp3">Emy Reynolds - Stubborn</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ode-Stubborn-Emy-Reynolds/dp/B003O9I0YW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1312337429&sr=8-3" style="color: red;">Ode to the Stubborn</a>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-47670618110147239922011-07-30T11:29:00.000-04:002011-07-30T11:29:34.051-04:00Africa, Rise!<center><iframe frameborder="0" height="267" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26278419?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="475"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/26278419">Seun Kuti: Live From Festival Chorus des Hauts de Seine</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5974325">KF Records</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</center><br />
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With <i><b>From Africa with Fury: Rise</b></i>, <i><b>Seun Kuti</b></i> creates an album that makes a direct connection and almost extension of his father <i><b>Fela Kuti</b></i>'s work. While his previous albums did a notable job carrying on the Afrobeat torch, with this one he has really hit the nail on the head. In so many ways, Rise looks, sounds, and feels like his father's soul has a direct hand in its creation.<br />
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Pick up the album. Just look at the cover of the album. Look. And you'll see graphics that immediately draw you back to Fela's albums, and for good reason. For his latest release, Seun called upon Nigerian artist <a href="http://www.kongoi.com/painting/lemi-ghariokwu-fela-anikulapo-kuti-s-album-cover-designer.html" style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Lemi Ghariokwu</b></i></a>, the same artists who created many of Fela's most well known covers.<br />
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Open up the album. Listen to the music. Backing Seun is <i><b>Egypt 80</b></i>, Fela's old band. And while all the members may not have directly played with Fela, the core of the band is a direct channel to the center of Afrobeat.<br />
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Listen more deeply. You'll find the heart of Afrobeat: protest. Songs of rebellions. Songs questioning the status quo. Songs seeking to address wrongs. The fuel that drove Fela and now his children.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/n60nd0cmvsmcu7rv4vo4.mp3">Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Rise</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Africa-Fury-Rise-Seun-Kuti/dp/B004X6J3F0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1311818569&sr=8-3" style="color: red;">From Africa With Fury: Rise</a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/80ompkrvgy0z71orc1ct.mp3">Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 - Na Oil long (12 inch)</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Think-Africa-Na-Oil-Single/dp/B0010Z4AKK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1311818569&sr=8-6" style="color: red;">Think Africa / Na Oil - Single</a></div><br />
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<div style="color: #993399; text-align: center;">Visit his <a href="http://www.planete-aurora.com/en-seun/a.php" style="color: #009900;">website</a>, his label <a href="http://www.knittingfactoryrecords.com/" style="color: #38761d;">Knitting Factory Records</a>, and become his friend on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/seunkuti" style="color: #009900;">MySpace</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-87111640921529762992011-07-28T03:12:00.000-04:002011-07-28T03:12:42.072-04:00Story time<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="386" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dIBqd1kxoQk" width="475"></iframe></center><br />
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I wish I had someone to read to me.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/kn8sti6avqhseiig0616.mp3">Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends Theme</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bookends-Simon-Garfunkel/dp/B0054YH8DY/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1311837093&sr=8-13" style="color: red;">Bookends</a></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-41324305868373503472011-07-24T16:46:00.000-04:002011-07-24T16:46:32.828-04:00Sunday Soul - Sad Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TJMVGnnaj8Phhb-0lzRsRAZI87IiOwYj3x3jhGA0Ty1jibeKJ-rCvK6vWZ18HCTFA6cI22HLHqgxLziO11NHQosvbZC8UadMeV-YueaupdmXTm18afDVUs6kgUt2nGVOhFhoyQ/s1600/Sad_by_bippla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TJMVGnnaj8Phhb-0lzRsRAZI87IiOwYj3x3jhGA0Ty1jibeKJ-rCvK6vWZ18HCTFA6cI22HLHqgxLziO11NHQosvbZC8UadMeV-YueaupdmXTm18afDVUs6kgUt2nGVOhFhoyQ/s400/Sad_by_bippla.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bippla.deviantart.com/art/Sad-21941436?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%20sad&qo=28"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> <span style="color: #38761d;">Sad</span></i></span></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I keep singin' them sad sad songs y'all,</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Sad songs is all I know.</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">I keep singin' them sad sad songs y'all,</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Sad songs is all I know.</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">It has a sweet melody</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">tonight,</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">anybody can sing it, any ol' time</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">It got to your heart, put you in a groove</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">and when you sing this song</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">it will make your whole body move </div><br />
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<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/xdkh9jvpumzu5x41efmb.mp3">Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)</a> : Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 7"<br />
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<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/yqqhys74vgln88sgc0i7.mp3">Otis Redding - Good to Me</a> : Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 7" B-side<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Otis-Redding-Story/dp/B000008JV0/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1311539302&sr=1-2" style="color: red;">The Otis Redding Story</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-18572740082139236492011-07-22T11:59:00.000-04:002011-07-22T11:59:42.934-04:00ubiquitous, adj.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8iT2sOiz7sBQxrHuijKL7GezPkhteKj32zoh4mvmgKIB1wBF3BseW556VZJ1eAbHHnmQqhoUJAoycJkc3vyMAwKWq0ycguqarQHMSGLy6ZsvHNg-fd2ArIjfmeKR6h0clcoVow/s1600/Love_tree_by_BloodyAenora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8iT2sOiz7sBQxrHuijKL7GezPkhteKj32zoh4mvmgKIB1wBF3BseW556VZJ1eAbHHnmQqhoUJAoycJkc3vyMAwKWq0ycguqarQHMSGLy6ZsvHNg-fd2ArIjfmeKR6h0clcoVow/s400/Love_tree_by_BloodyAenora.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bloodyaenora.deviantart.com/art/Love-is-Everywhere-Love-tree-113657731?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%20see%20you%20everywhere&qo=224" style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Love is Everywhere - Love Tree</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></i></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ubiquitous</b>, <i>adj.</i></span></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;">When it's going well, the fact of it is everywhere. It's there in the song that shuffles into your ears. It's there in the book you're reading. It's there on the shelves of the store as you reach for a towel and forget about the towel. It's there as you open the door. As you stare off on the subway, it's what you're looking at. You wear it on the inside of your hat. It lines your pockets. It's the temperature.</div><div style="color: #660000;"> The hitch, of course, is that when it's going badly, it's in all the same places.</div><div style="text-align: right;">-from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Dictionary-Novel-David-Levithan/dp/0374193681/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310518885&sr=1-1" style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>The Lovers Dictionary</b></i></a>, by <i><b>David Levithan </b></i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/2qsvojhddy338m34nvhq.mp3">Willie Nelson with Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois - Everywhere I Go</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/97-3-FM-KBCO-STUDIO-10/dp/B001F3BOZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311346795&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">KBCO Studio C - Volume 10 </a></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-37855116572726617982011-07-21T14:13:00.000-04:002011-07-21T14:13:30.514-04:00candid, adj.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWJFWuXt6_VRuwRN9LNNWBfivnDNlOZvc8V4ad0DRtaS2a90crreueeknPlAtavQoCtn3OWgZUX0yQnJGf_7VhONApNlvDL118nlPzEx7PUA0n4gI2bmODGnbPf2lqtBSqbJ58A/s1600/just_doing_nothing_by_desanira-d3kfn20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWJFWuXt6_VRuwRN9LNNWBfivnDNlOZvc8V4ad0DRtaS2a90crreueeknPlAtavQoCtn3OWgZUX0yQnJGf_7VhONApNlvDL118nlPzEx7PUA0n4gI2bmODGnbPf2lqtBSqbJ58A/s400/just_doing_nothing_by_desanira-d3kfn20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://desanira.deviantart.com/art/Just-doing-nothing-215720568?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%20read%20bed&qo=99" style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just doing nothing</span></i></a><b> </b></span></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>candid</b>, <i>adj.</i></span></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;">"Most times, when I'm having sex, I'd rather be reading."</div><div style="color: #660000;"> This was, I admit, a strange thing to say on a second date. I guess I was just giving you warning.</div><div style="color: #660000;"> "Most times when I'm reading," you said, "I'd rather be having sex."</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;">-from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Dictionary-Novel-David-Levithan/dp/0374193681/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310518885&sr=1-1" style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>The Lovers Dictionary</b></i></a>, by <i><b>David Levithan </b></i></div><br />
<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I'd rather have both.)</span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/djf8kus1qbkeccr45fnm.mp3">Fleetwood Mac - Book of Love</a> : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mirage-Fleetwood-Mac/dp/B000002KXO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311271564&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">Mirage</a>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-40604370814939655362011-07-15T21:56:00.000-04:002011-07-15T21:56:56.796-04:00Last Summer, last night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn1OGyLXFTkyTpxSYmDQJUY7DvxhlD-ePlT5uY9WRtsMPFgr1fs2wiAZA3K3Q26awzW0rd9wJsFV_SRfwuSh-JT65nZSuQjydS6mN6yVVA0RRAAoX03VrIn6kMjfWhDPmqI_-/s1600/friedberger_lizard_lounge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn1OGyLXFTkyTpxSYmDQJUY7DvxhlD-ePlT5uY9WRtsMPFgr1fs2wiAZA3K3Q26awzW0rd9wJsFV_SRfwuSh-JT65nZSuQjydS6mN6yVVA0RRAAoX03VrIn6kMjfWhDPmqI_-/s400/friedberger_lizard_lounge.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_835477129"><span id="goog_840238244"></span><span id="goog_840238245"></span></span><span id="goog_835477130"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A few days ago I wrote about the new <i><b>Eleanor Friedberger</b></i> album <a href="http://mainstreamisntsobad.blogspot.com/2011/07/last-summer-this-summer.html" style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>Last Summer</b></i></a> that, contrary to the title, just came out this summer. Last night I was able to check out Eleanor play solo at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA for 45 or so minutes. The performance was in sharp contrast to the last time I saw her and her brother play as <i><b>The Fiery Furnaces</b></i> in 2006. With just her on the stage (if you want to call it a stage - the picture above was taken from the table I was sitting at about seven feet away from her, with no step up to the "stage," which was really just a carpeted section of the lounge) the selections were obviously stripped down. Also unlike the previous time, on this occasion, by herself, Eleanor was awkwardly enchanting in her own way, which perhaps explains my previous impression of her. She's been a musician for a while now, but it was clear that she felt out of her own trying to singularly interact with the crowd, which is incredibly revealing and intimate, when you think about it. My appreciation for her increased.<br />
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While only playing for 45 minutes or so, Eleanor managed to work through a rather wide range of tunes, both her own (from this new album - <i><b>I Won't Fall Apart on You Tonight</b></i> (which she opened with), <i><b>My Mistakes, Early Earthquake, Scenes from Bensonhurst, Heaven</b></i> and some even newer songs not on the album) as well as Furnaces' songs (from as far back as <i><b>Gallowsbird's Bark</b></i> - <i><b>Tropical-Iceland</b></i>,<i><b> Bitter Tea</b></i> - <i><b>Police Sweater Blood Vow</b></i>, and their latest, <i><b>I'm Going Away</b></i> - <i><b>Staring At The Steeple</b></i> and <i><b>Lost at Se</b></i>a). She stumbled a few times while playing her new songs, but considering she's just hit the road in support of an album that came out days ago, that's to be understood. The time flew by all too quickly, with mention of a return visit soon with her brother and band. She also has some remaining solo dates coming up which you can find below. I'll be looking forward to seeing her again, with memories of the first time assuaged.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/jhln67db5mk1s22z7fqn.mp3">The Fiery Furnaces - Police Sweater Blood Vow</a> : Session Planet Claire 05-04-06 (studio version appears on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Tea-Dig-Fiery-Furnaces/dp/B000EQ5Q86/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310781222&sr=8-3" style="color: red;">Bitter Tea</a>)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Visit her <a href="http://www.eleanorfriedberger.com/" style="color: #38761d;">website</a> and her label <a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/" style="color: #38761d;">Merge Records</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br />
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Tue, Jul 19, Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern<br />
Wed, Jul 20, Chicago IL @ The Hideout<br />
Sat, Jul 23, Portland, OR @ Neumo's Crystal Ball - Capitol Hill Block Party<br />
Sun, Jul 24,Seattle, WA @ Doug Fir Lounge<br />
Tue, Jul 26, San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah Saloon<br />
Wed, Jul 27, Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite <span style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26138774.post-41518992483476924602011-07-15T11:18:00.000-04:002011-07-15T11:18:54.807-04:00Tears of A Clown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClvZX2MaKxDFVCUpQTItMQu-KGzCV4qGbras_w8Y_UQKL89voNGCPxrb06WBPeoCqWn40hbtxkYGSQjsdz3ekaTYDyclkbM9JjTBIKowwZrUI0OT0fstYMbI7K2RxmkQEWvg6yA/s1600/The_Facade_by_Birgern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClvZX2MaKxDFVCUpQTItMQu-KGzCV4qGbras_w8Y_UQKL89voNGCPxrb06WBPeoCqWn40hbtxkYGSQjsdz3ekaTYDyclkbM9JjTBIKowwZrUI0OT0fstYMbI7K2RxmkQEWvg6yA/s400/The_Facade_by_Birgern.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://birgern.deviantart.com/art/The-Facade-159205242?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%20facade&qo=1" style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Facade </span></i></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Now if there's a smile on my face</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">It's only there trying to fool the public</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">But when it comes down to fooling you</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Now honey that's quite a different subject</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">But don't let my glad expression</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Give you the wrong impression</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Like a clown I pretend to be glad</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Now there's some sad things known to man</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">But ain't too much sadder than</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">The tears of a clown, when there's no one around</div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: right;">Uh hum, oh yeah baby</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/y8vzutv2bxynji7b09yd.mp3">Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The Tears of A Clown</a> : The Tears of A Clown 7"</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_966825494"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/rkudfnzyq8fheyru7axz.mp3">Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Who's Gonna Take the Blame</a> : The Tears of A Clown 7" B-side</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Find them both on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Icons-Smokey-Robinson-Miracles/dp/B001T6FUW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310742537&sr=8-1" style="color: red;">Icons: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles</a>.</div>Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474972649798564279noreply@blogger.com0