i guess i'm floating (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you haven't yet pre-ordered Surfer Blood 's debut Astro Coast you should get on that ASAP. You'll feel better about getting into them before the rest of the indieverse and the Pitchfork accoutrement does. We've been loving the Florida music ( Holiday Shores , Blind Man's Colour , Chromatic Flights , Viernes , Levek ) so naturally Surfer Blood is right up our alley. But honestly, even if Florida...
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Rev. Arthur Simon began the organization Bread for the World when he saw something over and over again at his church, people going hungry. Rev. Simon is traveling to promote a new book on the formation of Bread for the World. His stop over the weekend in Allentown, Pennsylvania caught the attention of the local paper the Morning Call. Writer Christopher Baxter asked Rev. Simon about the organization's...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was not an ordinary Thursday. I left home at the usual time but with three wardrobe changes in tow. Not so usual. 9 to...
[FashionRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Okay, maybe they arent really diamonds - but, check out the awesome Rene Caovilla Satin Platform Slingback $1295 at Bergdorf Goodman Rene Caovilla Asymmetric-strap Sandal $995 at Bergdorf Goodman...
Sponsored Linx (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
B elow is a list of the top albums of the noughties (as rated by The Times ), how many do you have? and are there any you think should be included? The albums are detailed fully in the above link I've colour coded the records I have and the records I want to hear, but haven't as yet. 100. 12 Songs - Neil Diamond (SonyBMG, 2005) 99. Surprise - Paul Simon (Warner, 2006) 98. By the Way - Red Hot Chili...
Grist Magazine (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
by David Roberts I have a huge, huge soft spot for Paul Simon. Simon & Garfunkel was one of the first bands I ever got into (like when I was eight) and I still love virtually everything Simon’s ever done. My musical tastes were shaped by his catchy melodies, pretty harmonies, and wry, literate lyrics. I’m one of the 12 people that bought the soundtrack to his Broadway play . So I was...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Photo:Edelson/NBC As Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien battle for late-night supremacy, one thing has become clear: Jimmy Fallon has the hottest house band. In their eight months on the air, the Roots have played with everybody from Paul Simon to Christopher Cross to Weird Al Yankovic, and have been hilarious in skits. As [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel made a surprise appearance at the Swell Season’s November 18th concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, entertaining the ladies in the audience with a love song featuring his phone number as the chorus. In case anyone in the crowd couldn’t make out the digits, as evidenced by the [...]
The Playgoer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
-In today's Times, Ben Brantley goes gaga for Part I of the Horton Foote "Orphan's Home" marathon, and the " Escapes " Travel section of all places discovers that Seattle actually has some theatre! -Did a play ever change your life? Well maybe you can win a prize from the American Theatre Wing for telling them about it in 350 words or less. You have until November 29 to enter their...
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Wherein 1958 was a good year Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots, Vaughn Monroe Blue Dress, Depeche Mode Blue Skirt Waltz, Jimmy Sturr Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins Boot-Leg, Booker T & the MGs Boots, Laurie Berkner Bring Your Clothes, Laurie Berkner Button Up Your Overcoat, Dick Haymes Buttons, Sia Chantilly Lace, Jerry Lee Lewis Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Paul Simon & Ladysmith...
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
My apologies for the lack of posts today! I had total brains freeze last night when trying to come up with a Top 10 list today and my to say I've been lacking in new musical discoveries for a "Band of the Week" is pretty much an understatement of gargantuan proportions. Still, there's a lot of great music hitting the web this week, namely leaks from some big named indie rockers like Animal...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Kyle Hollingsworth’s solo band has been touring the country behind the SCI keyboardist’s excellent Then There’s Now release. Hollingsworth – who stoked the String Cheese reunion flames with a recent blog entry – mixes songs from Then There’s Now with a couple of fun covers including Kodachrome by Paul Simon. This clip was filmed at The Mint in LA… Kyle Hollingsworth...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Congressional Budget Office estimates bill will cut budget deficit by $127B.
andPOP.com News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Paul McCartney will receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, reports CBC. The former Beatle, 67, is the third person to receive the honour for songwriting, administered by the U.S. Library of Congress. “It is hard to think of another performer and composer who has had a more indelible and transformative effect on popular song and [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Who: The 37-year-old son of Paul Simon, who’s casting out under his own name for the first time with his fall debut (read the RS review). Simon says the process of becoming a solo artist was a “journey of discovery” and though he was hesitant to step into the spotlight, “I realized, ‘If I don’t [...]
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