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Monday, September 12, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Smashing Pumpkins - Never Let Me Down Again [Depeche Mode]Album: Rarities & B-Sides [?]
not sure when this was recorded but judging by billy corgan's voice, it sounds like it's circa 1992-1994. nice 'n spacey.
song of the day: july 18/2011
Horse Feathers - Drain You [Nirvana]Album: Cascades Single [2010]
seemingly unlikely given the genres of both bands, but horse feathers do an epic job of making it their own. i have the set list from the last time they played toronto and though it was on there as an encore, they didn't play it because their instruments kept breaking :(
Sunday, July 17, 2011
song of the day: july 17/2011
Between the Buried and Me - Colorblind [Counting Crows]Album: The Anatomy Of [2006]
north carliona's between the buried me payed homage to some of the bands that influenced them growing up with their fourth album release, "the anatomy of". far from being a one-track band drawing from a single genre of inspiration, the band have included a rather diverse range: pantera, earth crisis, depeche mode, pink floyd, smashing pumpkins, blind melon, soundgarden, motley crue, to name a few. their band name actually comes from the counting crows song "ghost train", so they're obviously big fans. complete with member liner-note commentary about the reasoning for or fan-boy love of certain songs, "the anatomy of" is a solid release that should further inspire fans unfamiliar with some of the covers to expand their own musical repertoire. it's just their way of sharing the love.
song of the day: july 16/2011
Cymbals Eat Guitars - The Ballad of Big Nothing [Elliott Smith]Album: Wind Phoenix Single [2010]
not much different really from elliott smith's original version (from "either/or") but worth sharing nevertheless.
song of the day: july 15/2011
The Golden Dogs - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five [Paul McCartney]Album: Big Eye Little Eye [2005]
the first in a weeks worth of artists covering other artists (the heat is making me lazy). certainly one of the best, toronto's golden dogs cover a song from paul mccartney's "band on the run" album.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
july 14/2011
Robin Pecknold - Blue Spotted Tail (live acoustic)this version of "blue spotted tail" comes from a glastonbury session in 2009 and therefore was played well before the glorious "helplessness blues" was released in 2011. the band didn't add much to the song while recording it in studio, letting it's simplicity speak for itself. pecknold's version of "on a good day" sounds like it's being played during soundcheck or something - lots of reverb (as though it's in a huge, empty space) and the lack of audience accompaniment makes me think so. hoping to see lots of the group's magic tonight at massey hall in toronto!
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