http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJowFDzI2mg
So I was listening to KINE Hawaiian 105’s web stream, like you do, and this gorgeous (and new to me) medley of The Beatles’ “In My Life” and “For No One” by Jon & Randy came on. I know you guys are gonna love this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsLFqGtC_lo
For anyone unfamiliar with the original, “Invitations” is a song Shakatak released in 1982 on an album of the same name. Here they are performing it in, go figure, Japan in 1984.
One of the demo songs included with the program Musiwriter for the NEC PC-6001/6601 was a cover of “Invitations” by Shakatak.
This seems a rather random inclusion, but apparently Shakatak was (and still is) pretty dang big in Japan.
Check out Andrea Valeri’s amazing Tommy Emmanuel–esque cover of “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits. He kills it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS0Xe52mDAk
This dropped earlier this week: Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples and Action Bronson all on the same track, produced by Alchemist.
I could write a thousand words about this — how Earl’s voice sounds so different now, how both Vince and Action Bronson just keep getting better and better — but you should really just listen for yourself.
New track “Angels” from The xx’s forthcoming sophomore effort Coexist. All Songs Considered has a nice summary of what make The xx and this track special, and I agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8nlZKrVi4
Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit “Ball of Confusion” and Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” has died. He was 74.
Babbitt died Monday of complications from brain cancer in Nashville, Tenn., where he had lived for many years, his manager David Spero said in a statement released by Universal Music, the label in which Babbitt contributed to numerous hit records.
J.I.P. (jam in peace) Bob Babbitt. Babbitt performed the bassline in Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.”
warm & punchy: it has been seven years since michael dahlquist died
silkworm is my favourite band, ever.
i first heard silkworm in 2006. what i heard, specifically, were their first two records as a three-piece, after the departure of excellent guitar dude & songwriter joel rl phelps.
firewater and developer both perfectly set the mood for their…
Jesus.
Fantastic Superchunk set from 2010. Here’s part 2. Thanks to Phillip for introducing me to these guys and for the link to the concert. Recommended to any fans of Dinosaur Jr. or Guided by Voices or early Pavement.
The only way I can describe Grouplove’s cover of “Party Hard” is by saying it sounds like Syd Barrett and Guided By Voices teamed up to cover an Andrew W.K. song. Good God.