How did I get from this?


Ah the morning has come, what a wonderful day

to this having trouble sleeping at night.


Youtube is a wonderful place is it not?

Peer Gynt Suites was written by Edvard Grieg for "Peer Gynt" a Norweigen Play

> Incidentally, In Hall of the Mountain King was also one of the movements.

> Apocalyptica is a Finnish cello-metal band, featuring 3 classically trained cellists and a drummer, they covered a metal version for In the Hall of the Mountain King for one of their concerts

> Their debut album was a cello only cover version of Metallica's songs entitled Plays Metallica by Four Cellos

Family Guy has quite a history with musical numbers and spoofs of songs and popular music in general. In the spirit of useless lists, here is Brian the Dog naming 31 songs names based on girls. Let's see if you know them all.

Ever thought that this song sounded exactly the same as the other?
Check out the Axis of Awesome as they take on 36 mainstream songs.

Alright, I have officially given up on the whole 'music' business and just turning this into a Cat Power fansite. (no, I'm joking...)
But, here's a really young looking Cat Power (she was 26) and it's way better than 'Lucky Star'.

Slightly nsfw, but it's rock and roll baby. Nudity and decapitations are part of the job scope.

While down with the flu over the past weekend, I stumbled upon VBS.tv which provides rather good content in terms of current events and music. They have several channels with documentaries and interviews.

Here's some stuff I picked up while poking around.

Music World has documentaries about music in different places. Follow heavy metal band the Birthday Boyz as they attempt guerilla rock and roll, see how they tour China without any work visas.

Soft Focus
Weird War's Ian Svenonius interviews various musicians, like Kevin Shields, Will Oldman and Chan Marshall. Ian is well-informed, has pretty interesting opinions and a natural camaraderie with the guests.


Practice Space
Watch bands like The Walkmen, Grizzly Bear and Regina Spektor as they rehearse and jam out in the studios.

Bangs are short films or documentaries about music. Film Director Lance Bangs interviews bands who had their equipment stolen on tour, apparently it's quite common.
He also covers Arcade Fire performing 'Wake Up'


So anyone has interesting sites to share?

Cat Power
Jukebox
Well, I have to admit, I find it very hard to review this album objectively. Possibly because I have a crush on Charlyn 'Chan' Marshall. It might be because of my incorrigible weakness for bangs, or it could be because Marshall has an amazingly unique voice and happens to be exceptionally talented.

Anyway, Jukebox is another cover album from CP, I use the term covers very loosely here, the original songs and tunes are little more than extremely vague and blurry guideposts seen in the dark. The first track 'New York' (yes, the Frank Sinatra one) starts out so differently that it took me awhile to recognize. Marshall covers her idols Mitchell, Joplin and Dylan among others and she does a wonderful impersonation of Dylan here in 'I Believe in You' and original 'Song to Bobby'. Not surprisingly, she also holds a contribution on the OST of Dylan biopic "I'm Not There" with 'Stuck in Of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again'.

With 2006's The Greatest, Marshall had found her voice and Jukebox feels like a audio diary for future retrospection. Whatever the case Jukebox is perfect for a lazy rainy afternoon or chilling out in the evening for some easy listening. This is one musician worth looking out for.
-Ed

Listen to: Blue, Lost Someone

Performed by Freddy Kempf, Beautiful no?

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