David Byrne

davidbyrne.jpgThe Talking Heads may not still be around, but David Byrne is still as active as ever(but without the shoulder pads) making music worth listening to.  His latest cd with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, has been getting attention on WXRT and some year end top-ten lists.  I haven’t been able to get their single, Strange Overtones, out of my head.  He also did a song with The BPA and Dizzee Rascal, Toe Jam, that made Rolling Stones top songs of the year.  Check out David Byrne and BPA at Hype Machine.

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Indie Rock Band + 80s Icon = Awesome Christmas

Well I’ve been away for awhile traveling through infinite space and time but I made it back for Christmas just in time to find this perfect Chirstmas song. It’s called A Christmas Duel by The Hives and Cyndi Lauper ( yes girls just wanna have fun Cyndi Lauper) Give it a listen I enjoy  it immensely.

Also if anyone wants to be my secret Santa here is my ideal gift.

http://break.com/index/the-wunder-boner.html

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Merry Christmas, Ellen

I’m sure everyone has heard and seen this already, but why not throw this up on the blog in case anyone has not.

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Jenny Lewis

Jenny LewisThis is a post dedicated to Kevin, who hasn’t given Jenny Lewis a chance because he didn’t like the girl who originally recommended it to him.  Jenny was child actress who had parts in Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, Troop Beverly Hills, Foxfire, The Wizard, and Pleasantville.  She is also a great musician and has worked on many projects.  She has done projects with Postal Service, Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, a full cd with the Watson Twins, and a succesful side project called Rilo Kiley.  Last year, Rilo Kiley’s cd, “Under the Blacklight,” was on a lot of year end top-ten lists.  The band consists of another child star, Blake Sennet, who you might remember from Salute Your Shorts or Boy Meets World.

The point is, she a great musician worth a listen on any of her projects.  Her new cd, Acid Tongue, is getting a lot of attention on these top-ten-of-the-year lists this year.  Her country-rock sound is very derivative of the influences that are on her wikipedia page.  Check her out on myspace or on hype machine.  After the jump check out the video of a song her performing a song off of Acid Tongue on Letterman with Elvis Costello. (more…)

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