Jeff Lyne still sounds awesome. Definitely catch him on Fallon playing a new song, When I Was A Boy, but if you have never seen a live version of it, watch the web ‘sclusive version of him playing Mr Blue Sky on the same show:
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A Friend Like… Ne-Yo
Ditching Spotify for the day so I could listen to someone’s recommendation of WKCR’s stream celebrating 24hrs of Clifford Brown, iTunes recommended the We Love Disney album released today featuring current artists covering Disney songs. So back to Spotify to listen to it. Take a look at a playlist below. If you like Disney songs, some of the songs are at least worth one listen.
Here is a link to WKCR’s broadcast.
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Salie Ford and Outside Sound
I understand about half the words she is singing, but damn is this catchy. Danger is the hot track, if that doesn’t cue up automatically.
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All the children are above average.
Chris Thile, who you might know as the upcoming replacement host of Prairie Home Companion, member of the Punch Brothers, member of Nickle Creek, has a 15 minute video performing J.S. Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 on his mandolin. If you fast-forward to 11:42, it gets even more amazing. A nice way to start the week:
Via.
Article at the Atlantic about the Prairie Home Companion replacement. (also, thanks Austin).
Chris Thile has great songs, but my favorite ones are his covers of The Strokes’ Heart in a Cage, The Strokes’ Reptilia, and White Stripes’ Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground. -
Family Matters
Most of the video from the Pitchfork performance: