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Posted on 03.03.09 by Widge @ 8:24 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. Okay, so this is interesting: long having used the onstage personas of Spinal Tap and The Folksmen, the twisted trio that is Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are doing something different: just being themselves. It makes sense: it's apparently a lot easier to setup minimal equipment and then, you know, not have to wear big, hot freaking wigs. The tour will hit thirty cities and starts April 17th. Tickets go on sale to the masses this Friday, Internet presale apparently...tomorrow. And in Atlanta, anyway, the ticket range is $35.50 - $52.50. Check their site for more info. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 03.01.09 by Widge @ 6:20 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Our amigo Aaron from Cabin Fever sent me this before he succumbed to sleep and slumped in the corner tonight. I think it's a great way to kick off Sunday, personally. Why can't every pub have Lisa Hannigan hanging out in the back with a full band? Seriously. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 02.27.09 by Widge @ 10:45 pm
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. Our friend and yours, Jonathan Coulton, brings a Billy Joel cover song out from the privacy of his own room. It's a sweet version of it to be sure. Direct link for the feedreaders. Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 02.21.09 by Widge @ 5:26 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. So James, who was guitarist in one of the three bands I ever took part in, posted this to his Facebook. It's Stanley Jordan, who can play both the guitar and the piano...and it appears he can do so at the same time. Which means he's disgustingly talented. But I dig this Miles Davis cover anyway. (We posted the original played live on The Steve Allen Show from 1964 here.) Direct link for the feedreaders. You can buy Stanley Jordan stuff here. And, of course, I had to go see who else had covered this. Because I can't just post one video these days, now can I? I mean, I could, but where's the fun in that? So I culled through a veritable slew and a half of cover versions--and here are the ones I found most entertaining... Categorized as: Music
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Posted on 02.11.09 by Widge @ 4:11 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. And you might ask yourself: where have I heard this voice before? Well, if you are familiar with the work of Tricky, then you've heard the vocal stylings of Martina Topley-Bird. Her first solo, Quixotic, was reswizzled and put out in the U.S. as Anything. No idea why. Maybe the record company thought we couldn't handle the big scary Q word. Or...something. You're best off getting the MP3 version, which goes for $9.99. This is a lovely little stripped down jam version of "Too Tough to Die," live from Montreux back in 2004. Halfway through the week, keep the pedal to the metal and the thing to the floor. Categorized as: Music
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