Mal ,'Serenity'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Here's the lineup for next week's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.
Let me remind you all...it's free!
Favorite bandname: Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.
One expects Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, The Flatlanders, and Del McCroury.
But this year we get Steve Martin, Nick Lowe, Marianne Faithful, Robyn Hitchcock and MC Hammer (leading a gospel troupe).
I have to gush just for a minute about the Diane Birch album, Bible Belt. (I turned the sound down and the first song off, but it might not hold, so be prepared for possible sound if you click.)
Bluesy, with a hint of gospel and soul and rock, and really gorgeous, full melodies and hooks. I am newly in love.
Amy, I recently discovered her too! I'm really loving that album.
My new favorite song (of the moment): Percussion Gun by White Rabbits (video link). Wow! A great video to along with a great song.
Now I need to hunt down more White Rabbits, but I fear that after an introduction like that, many of their songs will be a bit of a letdown.
I've been a huge fan of White Rabbits for a few months now. The whole album that "Percussion Gun" is from (It's Frightening) is awesome. I like Fort Nightly a lot as well.
eta: But apparently I'm not quite a big enough fan to remember that their name is plural....
I think the first time I heard Percussion Gun (a few days ago) I stopped breathing.
Animated cats play the theramin and other wackiness in a new video for TMBG's "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas"
Aww, man, the theremin cat only lasts a second or two. I want more!
Sorry if this was posted before: Carl Sagan (and Stephen Hawking), remixed.
I heard about that on NPR. Truly it is a great age we live in. Autotuned Carl Sagan.