24 November 2009

RANDOM SONGS & NEW RELEASES


Another Tuesday with nothing in particular to write about.

I'm in the mood for some covers today, I think. Here's a few I've found over the past few years.

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The Swell Season - "The Auld Triangle" (traditional) I'm still giddy over the Swell Season show last week. This is a live track found streaming on their website.

The Polyphonic Spree - "Love My Way" (Psychedelic Furs cover) This was issued as a b-side of one of the 25+ member band's singles, though I don't recall which one.

Tenacious D - "Aussie Medley" JB and KG, do some AC/DC, among others, live on Australian radio station Triple M.

Crowded House - "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil cover) Made famous by Harry Nilsson, largely thanks to its inclusion in the movie Midnight Cowboy. Here, Neil Finn and company play it on Aussie's Triple J radio station. Are all Australian radio stations triple letters?


Here's what's new and interesting in the stores today. Mostly box sets and live albums. Typical of the getting-ready-for-Christmas season.

Genesis - The Movie Box 1981-2007 (buy) DVD box of post-Peter Gabriel live shows.
Kraftwerk - The Catalogue (buy) 8 disc box set. I've never been a huge fan, but there's no denying their influence on music.
Miles Davis - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (buy) Now this is a box set. 70 CDs and one DVD. If you've got an extra $300 or so burning a hole in your pocket. . .
Moby - Wait For Me (Deluxe Edition) (buy) New version of his latest, adding a couple new songs, a full ambient mix bonus disc, and a live DVD.
NOFX - Cokie the Clown (EP) (buy)
The Ramones - KSAN Show (live) (buy)
Thompson Twins - Box Set (buy) Deluxe versions of all their 80s albums, in all their cheesy new wave goodness.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology (buy) 4 CD live box.
Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom (live) (buy) Tom's live performances have always been amazing. I just wish they hadn't edited all the between song banter onto a separate disc.
Various Artists - Wrecktrospective (buy) 3 CDs with over 80 songs from Fat Wreck Chords.


As a special bonus, here's an unbroadcast performance by Elvis Costello with The Roots, recorded for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't spend your money on the Miles Davis set as of yet...lots of problems with the packaging and damaged/unplayable CD's.

DeadBilly said...

Thanks for the heads up. It's not like I have that kind of money, anyway, but I'll avoid looking for it used for a while.