More Mumford?

Check this out. I think many of you might like this. hit replay if needed

Video

This Patrick Watson video from the Close to Paradise album is pretty amazing. The Great Escape. Fireweed is definitely worth the time as well.

Chocolate Gabriel

Music worth listening to this past month…. Carolina Chocolate Drops | Genuine Negro Jig 01 | Peace Behind the Bridge 02 | Trouble in Your Mind 03 | Cornbread and Butterbeans Peter Gabriel | Scratch My Back 01 | Heroes 02 | Flume 03 | The Book of Love

OK Go, F*** Yeah!

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen, for those of you who haven’t seen it. Every time they come out with a new video, I wonder how they’re going to top the old one.  Same feeling with this one.

The Break

Violent Oils?  Midnight Femmes?  No, it’s the Break. Listen to Cylinders. What do those who are fans of the Oils and/or the Femmes think?  Me, I wish I lived in Australia this February.

Effects of the Flood

The Flood produced the newest showing from the Editors.  It’s a lot more electronic, and it’s taken me a couple of listenings, but Editors still know how to write and craft great music. Here are some of my favorites from In This Light & on This Evening. 01 In This Light And On This Evening [...]

Triple-T Music Thursday

The Temper Trap | Conditions 01 | Love Lost 02 | Rest 03 | Sweet Disposition 04 | Fader

Beat Boxing is Fun

Matisyahu – One Day WNYC Studio with Beat Boxing

Extracurricular Music Thursday

It’s not Thursday, but I’ve been meaning to post this for about a month. I heard the following interview and performance with Patrick Watson and the Wooden Arms on NPR in early December.  It was a fantastic piece, but for some reason I thought it would totally be up Ned’s Alley.  Not that I’m all [...]

Elvis Ate America

"Overman would be proud," I mumbled to myself after hearing the second Elvis song in a row at 8:05 yesterday morning. Yup, he would be ecstatic that if there was one thing carried over from my high school education, that I could recall Elvis Presley’s birthday with minimal prompting would be it. So I thought [...]

Decade’s Music

Alright, let’s hear of your choices for the best music of the decade.  Serious contenders?  Personal favorites?  Guilty pleasures?

Resolution Music Thursday

This year, one of my resolutions is to be faithful in contributing to Music Thursday.  Like most resolutions, I hope this one isn’t fashioned to be broken. I’ve been listening to this song by Imogen Heap like crazy for the past couple of weeks.  I thought I’d share.  On the deluxe version of the album, [...]

Music Christmas Eve Thursday

Recorded live at KUT studios in Austin. kat-edmonson-christmas-time-is-here

NYT: Senegal

I’d love to visit some day.  Be sure to scroll down and watch the video. http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/travel/06senegalmusic.html