I can't decide if The Limousines are inspired or another insipid Postal Service copycat like Owl City. Maybe it doesn't really matter; Very Busy People is quite catchy despite some of its so-called explicit lyrics.
Amazon.com is selling the remastered Beatles albums today only for $9.99 each as its Music Lightning Deals. Going fast so click here now!
Sarah McLachlan announced the first round of artists confirmed for the new femaley 2010 Lilith Fair tour, including Metric, Tara MacLean, Chantal Kreviazuk, Brandi Carlisle, Indigo Girls, Tegan and Sara, and many other pretty big names. The first round of cities has also been announced. Good start!
Brandon Schott delivers again with a 3-track EP of "homegrown" tunes! Download it free or give the guy a few bucks. He's worth it.
Brendan Benson is touring NOW:
Thursday, December 10
Carrboro, NC
Cat's Cradle
Tickets: $15Friday, December 11
Atlanta, GA
Criminal Records
FREE instore performance/signingFriday, December 11
Atlanta, GA
The Earl
Tickets: $12Saturday, December 12
Nashville, TN
Grimey's
FREE instore performance/signingSaturday, December 12
Nashville, TN
Exit/In
Tickets: $15
Two shows in ATL - no excuses, Way2Poppy!
TheBeatles.com is premiering a new radio series online called Here, There and Everywhere.
Chapter One of this radio series features exclusive new interviews with Brian Wilson, Tom Petty, director Cameron Crowe, Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart), Dave Grohl, Mark Ronson and Slash, as they reveal the influence of The Beatles on their careers....Ask Me Why and Beatles on the Record will come in subsequent weeks. Coolness.
In the ‘60s, Harrison penned the fist 10 lines of his then-new song, "Silence (Is It’s Own Reply)," on a scrap piece of paper, which was discarded on the floors of the Abbey Road studio.Listen to the finished work by Dean Johnson (and the silent Beatle) here. Via Paste.
The lyrics Harrison scribbled on the paper (which contained directions to Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s house on the other side) read: “I’m happy to say that it’s only a dream / When I come across people like you / It’s only a dream and you make it obscene / With the things that you think and you do / You’re so unaware of the pain that I bear / And jealous for what you can’t do.”
Reading this blog entry from Too Much Joy caused me too much hilarity hence I must share on Too Poppy.
Evidently Blur's reunion from earlier this year was good enough to warrant its own documentary. No Distance Left to Run is hitting "cinemas" on January 19. Here's the trailer:
No doubt Blur lover Way2Poppy will be first in line!
Rooney is roadin' it this fall in support of their new EP Wild One, which is only available for purchase at the shows. The tour started last week - here are the remaining dates:
11/30 – Eugene, OR – WOW HallSample Wild One here. Sounds great!
12/1 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
12/2 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
12/4 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue – Club Sound
12/5 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
12/7 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4
12/8 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues – Chicago
12/9 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
12/10 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
12/11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
12/12 – Baltimore, MD – Club Stage
12/13 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Underground
12/14 – West Chester, PA – The Note
12/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
12/17 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s Uptown
12/18 – Houston, TX – Meridian
12/19 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
12/20 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
12/22 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, and other songwriters are literally hitting the road this January for the 30A Songwriters Festival:
Over fifty singer-songwriters including the Indigo Girls, Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, Matthew Sweet, Jeffrey Steele, Sam Bush, Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, Chely Wright, and Rodney Crowell and many other renowned writers are coming together with the best local writers and a select group of new artists on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend (January 15-17) for the inaugural 30A Songwriters Festival. All of the artists will perform in venues up and down Scenic Highway 30A in Northwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico.Help promote the event. Sign up for the street team and receive free goodies like weekend passes for the festival or signed merch from the artists:
If you live in any of the cities listed below and would like to volunteer please send your mailing address to 30AFest.StreetTeam@gmail.com. Be sure to include the city in the subject line!More info here. Way2Poppy, clean the guest room in ATL!
Mobile, AL
Birmingham, AL
Atlanta, GA
Savannah, GA
Tallahassee, FL
Orlando, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Pensacola, FL
Gulfport, MS
Jackson, MS
Nashville, TN
Knoxville, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Charlotte, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Charleston, SC
New Orleans, LA
Imagine only paying $2.99 for a digital download of John Lennon's Imagine.
TODAY (11/20) ONLY!
I'm a big fan of acoustic versions of songs. There's something about the pure, intimate simplicity of them. Too Poppy favorite Snow Patrol did some acoustic versions for Biz Sessions across the pond. Enjoy.
Chasing Cars
Crack The Shutters
Just Say Yes
Run
Good Evening New York City memorializes Paul McCartney's triumphant return to the home of the other New York baseball team and it hits stores next week. In anticipation of this monumental commercial event, the marketing machine is in full force:
NPR's All Songs Considered Blog has the video for Flaming Pie.
Amazon.com has the video for Only Mama Knows.
HisSpace is streaming live tunes.
His official site has a free MP3 download of Let Me Roll It.
His site also has video of Highway, embedded below.
Yesterday Stereogum premiered Brendan Benson's new video for A Whole Lot Better, a 70ish powerpopping highlight from his latest My Old, Familiar Friend. I've rarely seen a video complement the music quite as well as this one.
Outstanding album - gets better and better with each listen.
