Storytime: One Last January Entry

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Clare. Clare was from a land far, far away, called "Brooklyn." In Brooklyn, Clare was known for her beautiful, baby voice. Some would say she sounded like an angel. Others, like the chick from the Cardigans.

Now, Clare did pretty well for herself, releasing two solo albums, Sweetheart and Bentley Circle.

One day while studying at Berklee, Clare met a man named Olivier. I don't really know if they fell in love right away or whatever, but they did eventually get married. The couple brought in some people who could play strings and drums and stuff, and they all lived happily ever after as Clare & the Reasons. They have one album out so far, The Movie, which sounds pretty good, but this live cover of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is just amazing:



Bonus mp3: Clare & the Reasons - Pluto

So Fucking Hot

How badass is Friday? So much so that Leonard "I'm Your Man" Cohen is given fourth billing. However, the top-heavy lopsided billing begs the question, "Do they all have other plans for the rest of the weekend?" At least it'll be way cheaper to just buy the one day than to splurge on a whole weekend pass.

Take this opportunity if you can. You will probably never have another chance to see Paul McCartney and Morrissey for 100 bucks. After the show, we can go cougar hunting in Palm Springs again and be home in time for Saturday morning cartoons. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Tonight

One of the cool things about working on this blog is occasionally hearing shit before it becomes two or more years old. Example: Lykke Li in 2008.

And then I get to do follow-up video-posts with like new music vids or some shit:


Lykke Li - Tonight from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

50 and Still Sexy as Hell

On Monday, January 12, 2009, Motown Records celebrates its 50th anniversary. Rather than go into detail about the label's ineffable contribution to pop music, I'm just gonna link their wiki page. Do yourself a favor and at least read the "production process" section.

Instead, I'm gonna share some of my favorite Motown songs, "favorite" also meaning ones that are readily accessible on the laptop (right click the album covers for the links):

















P.S. - On a completely unrelated note, today, on a whim, I decided to go through a Smash Mouth live set that had previously only been labeled by track numbers. I was able to rename 11 of the 22 tracks, although two of the tracks were "intro" and "drum solo." Even so, given the nine songs I recognized, I'm both proud and ashamed at the same time. It's an odd feeling.