Jaybird
Jaybird is Birdmojo on Xbox Live and Jaybirdmojo on Playstation's network. He's been playing consoles since the Atari 2600 and it was Zork that taught him how to touch-type. If you've got a song for Wednesday, a commercial for Saturday, a recommendation for Tuesday, an essay for Monday, or, heck, just a handful a questions, fire off an email to AskJaybird-at-gmail.com
TEEN – In Limbo. Produced by Sonic Boom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjLGlG68oh8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The English Beat box set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nndsXLxGdU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Here’s another TEEN (I feel pervy just typing that, but it’s taken from the bandleader’s name, Teeny) – these gals look so wholesome, but there are some delicious bad vibes going on in the tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs7KRYdBmGI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Also like this song, by Purity Ring:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnc44NQvxfU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That was lovely. Thanks.
As I get older, I listen to more and more music with, for lack of a better word, a gospel sensibility and boggle how I could have ever thought such music was dull.
If it’s written by Neil Young and sung by three beautiful, sexy woman, I have no problem with gospel at all.
If you haven’t heard it, The McGarrigle Hour is great album. A few highlights:
Skip Rope Song
Schooldays
Gentle Annie
Dolly Parton’s career peaked before my time, so I mostly knew her as the butt of jokes about her plastic surgery. I only recently realized what an excellent musician she was.
If you can find her cover of Stairway, it’s worth listening to.
It’ll break your brain.
Just got Amanda Palmer’s latest album. Fits into the whole riot grrl mentality of last week’s Poe, heh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyE2MLq24OE
Also got a Groove Armada album. Different vibe completely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyE2MLq24OE
I’ve been listening to T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” a lot.
Not intentionally, mind you. The oldies station just plays it way too much. I’ve been listening to the radio for less than half an hour per day, and not exclusively to that station, yet I’ve heard it every day for at least the last three days.
‘Electric Warrior’ is great, but I like ‘The Slider’ slightly better.
Bolan pretty much had just the one type of song (well, OK, 2 types of songs) but he did them to perfection.
In conclusion, T. Rex is pretty awesome.