Bloghorrea publishes yet another list of mp3 blogs.
Wear your heart on your sleeve (or lapel).
A Million Love Songs is a collaborative mp3 blog that specializes in pop love tunes. Notable on its roster is fellow Alabamian and pop culture genius Max of lotsofco.
Nellie McKay announces summer tour dates.
Steve Albini talks to Middle Tennessee State University recording industry audio engineers society (Quicktime).
"While I'm generally up for anyone covering anything, and I applaud Carrabba's admiration of the album, the idea of his talentless and tattooed carcass running ham-fisted over these tracks makes me want to scream." Flagpole's Threats and Promises is less than enthralled at the prospect of Dashboard Confessional covering multiple songs from R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People for a limited edition CD/DVD.
"I think U2 tends to strike a note with clergy," Maynard was telling me the other day, fully aware of the bad pun. "One reason is that U2 sort of models a kind of thoughtful fresh engagement with spirituality, and they bring Christian themes to bear on contemporary issues in a way that we're always trying to teach our parishioners to do." The Chicago Sun-Times features Get Up Off Your Knees, collection of 32 sermons inspired by U2 songs, written by Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy and lay people.
Posted by david on May 28, 2004Having heard those Dashboard Confessional REM covers (on MTV2), I have to say that it's just as bad as you would imagine. I was genuinely shocked at how awful some of the renditions were, and I can't understand why anyone would actually buy them for repeat listening.
But on the more positive tip, thanks for the Million Love Songs plug!
Posted by: Max on May 28, 2004 07:57 AMhmmm - can i just go and see her and skip alanis and bnl?
Posted by: mike on May 28, 2004 08:51 AMYes, those Dashboard covers of REM are abyssmal, but Stipe helped improve "Hands Down" big time. Maybe REM should come out with a covers album...
Also, not only would one have to put up with Alanis and BnL, but Nellie McKay's only WI date is at the WORST place to see music in the state. Grr.