"Holy covers, Batman!"

Ok, as some of you know I am a sucker for a good cover song. So I while searching for the link to the FREE Denison Witmer EP (See previous blog post), I stumbled across a really awesome website that hosts tons and tons of covers. Check out coverlaydown.blogspot.com and about half way down on the right hand side of the page you will see a section called "Everything in it's Place". There you will find an alphabetically listing of a crazy amount of artists' covers.

Some are good, some are not so good but if nothing else, it's a efficient way to waste your day! :) SO ENJOY!

Oh and just for the record, my favorite cover of the moment is Sounds Under Radio's unbelievable version of Bjork's "Army of Me". The following video doesn't really do there version justice, but you get the idea. I threw the original in below, in case you are unfamiliar with the song.

november 11, 2008 12:29pm

New Music Tuesday: November 11th, 2008

Hey guys! If you have listened to today's podcast then you are probably looking for the links to the FREE music we talked about! Well, here it is:

Butch Walker - Free Amazon.com Download of "The Weight of Her"

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GGSCUC/ref=amb_link_7569132_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-2&pf_rd_r=0WK3ZEN1DZS5QW4FNQCR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=442497401&pf_rd_i=678551011

Denison Whitmer - Free "Life Before Aesthetics" EP

http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-old-kentucky-blog-exclusive-denison.html

Enjoy!

november 10, 2008 10:01am

Another Reason to Celebrate!

Yes, dear friends. Christmastime is just around the corner and now there is another reason to be excited about the holiday season. Thrice lead singer, Dustin Kensrue, will be releasing his very first Christmas album. "This Good Night Is Still Everywhere" will be available through all of your favorite digital retailers on November 18th.

A post on Kensrue's myspace says, "I've been wanting to do a Christmas record since before I even thought about putting Please Come Home together. I've always loved Christmas songs and searching out different versions of my favorite songs, so it was about time to try my hand at it."

Depending on what version of Kensrue's debut album you have, you may have already heard a few of his Christmas covers. While the new album consists of mostly older songs, there are 2 new tracks as well.

Here's the track listing of what you have to look forward to.

"This Good Night Is Still Everywhere"

1. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
2. Christmas Blues
3. Blue Christmas
4. Fairytale of New York
5. This Good Night Is Still Everywhere
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
7. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
8. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
9. O Holy Night
10. This Is War

To help get you in the spirit, here's a video of Kensrue singing Christmas songs alongside Brand New and mewithoutyou front men, Jesse Lacey and Aaron Weiss, last December. The backstory for this impromptu performance was that their show got cancelled but they still played a few songs for their fans...in 15 degree weather. Enjoy!

november 05, 2008 04:09pm

And I think to myself...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to remind you all that there is a great show in College Station tonight!

Mothers Anthem, The Vettes and Ember are playing at Schotzi's on Northgate on the outdoor stage. If you have never had the chance to catch Mothers Anthem's live show, you are truly missing out on one of the best acts in the state.

I'm also pretty excited to catch The Vettes because from what I've heard they remind me of an Americanized version of The Sounds. Check out www.myspace.com/thevettes and listen to the track "Give Em What They Want".

If you want to hear more from Mothers Anthem, check out their podcast that which includes some amazing songs from their upcoming debut album.

Show starts at 9pm...Hope to see you there!

OH! And thanks to my cousin Keith for bringing the following video to my attention. It's the best new song I've heard all day!

october 29, 2008 10:22am

"If there's a rocket, tie it to me"

Good morning all!

Just wanted to let you know about something amazing that is happening right now! As many of you may know, Snow Patrol just released their new album, "A Hundred Million Suns" yesterday here in the States.

Well, you can go to Amazon.com right now and download the entire album for only $3.99! That's cheaper than a fancy drink from your favorite chain coffee shop (MMMM...Peppermint Mocha).

Snow Patrol is the best thing to come out of Ireland since Guinness and St. Paddy's Day and the new album is really among the best work they've released.

Hurry because Amazon is only offering this special price until November 3rd! The link is below:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001IXQDTU/ref=dm_fb_dd_sp

I couldn't find a decent version of the first single off "A Hundred Million Suns" but here's the next best thing. Here are 2 versions of "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" featuring Martha Wainwright. Take note of how close the live vocal performance is to the album version, it's uncanny.

(Live from Abbey Road)

(Official Video)

october 27, 2008 10:53am

Sad News

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that the Rise Against show that was scheduled for tonight at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston has been cancelled! Rise Against's lead singer Tim McIlrath is having voice complications and is unable to perform. Tickets will be refunded from wherever you purchased them at.

As far as we know, the show is NOT going to be rescheduled.

HOWEVER, Thrice, Alkaline Trio, and The Gaslight Anthem WILL be playing at the House of Blues in Houston tonight but the H.O.B. WILL NOT ACCEPT TICKETS FROM THE VERIZON WIRELESS THEATER SHOW!!!

***Tickets for the new show can be purchased at the door before the show***