Jamie Kohns on February 19th, 2008
Mike Doughty’s new disc Golden Delicious is out today, and to promote it he’s released a series of acoustic video performances to certain other blogs. This was on My Old Kentucky Blog today:
Stereogum had one posted yesterday, and Paste Magazine will be posting one tomorrow, Seattlest.com the day after, and SFStation.com on Friday.
Jamie Kohns on February 15th, 2008
Okay, this week’s Friday Mixtape is a little short, and I haven’t even listened to all the tracks on it yet. In fact, I can’t really listen to much of anything right now, as I’ve got the killer cold from hell that simply won’t quit. My sinuses and ears are all out of whack, and it’s only because I’m all napped-out that I even got around to doing the mixtape tonight. So, download, listen, and let me know how off my ears really are in the comments. I’m going back to bed now.
Tracklisting:
Man Man - Top Drawer
City and Colour - The Girl
Kat Maslich Bode - When The Sky Falls
Buildings Breeding - Stacking up Reasons
The Silver State - Faith You Changed Your Name
Pete And The Pirates - Mr Understanding - File Fixed!
Her Vanished Grace - Glider
Kathleen Edwards - In State
Paddy Casey - Fear
Download it here while you can!
This week’s photo by: Reto Fetz.
Jamie Kohns on February 14th, 2008
I don’t know if it’s bcause I’ve been sick all week, or that I’m just getting soft in my old age, but I somehow (mostly) got over my bitter disposition on this manufactured holiday and put together a mid-week mix of LOVE. The only qualifiers for this mix was that the song or artists had “love” in the name, and that the song was good. So, it’s not all kisses and roses here- the whole thing starts off with the remix of A Fine Frenzy’s farewell tune Almost Lover, includes Atlanta’s Novah making some Love In Space, and The Love Willows singing another love-long-gone track with Brighter Discontent. Of course, there are tracks here with the expected sentiment: Ryan Adams’ My Love For You Is Real, Stephanie’s ID and Tristan Prettyman singing about the subject so foreign to this blogger, and the whole sorted affair is capped off with Rosie Thomas’ heartbreakingly simple version of REM’s The One I Love.
Oh, and did I mention that this little love-fest also marks the 500th post here at SquirrelFood.net? It only took like three years, but I’ve made it to 500! Well, at least that’s what Wordpress tells me- I didn’t go back and count them all.
A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover (Remix)
Mystery Jets - Young Love
Novah - Love In Space
Ryan Adams - My Love For You Is Real
Stephanie’s ID - Unmistakably Love
The Love Willows - Brighter Discontent
The Marlboro Chorus - Love Is In Love
Tristan Prettyman - Love, Love, Love
Will Hoge - Lover Tonight
Rosie Thomas - The One I Love
SquirrelFood Love (zip archive)
Love image from FLickr.com user Mayr
Jamie Kohns on February 14th, 2008
Mobius Band have released a free V-day EP on their website, titled Love Will Reign Supreme, and featuring the band covering six love-themed songs:
Razor Love (Neil Young)
Baby We’ll Be Fine (The National)
True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston)
Mobius Band In A Green Cotton Sweater (Casiotone For The Painfully Alone)
I’ll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)
Digital Love (Daft Punk)
Download the EP directly from www.mobiusband.com
Jamie Kohns on February 9th, 2008
The New York Times reports that Jay-Z and Steve Stoute have joined forces to open an advertising agency under Stoute’s former company, Translation Consultation, called Translation Advertising. Read the whole article at www.nytimes.com
