The 11 Best Songs By Jenny Lewis
Everybody loves free music. Even me. I know a lot people read this blog just for the free tunes. And that’s okay. Because I know there are some people who read the blog for the blog as well as the free tunes. And, every once in awhile, I can alert people to new music…or a new band…or a new album that just got released. In all fairness, I do think the bands deserve money…and the labels, begrudgingly. So, I do hope you go out and buy the albums now and again. That said, I only leave the music up for a limited time. Usually, one month. I think it’s fair, if you’re going to get some free tunes then you should read the blog on a regular basis. Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of requests for re-posts of old links that are 2-3 years past. Sorry, guys…not going to happen. When new albums come out…then maybe I’ll re-post, but you have to pay attention. You need tunes…I need readers..you scratch my back…I’ll scratch yours and it’ll all wash out in the end.
Here Are The 11 Best Solo Songs By Jenny Lewis:
1. Handle With Care (Rabbit Fur Coat)
2. You Are What You Love (Rabbit Fur Coat)
3. Jack Killed Mom (Acid Tongue)
4. Carpetbaggers (Acid Tongue)
5. Paradise (Rise Up With Fists EP)
6. Melt Your Heart (Rabbit Fur Coat)
7. Bad Man’s World (Acid Tongue)
8. The Highs And Lows Of Being Number One (Acid Tongue Bonus Track)
9. The Charging Sky (Rabbit Fur Coat)
10. The Next Messiah (Acid Tongue)
11. Go Away (Carpetbaggers EP)
Buy Jenny Lewis & Jonathan Rice’s new album, I’m Having Fun Now…now!!
The 11 Best Songs By Film School
I hate the phone. I know it’s supposed to be a great convenience but how come whenever I use it, it’s nothing by an inconvenience. It always rings when I get in the shower. It always rings when I’m sitting down to dinner or lunch. It always rings when I’m walking out the door. It always rings when I’m sitting down to work. It always rings when I’m talking to someone on the other line. And here’s the best part…it never rings any other time. I could call 100 people and tell them to call me back…and not one of them will until I make myself a sandwich and hop in the shower.
And now we have cellphones. Sometimes I wish life was a little slower like it was in the 80s. Where talking meant more than a sideways happy face.
Film School gets a new label…and a stronger sound. Still draped in 80s goth…but more energetic.
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Film School:
1. Two Kinds (Hideout)
2. On and On (Film School)
3. Dear Me (Hideout)
4. Breet (Film School)
5. Harmed (Film School)
6. 11:11 (Film School)
7. What I Meant To Say (Hideout)
8. P.S. (Exclusive)
9. Sick Hipster Nursed By Suicide Girl (Hideout)
10. Walk Until Sunday (11:11)
11. I Just Turned Into A Gas (Alwaysnever)
Buy Film School’s new album, Fission…now!!
The 11 Best Songs By Menomena
I’m tired of Apple people claiming that the ipod and itunes are these two apexes of industrial invention. I like the ipod…it’s a neat device…but perfection? Far from it. First of all…the scrolling sucks. When you have 500 artists on your ipod, there’s nothing more irritating than wanting to listen to Zero 7 or Zwan and needing to spend 5 minutes scrolling through the entire alphabet.
But I think itunes takes the cake when it comes to pure moronic development. Why? There’s no play button. Yes, I know there’s a play button at the top of the screen. But that’s useless. Why is there no play button next to each song? I mean…that’s a no brainer, right? Currently, when I want to play a song, I have to double-click on that song. And what happens? Does the song play? No. Itunes thinks I’m trying to change the name of the song and brings up a form box. So then I have to click out of that without accidentally altering the name of the song. Then find a blank portion to double-click on. You know what would be easier??? A PLAY BUTTON. To play music!!! How could you not include that???
Genius? No, but don’t tell then Apple people that. They’re too busy waiting hours at the Genius Bar to get their perfect computer fixed.
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Menomena:
1. Evil Bee (Friend or Foe)
2. Wet and Rusting (Friend or Foe)
3. Twenty Cell Revolt (I Am The Fun Blame Monster!)
4. Cough Coughing (I Am The Fun Blame Monster!)
5. My My (Friend or Foe)
6. Rotten Hell (Friend or Foe)
7. Pilgrim’s Progess (Record Store Day 2010)
8. Strongest Man In The World (I Am The Fun Blame Monster!)
9. Copius (Double Seven Inch)
10. Muscle N’ Flo (Friend or Foe)
11. Polo (Wet and Rusting EP)
Buy Menomena’s new album, Mines…now!!!
GBU presents Free Music Friday: Levi’s Revival Recordings 2010
I haven’t bought a pair of Levi’s in about 15 years. Nothing against the company…just wear a lot of shorts. So this isn’t some shameless whoring out to a big corporation. Not that there’s anything wrong with some shameless whoring. I’ll be more than happy to take cash from any corporation to hock their product. That said…not sure what this series of music session has to do with Levi’s jeans. Are the artists wearing Levi’s? Who knows. The collection rocks and that’s all that matters.
The 11 Best Iron Maiden Songs of the 80s
This weekend I saw Blue Oyster Cult put on a free show at the mall. Yes, at the mall. (watch the clip!) Granted it was half-park/half-outdoor mall. But still…should a band that wrote one of the greatest rock songs of all time (Don’t Fear The Reaper) be giving free shows at a shopping complex near the kids’ play area? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated it. Took my daughters, who actually really enjoyed it despite the lack of talking backpacks and dancing monkeys. But is this how bad the music industry is? Real bands…real rock n roll bands….real rock n roll bands who actually know how to play their instruments are reduced to giving free concerts because they’ve chose to forgo autotune and lip syncing?
The Unknown: Arcade Fire – Dark Prayer
I’m not sure there was anything more gratifying than reading last week, that not only did the Arcade Fire have the number one album (The Suburbs) on Billboard’s Top 200, but they knocked Eminem out of the top spot to do it. I like Eminem. But this ousting is significant. It’s symbolic. It’s a glowing neon sign. It goes to show that people want more than what the big labels are shoveling down their throats. Eminem, the number one selling artist of the 2000s, was booted out of the top spot by an indie rock band. He wasn’t beaten by another band on another major label. He was beaten by an long-term establish hit maker. He wasn’t beaten by a awful American Idol artist. He was beaten by a respected band on a dingy label that has no money for publicity or promotion. That is lucky to get any radio play. That doesn’t even know how to spell “auto-tune.”
The Unknown: Primus Live In Studio EP (FREE)
The 11 Best Songs By The Band Brad
11 More Best Albums of 2010 (so far):
Last week I made my best albums of 2010 list halfway list. I had a lot of albums I had been listening to, and was unimpressed by most of them. But since then…I took some good recommends from you readers and did some exlporing on my own and found some great albums I had neglected to pick up and some albums I had no idea had even been released. This list does not replace the previous list…nor is it the next best…it’s an addendum…for further exploration.
Here are 11 More Best Albums of 2010 (so far):
1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (epic release from one our generations’s best) – only $3.99 for this week!!
2. Anais Mitchell with Justin Vernon – Hadestown (a folk-rock opera…too good to ignore) – only $5.00
3. Menomena - Mines (amazing step forward for this indie rock outfit)
4. O. Childen - O. Children (If Nick Cave sang for Interpol)
5. Gayngs - Relayted (Another Justin Vernon side-project…everything he touches is gold)
6. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (stunning DJ mix-mash-jumble-up) – only $5.00!!
7. Jay Bennett – Kicking At The Perfumed Air (…and it’s free)
8. Tame Impala – InnerSpeaker (grand indie melodies – a little freaky…but not folky)
9. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks (there’s something to be said for consistency)
10. Delphic - Acolyte (great electronica that borders on trance…but never goes overboard)
11. 22-20s – Shake/Shiver/Moan (straight-up Euro alternative rock) -only $4.89 right now!!
The 11 Best Songs By Jay Bennett
I was very excited to hear that there was a practically completed Jay Bennett album left behind by Jay. Not that that’s good news when I’d much rather have Jay still around turning out some extremely heartfelt tunes. As much as Jeff Tweedy was the soul of Wilco, Bennett was the heart. Usually when a winning combo like this break apart…the amount of good material dwindles. That’s not true in this case. Wilco’s last album is amazing…and Jay’s music was getting progressively better with every release. It’s too bad he never got the respect he deserved. Hopefully in death he has a new life.
For now…get his new album…Kicking the Perfumed Air…for FREE!! That’s right…FREE.
Click on the link. Get the album. Leave a donation behind. Then spread the word to your friends. Everyone loves free music. And it’s all legal.
Here are the 11 Best Songs by Jay Bennett:
1. The Engines Are Idle (Whatever Happened I Apologize)
2. Replace You (Magnificent Defeat)
3. Talk To Me (The Palace at 4AM)
4. Thank You (Magnificent Defeat)
5. C.T.M. (The Palace at 4AM)
6. Hank (Whatever Happened I Apologize)
7. God’s Coffee (Bigger Than Blue)
8. 5th Grade (Magnificent Defeat)
9. My Wicked Little One (Bigger Than Blue)
10. Puzzle Heart (The Palace at 4AM)
11. Pretty Good Year (The Beloved Enemy)
Get Jay Bennett’s new album Kicking The Perfumed Air…FOR FREE!!!
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