While Zooey Deschanel is currently doing her own thing, giving She & Him a rest, M. Ward’s been busy as well. The indie/alternative all-star band on A Wasteland Companion includes Dr. Dog’s Toby Leaman, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, DeVotchka’s Tom Haberman, the Cardinals’ Jon Graboff and Norfolk and Western’s Amanda Lawrence. The album comes out April 10.
This lush single’s video was directed by animator Joel Trussel.
Now here’s a Mashup/cover I can get behind. Some people don’t get Bon Iver. Some people don’t like Bon Jovi. This video, from post-rock band Miracles of Modern Science, just might help out both camps.
Now starring in Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s production of Julius Ceasar, the former Titans running back sat down with Mary Brace to talk about how his contributions in the local theatre community.
1986 had tons going on for music and most of it was great. I could easily have gone another few hours. From the classic rock sounds of Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Stones, to digging the new breed – Beastie Boys. Aerosmith threw it all into one package with their collaboration with Run DMC. Meanwhile, artists like Richard Thompson, Paul Simon and Crowded House were bringing contemporary music to new levels of depth.
Timbuk 3 – The Future’s So Bright
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Superstition (live)
Falco – Vienna Calling
Simply Red – Holding Back the Years
Paul Simon – Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
The Bolshoi – Someone’s Daughter
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Siouxsie & the Banshees – Cities In Dust
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
Art of Noise – Peter Gunn theme
Rolling Stones – Harlem Shuffle
UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen
Smithereens w/Suzanne Vega – In a Lonely Place
Bananarama – Venus
Genesis – Invisible Touch
Chameleons UK – Swamp Thing
David & David – Boomtown
Pretenders – Hymm to Her
Jackson Browne – til I Go Down
Blow Monkees – Digging Your Scene
Crowded House – World Where You Live
Jesus & Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk
Level 42 – Something About You
Aerosmith / Run DMC – Walk This Way
Richard Thompson – Valerie
John Hiatt – Snake Charmer
Jason & the Scorchers – Golden Ball & Chain
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
Rainmakers – Downstream
Lone Justice – Shelter
XTC – Earn Enough For Us
Prince – Kiss
Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
DuranDuran – Notorious
The Alarm – Strength
Peter Gabriel – Big Time
Waterboys – Old England
R.E.M. – Cuyahoga (then)
R.E.M. – We All Go Back to Where We Belong (now)
Love & Rockets – All In My Mind
Elvis Costello – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
John Mellencamp – Lonely Old Night
Talking Heads – People Like Us
Joe Jackson w/Suzanne Vega – Left of Center
Here’s another American who went to the UK to get noticed. As a result, her major label debut comes out at the end of January, and you’ll see her on Saturday night live, already. Listen to Lightning 100 to hear this song when you’re riding in your car tonight, or just click.
Sometimes you forget how much great music there was in a particular year until you start diving into it. ’89? Dayam, what a year.
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