Block Party - Black Session (Live from Paris - 01.22.07)

Waiting For The 7.18
Positive Tension
Banquet
Hunting For Witches
This Modern Love
The Prayer
Uniform
I Still Remember
So Here We Are
Little Thoughts
Helicopter
Sunday
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Muse - Live from Reading Festival (08/26/2006)

01. Knights Of Cydonia
02. Hysteria
03. Supermassive Black Hole
04. Showbiz
05. Map Of The Problematique
06. Forced In + Bliss
07. Butterflies and Hurricanes
08. Feeling good
09. Invincible
10. Starlight
11. Plug In Baby
12. New Born
13. Time is Running out
14. Stockholm Syndrome
15. Take a bow

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Quality A+

+Link 1 (thanks to Some Bootlegs)
+ Link 2

Under the Ironed Sheets - A Fan Tribute CD to Keane

Every time a tribute album comes out we have the probably of the quality inconsistency amongst the bands contributing to the project. This one follows the same rule. I would say that Tom's voice is probably one of the key elements of Keane's sound, which becomes quite evident listening through this sub-par tribute CD. I know that no one here is an accomplished musician, but just a die hard fan... Hamburg Song is probably one of those interesting and worth listening to.
+ Under the Ironed Sheets - Keane Tribute CD

Norah Jones - Live from Paris (Maison de la Radio)

A GREAT radio broadcast. Thanks to Some Bootlegs
01. Cold cold heart
02. Sunrise
03. Thinking about you
04. Sinkin' soon
05. Not too late
06. Not my friend
07. Humble me
08. Wake me up
09. Broken
10. Until the end
11. Creepin' in
12. The long way home
13. Little room
14. My dear country
15. Rosie's lullaby
16. Be my somebody
17. Don't know why
18. Come away with me
19. Encore, applause
20. Lonestar
RS1 - RS2

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Jeff Buckley - Live @ Sproul Plaza - Berkeley, CA - 5/5/95

This was a free acoustic show recorded on May 5th 1995 in the infamous Sproul Plaza (a major center of student activity at the University of California, Berkeley)
Set List:
1- Last Goodbye
2- Lover you should have come over
3- So real
4- Mojo pin
5- Grace,
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As Tall As Lions - Love, Love, Love (Remix)

You can't miss this one... Fantastic!

Takka Takka - We Feel Safer at Night (2006)

Earlier this year, Brooklyn foursome Takka Takka started offering a free EP for download over the internet; by the end of September, dudes were playing for thousands at Central Park in support of full-length debut We Feel Safer at Night, opening for fellow unsigned word-of-blog heroes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (the bands once shared a member).

A few songs stood out in my first listen: "Coco on the Corner", "We Feel Safer at Night", "Fever" e "They Built You Up Too Fast".
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Weezer - Make It Believe (Bonus Tracks)

Weezer left us a great material with these exclusive tracks released in Japan.
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Garden of Souls - Live @ 5th Ave Bar (St Patty's Day!)

We had a blast @ 5th Ave Bar! To those that came thank you SO MUCH! We've got a great feedback. This will certainly keep us going. For those that couldn't make it, we've got some videos for you!
* November Sky

* Screaming Down From Heaven

* Nawlins Bayou

* Synchronicity 2 (Live)

Garden of Souls wsg Barb Bordon - March 23rd

The Shins - Phantom Limb

I guess this was the video that generated a lot of controversies for being about 2 lesbian girls in a high school.. whatever is the reason to promote it, I'm here for the music. That one on most part is interesting but it reveals evident influences of Morrisey and his previous band - The Smiths. That's my 2 cents. Any takers?

Garden of Souls - Tonight!

See you there!

Silverchair - Live Acoustic @ Jonesy´s Jukebox (02.20.07)

Good laughs, a few weird covers (ABBA, Eminem, Willy Wonka) and a couple of their new songs.
+ That's the new Silverchair!

Army of Anyone - Acoustic/Stripped Performance

Watch this amazing live performance of Army of Anyone's: Raw & Real (Clear Channel) Performance. Richard's voice is JUST right! These are great live performances of Better Place, This Wasn't Supposed to Happen and Stop, Look, and Listen (this one by the fantastic Robert DeLeo), as well as covers of Stone Temple Pilots' Interstate Love Song and Filter's Take A Picture.

+ Previous posts of Army of Anyone in this blog

Snow Patrol - Live from Theaterhaus (Stuttgard, Germany) - Feb 8th 2007

Thanks Silke for this GREAT show. Enjoy!

Singles of the Week - Keane (Try Again) and Snow Patrol (Open Your Eyes)

Credits: Thanks to The Cousin Brothers

Garden of Souls - Live @ New Way Bar and Club Bart - Ferndale, MI

Wow... It's been what? less than a month? but it feels awesome to be around such great musicians and new friends. I'll miss those 2 gigs we had together but I'm sure that we'll have much more to count on. The sincere feedback we have received on those 2 gigs has also being great and motivating. 2007 it's gonna be a GREAT year for the Garden of Souls! Many thanks to all those who continue to cast their votes for us on The Next Big Thing.

Nawlins Bayou (Live @ New Way Bar, Ferndale, MI - 2/2/07)

Wake Up (Live @ Club Bart, Ferndale, MI - 2/7/07)

+ All the other live snippets from YouTube
+ MySpace Website
+ A few Mp3s to download here

Klaxons - XFM Session

Aiming to bring a bit of rave culture back to rock music these hotly tipped London boys produced a blistering debut session.
+ More info here

Bright Eyes - Four Winds (EP) - A quick glance.

This to-be-released EP will come with 6 tracks: their first single "Four Winds" and 5 other b-sides from the 2006 recording sessions. His new album - Cassadaga - is set to be released on April 10th.
Tracklist:
1 - "Four Winds"
2 - "Reinvent the Wheel"
3 - "Smoke Without Fire"
4 - "Stray Dog Freedom"
5 - "Cartoon Blues"
6 - "Tourist Trap"

Silverchair - Straight Lines (videoclip)

Silverchair's upcoming album - Young Modern - is set to be released on March 31st. In the interim, check out their first single "Straight Lines". The videoclip was filmed at Sydney's Olympic Park train station.

Army of Anyone - Jamming a new idea in Detroit, MI (Live @ St Andrew's Hall - 2/9/07)

The DeLeo Brothers gave us an unforgettable performance last night. In between their songs, they gave us this unique jam displaying all the talent they have. Ray Luzier on the drums completes them perfectly... Can you tell how mesmerized is Patrick?

Garden of Souls is Back on the Scene! Please Vote!

And the time has come! Garden of Souls is back! We'll be getting the rust off tonight @ New Way Bar in Ferndale, MI @ 10pm.

The Next Big Thing and we need your help with the votes. Each person will be able to cast one vote every day. If we win the contest we will be the sites featured band for the month of March and this could mean a lot of exposure for us. So beginning February 1st please follow the link below and select us as your favourite band...EVERY DAY! Cast your vote now!

Edwin - A review of his discography

Hey everyone,

Luke DeWitt here from Garden of Souls. Joao was kind enough to let me contribute to this blog, so I'm posting some info on one of my favorite artists, Canadian rock act Edwin. He was the singer for I Mother Earth for awhile, but he's now put out three of his own CDs and is one of the more overlooked artists, in my humble opinion.

His first CD, Another Spin Around the Sun, was a great acheivement and bosted two great singles, And You (which we play) and Alive. Some other great songs on this one include Trippin', Shotgun, Screaming Kings, Take Me Anywhere and the hidden track, Have Another Drink.
His 2nd Disc was done with the band The Pressure. This CD was heavier than the first, but still had his signature sound. Some great tracks off this one include Superhoney, Impossible, Let's Dance and Close Your Eyes.

His 3rd disc just came out and it's called Better Days. They just released his first single, Right Here, and other recommended tracks include Never Over, Wrong Side and a great acoustic version of Alive.

Well, hopefully, this won't be the only post I make, but I'll be pretty busy with things, so I'll hand it back over to Joao!

Cheers,
Luke

Duncan Sheik - A Home at the End of the World (Soundtrack)

Duncan Sheik is back in the spotlight now as he wrote the original musical score of the latest most-successful Broadway musical "Spring Awakening".
The reason I decided to post this (and it's almost 2:00AM), it's because I'll always admire Duncan Sheik's work. It's inevitable... This is a true masterpiece. Few reviews that I've found:
* Amazon: "It’s the half-dozen warm, introspective new tracks from Duncan Sheik that form the soundtrack's evocative emotional core, with melancholic, production-rich standouts like "Something Somewhere" infusing it with a smart, contemporary atmosphere."
* All Music Guide: "On the soundtrack to Michael Mayer's adaptation of Michael Cunningham's (The Hours) novel, Duncan Sheik takes the sensitivity and tension of the film's plot and crafts incidental music and new songs that complement the movie well."
* Barnes & Nobles: "Giving the disc a more contemporary flair is original material by Duncan Sheik, whose contributions here are more in line with his recent, orchestral-flavored work. The intricate string arrangement on the opening cut, "Something Somewhere," lends the piece a melancholic sheen. Elsewhere, Sheik offers two versions of "There's a Home": a stripped-down instrumental featuring acoustic guitar and an interpretation fleshed out by Sheik's vocals as well as piano and strings. With its array of sensitive songs anchored by Sheik's introspective contributions, the soundtrack for this Colin Farrell vehicle proves to be a good companion for a rainy day or a gloomy mood."
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Radiohead - Unplugged (1996)

1. Killer Cars
2. Wonderwall
3. Blow Out
4. Street Spirit
5. Lucky
6. High And Dry
7. Motion Pictur Soundtrack
8. Fake Plastic Trees
9. Black Star
10. Street Spirit
11. Subteranian Homesick Alien
12. Thinking About You
13. Creep
14. Just
15. Lozenge Of Love
16. Bulletproof
17. Killer Cars
18. Banana Co
19. Yes I Am
20. Airbag
21. Fake Plastic
+ Thanks to RodMusic
+ As promised an alternative link

Keane - A Bad Dream (New Single)

I just found this link on other website.

Keane - Live From Apple Store London (2006) - Re-Uploaded

Another GREAT post from a blog I just found out about it! Thanks Rodmusic. Just re-uploaded. Enjoy!
Pass: onediedsimply.blogspot.com

Stone Temple Pilots - MTV Unpluggged (Nov 17th, 1993) - New Link!

An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book: Easily our most surreal set....'They had these stools, which is such a typical thing,' says Weiland. 'Everyone always brings out stools to do their acoustic thing. I said, 'Man, I ain't gonna sit on a stool. It's not my gig. It's stupid. Bring us some chairs to sit in. How about a rocking chair?'
SET LIST
01 - Crackerman
02 - Creep
03 - Plush
04 - Wicked Garden
05 - Hollywood
06 - Big Empty
07 - Sex Type Thing
08 - Pretty Penny
09 - Country Song
10 - Kitchenware & Candybars
11 - Christmas Time is Here
12 - Lady Picture Show
13 - Dancin' Days
14 - Seven Caged Tigers
15 - Stoned Again
16 - End Song (Embryo)

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Billy Corgan - The Machina Acoustic Demos (1998)

While anxiously awaiting for a promised new album by Billy Corgan, I've found this GREAT material on the internet. Recorded in late 1998 at Billy Corgan's house, he reveals the complete Machina album in an introspective, solo-acoustic recording. I've asked myself several times while listening to his guitar strumming and unique voice tone, "Boy... how can he write so many great pop songs?!". The remainder of this rare CD is completed by other 7 Adore demos recorded at Chicago Recording Co. in Feb/1997.
If you're a SP fan, you will certainly appreciate the value of these rare recordings.
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Chris Cornell - Live at BBC (Maida Vale Sessions - Dec 20th 2006)

01 Intro + [interview]
02 Original Fire
03 [interview]
04 You Can Hide Your Love Away ( The Beatles ) [cover]
05 [interview]
06 Black Hole Sun
07 [interview]
08 Can't Change Me
09 [interview]
10 Like a Stone
11 [interview]
12 Redemption Song
13 Outro
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+ Alternative link

Keane - Live from Brighton Centre - 10/15/06

SET LIST
01 - Under the Iron Sea
02 - Put It Behind You
03 - Everybody's Changing
04 - Leaving So Soon
05 - We Might As Well Be Strangers
06 - Nothing In My Way
07 - Bend & Break
08 - Try Again
09 - Your Eyes Open
10 - Hamburg Song11 - Can't Stop Now
12 - The Frog Prince
13 - A Bad Dream
14 - This Is The Last Time
15 - Broken Toy
16 - Somewhere Only We Know
17 - Is It Any Wonder
18 - Atlantic
19 - More!
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Damien Rice - Live from WFUV Radio (15.11.06)

Damien Rice and his band let the songs speak for themselves during a live session with Rita Houston in Studio-A, marking the release of his second solo effort, '9.'
+ Exclusive recording

The TOP 3

Thanks for all of you who contributed with visits and comments to this blog. Here is a re-cap of the TOP 3 posts of 2006:

- John Mayer singing "The Eraser"
This one in particular generated a lot of discussion and comments. Did John Mayer do a good job covering "The Eraser" by Thom Yorke? I honestly think so.

- Keane - Live @ Hull Arena (UK) - 10/17/06
Now with a new link to my fellows in Brazil!

- Chris Cornell - Unplugged in Sweden (2006)
Covering from Bob Marley (Redemption Song) to Michael Jackson (Billie Jean), Chris Cornell surprised us with this unplugged.

THE 15 ALMOST "FORGOTTEN" BEST ALBUMS OF 2006

It always seems strange to me when great albums are left behind from top 40, 50 countdown of the best albums of 2006 of prestigious magazines. To be fair enough, I re-grouped a list that will generate some disagreements but I thought at least a few of those albums should have been listed:

- Keane - Under the Iron SeaUnlike U2, Keane is unique in that the piano--not the guitar--is the band's primary mode of rocking. Singer Tom Chaplin's clean vocals bring to mind other Brit rockers. In UTIS, the group writes smarter-than-average catchy pop songs such as "Crystal Ball" and "Hamburg Song" with its beautiful piano and vocals.

- My Brightest Diamond - Bring Me the Workhorse

Bring Me The Workhorse courageously gathers all the essential elements of classical and pop to create an album that breaks down the barriers of both worlds. Imagine Jeff Buckley vocal's meeting with Sonic Youth's guitars-drums-n-bass filled with great arrangements' orchestration of the string quartet.

- Josh Rouse - Subtitulo

Subtitulo may be Rouse's finest hour. Imagine some of Paul Simon's more vanilla solo work with the attitude of Jack Jonson thrown in and you're half way there. The songs here take the listener back to 70's AM radio when music was still being played with regularity. Check out "Quiet Town" (which may resemble Teitur's guitar playing).

- Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country

While the songs are undeniably beautiful and even fun, the music provides a vital balance to the album's substantial thematic heft, and it's that combination that makes Let's Get Out Of This Country one of the year's best pop albums. (Slant Magazine). Check out "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken"

- Greg Laswell - Through Toledo

Written, performed and produced entirely by Laswell, Through Toledo is a lovely slice of adult-ish pop. Heavy on melancholy but also hooky and melodic and able to range from delicacy to rocking out without ever sounding forced or overwhelming Laswell's emotive, weary rasp.

- New London Fire - I Sing The Body Holographic

For the dozen songs featured the New Jersey quartet blends themes, tempos and numbers that rely heavily on both pop sensibilities and electronic atmosphere into a rather pleasing debut full-length.

- Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

While The Trials of Van Occupanther may never be more than a cult favorite, those seeking to till peculiarly American musical soil will undoubtedly reap a rewarding and plentiful harvest. (ShakingThrough.net)

- KT Tunstall - Eye to The Telescope

Beautiful songs one and all, there’s much to recommend "Eye To The Telescope", and given enough time and patience, Tunstall’s subtle charm seeps through making it an album to love. (Dot Music)

- We Are Scientists - With Love and SqualorThey are like The Killers without the ego and a little more nerdery. With Love and Squalor certainly won't change pop music as we know it, but it packs surprisingly huge melodies and shamelessly danceable beats.

- The Kooks - Inside in, Inside OutThe band's great strength is its surging rhythm section, which tilts the songs twoard the dance floor and brings freshness and oomph to chord progressions and tunes we've been hearing since... 1966 and 1977. (Entertainment Weekly)

- Jeremy Enigk - World WaitsWhile World may be missing the top-hatted theatrics of today's Billboard prancers, Enigk's quiet talent--and pedigree--earns him a closer listen. His vocals here are as translucent as ever. (Entertainment Weekly).

- Maritime - We The Vehicles
The songs are mature but not boring; nicely layered but not overproduced; well executed but not sterile. (Alternative Press). The songwriting is strong enough and the arrangements appealing enough that We the Vehicles has a quiet pop charm all its own. (All Music Guide)

- Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Revelations is Muse's best work yet primarily because of the fluid balance it keeps between excess and restraint. Consolidates and amplifies everything they've done up to now. (Alternative Press)

- Damien Rice - 9There are not as many revelations as on Rice's acclaimed 2002 debut, "O," but it still can be sonically thrilling. (LA Times). Rice seeks 24/7 momentousness here. (SPIN)

- Snow Patrol - Eyes OpenSnow Patrol are poised to eclipse Coldplay as pop's greatest anthem-makers (The Guardian). Eyes Open is composed of broad, obvious songs with broad, obvious hooks, aimed straight for the hearts of as many people as the band can manage. All of this would be bad, horrible even, if it didn't work. But it does. (Stylus Magazine)