Portugal, The Man - Church Month (2007)

Portugal the Man's second full length album "Church Mouth" was released July 24th 2007. The album leaked over many peer to peer networks. This is what the band members had to say about the issue, "Go Download it. Give yourselves taste. Feel free." So here's your taste of Church Mouth the first track off the album. Although the band was so nice as to say it was "O.K." to download the new album illegally we still encourage you to support the band here. This bands mysterious sound and melodic vocals are truly what their music is all about. Church Mouth is tremendously consistent and one of the premier rock albums of the year.
Rate: A+
+ Church Month
+ My Mind

John Mayer - Live @ Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit/MI - 7/5/07

This is a GREAT night to remember!!! Live from The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit/MI. Perfect recording. Thanks to Sam Lincoln for this.

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Password: onediedsimply.blogspot.com

+ Some of my YouTube Videos from that night

++ Check out previous posts on John Mayer in this blog

Jeff Buckley - Live from Phoenician Theatre, Sydney, Australia (09/06/05)

Great registration of this brief tour Jeff Buckley did with his band back in 1995 to promote their album Grace through Australia. In fact, it's the first recording that I know from them in Down Under. This is a live broadcast from Triple J Radio from Sydney, Australia. Kudos to Indie Waves blog.
For fans like me it's a great documentation of two great songs (Dream Brother and WWYS) that we cover with my band - Garden of Souls!

Tracklist:

01. Dream Brother
02. Mojo Pin
03. So Real
04. Last Goodbye
05. What Will You Say
06. Grace
07. Lover You Should've Come Over
08. Eternal Life

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>> Check out what has been posted about Jeff Buckley on this blog

Keane - The Theft of Octo (2007)

This is a 2nd compilation of outtakes and b-sides made by Keane fans. Fantastic material! Enjoy!

+ Link 1 (re-uploaded!)

>> Check what has been posted about Keane on this blog

Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist (Full Album)

And they are back!! Check out the new SP's album being which is being streamed live through AOL's website through this week.

+ Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
+ Cool article about Shepard Fairey who created the cover art

Glastonbury 2007 - The ReCap (Live Bootlegs)

Here are a few links that I've found in case in missed something last week... Open to collaborations. Please share other links if you've found something else not listed here.

+ Arctic Monkeys - Glastonbury Festival (22.06.2007)
+ Babyshambles - Glastonbury Festival (2007)
+ Bjork - Glastonbury Festival (2007)
+ Kasabian - Glastonbury Festival (2007) (pass: thecousinbrothers.blogspot.com)
+ The Chemical Brothers - Glastonbury Festival (2007)
+ The Killers - Glastonbury Festival (2007)
+ The Kooks Live @ Glastonbury 2007/23/06
+ The Magic Numbers - Glastonbury Festival (2007)
+ The Who - 2007-06-24 - Glastonbury

Ben Gibbard - All Apologies (Live at Showbox, Seattle, 5/20/07)

A very nice tribute to Nirvana in this cover by Ben Gibbard. For the full concert please check ÜberDrivel blog
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Jose Gonzalez - Down the Line (mp3) and Tour Dates

In Our Nature is to be released in September 25th. Down the Line is a song the he has been playing for quite some time. Here is a very good quality live recording of it.

Check out the new tour dates in September!

In Our Nature tracklisting:
1. How Low
2. Down The Line
3. Killing For Love
4. In Our Nature
5. Teardrop
6. Abram
7. Time To Send Someone Away
8. The Nest
9. Fold
10. Cycling Trivialities

Tour Dates:
09-27 New York, NY - Gramercy Theater *
09-28 New York, NY - Gramercy Theater #
09-29 New York, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-30 Boston, MA - Paradise #
10-01 Philadelphia, PA - World Café #
10-02 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
10-04 Chicago, IL - Park West #
10-05 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater #
10-07 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
10-08 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
10-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
10-10 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre #
10-12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre *
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café *

* with James Blackshaw
# with Savath & Savalas

Lifehouse - Who We Are (2007)

Like Lifehouse's previous three albums, Who We Are contains lyrics that relate to both spirituality and romantic love - most of the band's songs are open to interpretation, making them applicable to many types of audiences. This time around, though, Jason Wade drew upon personal experiences that make the songs a little more obvious. Wade has also a terrific rock voice, and it's never sounded better ranging from heavy growls to soft-spoken falsetto—he even goes a cappella for the impressive start of "Storm". Who We Are is a good album, full of very catchy songs.
Grade: A-
+ Disarray
+ Who We Are
+ Storm
+ MySpace Website

Maps - We Can Create (2007)

Maps is essentially a Northampton U.K. gent named James Chapman. “We Can Create” would be his first album, although he has released a handful of eps that has created quite the buzz in certain circles. The record was co-produced by Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros), so you can surmise the songs will have a layered sonic depth, while having a glossy major label type of feel to the songs. The record melds this sweet combination of My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Ros and Postal Service. The best electronic album I have heard so far this year! A terrific debut album more resplendent with each listen.

Grade: A-

+ So Low So High

+ Elouise

+ MySpace Website

Garden of Souls - CD Release Party this Saturday (June 30th)!

We are really pleased to join great local and national bands in the upcoming Sunburn Festival, and to release our new 2nd album - Screaming Down from Heaven. This will take place @ The Shelter on June 30th (this coming saturday)

Click on the poster to get your tickets. Only $10! (Please indicate Garden of Souls, when answering the Question 1 ( Which band sent you to this page?)

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!!

Garden of Souls
www.myspace.com/gardenofsouls

Thirteen Senses - Contact

With producer Danton Supple at the wheel it is always going to be hard not to make comparisons between Thirteen Senses and Coldplay – a marketing gamble choosing this producer or mere coincidence. There is a lack of uniqueness in their sound... Undoubtedly Thirteen Senses are talented musicians but the edge is diluted underneath the schmaltzy big production making Contact an album full of rich gestures but hard to connect with. Maybe they used too much of the Coldplay Kit.
Grade: B-
+ Follow Me (do you remember the Hammond organ used in "Fix You"?)
+ Spirals (nice bass line, and guitars a la The Edge)
+ MySpace website

Army of Anyone - Stop, Look and Listen (Unofficial Video Clip)

Please check this beautiful piece of artwork! Although it's non-oficial video clip, it totally make us think about this world and where we are leading to. Fantastic!

Smashing Pumpkins - Live @ The Grand Rex (Paris) - 05/22/07

And they are finally back! Fantastic recording with Billy Corgan, Jeff Schroeder (guitar), Ginger Reyes (bass) and Jimmy Chamberlain (drums). Thanks to El Mundo de Mimi

Set List:
01 (Intro)
02 United States
03 Today
04 Stand Inside Your Love
05 Bleeding the Orchid
06 Doomsday Clock
07 Home
08 Hummer
09 Starz
10 Tarantula
11 Bullet with Butterfly Wings
12 Gossamer
13 [Fade Out]
14 [Fade In]
15 (Billy talking)
16 For God and Country
17 Thirty-three
18 Rocket
19 Winterlong
20 To Sheila
21 Glass and the Ghost Children
22 Cherub Rock
23 1979
24 Tonight, Tonight
25 [Fade Out]
26 [Fade In]
27 Neverlost
28 That's the Way
29 Disarm
30 Zero
31 Untitled
(Encore Break #1)
32 Shame
33 Silverfuck > The End [The Doors] (tease)
(Encore Break #2)
34 Annie-Dog
35 Muzzle

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R.E.M - Out of Time (Outtakes/Demos)

Date: 1990-07-16
Venue: John Keane's Studio
Location: Athens - GA - USA
Event: Demo Session
Format: CD Cover
Notes: Throughout July and August, many sessions were attended at John Keane's studio. These demos can be found on the CD bootlegs 'Outtakes Of Time' and 'Slightly Out Of Time', and on the vinyl bootleg 'Peace and Love, Anyone?'
(Thanks to Live Bootleg)
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Fiction Plane

Just wanted to let you all know about Sting's son's great band, Fiction Plane, and their 2nd Release entitled Left Side of The Brain. Truely great music . . .

www.myspace.com/fictionplane

Cheers,

Luke

Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (1991)

Screaming Trees [ST] have a unique 90's grunge/60's hippy sound that blends so perfectly together, to create this amazing upbeat feel-good rock vibe, and yet still have the powerful angst in there. For once it's nice to hear a band that isn't singing about how sad their lives are, and when ST does sing about it, it sounds great without the depressing feeling. Mark Lanegan has a very unique, brisk voice that manages to create that awesome sound of his music. It's a shame ST never scored it huge, but their hit "Nearly Lost You" (which isn't near the best from this amazing album) will probably seal them immortality in the heavens of 90's rock.
+ Check it out (pass: dosisgrunge.blogspot.com)

Satellite Party - Ultra Payloaded (Full Album)

Perry Farrell is back with his great supporting band which includes the guitarrist Nuno Bettencourt. Stay tunned for my band - Garden of Souls - covering their 1st single - Wishing Upon a Dog Star

+ Check it out @ AOL Music´s Listening Party

Velvet Revolver - Live from Royal Oak Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI - 05/12/07

Great performance with few covers! Thanks to All Night Thing.

1. Introduction
2. Let It Roll
3. Do It For the Kids
4. Sucker Train Blues
5. Superhuman
6. The Last Fight
7. She Mine
8. Big Machine
9. Get Out the Door
10. Fall to Pieces
11. Vasoline
12. Just Sixteen
13. She Builds Quick Machines
14. Set Me Free
15. Wish You Were Here
16. Used to Love Her
17. Psycho Killer
18. Slither

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Paul McCartney - Ever Present Past (New Single)

It's not very hard for one to not enjoy the work done by Paul McCartney. He continues to prove to the world (and to himself I would say) as one of the greatest modern songwriters. I'm not judging this entirely based on his lastest single - Ever Present Past. What intrigues me is his musicality - his ability of recreating new music and melodies that are NEVER a "commom place". There are certainly so many recent examples of bands that we could think of... but with 'Macca' is a little different... he never repeats himself.

"Ever Present Past" comes as tasty a fresh Mocha (no association here with the fact his new album will be released by Starbucks label with distribution by Universal Studios). Lots of keyboards layers with an upbeat tempo and melody. Very appropriate for this coming summer... The full album (Memory Almost Full) will come out on June 5th.

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