Prior to changing their name to Radiohead, “On a Friday” recorded three tracks at Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire. Those tracks were:
1. Happy Song
2. To Be a Brilliant Light
3. Sinking Ship
The songs, while a far departure from the Radiohead that we know today, still have that “early Radiohead” feel to them, especially when compared to Pablo […]
Filed under: Downloads, Music on December 28th, 2005 | No Comments »
For those of you that haven’t seen the brilliant Saturday Night Live skit “Lazy Sunday,” iTunes is posting it for free here.
It’s a great Beastie Boys-esque spoof that is well worth the two and a half minutes of your life it will take up.
Filed under: Music, Videos on December 23rd, 2005 | No Comments »
One of my most favorite bands is the Brooklyn, NY based Hem. They are not your average NYC band, as their sound is more reminiscent of an Irish folk group than a fresh-on-the-scene indie rock band. Regardless, they are not only hauntingly beautiful on CD, but their live show is just as amazing as well.
Hem […]
Filed under: Downloads, Music on December 18th, 2005 | No Comments »
What better way to celebrate the “Best Of” list season with a superb quality live set from a band that made it on almost everybody’s “Best Of” list in 2004, present company included.
This show was recorded on September 29, 2005 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. It was broadcast on December 4th on KCMP Radio […]
Filed under: Downloads, Music on December 14th, 2005 | No Comments »
2005 was an odd year for music, as many people have complained that making their “best-of list” has been quite tough. I will say that it was pretty easy for me to make my Top 10 list, but unlike last year, there wasn’t a huge surplus of records left off.
I have included a link to […]
Filed under: Music on December 11th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Back in June of 2003, Radiohead did an acoustic in-studio interview & performance at Electric Ladyland in NYC, which was hosted by Matt Pinfield and broadcast over K-Rock Radio. The quality on this show is beautiful as is the setlist:
I Might Be Wrong
Sail To the Moon
Go to Sleep
A Punchup At a Wedding
No Surprises
I Will
There There
Everything […]
Filed under: Downloads, Music on December 10th, 2005 | 5 Comments »
Back in 1998, before commercial radio was completely irrelevant, Depeche Mode played the KROQ Acoustic Christmas show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Also on the bill that year was Billy Corgan, who took the stage with Depeche Mode to close out their set with “Never Let Me Down Again,” a song which Billy […]
Filed under: Downloads, Music on December 3rd, 2005 | No Comments »
