Lunchtime post today, as I will be spending my evening watching Jim Cuddy and the rest of Blue Rodeo play downtown Calgary. I re-discovered today’s tune on a CD I found while searching through my desk at work this morning; It is a really sick acoustic cover of Gnarls Barkley’s CrazyCrazy reviews, done by the always soulful [...]
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So almost everyone has heard of OK Go thanks to the incredible success of Here It Goes AgainHere It Goes Again reviews, and the accompanying video. However, very few have heard about the EP the band released with the brass/funk/rock band Bonerama in 2008. You’re Not AloneYou’re Not Alone reviews was recorded by the two [...]
Here’s an amazing tune for everyone this morning in honor of April Fools’ Day. Thanks to Tyler from work for sending me this gem, it made my day.
You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
Yeah, you PMS like a bitch
I would know
And you always think
Always speak cryptically
I should know
That you’re no good for me
‘Cause [...]
I’ve got a pretty sick cover for everyone today from the indie-rock/folk artist Cat Power. Covering the OasisOasis reviews mega-hit WonderwallWonderwall reviews, Power delivers a minimalist rendition of the song wrapped in her signature smokey style. The song was one of the tracks left off of Power’s 5th album The Covers Record, which consisted almost [...]
So I know this is a pretty old song, and many of you may have already discovered this gem, but its a classic so I’m going to add it anyways. I have a special place in my heart for Dynamite Hack’s cover of Eazy-E’s hit because it was the song that introduced me to Dynamite Hack. I [...]
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald is a local artist (local to myself in Calgary) who has become one of my favorites after seeing him perform around the city. Following his win in X92.9’s Exposure Contest, he became a regular in the stations daily rotation and was given a spot to play at the Virgin Festival in Calgary.
My baby don’t [...]
I came across this tune on YouTube awhile back during a soul-music phase I was going through; I had just watched “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” (You MUST watch this film). This cover of Otis Redding’s classic served as my introduction to Canadian/American artist Justin Nozuka and his acoustic-soul style. On a side note, I was [...]
