Uncle Tupelo, "Looking for a Way Out" (Acoustic)

Put it out of your mind... and don't look at the table!

Cake, "Love You Madly"

The song is from Comfort Eagle. The video is from Left Field. Bonus points for Rick James' turn as a food critic. All the dishes rattle in the cupboard when the elephants arrive...

Garrison Starr, "Heart Collector"

Playing tonight at 9:30 at Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2)... Garrison Starr!  Maura and I caught her once when she opened for Amy Correia, and she was great--and funny.  Enjoy.

The Greenhornes, "There Is an End"

While you might know two of the Greenhornes--Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler--better for their work with the Raconteurs, the Greenhornes are a fantastic band in their own right. And despite what one might suspect after a first listen, they were not formed in the early 1960s. Featuring Holly Golightly, here's a great song from 2002's Dual Mono, also featured in the movie Broken Flowers...

Scandal, "The Warrior"

Patty Smyth in her classically beautiful video.  Also, it's her 54th birthday.

Scandal - The Warrior
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The Jackson 5, "Who's Loving You" (Smokey Robinson cover)

Today marks two years since the passing of the King of Pop. 

Santigold, "L.E.S. Artistes"

Majorly late as always, here's the breadwinner from 2008's Santogold.

The Staple Singers, "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan Cover)

Check out this beautiful version of the Dylan classic recorded by the Staples Singers in 1973 for Use What You Got.  I'd never heard it till a month or two ago... and now I've been playing it on repeat for the last two days.  Enjoy.

Blind Melon, "Three Is a Magic Number"

From Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks...

Talib Kweli, "Hostile Gospel Pt. I [Deliver Us]" (Explicit Lyrics)

Kweli is playing a free show tonight at 7:00 in Red Hook Park.  Don't miss it.  Here's a tour de force from Eardrum. Enjoy.


Talib Kweli - Hostile Gospel Part 1 (Deliver Us) by FresHipHop

Bill Withers, "Who Is He (and What Is He to You)"

Seeing as today is West Virginia Day, it seems fitting to pay tribute to one of its greatest musical exports--the great Bill Withers.  Enjoy. 

Ben Folds, "Still Fighting It"

From Rockin' the Suburbs.

U2, "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"

Tomorrow, Salman Rushdie turns 64.  Have a listen to U2's interpretation of his novel of the same name.  Musical interpretation, at least, as the words are taken directly from the book.  The song was included on the soundtrack of U2's Million Dollar Hotel.  Rushdie approved.  Hopefully you do, too.  Enjoy.

The Jayhawks, "Waiting for the Sun"

From 1992's Hollywood Town Hall.

Karen O and the Kids, "Building All Is Love"

From Where the Wild Things Are...

The Velvet Underground, "I Found a Reason"

From Loaded (1970), the Velvet Underground's first album post-John Cale... Enjoy.

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, "Speed of Light"

Playing tonight at the City Winery, along with our favorites--Hotel Lights--here's a song from Sarah Lee and Johnny's Bright Examples EP.  Enjoy.

The Flaming Lips, "Fight Test"

The first track from the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots... and NOT ripped directly from Cat Stevens' "Father and Son"--no matter what a court of law would have you believe.  The song--and the video--is a little strange, and a bit silly... kind of like the Flaming Lips.  Enjoy!

Electric Light Orchestra, "Telephone Line"

Let it ring forevermore...

The Raconteurs, "Broken Boy Soldier"

Wake up, folks. From the album of (nearly) the same name... Great video from Floria Sigismondi, too.

A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?"

From People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

Ella Fitzgerald, "Anything Goes"

Cole Porter would be 120 today.  Recorded in 1956 from the Cole Porter Songbook... Ella takes it home.  Enjoy.

Madeleine Peyroux, "Between the Bars" (Elliott Smith Cover)

Gorgeous take on a great Elliott Smith song.  Enjoy.

Trixie Whitley with Black Dub, "I'd Rather Go Blind"

The world is large, and it keeps on getting larger. Now I know who Trixie Whitley is, and it's thanks--again--to the commenters at TNC's place. Enjoy.

Fleetwood Mac, "Rhiannon" (Live on The Midnight Special)

So of course, now I must post this as a follow-up. Mm-hmm.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, "Medicine" (Live)

Maybe this one resonates because I'm such a big fan of Fleetwood Mac, and it kind of reminds me of "Rhiannon."  Or maybe it's just because these guys are really, really good.  Either way, you might want to view "Medicine" as a gateway into more and more Grace Potter.  Enjoy.

Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black"

Possibly my favorite track from the album of the same name... evidently she's slated to tour this summer if it doesn't get derailed.  Stay tuned.

Ben Harper, "Steal My Kisses" (Live at Hollywood Bowl)

I love this song, and it's even better when you factor in: the guy sprinting to the conga at 2:02, the deadly bass solo that begins at 3:16, and the phenomenal beatboxing that immediately follows.  Enjoy, folks!

John Legend, "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele Cover)

And then... Legend goes a cappella.  Also brilliant...

Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"

Brilliant... from 21.