B-Side Of The Week: Gemma Hayes

This week's b-side comes from Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes, a Sweet Oblivion favorite. "Perfect Day" was recorded during the sessions for her sophomore effort, The Roads Don't Love You. If you don't know Ms. Hayes' work, check out some of the previous posts on this blog to get a sample of her unique mix of folksy ballads, pop anthems, and Brit-style noise rock.

Gemma Hayes - "Perfect Day"

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Previous B-Sides Of the Week:

Centro-Matic - "Not Like Anyone Would Mind"
Nirvana - "Even In His Youth"
Radiohead - "Bishop's Robes"
Catherine Wheel - "Capacity To Change"
The Black Crowes - "Waitin' Guilty"
Jeff Buckley - "Thousand Fold"
Idlewild - "Good Times Wasted"
Foo Fighters - "Baker Street"
Muse - "Fury"
Screaming Trees - "Silver Tongue"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Loaded Gun"
Stereophonics - "Carrot Cake And Wine"
Oasis - "Let's All Make Believe"
Guns N' Roses - "Shadow Of Your Love"
Ryan Adams - "What Sin Replaces Love"
Chris Cornell - "Sunshower"
Feeder - "Bruised"
Snow Patrol - "Post Punk Progression"
Jeff Buckley - "Strawberry Street"
Rainer Maria - "Automatic"
Radiohead - "Coke Babies"
Gomez - "Shot Shot (Folk Shot)"
Foo Fighters - "A320"
Turin Brakes - "Balham To Brooklyn"
Pearl Jam - "Long Road"
The Black Crowes - "Darling Of The Underground Press"
Juliana Hatfield - "Girl In Old Blue Volvo Disowns Self"

Monday Morning Live: Muse

Your weekly dose of high quality live recordings (no audience boots here!).

This week I'm featuring a blistering live track from Muse. "Stockholm Syndrome" is one of the most rocking tracks off 2004's Absolution, and the band tags an extra bit of foot-stomping riff-ology at the end for good measure. Hold on to your hats...

Muse - "Stockholm Syndrome (live)"

Buy Muse's music here.

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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"
Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy"

Cover Of The Week: Buffalo Tom does The Velvet Underground

This week's cover features our old friends from Boston, Buffalo Tom, cranking out the Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties". Singer Bill Janovitz mentioned in the liner notes of Besides, most likely facetiously, that he was proud of his Chris Cornell-style scream toward the end of the track. You'll have to decide for yourself whether Janovitz hits or misses.

Buffalo Tom - "All Tomorrow's Parties"

Buy Buffalo Tom's music here.

PS Buffalo Tom has a new record, Three Easy Pieces, coming out on July 10.
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Previous Covers Of the Week:

M.A.C.C. - "Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)"
Gov't Mule - "30 Days In The Hole"
Veruca Salt - "My Sharona"
Soundgarden - "Come Together"
Pearl Jam - "I've Got A Feeling"
Gomez - "Getting Better"
Muse - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
Cast - "The Seeker"
Manic Street Preachers - "Been A Son"
Steve Earle - "Breed"
Sheryl Crow - "Keep On Growing"
Nine Inch Nails - "Dead Souls"
Kathleen Edwards - "A Face In The Crowd"
Catherine Wheel - "Spirit Of Radio"
Stanley Jordan - "Stairway To Heaven (live)"
Stereophonics - "Something In The Way"
Mark Kozelek - "If You Want Blood"
Blake Babies - "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Kristen Barry - "Don't Cry"

B-Side Of The Week: Juliana Hatfield

The prolific Juliana Hatfield recorded many b-sides early in her career, and most of them are as good as the songs on her proper albums. This week's track deserves recognition not only for being a good song, but also for its ultra-sweet indie rock title, "Girl In Old Blue Volvo Disowns Self".

Juliana Hatfield - "Girl In Old Blue Volvo Disowns Self"

Buy Juliana Hatfield's music here.
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Previous B-Sides Of the Week:

Centro-Matic - "Not Like Anyone Would Mind"
Nirvana - "Even In His Youth"
Radiohead - "Bishop's Robes"
Catherine Wheel - "Capacity To Change"
The Black Crowes - "Waitin' Guilty"
Jeff Buckley - "Thousand Fold"
Idlewild - "Good Times Wasted"
Foo Fighters - "Baker Street"
Muse - "Fury"
Screaming Trees - "Silver Tongue"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Loaded Gun"
Stereophonics - "Carrot Cake And Wine"
Oasis - "Let's All Make Believe"
Guns N' Roses - "Shadow Of Your Love"
Ryan Adams - "What Sin Replaces Love"
Chris Cornell - "Sunshower"
Feeder - "Bruised"
Snow Patrol - "Post Punk Progression"
Jeff Buckley - "Strawberry Street"
Rainer Maria - "Automatic"
Radiohead - "Coke Babies"
Gomez - "Shot Shot (Folk Shot)"
Foo Fighters - "A320"
Turin Brakes - "Balham To Brooklyn"
Pearl Jam - "Long Road"
The Black Crowes - "Darling Of The Underground Press"

RIP VM

Veronica Mars is canceled. Worst. Decision. Ever.

Monday Morning Live: Sheryl Crow

Your weekly dose of high quality live recordings (no audience boots here!).

As I've mentioned before, I used to love Sheryl Crow's music. After her 3rd album, she lost me, but I recently revisited some of her old live performances and came across this gem from a concert broadcast on the radio back in 1994. "No One Said It Would Be Easy", like most of the songs on her first album, seemed sterile on record compared to the way it slowly burns when performed with her live band on stage, and I've always been fond of its melancholy mood. As an aside, the tune was featured in the movie Kalifornia, starring David Duchovny, Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis.

Sheryl Crow - "No One Said It Would Be Easy (live)"

Buy Sheryl Crow's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"
Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost"

Cover Of The Week: Kristen Barry does Neil Young

Almost ten years ago I saw Chris Whitley play a killer show at Fletcher's in Baltimore. The opener was a woman from Seattle named Kristen Barry who totally rocked the crowd into fandom. One of the tunes she played during her set was this Neil Young cover, which she had also recorded for her first and only album. It's a great version of the song, and it's a shame that she hasn't made any more music that's commercially available. After all, she thanked Soundgarden in her liner notes, so she's got the right kind of influences/friends in my book.

Kristen Barry - "Don't Cry"

Buy Kristen Barry's record here.
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Previous Covers Of the Week:

M.A.C.C. - "Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)"
Gov't Mule - "30 Days In The Hole"
Veruca Salt - "My Sharona"
Soundgarden - "Come Together"
Pearl Jam - "I've Got A Feeling"
Gomez - "Getting Better"
Muse - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
Cast - "The Seeker"
Manic Street Preachers - "Been A Son"
Steve Earle - "Breed"
Sheryl Crow - "Keep On Growing"
Nine Inch Nails - "Dead Souls"
Kathleen Edwards - "A Face In The Crowd"
Catherine Wheel - "Spirit Of Radio"
Stanley Jordan - "Stairway To Heaven (live)"
Stereophonics - "Something In The Way"
Mark Kozelek - "If You Want Blood"
Blake Babies - "I Wanna Be Sedated"

B-Side Of The Week: The Black Crowes

It's been too long since my first Black Crowes b-side post, so I thought it was high time I put another one up. "Darling Of The Underground Press" was on the "Remedy" singles released for 1992's stellar The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. It's been a part of live sets from time to time, and it features a nifty little acoustic slide guitar riff.

The Black Crowes - "Darling Of The Underground Press"

Buy music from The Black Crowes here.
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Previous B-Sides Of the Week:

Centro-Matic - "Not Like Anyone Would Mind"
Nirvana - "Even In His Youth"
Radiohead - "Bishop's Robes"
Catherine Wheel - "Capacity To Change"
The Black Crowes - "Waitin' Guilty"
Jeff Buckley - "Thousand Fold"
Idlewild - "Good Times Wasted"
Foo Fighters - "Baker Street"
Muse - "Fury"
Screaming Trees - "Silver Tongue"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Loaded Gun"
Stereophonics - "Carrot Cake And Wine"
Oasis - "Let's All Make Believe"
Guns N' Roses - "Shadow Of Your Love"
Ryan Adams - "What Sin Replaces Love"
Chris Cornell - "Sunshower"
Feeder - "Bruised"
Snow Patrol - "Post Punk Progression"
Jeff Buckley - "Strawberry Street"
Rainer Maria - "Automatic"
Radiohead - "Coke Babies"
Gomez - "Shot Shot (Folk Shot)"
Foo Fighters - "A320"
Turin Brakes - "Balham To Brooklyn"
Pearl Jam - "Long Road"

Monday Morning Live: Coldplay

Your weekly dose of high quality live recordings (no audience boots here!).

This week's live track has always been my favorite from Coldplay's debut album. In this live version, the band takes their time building an extended outro, complete with a full-on, audience sing-along.

Coldplay - "Everything's Not Lost (live)"

Buy Coldplay's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"
Son Volt - "Bandages And Scars"

Chris Cornell: Live In Seattle 5/8

The Chris Cornell show I saw in Philly was absolutely phenomenal, and I know that a lot of folks were unable to get tickets to his recent tour of small venues. Fortunately, Cornell's special Tuesday night gig in Seattle was streamed live on the internets by MSN. I was going to post the capture here, but it's already up for your downloading pleasure at the wonderful blog, I Am Fuel, You Are Friends. The setlist is below in case you need more incentive to check this show out.

Spoonman
Outshined
Original Fire
No Such Thing (new)
Say Hello 2 Heaven
Mission
You Know My Name
Seasons
Scar on the Sky (new)
Can't Change Me
Sunshower
She'll Never Be Your Man (new)
Rusty Cage
Billie Jean
Black Hole Sun
Jesus Christ Pose
Like A Stone
Burden In My Hand
Cochise
Safe and Sound (new)
Hunger Strike

Cover Of The Week: Blake Babies do The Ramones

Here's a fun little version of the Blake Babies doing a Ramones classic.

Blake Babies - "I Wanna Be Sedated"

Buy Blake Babies music here.
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Previous Covers Of the Week:

M.A.C.C. - "Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)"
Gov't Mule - "30 Days In The Hole"
Veruca Salt - "My Sharona"
Soundgarden - "Come Together"
Pearl Jam - "I've Got A Feeling"
Gomez - "Getting Better"
Muse - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
Cast - "The Seeker"
Manic Street Preachers - "Been A Son"
Steve Earle - "Breed"
Sheryl Crow - "Keep On Growing"
Nine Inch Nails - "Dead Souls"
Kathleen Edwards - "A Face In The Crowd"
Catherine Wheel - "Spirit Of Radio"
Stanley Jordan - "Stairway To Heaven (live)"
Stereophonics - "Something In The Way"
Mark Kozelek - "If You Want Blood"

B-Side Of The Week: Pearl Jam

I've wanted to post a Pearl Jam b-side for a while, but since they released a b-sides record, Lost Dogs, I thought I'd post this little gem instead. It's off the Merkinball EP, which was recorded at the same time that they backed Neil Young for his Mirrorball album. Sometimes appearing as the opening song of live sets, "Long Road" is a great tune that would've been at home on a proper Pearl Jam record.

Pearl Jam - "Long Road"

Buy Pearl Jam's music here.
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Previous B-Sides Of the Week:

Centro-Matic - "Not Like Anyone Would Mind"
Nirvana - "Even In His Youth"
Radiohead - "Bishop's Robes"
Catherine Wheel - "Capacity To Change"
The Black Crowes - "Waitin' Guilty"
Jeff Buckley - "Thousand Fold"
Idlewild - "Good Times Wasted"
Foo Fighters - "Baker Street"
Muse - "Fury"
Screaming Trees - "Silver Tongue"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Loaded Gun"
Stereophonics - "Carrot Cake And Wine"
Oasis - "Let's All Make Believe"
Guns N' Roses - "Shadow Of Your Love"
Ryan Adams - "What Sin Replaces Love"
Chris Cornell - "Sunshower"
Feeder - "Bruised"
Snow Patrol - "Post Punk Progression"
Jeff Buckley - "Strawberry Street"
Rainer Maria - "Automatic"
Radiohead - "Coke Babies"
Gomez - "Shot Shot (Folk Shot)"
Foo Fighters - "A320"
Turin Brakes - "Balham To Brooklyn"

Monday Morning Live: Son Volt

I listened to Son Volt's latest, The Search, over the weekend and was inspired to post one of their live tunes. Here's the powerful lead track off their previous release, Okemah And The Melody Of Riot. Really looking forward to seeing them at the Troc in a couple of weeks.

Son Volt - "Bandages & Scars (live)"

Buy Son Volt's music here.
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Previous Monday Morning Live Tracks:

Alice In Chains - "Love, Hate, Love"
K's Choice - "Believe"
Soundgarden - "Beyond The Wheel"
Lucinda Williams - "Which Will"
Doves - "WWCF --> Pounding"
U2 - "Staring At The Sun"
Damien Rice - "9 Crimes"
A Perfect Circle - "Brena (acoustic)"
Juliana Hatfield - "Nirvana"
Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
Tool - "Intolerance"
Idlewild - "Love Steals Us From Loneliness"
Josh Ritter - "Thin Blue Flame"
Radiohead - "Creep" + bonus tracks
QOTSA - "A Song For The Dead"

Radiohead: 08-15-2006 Switzerland (SBD)

By request, here's the only soundboard 2006 Radiohead recording I've been able to find thus far. Bummer they only played two of the new songs at this gig.

Radiohead
08-15-2006
Avenches, Switzerland

There There
The National Anthem
Lucky
Kid A
Bangers 'n' Mash
My Iron Lung (abandoned)
My Iron Lung
Karma Police
Morning Bell
I Might Be Wrong
Street Spirit
Climbing Up The Walls
Myxomatosis
Pyramid Song
Down Is The New Up
Just
Idioteque
Paranoid Android
Like Spinning Plates
Airbag
The Bends
True Love Waits
Everything In Its Right Place

Download the set here.

Buy Radiohead's music here.

Brandi Carlile: Rhapsody Session Pt 2

I posted two tracks from Brandi Carlile's Rhapsody.com session a little while back, but after seeing her bring down the house at World Cafe Live a couple of weeks ago I felt compelled to post the last two tracks. If you have a chance to catch Brandi live with her full band on this tour you really should take advantage.

Brandi Carlile
Rhapsody.com Session Pt 2

Downpour (live)
Late Morning Lullaby (live)

Buy Brandi Carlile's music here.

BRMC: AT&T Blue Room Session

To celebrate the recent release of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's fantastic new record, Baby 81, here's a recent acoustic session the boys did for AT&T's Blue Room. They play three tracks off the new record and one from 2005's Howl.

BRMC
AT&T Blue Room 2007

Weapon Of Choice (live acoustic)
666 Conducer (live acoustic)
Not What You Wanted (live acoustic)
Shuffle Your Feet (live acoustic)

Download the set here.

Buy BRMC's music here.

Cover Of The Week: Mark Kozelek does AC/DC

I saw the Steve Martin/Claire Danes film Shopgirl again the other day, and it reminded me to revisit Mark Kozelek's music. The frontman for Red House Painters and sometime solo artist made a guest appearance in the movie, and hearing him sing in the film led me back to his 2001 AC/DC covers album, What's Next To The Moon. Kozelek's renditions of AC/DC tunes bear little to no musical resemblance to the originals. Instead, he found a way to reinterpret the music while exploring the lyrical content in a different way. The "cock rock" anthems take on a deeper feel in Kozelek's hands, and the record makes for very interesting listening.

Mark Kozelek - "If You Want Blood"

Buy Mark Kozelek's music here.
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Previous Covers Of the Week:

M.A.C.C. - "Hey Baby (Land Of The New Rising Sun)"
Gov't Mule - "30 Days In The Hole"
Veruca Salt - "My Sharona"
Soundgarden - "Come Together"
Pearl Jam - "I've Got A Feeling"
Gomez - "Getting Better"
Muse - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
Cast - "The Seeker"
Manic Street Preachers - "Been A Son"
Steve Earle - "Breed"
Sheryl Crow - "Keep On Growing"
Nine Inch Nails - "Dead Souls"
Kathleen Edwards - "A Face In The Crowd"
Catherine Wheel - "Spirit Of Radio"
Stanley Jordan - "Stairway To Heaven (live)"
Stereophonics - "Something In The Way"

B-Side Of The Week: Turin Brakes

This week we visit the b-side catalog of British acoustic rockers Turin Brakes. They have an extensive collection of b-sides in their repertoire, and this one has always been a favorite of mine. It's a mellow tune, comprised of only acoustic guitars and vocals, but it builds nicely toward the end. Something about the sentiment of the song resonates with me in a significant way.

Turin Brakes - "Balham To Brooklyn"

Buy Turin Brakes' music here.
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Previous B-Sides Of the Week:

Centro-Matic - "Not Like Anyone Would Mind"
Nirvana - "Even In His Youth"
Radiohead - "Bishop's Robes"
Catherine Wheel - "Capacity To Change"
The Black Crowes - "Waitin' Guilty"
Jeff Buckley - "Thousand Fold"
Idlewild - "Good Times Wasted"
Foo Fighters - "Baker Street"
Muse - "Fury"
Screaming Trees - "Silver Tongue"
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Loaded Gun"
Stereophonics - "Carrot Cake And Wine"
Oasis - "Let's All Make Believe"
Guns N' Roses - "Shadow Of Your Love"
Ryan Adams - "What Sin Replaces Love"
Chris Cornell - "Sunshower"
Feeder - "Bruised"
Snow Patrol - "Post Punk Progression"
Jeff Buckley - "Strawberry Street"
Rainer Maria - "Automatic"
Radiohead - "Coke Babies"
Gomez - "Shot Shot (Folk Shot)"
Foo Fighters - "A320"