January 30, 2009 • 7:54 pm 0
Here’s Brian Fallon of Jersey soul-punks the Gaslight Anthem covering Springsteen’s classic “Backstreets.” Bruce’s version is a howling yelp that finds power from its suffering (like all good Bruce songs); Fallon’s acoustic cover is just straight-up tragic.
Filed under: Uncategorized , Bruce Springsteen, the Gaslight Anthem, video
January 28, 2009 • 5:16 pm 0
There Is A Kingdom – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Some folks say he’s a blasphemer but I think Nick Cave is right-on.
“There is a Kingdom”
Just like a bird that sings up the sun
In a dawn so very dark
Such is my faith for you
Such is my faith
And all the world’s darkness can’t swallow up
A single spark
Such is my love for you
Such is my love
There is a kingdom
There is a king
And he lives without
And he lives within
The starry heavens above me
The moral law within
So the world appears
So the world appears
This day so sweet
It will never come again
So the world appears
Through this mist of tears
There is a kingdom
There is a king
And he lives without
And he lives within
Filed under: Uncategorized , lyrics, nick cave, songs
January 23, 2009 • 6:31 pm 0
This is a sad day in the history of rock n roll, poetry, and Nashville.
(via Stereogum)
Filed under: Uncategorized , Silver Jews, Stereogum
January 19, 2009 • 10:51 pm 3
My old pal/former roommate/momentary bandmate/knife champion Brady Walker posted a blog recently about, among other things, the way and weight of the critical opinion and its confluence with hipster culture. I should also note that Cajun Radio is an excellent name for a blog. Please go read his thoughts before reading mine. (Click Read More below).
Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Uncategorized , Animal Collective, criticism, hipster culture, Limp Bizkit, Pitchfork, rock 'n' roll confessional
|
