SONG OF THE DAY “By Your Side” by CocoRosie (La Maison de Mon Reve, Touch & Go Records, 2004). WHERE I HEARD IT From this most recent season of So You Think You Can Dance. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – La maison de mon rêve (English: The house of my dream) is the first album …
SONG OF THE DAY “The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, Merge Records, 2010). Written and composed by Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara, Win Butler, Will Butler, Regine Chassagne & Tim Kingsbury. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. – Coinciding with …
Another week, another set of great new releases in the music world! As Kristen from WNHU said in her email to me yesterday, this set of songs is “definitely an interesting mix”. First, I’m a huge fan of Guster — so pumped that they have a new album — so there’s one gold star. Then, there’s …
SONG OF THE DAY “Blow Away” by A Fine Frenzy (Bomb In A Birdcage, Virgin Records, 2009). Written by Alison Sudol. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Bomb in a Birdcage is the second album from singer-songwriter Alison Sudol a.k.a. A Fine Frenzy. – The album had a career high debut for A Fine Frenzy at #28. …
SONG OF THE DAY “Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol (Rebel Yell, Chrysalis Records, 1984). Written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – When first released in 1984, it charted outside the UK Top 40, but a re-issue in 1985 reached #6. It did not fare as well in the US, only …
SONG OF THE DAY “Listen To Your Heart” by Cuff The Duke (Way Down Here, Noble Recording Co., 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Way Down Here is the fourth album by Canadian alternative country group Cuff the Duke, released September 8, 2009 on Noble Recordings. – Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They …
SONG OF THE DAY “You Were Right” by Cuff The Duke (Way Down Here, Noble Recording Co., 2009). INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Way Down Here is the fourth album by Canadian alternative country group Cuff the Duke, released September 8, 2009 on Noble Recordings. – Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play …
SONG OF THE DAY “Just Say Yes” by Snow Patrol (Up To Now, Fiction/ Interscope Records, 2009). Lyrics by Gary Lightbody, music by Snow Patrol. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Just Say Yes” has its origins as a song written for pop singer Gwen Stefani, who rejected it. – Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls was then …
SONG OF THE DAY “We Have All The Time In The World” by Louis Armstrong (from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service soundtrack, 1969). Written by John Barry and Hal David. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “We Have All the Time in the World” is a James Bond theme and popular song sung by Louis Armstrong. – Its …
This week Kristen Bayusik at WHNU really really [read: really x 1,000] impressed me with her picks. Like, I already appreciate her taste in music, but to add new Sufjan Stevens, John Legend and Pete Yorn to my world all in one week is a gift of the highest awesome order! I am so grateful …