The Swell Season captured the spirit of Bonnaroo best, of all the great bands I saw (pictures). You can download the show, transformed magically into mp3s, here, or any of 15 other live shows of theirs here.
I expected great things from Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, but I also know it’s hard to put a [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Glen Hansard’
April 2, 2008
Van Morrison
Van Morrison’s new album, Keep It Simple, is as wonderful as you could hope for. He hasn’t lost his chops, and though his voice may have deepened a tad or perhaps just mellowed, it is to no ill effect. The sound of the disc is gentle and soulful, rather than intense–perfect for rainy spring days.
You [...]
January 23, 2008
Favorite Albums of 2007
I am so incensed by the exclusion of Into the Wild’s soundtrack from year-end lists, I am creating a 2007 best albums list. Everyone else thinks they’re righting the world’s wrongs, too, but so be it.
stellasplice’s favorite albums of 2007:
Boxer ~ The National
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Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild ~ Eddie [...]
January 22, 2008
Into the Wild and Once
I hadn’t watched VH1 in a very long time. But flipping through the channels, I landed on a very happy duo of songs.
First was Eddie Vedder on a bar stool singing Guaranteed from the Into the Wild soundtrack, a disc that also serves as Eddie’s solo debut. Incredible book, movie, and soundtrack trifecta. There’s also [...]
