Tuesday, September 30

BEN FOLDS

BEN FOLDS on MySPACE.

From the LP WAY TO NORMAL, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Bitch Went Nuts"
[
MP3] "The Frown Song"
[
VID] "You Don't Know Me" [w/REGINA SPEKTOR]

From the LP SONGS FOR SILVERMAN, 2005 >>>
[
MP3] [VID] "Jesusland"
[
MP3] "Give Judy My Notice"

From the LP ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS, 2001 >>>
[
MP3] "Annie Waits"
[
MP3] "Not the Same"
[
VID] "Still Fighting It"

Monday, September 29

THE SLEEPY JACKSON

THE SLEEPY JACKSON on MySPACE.

From the LP PERSONALITY (ONE WAS A SPIDER, ONE WAS A BIRD), 2006 >>>
[
MP3] "You Needed More"
[
MP3] "Don't Say"

From the LP LOVERS, 2003 >>>
[MP3] "Rain Falls for Wind"
[
MP3] "This Day"

Sunday, September 28

THE NEW SEEKERS

THE NEW SEEKERS on WIKIPEDIA.

[
MP3] "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)" [1971]

[
MP3] "Come Softly to Me" [1972]

[
MP3] "Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" [1970]

[
MP3] "I Get a Little Sentimental Over You" [1974]

[
MP3] "Pinball Wizard/See Me, Hear Me" [1973]

[
MP3] "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" [1974]

THE SEEKERS

THE SEEKERS on WIKIPEDIA.

[
MP3] "Georgy Girl" [1967]

[
MP3] "I'll Never Find Another You" [1964]

[
MP3] "Emerald City" [1967]

[
MP3] "Whiskey in the Jar" [1964]

[
MP3] "Someday One Day" [1966]

[
MP3] "Waltzing Matilda" [1963]

Friday, September 26

LIZ DURRETT

LIZ DURRETT on MySPACE.

From the LP OUTSIDE OUR GATES, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Wild As Them"
[
MP3] "We Build Bridges"

From the LP THE MEZZANINE, 2006 >>>
[
MP3] "The Mezzanine"

NEIMO

NEIMO on MySPACE.

From the LP MODERNE INCIDENTAL, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Johnny Five"
[
MP3] "Peter and the Wolves"

OLIVER NORTH BOY CHOIR

OLIVER NORTH BOY CHOIR on MySPACE.

From the LP THE MASSIVE OLIVER NORTH BOY CHOIR 2007 GIRL COLLECTION, 2007 >>>
[
MP3] "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"

From the EP WEEKENEDER, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Weekender"

Thursday, September 25

HOTEL LIGHTS

HOTEL LIGHTS on MySPACE.

From the LP FIRECRACKER PEOPLE, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Norina"
[
MP3] "Down"

From the LP HOTEL LIGHTS, 2006 >>>
[
MP3] "I Am a Train"
[
MP3] "What You Meant"

Wednesday, September 24

...A TOYS ORCHESTRA

...A TOYS ORCHESTRA on MySPACE.

From the LP TECHNICOLOR DREAMS, 2007 >>>
[
MP3] "Cornice Dance"
[
MP3] "Mrs. Macabrette"

THERESA ANDERSSON

THERESA ANDERSSON on MySPACE.

From the LP HUMMINGBIRD, GO!, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Birds Fly Away"
[
MP3] "Innan Du Gar"

[
VID] "Na Na Na" [live-in-studio]

Tuesday, September 23

TV ON THE RADIO

TV ON THE RADIO on MySPACE.

From the LP DEAR SCIENCE, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "DLZ"
[MP3] "Family Tree"

From the LP DESPERATE YOUTH, BLOOD THIRSTY BABES, 2004 >>>
[MP3] "Staring at the Sun"

LENKA

LENKA on MySPACE.

From the LP LENKA, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "The Show"
[
MP3] "Trouble is a Friend"

Monday, September 22

FADED PAPER FIGURES

FADED PAPER FIGURES on MySPACE.

From the LP DYNAMO, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Logos"
[
MP3] "I Fell Off My Name"

THE SPINTO BAND

THE SPINTO BAND on MySPACE.

From the LP MOONWINK, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "Pumpkins & Paisley"
[
MP3] "Summer Grof"

From the LP NICE AND NICELY DONE, 2005 >>>
[
MP3] "Oh Mandy"
[
MP3] "Brown Boxes"

Sunday, September 21

AIR SUPPLY

These soft, sensual songs go out to all you frisky kids makin' love outta nothin' at all in Bones Knob and Wet Beaver Creek. Good on ya, Australia!

AIR SUPPLY on WIKIPEDIA.

[
MP3] "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" [1983]

[
MP3] "All Out of Love" [1980]

[
MP3] "Sweet Dreams" [1981]

[
MP3] "Lost in Love" [1980]

MIDNIGHT OIL

(So, what's say we spend another Sunday in Australia....)

Surely you all remember MIDNIGHT OIL They were especially big in the U.S. right around the time I started college. So: nostalgia... big-time.

(But speaking of Australia... I guess everybody knows that a goodly percentage of the first Western settlers of that nation were convicts (English, Scottish, Irish) sent from Great Britain. That all started around 1788. What I'd never realized was that the American Revolution actually played a part in this -- seeing as, from 1718 to 1775, England had been dumping a goodly number of their convicts in America (Maryland, Virginia).

(Apparently, in those days, the UK shipped about 70% of its criminals to the colonies and executed 16% of the rest.)

(And now that I think about it, that seems like a pretty reasonable system -- perhaps worthy of consideration here in the U.S. Canada, after all, has quite a lot of unused, wasted space up there. And it's only fair -- Toronto has been shipping all its trash (literally) to Michigan for going on seven years now.)

(So, let's see... the U.S. currently has approximately 2.2 million prisoners, meaning we'll need to send approximately 1.54 million to Canada and kill 352,000 others. For the first part, I would suggest that we split them into 16 barely noticeable groups of 96,250 each, then distribute them amidst the following Canadian hamlets: Noggin Cove, Berry's Head, St. Margret's Head, Cow Head, Grizzly Bear's Head, Herring Neck, Salmon Arm, Alice Arm, Luke's Arm, Robert's Arm, Joe Batt's Arm, Jerry's Nose, Moose Jaw, Moosehorn, Moose Heights, and Porcupine Plain. Should there be any issues with overflow, a few inmates could always be diverted to Swastika, Ontario, Asbestos, Quebec, or Burnt Church, New Brunswick.)

(Now, as to the second part of our problem... the sad fact is, the United States has only succeeded in killing 1,120 prisoners since the death penalty was reinstated 32 years ago [fun fact: George W. can personally take credit for 14% of those -- and all in just the 6 years he spent as governor of Texas!]. A modest proposal: Perhaps we should start feeding our inmates Canadian and British beef, Chinese baby formula, and Mexican chili peppers.)

(We are, as always, "solutions-oriented" here at "a PLAGUE of ANGELS.")

And now, finally, some music... from Australia... (where 20% of the population is descended from convicts... and where some of that population reside(s) in the hamlets of Tittybong, Bobbin Head, Blowhard, Chinaman's Knob, and Black Charlie's Opening. Oy!)

[MP3] "Beds Are Burning" [1987]

[
MP3] "Blue Sky Mine" [1990]

[
MP3] "Dreamworld" [1987]

[
MP3] "Truganini" [1993]

[
MP3] "The Dead Heart" [1987]

[
MP3] "One Country" [1990]

[
MP3] "Kosciuszko" [1984]

Friday, September 19

ODDS 'N' SODS #23

[MP3] JENTRI COLELLO/"Bird of Prey" [2008]

[
MP3] ELECTRIC SIX/"Heavy Woman" [2008]

[
MP3] MARY LOU LORD/"Sunspot Stopwatch" [1997]

[
MP3] RADIOHEAD/"Let Down" [1997]

[
MP3] R.E.M./"Let Me In" [1994]

[
MP3] SAM COOKE/"Chain Gang" [1960]

Thursday, September 18

THE CORAL SEA

THE CORAL SEA on MySPACE.

From the LP FIRELIGHT, 2008 >>>
[
MP3] "More Than You Know"
[
MP3] "I Know You'll Find a Way"

From the LP VOLCANO AND HEART, 2006 >>>
[
MP3] "In This Moment's Time"
[
MP3] "Look at Her Face"