Nicole Atkins: Twin Peaks Meets Jersey Shore
I am a sucker for film-noir-ish music, the kind you'll hear from
artists like Joe Henry, Julee Cruise, Neko Case and lately, Sea
Wolf...so I'm always on the lookout for music that plays off the
darkness meets light dynamic that David Lynch brings to the big
screen. (Blue Velvet is one of my absolute favorites).
So, I was real happy to discover the music of a Jersey Girl (she even
lives in Asbury Park...and yes, she occassionally runs into The Boss)
who counts Angelo Badalamenti (composer for Twin Peaks and other Lynch
flicks) as a fan, has the soaring pipes of a Roy Orbision and has
enough girl group sunshine to make you want to do the Madison Time.
Her name is Nicole Atkins and she's got a very intriguing debut called
NEPTUNE CITY (after the Jersey Shore town she grew up in). She's also
a muralist, which is very cool and you can see those touches for
yourself in the video for the title track. Check out Dave Letterman's
reaction in the second video. I think he was impressed.
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Labels: 89.7, David Lynch, Julee Cruise, Nicole Atkins, WTMD
New Track From U2
So it's been 20 years since U2 released the classic album The Joshua
Tree.
They'll be giving it the deluxe treatment to re-release it next week.
And I found a little gem when searching for details.
Take a look as Bono introduces a song that was salvaged from those
original recordings.
The song is titled Wave Of Sorrow and it has the heart of U2 in mind,
but I'd love to hear form U2 fans...
Do you think this newly finished song could stand next to the tracks
on The Joshua Tree?
Posted by Melissa at 3:30 PM 1 comments
Labels: Joshua Tree, u2, Wave Of Sorrow
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Two From Tuesday
Notes From The New Release Show
Two bands from last night's show I thought needed another mention:
Well, let's get things kicked off with a new disc from John Ralston.
John was forced into a solo career when his former band, Legends Of
The Rodeo, met their demise because of a Label Split. John ended up
with no contract, no label and no outlet for his music. His luck
changed upon meeting a production engineer, Michael Seamen, and they
began working together in Seaman's Tennessee home studio. The end
product is the album SORRY VAMPIRE. It's a lush collection of finely
penned tunes including the one I played last night, "I Guess I Wasted
My Summer Now."
Let's keep things moving here with the first full-length release from
the Dutch Band, Racoon. The CD is titled ANOTHER DAY and was released
in Europe last year and they are searching for new life here in the
states. They struck a distribution deal with the Red Eye label; they
handle Paul Weller, and have a transatlantic tour scheduled with the
Lemonheads starting this December. It's a pleasant little album and
has the Gin Blossoms written all over it, in a good way. I ended up
playing the quasi-title track "Lose Another Day."
See you next Tuesday - TK
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
U2 Surrender All at Red Rocks
Last night's awful Ravens game in Pittsburgh was matched equally only
by the awful weather. It was pouring sheets of rain and fog shrouded
Heinz Field. But, trying to look at the glass half full despite the
pitiful outcome for my favorite football team, last night's weather
coupled with a rabid crowd got me to thinking about my favorite live
album of all time, UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY.
Fog and a cold rain enveloped Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 5, 1983,
the day four Irish lads took the stage amidst lighted torches and an
eager crowd, and blasted out one of the most passionate performances
ever recorded in rock and roll history. In fact Rolling Stone named
U2's Red Rock performance as one of the "50 Moments That Changed Rock
and Roll."
Though, only two of the songs taped at Red Rocks actually made the
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