Hey everyone! I missed you Monday. I could not do my radio show because of things out of my control. I had a really good show planned, but I will play it next week…so don’t miss it!
There are several music news stories that I didn’t have a chance to mention or remind you of Monday. First, Colin Meloy (front man of The Decemberists) is going on a solo tour this spring. He will be making appearances in Milwaukee and Madison late April. This should be a good show; however, I don’t think he will be playing Decemberists songs. Another good concert coming up is March 30, Jens Lekman. Jens is from Sweden and is coming to Madison. Now, I have been following Jens for a few years now and I have never heard of him making U.S. appearances! He will be performing at UW-Madison’s music hall. His music can not be found in your local chain record store, so you may want to check an online distributor for that. His new cd “Night Falls Over Koredala” can be found on Amazon.com (a link is available under the links).
Lately, I’ve noticed that everyone is still talking about Radiohead’s “In Rainbows”. I never got into Radiohead that much, but it amazes me that everyone is still talking about it months later. It is a two year in the making and the seventh album from Radiohead. It was originally only released as a digital download in which fans paid whatever they saw fit (that’s right you could have got it for free!). It is available at record stores now though. “In Rainbows” contains electric instruments, pianos, strings, celestes, and other instruments. Many of the tracks had been played previously on their 2006 tour. I picked up a copy when it first came out and listened to bits and pieces of it. What I heard was not that amazing, it was just average. But then again I’m not really a Radiohead fan. Maybe I should give it another try?
As always I’m interested in what you are listening to. Leave me a comment and let me know. Who knows it could end up being played on the show!
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Here was today’s playlist…
1) Anyone Else But You- The Moldy Peaches
2) I Am Leaving You, Because I Don’t Love You- Jens Lekman *in Madison, WI on March 30*
3) First Day of My Life- Bright Eyes
4) The Thanks I Get- Wilco
5) Angel Won’t You Call Me?- The Decemberists *Colin Meloy in Madison: April 23rd and in Milwaukee: April 22*
6) Tire Swing- Kimya Dawson
7) All I Want Is You- Barry Louis Polisour
Stay (I Missed You)- Lisa Loeb
9) Cupid- Sam Cooke
10) Unsent- Alanis Morisette
11) Write You A Song- Plain White T’s
12) It Had To Be You- Motion City Soundtrack *Honda Civic Tour: May 27 in Milwaukee, WI*
13) The Great Escape- Boys Like Girls
14) Which to Bury: Us or the Hatchet- Relient K
15) Accidently In Love- Counting Crows
16) How’s It Gonna Be?- Third Eye Blind
17) Handle With Care- The Traveling Wilburys
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Do you ever discover a band that if off the radar and instantly fall in love with them secretly hoping they never make it big so you won’t have to share them with anyone? Well one of mine is Jens Lekman. Now I know that I play him a lot on the show, but I don’t want to have to deal with him making it big because that means that he will start making cookie cutter pop music and I will have to deal with sold out concert tours. Granted this is selfish.
Jens is originally from Sweden, but is now located in Australia. His music is generally guitar based with the use of strings, drums, and bass guitar; the lyrics are melodic, witty, and normally have to do with romance. He released his first album in 2004 (When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog) and has only released two others since then. His albums are just a collection of songs, by this I mean the songs don’t have a theme running through them and they were recorded at different times.
Jens has been kept under the radar for sometime now. He has quietly released albums. However, now he is becoming more well known. His music videos are being played on MTV and his songs are blaring through the speakers at Old Navy. I know, as a fan, I should be happy for him, but I’m not sure if I’m ready to stand in line for sold out concerts just yet.
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