"There's a time in life for Hoagy Carmichael. There's a time in life for Claude Debussy. There's a time in life for Jerry Lee Lewis. There's a time in life for Destiny's Child. All these things have their moment." ~Elvis Costello
22 Sep 2012 1 Comment
in General Posts Tags: elo, jeff lynne
(From Rolling Stone)
For the past decade, not much has been heard musically from ELO mastermind (and solo artist/former Traveling Wilbury) Jeff Lynne. For fans clamoring for some new Lynne recordings, you are about to be treated to a pair of new releases from the bearded, sunglass-sporting gentleman. October 9th will see the release of both Long Wave and Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra – the former a covers collection of early radio favorites of Lynne’s, and the latter re-recordings of ELO classics.
22 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
And in case you are not responsible for any of nearly a quarter billion YouTube views for this Korean pop addiction, here it is…
20 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: matt alber, the end of the world
Matt Alber: “End of the World” (2008)
Nice use of metaphor in this ballad of breakup heartache, in which Matt Alber sounds uncannily like Rufus Wainwright.
Alber’s voice is a fine emotive instrument–he’s almost overqualified as a singer of mainstream pop, considering he is a former member of Grammy-winning classical a capella vocal ensemble Chanticleer.
