Faraway, So Close

Alternatively titled: “I’ve Got to Go Cash my Cheques From the RIAA and MPAA!”
You have to listen to this — in it, the Minister lies, dodges, weaves and ducks around plain, simple questions like, “If the guy at my corner shop unlocks my phone, is he breaking the law?” and “If my grandfather breaks the [...]

You can grab a free copy of Coldplay’s new single, Violet Hill, off their website for the cost of your email address. The album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, comes out later this year.

People often ask when I started playing guitar and so I thought I’d pull out an old video I took of myself back when I was 11 and first started. I really like U2, even back then, and so this is my rendition of With or Without You. It’s a little rough but [...]

Radiohead has launched a remix contest (I think it’s a contest?) where you can buy the different tracks (they can ‘em stems) of their song ‘Nude’ and then remix it however you’d like. Visit this page to go to your country’s iTunes store and pick up the tracks if you’re interested.

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From the movie ‘Once’, Falling Slowly is a beautiful song with a haunting hook that sticks in your head for days/weeks.

If you enjoyed that one, you may also like Metallica, Slash, and Yngwie Malmsteen with a symphony that had us nearly crying we were laughing so hard.

Don’t go to the Website, don’t watch the trailer, stop reading this right now and get your ass to the THEATRE!
The Lefsetz Letter
If a jaded, cynical music critic like Bob Lefsetz is excited about a concert film you know it’s something you should check out. I’ve seen U2 3 times in concert and am [...]

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Sound familiar? The song is the background music for Apple’s commercial for the MacBook Air. According to TUAW it’s by an Israeli musician named Yael Naim.

I loves me some acoustic folksie music and here’s some beautiful songs I’ve come across that you may enjoy:
Hey Ya:

Baby Got Back:

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