Luke: Album - N/A. Ed’s not going to like this pick but he can deal. This is a Kaiser Cheifs cover and is produced by Mark Ronson, who won a 2008 Grammy for Producer of the year (unfortunately for Amy Winehouse booo). According to the experts at Wikipedia Lily Allen is a Mockney, which is a new term to me. That means she’s not as cockney as she acts, but she does it to get street cred. Sort of like the chimney sweep on Marry Poppins. I’m trying to add a little variety to my picks.
Source: http://www.trashmenagerie.com/blog/2008/02/10/grammy-categories-we-care-about-and-the-winners-are/
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Each summer, the Pitchfork Music Festival draws thousands of fans to Chicago to hear three day’s worth of performances, by more than 40 bands. It’s a mix of some of the best new and largely unknown, independent bands of the year. On this episode of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with freelance reporter Jacob Ganz about some of the music Ganz discovered while covering this year’s festival, which ended July 19
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On this week’s podcast, we share an excerpt from Wordless Music on WNYC, a 4-part music program hosted by Jad, exploring the boundaries between classical and pop music. The series pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience. On this week’s selection, Jad waxes googly-eyed fan when he gets to talk about one of his favorite bands, Stars of the Lid.
The world music star tells us why he hates his tunes being described as world music. Plus: Radiohead’s new album, and the Ian Curtis biopic, Control