In the coming days I’ll be posting a top 10 list of my favorite albums of 2006. Before I do so, I wanted to comment on something I found to be odd. I’m a subscriber of No Depression magazine, perhaps the top print magazine dedicated to Americana related music. Every issue is chock full of […]
Klausner Music Newsletter, Year-End Musings by Bobby K
Someday I’ll be able to convince Bobby Klausner to become a contributor on Twangville. He’s a friend of Mayer’s which makes him a friend on mine. I’ve never met Bobby but I know him for at least 2 reasons. At the end of every year he sends out a very thoughtful newsletter covering his favorite […]
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Bob Dylan
I saw mention of this on my wife’s favorite blog, Pop Candy. It is simply Bob Dylan reciting ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on his XM radio show. What a great way to start a wonderful Christmas weekend. “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (MP3) [audio:http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/Bob%20Dylan%20-%20The%20Night%20Before%20Christmas.mp3] [source: Delaware Online] If Santa were to leave an autographed […]
Best of ’06: Stirred, a Playlist
This is the third of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. Witness a double dose of Sonic Youth (oh yeah!). Its unusual for me to put the same artist twice on one mix but how could I resist when both Thurston and Kim rock the mike. Can I say that […]
Best of ’06: Shaken, a Playlist
This is the second of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. I’m calling this one Shaken. It features songs that have an Alt-Country or Americana orientation or otherwise twanged up. They are ordered to flow (not by rank) and limited to 19 in order to fit on a single CD. […]
Best of ’06: Chilled, a Playlist
This is the first of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. I’m calling this one Chilled. It features songs that have a Folk orientation or are otherwise mellow. They are ordered to flow (not by rank) and limited to 20 in order to fit on a single CD. For song […]
Twangville Loves…
Today marks the last day for voting for the 2006 Weblog Awards also known as the “Bloggies”. We were stunned when we found out that we were a finalist and humbled when we saw with whom we shared company. Twangville is a mere fledgling amongst the competition. We currently stand in 7th place. Not too […]
Best of 2006, The Outliers
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be narrowing down my favorite albums of the year (yes, Paris Hilton is of course a contender… bleh). I seem to be slow at this because these lists are appearing everywhere. My list of favorite albums will likely elevate the twang and usually the albums are collections of original […]
Holiday Album Previews
Well, it seems that nearly everyone is now in full on holiday mode. Our friends over at AOL Music are dedicating an entire listening party to holiday music. James Taylor, Hall & Oates and Sarah McLachlan were a few that caught my attention. Don’t miss Taylor’s rendition of “Jingle Bells”. On another wavelength check out […]
The Be Good Tanyas’ “Human Thing”, a Download
From the Vancouver trio, The Be Good Tanyas, featuring Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals), Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals) and Trish Klein (electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals), check out “Human Thing” from their third full-length release Hello Love. Human Thing (MP3) [audio:http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/11/2/343660/Human_Thing.mp3] LYRICS Human Thing (Frazey Ford) Yer a human thing Who yah think that […]