I Love this Song #9 - Grinderman

Grinderman is a rock band formed by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey and Jim Sclavunos, all of whom are members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. This band will rock your face off! There were whispers that a second album would be released in 2009 however that has not happened yet. Lets hope it drops in 2010.

Enjoy!

Man In The Moon

Grinderman - Man In The Moon

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I Love This Song #8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World / Ted Leo Version

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists are amazing. There are so many I love this song, songs by Theodore F. Leo that I've not posted one cause' I knew I'd always regret not picking the other one. So with Ted doing a fabulous cover of Tears For Fears, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, I couldn't resist any longer.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

Ted and crew are on the road promoting their newest album The Brutalist Bricks. I would suggest picking it up. Also, this band is amazing live. If you have the chance to see them don't hesitate. Tour dates are listed on his site www.tedleo.com

I love this Song #7 Shelter From The Storm

Sometimes I tend dismiss Bob Dylan. Mainly because I listened to him as well as other unmentionable bands during that rebellious stoner faze some of us went through in our early teens. A time I try to forget. And believe me I do my best not to let any of the photos documenting my youth back then surface on Facebook. Embarrassing to say the least. I get reminded now and then of how great an artist he is. I was recently watching a new series on ABC called "Flashfoward" that included clips of this concert.


I recalled having this album recorded onto cassette years ago, and have since downloaded it to the ipod. Shelter From The Storm is a great song and this version is just bad ass. The whole album is I Love This Song worthy but Shelter gets the thumbs up this week. Enjoy!

I Love This Song #6 Tinariwen

Here's another great find courtesy of our fine friends at Honest Jon's Records. I can't say enough good things about this label/store. I've found them to be the "Criterion Collection" of music. Anything I've come across through my digital diggin' on their site is sure to be no less than amazing. This group is no different. Tinariwen is a band formed in 1982 of Tuareg people who had been conscripted into Muammar al-Gaddafi's army. They play in the Tishoumaren ("music of the unemployed") style, and sing mostly in the French and Tamashek languages. These two songs represent how diverse a sound this group has developed. Enjoy.

Cler Achel



Ikyadar Dim

I Love This Song # 5 Louise Mccord

Better Get A Move On. This song was included on Wattstax: The Living Word box set and Louise just rips it up. Unfortunately, I can't find much information out there about her. If anyone knows any thing or can point me in the right direction drop me an e-mail. Enjoy.

I love this Song #4 Menahan Street Band

I think it goes without saying that the guys at Daptone Records can't put out anything bad. This record is smokin'. The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Fernando Velez, Bosco Mann), El Michels Affair (Leon Michels, Toby Pazner), Antibalas (Nick Movshon, Aaron Johnson) and the Budos Band (Mike Deller, Daniel Fodder), brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Amy Winehouse) to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. If you know anything about those four bands then you already have an idea of how funky this will be. There are two particular songs that are falling into my I Love This Song constant rotation. But don't get me wrong, the whole album is gonna make it's way there eventually. Enjoy.

Home Again



Tired Of Fighting

A Taste Of Ryan Adams

Many of my "I love this song" songs have been by Ryan Adams. It seems like I'm constantly playing something by him for just about any occasion. Ryan Adams is a tireless artist whose musical output is astonishing, not to mention his books and frequent ramblings on the Internet. This guy seems to always be releasing something new. I'm sure this won't be the last time I post something by or about Ryan, and I hope you don't become tired of them. I've included a few songs from a live show in Texas during the 2007 tour that just sit well with me on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy!

Please Do Not Let Me Go


Dear Chicago


Oh My God, Whatever


Dear John