Dec
26
Karen O, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross: “Immigrant Song”
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Dec
23
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I can’t decide which I like more: Fiona Apple’s outfit above or her cover of “Frosty the Snowman” from The Hotel Cafe Presents Winter Songs. You can listen to the whole Winter Songs album on YouTube, which you should do, particularly if you think Katy Perry has even a smidgeon of talent, because you need to be proven wrong and her version of “White Christmas” is abysmal. What was I saying? Oh, right, Fiona Apple. I like her. The Hotel Cafe record also has lovely holiday jams from KT Tunstall, Brandi Carlisle, Sara Bareilles with Ingrid Michaelson, and Nicole Atkins. Have a listen. And if you’re considering buying these tunes to take home for the holidays, you’ll be glad to know a portion of each sale goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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Nov
23
Fiona Apple at Largo: 'My new songs have been done for a year'
Zomg, could it be true? In this Grantland blog post about Fiona Apple’s appearance at L.A.’s Club Largo last night, Jay Caspian Kang pushes past Jon Brion’s “ejaculatory” guitar playing and gets right to the point - Apple’s voice. She writes, “Apple’s voice on Tidal was deep and carried an air of contempt. The new Apple had less power, but as she sang through a series of very old covers — the sort of songs that are played on 45s in stores that only sell very expensive mid-century modern furniture.”
What Kang means by that is Fiona has been killing it with her selection of jazz standards. Although Apple’s appearances at the club are sporadic and unannounced, she’s been playing a sweet selection of covers at Largo for the past seven years.
But let’s get to the real point, here: on stage last night, Apple revealed that her new songs have been finished “for a fucking year,” which Brion promptly punctuated with, “Not her fault!”
Is this Extraordinary Machine part deux, in which Apple’s demos are again shelved and recording dollars are withheld by Sony for an undisclosed reason they will later claim was a miscommunication? The answer: I don’t know, but I would like to hear these songs now, please.
Nov
18
I think I have to turn in my badge or something. I have been a Chili Peppers fan since I was about 12, and I’ve never heard this cover of Hendrix’s “Little Miss Lover” before. This audio falls a bit flat, but I can tell that a live performance of this when it was recorded in 1990/91 would have been bursting with the Chili Peppers’ unmistakable chaotic sexfunk energy.
Oct
24
Nov
3
Amy Winehouse’s cover of Lesley Gore’s 1963 classic “It’s My Party” leaked to the Internets yesterday, a week before its official release.
The song, produced by Winehouse stalwart Mark Ronson, stays true to the trumpet-driven, girl-group era original, save for Winehouse’s husky and at times mush-mouthed vocals. Winehouse and Ronson also trade a bit of Gore’s innocent sparkle for something more befitting of Winehouse’s infamous image. “Don’t you know sisters come before carpet burns and blisters/ I learned the hard way, hun,” she preaches during the bridge.
“It’s My Party” will appear on Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
Winehouse, whose struggles with substance abuse have garnered just as much attention as her Grammy award-winning music, has been laying low since entering rehab in 2008. The “Rehab” singer announced plans for a comeback this summer, saying her long-awaited follow-up to 2006’s Back to Black will be out by January 2011. Producer Mark Ronson, however, says he has yet to begin working with Winehouse on her album.
