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Little Wings - “I Just Can’t Handle It”...

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:35:00 -0500

Little Wings - “I Just Can’t Handle It” (Daytrotter Sessions, Kath Bloom Cover)

Stream the Kath Bloom original below:

[Little Wings MySpace]

A Weather - “Third of Life” off their new album...

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:34:00 -0500

A Weather - “Third of Life” off their new album “Everyday Balloons”.

[MySpace] [Website]

headunderwater: Memoryhouse - Foreground (Grizzly Bear...

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:01:01 -0500

headunderwater:

Memoryhouse - Foreground (Grizzly Bear Cover)

Damn. Major WOWZ.

via part-time music

Wilco - “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart”, Madison,...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:35:45 -0600

Wilco - “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart”, Madison, WI 02.21.10.

Bowerbirds, Live at High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI, 1.17.10 [pics+vids]

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:34:44 -0600

Bowerbirds - “Silver Clouds”

Bowerbirds - “House of Diamonds”

Bowerbirds - “Northern Lights”

“conjuring up a satellite of hope” off...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:38:15 -0600

“conjuring up a satellite of hope” off “measuring punches in pens and verbs” by Madison, WI musician and Indie Coffee barista el-tin fun. I listen to this song 2 times a day. True story.

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glass crayons (blog)

Band Camp

[video] The Avett Brothers - “I And Love And You”...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:08:50 -0600

[video] The Avett Brothers - “I And Love And You” Live on Austin City Limits, PBS.

Welcome back?

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:47:00 -0600

Lately I’ve been reading a lot and have been wanting a place to put some thoughts together so I figured I’d start writing here again. I went through the archives and deleted many old posts, mostly because some of them were shockingly stupid. I think I got bored, bogged down in the mire of trying to present interesting content everyday so I quit posting in early May last year (what a convenient excuse).

I’ve decided to try and use this space less for sharing internet curiosities (although I’m sure there will be plenty of that once I stumble upon a particularly potent pot of coffee at 3am). Instead, I’ll probably use my Twitter account (@pz_says_hi) for sharing links devoid of context.

Last January I launched this site and ambitiously (naively) aspired to read a book a week (update: I hope you are sitting down, that didn’t happen). However this year will be different and amazingly I’m on pace (8 days into the new year). I’ll still inevitably write about music and technology a healthy amount because 1) I’m 1/2 robot, 2) those are the things I’m most passionate about.

Bon Iver - For Emma (a cappella)

Sat, 02 May 2009 10:18:04 -0500

Anni Rossi "Las Vegas" live, Black Cat, Washington, DC, 03.26.09 [vid]

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:16:00 -0500

[Anni Rossi website, myspace]

John Vanderslice, live at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC, 03.21.09.

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:52:03 -0500

“Trance Manual” — double click to open in YouTube and watch in HD

“Too Much Time” — double click to open in YouTube and watch in HD

[John Vanderslice Website]
[John Vanderslice on Twitter]
[Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Website]
[Also, I tabbed “Too Much Time” at Ultimate Guitar.com]

Clem Snide, live at IOTA Club & Cafe in Arlington, VA, 03.14.09 [vids]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:58:00 -0500

Clem Snide - “Jews for Jesus Blues”

Eef Barzelay - “Ballad of Bitter Honey”

[Eef Barzelay MySpace]

[Clem Snide Website]

[IOTA Club and Cafe]

Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, new album, single "Old Panda Days" [mp3+pic]

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:03:12 -0500

Casiotone’s new album “Advance Base Battery Life” is a compilation of singles/rarities from 2004-2007. I saw CFTPA last year in Madison, WI and realized that although I love his music, Casiotone is meant to be enjoyed…alone (on headphones).

CFTPA live in Madison, WI 10.03.08, The Annex

The first single “Old Panda Days” is a winner…and as the Daytrotter Sessions with the Donkey’s revealed, CFTPF is an exceptional songwriter, but is limited in his arrangements. “OPD” is more refined than many of his older solo efforts, featuring a softly spoken duet of sorts with Nick Krgovich, which reminded me of another drum machine lo-fi cut “Sweet Suspense” ft. Kyle Fischer, and Khaela Maricich from The Blow.

CFTPA-Old Panda Days

Kyle Fischer ft. The Blow-Sweet Suspense

From “Advance…” CFTPA-Streets Of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Lisa Hannigan, Live at the 9:30 Club, 3.8.09 [video+pic]

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:06:00 -0500

Lisa Hannigan - “Couldn’t Love You More” (John Martyn Cover)

Lisa Hannigan - “I Don’t Know”

Lisa Hannigan - “Teeth”

*Double-click videos to watch HD versions on YouTube

[Lisa Hannigan on MySpace]

KaiserCartel new video "Blue Sky"

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:12:00 -0500

[also check out KaiserCartel live at the Black Cat [vids]

[KaiserCartel on MySpace]

H&R Block and Second Life or Why You Shouldn't Always Listen to Your New Media Intern

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:07:00 -0600

If you are like me your inbox has been inundated with free offers to file your federal tax return. On the way to the trash folder, this H&R Block ad caught my eye, not for the cheap stock photo or “Uh Oh. My W2 is Wrong!” podcast, but for the laughable offer to receive tax advice from an online accountant in Second Life.

Virtual worlds might be useful for somethings — but sharing confidential financial information is not one of them.

Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant + White Winter Hymnal - La Blogotheque Take Away Show

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:23:32 -0600

Another awesome La Blogotheque clip.

[Fleet Foxes on MySpace]

The Dodos-La Blogotheque [vid]

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:33:13 -0600

Muzzle of Bees Interview with Jason Anderson

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:11:00 -0600

MoB covers Jason’s recording process and his plans for future projects.

[read @ Muzzle of Bees]

[Jason Anderson @ Cafe Metropolis, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1.30.09 [vids]

John Vanderslice-Too Much Time [vid]

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:45:52 -0600

John Vanderslice “Too Much Time” from AV on Vimeo