Recent Music

• A Sufjan Stevens Video

  What can I say, I just like this guy and his music.  A simple video:  “For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti”

   
  To listen to another song:
  “Sister Winter” Songs For Christmas (Download)
   
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  June 25th, 2008

• A Hanson Single for Jim and You, My Gentle Readers

  In honor of Jim’s Weekend adventure in Allentown, PA, which you can read all about here, I present you with the opportunity to download a free MP3 file of Hanson’s single "Been There Before" from their new album "The Walk."  It is presented courtesy of "Rolling Stone," which states: 
  The Walk finds the harmonizing family [...]

  May 5th, 2008

• MP3 of the Week: Get the New Coldplay Single Free*

   
  You can get the new Coldplay single "Violet Hill" from their upcoming album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" for free by clicking here and then clicking the panel marked "song."
  If you like Coldplay, then you will like this song.  Trust me.
   
  *Free means no cost; you do have to give them [...]

  May 4th, 2008

• Free MP3 - Oscar Winner for Best Song: "Falling Slowly" from the Movie "Once"

  UPDATE:  I originally posted the wrong of the song for you to listen to (A solo version by Glen Hansard).  I have now corrected this with the duet version below.
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  I would imagine that it’s not too often that you can get the Song that won an Oscar for absolutely nothing, but I am here to [...]

  February 26th, 2008

• Free MP3: "See These Bones" by Nada Surf

  Listen to the MP3 by clicking on the play button.
  Download the MP3 by clicking here.  You can also read more about their new album and download “See These Bones” here as well.
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  This song is from Nada Surf’s new album Lucky due out in the U.S. on February 4th. Their official website can be found [...]

  January 22nd, 2008

• My Favorite TV Series’ Intros

  In the old days of Television, and even up to the mid-nineties,  most TV series had a musical opening or intro that would be played each week.  The intro would often provide a foundation for the series, introduce or re-introduce us to the main characters, and provide some basic atmosphere.  But on network TV, the [...]

  January 7th, 2008

• Free MP3 - The Little Drummer Boy by Vandeveer

  Courtesy of WXPN in Philadelphia, here is Vandeveer’s version of the Christmas classic.  They also have other free Christmas downloads here (although I think this song is the best of the bunch).
  The Little Drummer Boy - Vandeveer
   
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  December 25th, 2007

• Happy Birthday Charles Wesley

  Charles Wesley, song writer extraordinaire and co-founder of Methodism, was born 300 years ago today. In his honor and memory I post my favorite hymn/poem of his. Titled Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown in the United Methodist hymnal, the poem Wrestling Jacob is an extended meditation on Jacob’s encounter with an angel or [...]

  December 18th, 2007

• Free MP3 - A Long Dream by Tyler Ramsey

  Tyler Ramsey, a member of Band of Horses, is set to release his solo album, A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea on January 15th.  If this singer/songwriter/guitarist’s album is anything like the title track, which can download below. it will be worth further investigation.  To listen to the song, click on the [...]

  December 18th, 2007

• Free MP3: Shadow Falls by Hello, Blue Roses

  Here’s a melancholy tune from the band “Hello, Blue Roses,”  about which Bruce at WXPN writes:
  Hello, Blue Roses is the latest project from Canadian indierocker Dan Bejar and his life and music partner Sydney Vermont. Bejar is a member of the New Pornographers, Destroyer and Swan Lake and this new project is one of [...]

  December 12th, 2007