"Detox Mansion"

I decided, for reasons too complicated to explain here, to spend the weekend working on a cover of the late Warren Zevon’s “Detox Mansion” (from the Sentimental Hygiene album).
Give it a listen by clicking here. It will only be available until April 24th, so hurry!

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Crazy Biker Dudes Interrupt My Lunch

I’m so dumb. We have this restaurant up the street from school called The Vanilla Bean Café. It’s a great little place where you can get lots of foodstuffs in a beautiful “country” atmosphere.
Unfortunately for you, me, and the rest of the world, it’s on the corner of Route 44 and Route 169. [...]

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Kirsty MacColl

Thank goodness!
Finally, someone has thought to remaster and release expanded editions of albums by the late, great Kirsty MacColl. You can buy these remastered and rereleased albums at amazon.co.uk and ZTT Records.
Go now! Buy! Support the art of one of England’s finest!

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You Know You’re a Music Geek When…

…you tell your colleagues that you’ll be at a conference next week, and they say, “You’re going to another concert?”
Some new stuff from iTunes this week:
Aimee Mann: iTunes OriginalsEels: B-Sides and Rareties, 1996-2003The Rolling Stones: Sucking in the SeventiesSteve Reich: Triple Quartet/Electric Guitar Phase/Music for a Large Ensemble/Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint

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Glen Phillips / "Winter Pays for Summer"

Buy it here or download right from iTunes.

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