3 posts tagged “coverville”
Do you listen to podcasts? Are there any you'd recommend?
Inspired by Alex.
Cover-frickin'-ville. Seriously. Coverville is the mack. My brother got me started listening to it and I'm so hooked. You must subscribe to Coverville. Buy a t-shirt and help Brian and Tina out.
If you listen to Episode 174, about 38 minutes in you'll hear my audio request for Steve Ball's cover of Talking Heads' Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place). I didn't request that version specifically, but that was the one I wanted to hear, and Brian Ibbott ACTUALLY READ MY MIND. :-) He and I are the same age and apparently listened to all the same music in high school, except he had better taste.
(Not only is Brian a delightful voice and musical maven, he's also a mensch -- helping other podcasters navigate the issues of licensed music.)
I also listen to some NPR (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) and Mac-geeky podcasts, but Coverville is my morning coffee. Yum.
Jonathan Coulton's thing-a-week project is complete: 52 songs, one year, all licensed under Creative Commons and downloadable for your listening pleasure. It's really something special.
I first heard JC on my source for all things good and pure (and credit to Rich for getting me started listening to it), Coverville, where the extraordinary cover of Baby Got Back was featured in the year-end countdown. This was the 5th song in the year-long project and it generated an extraordinary amount of blogospheric energy; it is also approved as "the shit" by Ben, who gets paid to bother surgeons while they operate.
The fan-contributed videos for JC songs are also delightful, particularly the Ill Clan's brilliant machinima take on Code Monkey. Still, the one I can not get out of my head is the just-the-funny-side-of-creepy Re: Your Brains, the best rock song ever about zombie negotiation tactics.
Rock on, Mr. Coulton. Park Slope inna howz.
I love it when a plan comes together. My favorite podcast is featuring my favorite folkie friend as the first track in the current episode. Don't miss.
Also, go buy Matt's albums. The new disc Washington Arms is up at CDBaby, and What Gives is on iTunes. You'll be supporting a true independent talent and a genuinely wonderful human.
I'll find a picture of Matt to add to this later, and think of my favorite Matt story. It might be the night that he jammed with Jordan in that tiny restaurant in Krakow, or maybe playing for hours on the bus back to the airport.
