Year in review! the music edition...

Hooray!

Apparently my previous post about Coverville was my 100th post. If I were a grocery store and that entry was a customer, it'd win a free ham or something.

Anyway...

The Dude and I collaborated on our respective top picks in music lists.

Because I am lazy, and because I wanted to give The Dude some linky love, go visit his blog and read the list.

Go ahead...I'll wait. But remember to come back when you're done!

What are you still doing here? Go!

Okay, so you've read it. You should know that the headline comes from my favorite Futurama episode ever.

What did you think? Did you think we were spot on?

What was your favorite album of 2007?

Leave me a comment and expose me to some new (and awesome) music, y'all!

Coverville

Coverville is an awesome podcast, especially if you love cover songs. And I really, really love cover songs.

As near as I can tell from the information on the Coverville website, the show is hosted, recorded, and produced by a single person out of his home in Colorado. I was floored when I read that, because I was sure that this was a big-budget show produced by a public radio station.

Each episode has a theme. Sometimes it's topical--like Halloween. Sometimes it's by artist--like the show that features covers of songs by Sting.

Mostly, though, it's made of awesome.

Go check it out. And since it's independently run, maybe toss a couple of dollars their way.

Erin McKeown...again.

I learned about Erin McKeown last year with the release of her album Sing you sinners. I didn't buy that album but, instead, bought her earlier album We will become like birds.

Her voice is sweet with a hint of smokey and sultry. Her style is rock meets rockabilly meets folk and she's as at home singing standards as she is singing her own music.

I am hooked on her newest album, a live album called Lafayette.

My favorite track? "Thanks for the Boogie Ride" from Sing you sinners.

It's worth taking a moment to listen to her stuff.

Happy New Year!

*cue the noisemakers*

Wait...what? New Year's Day was a week ago?

I figure that I should post some New Year's resolutions for this blog, since I feel like I've gotten off track.

1. Review every book I read, movie I watch, or album I listen to.
2. Add more links to websites I enjoy and bloggers who rock my world.

Wow...that was lame.

Anyway, I have two books under my belt already, so I'll get reviews up either today or tomorrow.

And I still owe y'all a "best of" list musically speaking. The Dude and I talked about doing a "he said"/"she said" list. We'll see...