Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Greg Laswell is re-interpreting some of his favorite songs for his new aptly titled EP, Covers, which will be released October 6. In addition to playing many instruments on the album, Laswell also produced it in a cabin in Mountainaire, Arizona.
The five-song album features the following covers:
01. Killing Moon (Echo And The Bunnymen)
02. In Spite Of Me (Morphine)
03. Take Everything (Mazzy Star)
04. Your Ghost (Kristin Hersh)
05. This Woman’s Work (Kate Bush)
Here’s a preview of Greg’s take on Echo And The Bunnymen’s Killing Moon:
Your Ghost is on Kristin Hersh’s first solo album. The chorus is so beautiful and agonizing, that I couldn’t resist it. The chords turn around in a unique way and Michael Stipe sang harmonies on the original. I used his harmonies on my version, although I changed a few chords in the verse to fit the way I sing. I added the strings that close the song.
– Greg Laswell
For your listening pleasure, here’s a free download of Greg Laswell’s reinterpretation of Your Ghost:
+ Your Ghost — Greg Laswell mp3
Kent-based band, It Hugs Back, reminds me a tad of My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo with their experimental feedback and dreamy guitar sounds. But what really caught my eye is their Tetris-inspired music video for their song, Now + Again.
My inbox is just glowing. Today, Tiffany introduced me to the sweet sounds of Melbourne-based jazz chanteuse, Megan Washington. My morning is looking brighter already. Thanks, Tiffany! ^_____^
Hoping to motivate, Michael Nobbs created a booklet, 75 Ways to Draw More. Like the title of the book suggests, this palm-sized booklet offers ideas to get you going and drawing more.
Here’s the list:
You can download the booklet (a nice, hi-res version) for free from his Flickr page. He even included simple, easy peasy assembly instructions.
Michael also made a limited edition of 50 of the booklet (each booklet will be signed and editioned and £1.00 from each sold will go to Macmillan Cancer Support). If you’d like to purchase one, click here.
The kind folks at the Parachute type foundry have put out some new wallpapers. You can download them here.
Last September we decided to redecorate our office by placing 3D typography on a wall using an inspiring quote by Oscar Wilde “I have the simplest of tastes, I’m always satisfied with the best”. It was during this process which involved cutting and painting the letters when Stavros started taking pictures. Some of them turned out so good that we decided to place them as wallpapers on our desktops.
Free download track listing
01. Chip Away (JA)
02. Not So Pretty Now (NIN)
03. Clap for the Killers (Street Sweeper)
04. Whores (JA)
05. Non-Entity (NIN)
06. The Oath (Street Sweeper)
As an added bonus, if you’re bored or looking for a creative outlet, you can remix Jane’s Addiction and Street Sweeper tracks here.
The NIN/JA 2009 tour with Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, and Street Sweeper begins May 8th in West Palm Beach, FL, and continues through North America this summer. NIN will then continue on with a series of dates across Europe and Asia during July and August.
I briefly roomed next to this large, football player of a guy who would roam around the hallway in his boxers and flipflops. He looked all tough while he strutted about, but I knew his secret. He loved to sing, and he would sing just about anything—Broadway musicals, pop, alternative, country. He was a little tone deaf, but he tried so hard and belted his heart out. My favorite song that he attempted to sing (his voice all shaky and cracking) was Cheap Trick’s I want you to want me. So I thought it would be fitting to put a few tunes up.
I have all sorts of music in my iTunes library, but I keep coming back to Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. Here are some covers by Mr. Gibbard for your listening pleasure.
, $20.99
, $20.99
, $13.49
, $60.49 PRE-ORDER
, $14.99
