Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also download David Cook's self-titled debut album.
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The folks over at Paste have compiled a pretty impressive list of the 40 best TV theme songs of all time, complete with YouTube clips for each. Some of them are relatively modern classics (The Simpsons, The Sopranos), while many others dredge up memories of the '70s (The Love Boat, The Brady Bunch).
It's a pretty comprehensive list, and there are lots of fun facts I didn't know (for example, the same composers did the music for The A-Team, CHiPs, and Doogie Howser, MD, among others).
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This week's episode of Grey's Anatomy was a bit of a baffling mess, but at least I got one good thing out of it: the discovery of The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra. The LA band's song "The Uniform" from the Escapements EP kicked off Thursday's episode, and it stuck in my head enough that I needed to look it up first thing Friday morning.
Since then, I've become a bit addicted to a few of the other songs on the band's MySpace page, especially "Don't Be Fooled."
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Brad Paisley, Sugarland, and Carrie Underwood all picked up awards Wednesday night at the 42nd annual CMA Awards. But it was George Strait whose trophy case really got a lot fuller. With his wins for Single of the Year and Album of the Year, he became the artist with the most trophies in CMA history, with a total of 22.
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Loney Dear's 2007 album, Loney, Noir, was one of those slow growers in my music collection, an album that took me a while to love but eventually became one of my frequent listens. Even so, the Swedish band's songs seemed to fall into one of two categories for me: the ones I couldn't get enough of ("I Am John") and the ones that were pretty enough but kind of same-y (basically the second half of Loney, Noir).
So I'm glad that "Airport Surroundings," the first track I've heard off Loney Dear's upcoming album, falls into the former category.
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Do you love so many songs that you could never pick a single favorite? That's OK, it just means you have more opportunities to make your heart stronger. Good music is good for the soul, and new research has discovered that listening to our favorite music can dilate our blood vessels like they do when we laugh, exercise, or take blood medications.
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Whenever I hear "Tracy Chapman" I immediately get "Fast Car" stuck in my head. I associate Chapman's name with that song — and pretty much only that song, though of course her other singles are just as well-known, like "Give Me One Reason" and "Baby Can I Hold You." Now she's releasing her first album in three years, Our Bright Future, and it's interesting to hear her distinctive voice again on brand new songs, most of which have a more folksy — sometimes country — sound.
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Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here's what's on my list this week:
Free sneak peek: This list is usually all about music, but I got a heads up today about some never-before-seen clips from the upcoming Twilight movie.
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Jo Whiley's series of gigs at Union Chapel continued last night with Adele, Damien Rice, Angus and Julia Stone and a special surprise guest: Jo's newborn baby Coco Lux.
The Little Noise Sessions are held annually in aid of Mencap, and the gorgeous North London venue is a wonderful setting for an intimate gig. The Killers, Razorlight and Stereophonics have performed at the chapel this week, and I was fortunate enough to catch last night's show.
Interested in some moody, soul-searching tunes and visuals to match? Well, I have just the thing for you today by way of two moody, soul-searching bands.
First up, a new video from Kings of Leon for the song "Use Somebody" off the Kings' new album, Only By the Night.
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