2. A Very Tennessee Christmas
3. New Years (New Tears)
4. Winter Skit
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1. Resurrection 2. A Very Tennessee Christmas 3. New Years (New Tears) 4. Winter Skit DOWNLOAD FREE THROUGH BANDCAMP Comedic Hip-Hop? OoooohK. Whoever Awwwwdiculous are, they seem to want to do the Hip Hop version of Rock Opera (they call it "Mob Opera"). Whatever. We're offering you up this "Winter EP" from January 2010 for the track "New Years (New Tears)" which is, if nothing else, an original take on the changing of the calendar, rather than just one more version of the usual suspects (not that we won't give you as many of those as we can find, too).
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1. Intro Story 2. Missile Toez 3. O! Holy Night 4. Rand Swanson 5. Yule-Tide Bombz 6. Baby, It Chilly Out Dey 7. Voice Mail 8. Winter Song 9. Choopy Kabra 10. The Prose Pecans of Christmas 11. Turn On The Lights (intro) 12. Turn On The Lights! 13. Christmas Is The Piss, For The Poor 14. Time Heals All Wombs 15. Kotton Kandy Kane DOWNLOAD FREE AT NOISETRADE How have I missed these guys all these years? Bandrew is a group of musicians (and whoever is hanging out in the back alley behind the bar) from Oklahoma. And, it appears, they exist solely to gather before the holidays and take the most irreverent and twisted view of the holidays known to mankind--the only goal, seemingly, to be more irreverent than the year before. As each new volume is released, the last one disappears, never to be heard again. It's music. It's comedy. It's two mints in one. As usual, I haven't had time to listen to the whole thing. I will say, it IS funny...and not for the faint of heart, your local minister, or anyone in your family with evangelical tendencies. Did your Aunt Martha give money to Jim and Tammy Baker? Last week? Don't play this for her, then. I loved the opening story, the twisted "Baby It's Cold Outside" ("Baby It Chilly Out Dey") and the title track. And since those are the only three tracks I had a chance to sample, I'm giving "Kotton Kandy Kane" by Bandrew a big Stubby's thumbs up (though it's likely there's another finger that would be more appropriate). Visit Bandrew on Facebook. Or just hang out in the alley behind the bar and maybe you can be on next year's set.
My thanks to Mistletunes for alerting us to this free Hanukkah track. I can't explain why, but I tried not to like this live Americana take on an old and overdone Children's song from Aimee Mann (whom I love) and comedian Paul F. Thompkins (whom I'm not entirely crazy about). I tried, but, in the end, I was smiling ear to ear. It's just good fun. Midway through "The Dreidel Song", the band switches into Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire" as Paul recites Hanukkah lore without the benefits of rhyme or rhythm. And how can you not like free Hanukkah music? Right, you can't. Pick this one up off of Aimee's web site. 1. Maoz Tzur - Craig Taubman 2. Pass the Candle - Michelle Citrin 3. Tzur Chayenu - Josh Nelson 4. Fire - Yael Meyer 5. I Have a Little Dreidl - Joshua Nelson 6. Hanerot - Pharaoh's Daughter 7. Scottish Niggun - Rabbi Menachem Creditor 8. Hanukah Gelt - The Klezmatics 9. This Light Tonight - Elana Jagoda 10. Rock of Ages - Rebbesoul 11. New Light - Naomi Less 12. Ocho Kandelikas - Alberto Mizrahi 13. Mi Yimalel - Craig Taubman 14. Hanerot Halalu - Mare Winningham 15. Suri Goali Yah - Hillel Tigay / Year 1 16. B'Rakhot L'Hanukka - Milken Archive 17. Shehechianu - Craig Taubman 18. Honika Electronica - Smooth-E FREE DOWNLOAD AT AMAZON Amazon again, so soon?
We had mentioned on the front page, a day or so ago, that Craig Taubman of the Craig & Co. label, had put together a nice little package of Hanukkah tunes that he might--might--make available for FREE for a limited time as he did with his High Holy Days collection earlier. Sure enough, here it is. "Lights, Vol. 2: A Hanukkah Music Sampler". People often lament the lack of good Hanukkah music for mixtapes or whatever. Well, there is music out there, but you just have to look a little harder sometimes. And, with alternate spellings and whatnot, there simply isn't a Hanukkah search term that's as all inclusive as "Christmas". Well, there's some excellent stuff here--much of which I worked hard to locate on my own over recent years. Craig's done all the work for you. Don't be a schmuck! Download it already! Not only are there some good pop, rock and folk Hanukkah tunes here, but you'll have a better idea of who and what to look for in the future. My personal favorites on this set would include Craig's own version of "Maoz Tzur", Michelle Citrin's "Pass The Candle", "A New Light (Or Chadash)" from Naomi Less, and I've been groovin' on this new one from Yael Meyer since the other day. Or maybe the comedic rap of Smooth-E is more what you're looking for. Whatever. It's in there! Just a little taste, huh? A Bisel Eppis? Eat, eat. It's good for you. I think it's pretty well established that I'm not a big fan of "goof". But this one was kinda funny and I can see the mixtapers loving it. Didn't catch any bad words when I listened (can't promise they aren't there--things do sometimes slip past me). And, anyway, it's free...at least for a week. A.P.T. is striving to be the Weird Al Yankovic of R&B and Rap. He bills himself as the Prince of Parody. "Christmas In Paris" is a parody of Jay-Z and Kanye's "Ni****s In Paris". It's already up on iTunes. But, for the week, A.P.T. promises this one will be free through his web site (you'll find the link directly below the video there). So check it on the vid and then go get it. It's there for you to be had. |
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