A Mixed Bag
October 1, 2005
A lot of new great music has come my way, again. After watching
Scorsese’s American Masters tribute to Bob Dylan, I became somewhat
nostalgic (it’s not like I’m old enough to remember the music of early
America, but maybe nostalgia is something that comes with growing up in
America? A connection to our mythological past?). Anyway, I’ve
come across the music of a talented duo that call themselves Ula.
They are stationed in our great San Franciscan turf and pay homage to
that ‘folkways’ Americana that Bob Dylan grew up on. They area two
piece consisting of Banjo/Vocals by Erin Lashnits and Guitar/Vocals by
Sarah Hipkens. Check out their recordings:
Ula : Hurry Home (Jimmy Rodgers & Jack Neville)
Complete listing here
Also, and I’m quite honored to give you some tunes that came by way of Run DMC’s
management (quite an hoonor, I must say). The Hip Hop legends are
at it again. Since the loss of Jam Master J, many thought it was
time to just put out a greatest hits or pack it up and get mini roles in movies, but
I ‘ve got a few tracks that were remixed for ya:
Run DMC : King of Rock (Megamix by Charlie Chan)
Run DMC : Pete Rock Mega-Mix
And on the heavier side of things I present to you Flyleaf.
I particulary dig the heavy bass. Apparently the lead singer is
only 5 feet tall, but she belts mean vocals. According to their
publicist : “Theyíre on Octone Records
(which is a subsidiary of Sony Music) and they come from a Texas
Chainsaw Massacre town called Belton, Texas. The female lead singer has
so much energy and produces surprisingly strong vocals ñ considering
she barely reaches 5-feet in height.” Cool, let’s hear:
Flyleaf : I’m So Sick
