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Our Favorite Things About Cayamo
Several Paste staffers are out of the office this week covering the Cayamo cruise. These are a few of their favorite things so far:... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusFive Cool, Loosely Vacation-Themed Songs by Artists Playing the Paste-Sponsored Cayamo Cruise
In less than 48 hours, I'll be floating in the middle of the Caribbean, covering singer/songwriter cruise Cayamo, which Paste is co-sponsoring this year. Here are a few loosely-themed vacation songs fellow cruisers and I might hear by artists busy rockin' the boat.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBrandi Carlile talks new record, preps for Spring tour
After helping children reconnect with nature... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCurrent Events: "Joe the Plumber" Megamix
Last Wednesday night, a blue-collar hero went down in history. Toledo, Ohio’s own Joe Wurzelbacher—aka “Joe the Plumber”—was invoked no less than 26 times, making him more central to the third presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama than anything else, including taxes, education, the war, terrorism, the environment and energy independence.Seeing as how a playlist about plumbers would’ve been pretty short, today’s Current Events megamix will focus simply on great songs about guys named Joe. Here’s to you, plumber man!... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VBrandi Carlile speaks out about, justifies GM commerical
In recent years, it's become increasingly common for musicians to eke their way out of the indiesphere by planting their songs in, gasp, mainstream advertisements for major corporations. And while it may be disarming for music snobs to hear Sam Beam's serene voice coming not from their iPods, but from a commercial hawking M&Ms, everybody needs to make a living.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsYou Oughta Know Brandi Carlile
Certain things, though not part of formal education, should just be common knowledge; “leaves of three, let it be,” don’t buy street meat from a cart without a sink, “up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, select, start” and the awesome dynamics of Brandi Carlile’s voice. Hence, VH1’s You Oughta Know tour this fall, which Carlile is headlining in the manner of previous up-and-comers Amy Winehouse and KT Tunstall. Featuring “special guest” (is “opening band” considered derogatory, now?) A Fine Frenzy, the tour will donate 50 cents from each ticket to the CO2 emission-offsetting efforts of Reverb.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBrandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile and twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth jump down off the cramped stage... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesA Brandi and Two Chasers
In a sense, this chaotic scene is a microcosm of the situation in which Carlile and “the twins”—as they’re called by Brandi and everyone else in their circle—find themselves as they struggle for a foothold amid an army of aspiring bands and artists in an increasingly fractionalized musical landscape and dysfunctional music industry. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBrandi Carlile to Tour, Release Album
Fresh from playing the Paste Magazine Release Party last week in New York, singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile soon will embark on a nationwide tour to support her upcoming album, The Story. The Story, Carlile’s second album, was produced by T-Bone Burnett during an 11-day recording session in Vancouver, and will be released on April 3. Two acoustic sets at Seattle and Portland listening parties will kick off the headlining tour that will feature a full backing band and appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. For those who don’t want to wait until the... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBrandi Carlile readies sophomore LP
Rootsy singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is set to release her sophomore effort April 3 on Columbia Records. Her first album since she was named one of Rolling Stone’s “10 Artists to Watch in 2005,” The Story was produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett and recorded during a marathon 11-day session at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver. The Story tracklist: 1. Late Morning Lullaby 2. The Story 3. Turpentine 4. My Song 5. Wasted 6. Have You Ever 7. Josephine 8. Losing Heart 9. Cannonball 10. Until I Die 11. Downpour 12. Shadow On The Wall 13. Again Today Related links:... read more
Found in: Music, News
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Blind Pilot - The Story I Heard
Kim Taylor - Days Like this
B.O.B. - Put Me On
Gregory Alan Isakov - The Moon Song
Punch Brothers - Punch Brothers at CMJ
Anya Marina - Whatever You Like
David Bazan - Hard To Be
