Monday, February 16, 2015

Best of last year, what's to come and The End of Scruffy?


That pic above is the end of Yak. And right now it looks like this might be the end of Scruffy the Yak, or at least for an indefinite period of time. My laptop died, making it almost impossible to put this thing together. So here's a round up of a bunch of artists I didn't get the time to post about, some of which are my favourites for 2014, and some newer stuff. See ya 'round.

Ryan Adams finally embraced his inner Bryan Adams, Tom Petty, even Rick Springfield. Top 5 album last year.

Gimme Something Good


The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen


Champagne Years - Skinny Jeans



Duotang came back from the dead like Walkers, except with more emotions. Get Duotang Unreleased EP from the Winnipeg Free Press's Anthony Augustine and the band, go here.Grab the audio from Duotang's Triumphant return to the Winnipeg stage from the always-insightful Teenage Dogs in Trouble.


Live at the Mint Records 2014 Xmas party


Failure - Come Crashing


Faith No More - MF


Bryan Ferry - Loop De Li


The Hours - Miss Emerald Green



jeff the brotherhood - What's A Creep


Jet Set Satellite - Ashes From the Fire


Junior Gone Wild got back together for a few shows, and Mike McDonald released a solo record. Here's hoping some new JGW songs are on the way.

The Cliche Song


Leaf Rapids - Healing Feeling


Manic Street Preachers - Walk Me To the Bridge


Metric - Fatal Gift


The New Wild


Robert Plant
Rainbow


Turn it Up


A messed-up version of Black Dog? Sure.


Posies - Failure


Red Vienna - Golden Dove


Sloan - Cleopatra


Sons of Freedom
USA Long Distance


Super Cool Wagon


Spoon - They Want My Soul


Trevor Tuminski - Covers


The Waterboys - Beautiful Now


Whitehorse - Sweet Disaster


The Yetis - Warm California


Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Christmas Music for the Very Desperate


The Church - Xmas
Nick Lowe - I Was Born in Bethlehem
The Primitives - You Trashed My Christmas
Oldfolks Home - Christmas at the Oldfolks Home
Cocteau Twins - Frosty the Snowman
JP Hoe - HOE HOE HOE HOLIDAY SONGS
Sky Ferreira - Omanko

Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Rusty and Savanna - Stocking Stuffers
XTC - Thanks for Christmas
Payola$ - Christmas is Coming
Frank Turner and Butch Walker - Merry Christmas You XXXX

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Blitzen Trapper - Live In Portland Free Album!


This year, Blitzen Trapper gave perhaps the best early Christmas Gift Ever. It might be a tie with 1978, when my brother gave me Ace Frehley's solo album when I was really down. Anyway, Blitzen Trapper will give it to you if you want it too, a free 16-track live album. Get it here.



Some studio versions of a few popular tunes:

Furr


Black River Killer


American Goldwing


Maybe Baby


Ever Loved Once


Dragon's Song


Love the Way You Walk Away


Heaven and Earth


Shine On


Here's that recent cover of Ryan Adams'To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) from the great Bloodshot Records collection.