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some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends

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on March 12, 2008

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i dont know much about the tallest on earth but he plays a mean banjo and has a wonderful twangy lilt. its all very confusing cause his myspace page claims that hails from sweeden, but sounds as if he’s from the backwoods of some forsaken land or at very least brooklyn. regardless of where the hell he’s from, he runs through the folk music playbook like he’s shacked up with woody guthrie a time or two. if you dig dylan, william elliot whitmore, american history of folk music, etc then the tallest man on earth will treat you nicely.

his debut long player, shallow graves, is maybe out now and can be purchased through his myspace page, again i think.

~~i wont be found~~ check out his myspace page for a bunch of streaming tracks.

it will follow the rain

the tallest man on earth myspace

btw, was there really a need for a bachelor party 2? shit, the first one came out in what the early 80’s? why the hell would the soil the good name of bachelor party with a flick that features mr o-face? apparently the american pie franchise wanted too much for licensing and/or eugene levy wasnt available.

i love you more than my after-show monster bong hit…

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gregor

on December 20, 2007

in new stuff, old stuff and shows

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photo by stacy sandstrom

sup peoples? after listening to jens for the past few days, i have finally come to a realization on who he sounds like. barry manilow! or atleast a “i write the songs,” and “mandy” era manilow. this is no apparent than on “a postcard to nina” where the horns come in. am i the only one that hears this? it may be my massive exposure to manilow as a child kicking in.

for those interested, i reposted a cool grant lee buffalo show from germany over here.

this real life simpsons house is super freakin creepy. it has “bad things go on in here” written all over it.

im always amazed at the shit that passes under my radar. the latest, in a depressingly long list, is william eilliot whitmore and jenny hoysten’s collaboration, the hallways of always. yeah, it came out in november of 06. they got a cool cash/carter vibe goin on a few of the tracks, and is a nice departure from whitmore’s usual type of stuff. check it!

feast of a thousand beasts

whitmore daytrotter sessions

jenny hoyston myspace william elliot whitmore site

i am kinda diggin this track by the choir practice. they are fronted by coco culbertson who in her past was part of the gay, the ac newman band and briefly in the tennessee twin. as their name implies they really bring the choir, but not in a polyphonic kinda way. more subdued and not all up in your face with it.

red fox

the choir practice myspace

here we have a very nice ted leo and the pharmacists soundboard from the picador in iowa city on 4.27.07. thanks to the original taper, tim, for makin this available.

1. intro

2. sons of cain

3. dail up

4. mia and mia

5. army bound

6. where have all the rude boys gone

7. who do you love

8. old souls know

9. colleen

10. the high party

11. annunciation day/born on christmas day

12. counting down the hours

13. little dawn

14. the angels share

15. bottle of buckie

16. heart problems

17. crying over you

18. the lost brigade

19. biomusicology

20. dirty old town

21. timorous me

22. rappaports testament: i never gave up

buy ted leo records here

mister, i love the way you wear that hat

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gregor

on September 30, 2007

in mogwai and shows

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top o’ the afternoon people. man its beautiful here in atlanta today. the one thing i will never get used to though is that the wind is quite cool but that damn sun is, well, freakin hot.

if i were you, i would not miss william elliot whitmore tonight at smiths olde bar. i, unfortunately, have to miss him cause i am working but you really have no excuse except maybe pure laziness. i have not seem him yet, but from all reports, he is supposedly pretty amazing.

the chariot from song of the blackbird

midnight from ashes to dust

cold and dead from hymns for the hopeless

i posted a show from iowa about a year ago if you want to check it out. here

i like polyphonic spree, but sometimes they are just a little too much. now los angeles’ bodies of water, on the other hand, bring their take of the bombastic gospel sound with a more rustic/old timey feel. i have to spend a bit more time with their ears will pop, eyes will blink but thus far its pretty damn cool. check em…

i guess ill forget the sound, i guess, i guess

we are co-existors

these are the eyes

doves circled the sky

bodies of water site / myspace

part of the problem with working at night is that i dont want to listen to anything to poppy cause it’s kinda annoying at 3 am, but i dont want to listen to anything too solemn due to the fact that i dont want to fall asleep. so, i usually find myself listening to either mogwai or explosions in the sky most of the time. both perfect soundtracks for the late night set.

here is a 3.11.98 fm broadcast of mogwai

1. like herod

2. a place for parks

3. ex-cowboy

4. helicon 2

5. katrien

6. ithaca 27-9

7. xmas steps

8. helicon 1

9. mogwai fear satan

10. dj closing

william elliott whitmore 9.1.06 live in iowa city

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gregor

on October 28, 2006

in shows and tunes

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there is no singer today that can put you in another place and time better than william elliott whitmore. listening to william is to put yourself in a smokey off a dark alley club somewhere in the heart of mississippi during the depression. he is blessed with a voice that is part modern day tom waits and as alluded to above part depression era bluesman. in my opinion, he is one of the most important up and coming american artists.

here is a recent show, 9.1.06, from the picador in iowa city, ia. thanks to the original taper!

1. intro

2. take it on the chin

3. dry

4. one mans shame

5. midnight

6. rest his soul

7. the chariot

8. burn and body

9. red buds

10. sometimes our dreams…

11. porchlight