Lost MP3 of the Week: “These Days” (Part Two)
Last week I posted about one of my favorite songs of all time: “These Days” by Jackson Browne. Much to my surprise – well, not really – it turns out that there’s a whole slew of people who love the song, so T-Sides got plenty of links and, more importantly, recommendations of different versions of...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “These Days”
When I saw St. Vincent at Union Hall a couple weeks ago, I was really taken with her cover of Jackson Browne’s “These Days.” Of all the cover versions of this song, it’s unsurprisingly most akin to Nico’s, with its folky, rambling speed. Browne’s “original” — although he wrote the song, he recorded it...
St. Vincent & John Vanderslice @ Union Hall, Sunday, Apr. 22nd
It’s never been especially easy for singer-songwriters. It seems like every Jane and John Doe who can play a guitar thinks that means that they can write good songs. With the blogs and MySpace and how the two have completely revitalized how people discover music, it’s become even harder. Any marketing student or employee can...
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