Editorial Product Review: essential recording:Prine's 1971 self-titled debut set the tone for the rest of his career. A critical smash and a commercial disappointment, the record contains many of his best known compositions. Proving himself capable of tackling folk balladry, country, and rock with ease, Prine seems to spring into being as a fully formed singer-songwriter at age 24. Lyrically diverse, Prine offers topical songs such as 'Sam Stone,' the tale of a drug addicted Vietnam vet, achingly sad songs, such as the oft-covered 'Angel from Montgomery,' and, of course, his trademark ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, The Duhks continue the evolution with their fourth album.
Editorial Product Review: :Though the banjo might seem to relegate this decidedly non-bluegrass trio to the alt-country fringes, the buoyant melodies and heart-tugging harmonies on the album-opening 'Die Die Die' and 'Will You Return?' owe more to the early Beatles. Despite the stripped-down, largely acoustic arrangements, the 14 cuts here cover an impressively expansive musical terrain, with 'Pretty Girl from Chile' and 'Pretty Girl from San Diego' full of twists and surprises. Elsewhere there are echoes of influence from the Band, the Burritos, the Everlys, and beyond, but the music of this North ...
Editorial Product Review: :Known to the world from Indie film sensation 'ONCE', THE SWELL SEASON is Irish singer Glen Hansard (of the band The Frames) and Czech newcomer Marketa Irglova.On a Crisp Autumn night shortly before receiving one Acadamy Award and two Grammy Award Nominations for music from 'ONCE', the duo performed before an intimate Artists Den audience at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Seattle, a historic landmark built in 1906 as a shelter for young wayward or orphaned girls. The Magic of Hansard and Irglova playing together live is captured ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:2008 self titled album by Meiko with 11 tracks. Meiko started at the famed Hotel Caf‚ in Hollywood, where she was a waitress and performer before local and national buzz allowed her to put aside her drink tray for good. 'I retired from the waitressing field earlier this year,' she muses. 'Getting up in the morning and writing songs is my new profession.' Listen to her songs in a single setting and it's clear that she's very good at her job. A songwriter with a keen eye and vivid ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:This is the second album from the Los Angeles based octet, Flogging Molly. Taking influence from their Irish roots and the sound of the Californian punk scene, 'Drunken Lullabies'is a mix of brash punk rock guitars, violins, whistles and accordians. The band are often compared to the Pogues and fellow punk band, The Dropkick Murphys.
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Hayley's third solo album is a very personal collection of classical arias, Irish and Maori folk songs - representing treasured people and places on her remarkable musical journey. Recorded in Dublin, Ireland, Hayley's third solo album is a very personal collection of classical arias, Irish and Maori folk songs - representing treasured people and places in her remarkable musical journey. For the first time the album also includes several original tracks written by Hayley herself. Celtic Treasure is a celebration of Hayley's family roots, and her grandparent's journey across ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:This is a real musical treasure, Lucinda Williams' very first appearance (of three) on Austin City Limits and one of the highlights of the 15th anniversary season. She was riding the wave of her hit song, 'Passionate Kisses,' that buoyant paean to desire and hope that appeared on several rock critics best-of lists the year before. In fact, it seemed like everybody was wild about Lucinda. What was it about her? The songs, full of raw emotion? The voice, exuding longing, desire, passion? All that and more. It's not like ...
Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Beautiful World is Eliza Gilksyon's first new studio release since her award-winning Paradise Hotel of 2005. An evocative blend of the upbeat and topical, the new album celebrates the beauty that shines amidst the dark days of war and corruption, and builds on the Grammy-nominated songwriter's rising importance as one of America's greatest roots artists. Songs about the exuberant nature of love and life artfully combine with meditative tunes about the world's rich mysteries to create an evocative blend of Eliza's most poetic and accessible music to date. Beautiful ...
Canon's XH A1 and XH G1 are excellent camcorders for entry-level professionals and independent filmmakers, with hard-to-beat prices for what they offer.
Thanks to a rich set of features and some great new additions, Evite maintains its stature as the top service for issuing e-invitations —but competitors are catching up.
