Music Business and Trend Mongering » Good Music http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:17:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Beck's Record Club: INXS Kick http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2010/06/18/becks-record-club-inxs-kick/ http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2010/06/18/becks-record-club-inxs-kick/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:17:52 +0000 mking http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=282 I was a huge fan of Kick back in the day, and seeing Berklee’s Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) cover “Need You Tonight” for Beck’s Record Club series makes me want to revisit the record.

Record Club: INXS “Need You Tonight” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Also: is it just me or is this bass line borrowing from Sly Stone’s “Thank You For Talkin’ to Me Africa?”

More from Beck’s Record Club (including the Velvet Underground!) here.

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via Pathway To Unknown Worlds

]]> http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2010/02/02/james-brown-dancing-lessons/feed/ 7 Goodbye Jay Bennett http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/05/26/goodbye-jay-bennett/ http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/05/26/goodbye-jay-bennett/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 14:34:50 +0000 mking http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/05/26/goodbye-jay-bennett/ A great multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who will be missed.

]]> http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/05/26/goodbye-jay-bennett/feed/ 0 Estelle Bennett – Ronettes http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/16/estelle-bennett-ronettes/ http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/16/estelle-bennett-ronettes/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:41:25 +0000 mking http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/16/estelle-bennett-ronettes/ I was sad to learn that Estelle Bennett, one of the original Ronettes, died last week. I share Brian Wilson’s opinion that “Be My Baby” is one of the best pop songs ever recorded.

Here’s a good clip:

]]> http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/16/estelle-bennett-ronettes/feed/ 0 Radiohead at the Grammy Awards http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/09/radiohead-at-the-grammy-awards/ http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/09/radiohead-at-the-grammy-awards/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:50:43 +0000 mking http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/09/radiohead-at-the-grammy-awards/ I’ve been disappointed by the Grammy awards the past couple years, but last night was probably the best Grammy award performances I have seen in a while. I thought Paul McCartney; MIA, Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West and Lil Wayne; Plant and Krauss; and the tribute at the end for Bo Diddley were all great. But my favorite performance of the night was Radiohead. Check them out with the USC marching band:

This band never fails to impress me.

**UPDATE: Dumb move to remove this video from YouTube, NARAS. The best content you have had for years and you make sure no one can see it, share it, and get excited about next years show. I suggest you take a good look at your online marketing plans – it’s not all about control anymore. Very disappointing.

]]> http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2009/02/09/radiohead-at-the-grammy-awards/feed/ 6 Best new music I’ve heard in a long time: Bon Iver http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2008/05/20/best-new-music-i%e2%80%99ve-heard-in-a-long-time-bon-iver/ http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2008/05/20/best-new-music-i%e2%80%99ve-heard-in-a-long-time-bon-iver/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 03:25:24 +0000 mking http://mikeking.berkleemusicblogs.com/2008/05/20/best-new-music-i%e2%80%99ve-heard-in-a-long-time-bon-iver/ Wonderful live performance of a song from one of my favorite records this year.

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