Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

I want to do something a bit different for CSV since there seems to be a sudden flood of great new music and videos. Since summer is fast approaching, I thought I would cancel the class reading for today. However, I still expect you all to look over this concise study guide. It’s so easy some might call it cheating! You might want to put it on the inside of your nalgene or program it into your ti-89 or something clever like that for the test. Just don’t get caught!

The Video Countdown:
5. Tokyo Police Club – “Cheer it On”
4. Beastie Boys – “Off the Grid”
3. Spoon – “The Ghost of You Lingers”
2. Mutemath – “Typical” check out the making of the video
1. The Chemical Brothers – “Do it Again”

The mp3 Countdown
5. Rocky Votolato – “Postcard from Kentucky”
4. Travis – “Selfish Jean”
3. White Rabbits – “The Plot”
2. The National – “Fake Empire”
1. Elliott Smith – “High Times”

Extra Credit: The Basement – “I Just Caught a Face”

If you’re just so studious that you can’t bear taking a day off from the required reading check the archives. There has to be something you missed. Cheers!

I just recently finished getting through my favorite music magazine Paste, just in time for the new one that I got in the mail today. But with that in mind, I’m gonna cheat a little bit and share with you some songs that Paste thinks you should know. My reason for doing so is to give you a more rounded approach to the indie scene, giving some kudos to artists about whom I won’t write full reviews.

So with that in mind:

Amy LaVere-”Killing Him” (4.6/5)
Description: Cute-voiced songstress has lots to say over the lazy Sunday strings.

Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts-”Diamond Ring” (4.55/6)
Description: The prolific Joseph Arthur (watch out Ryan Adams) aspires to some more upbeat pop goodness.

Kristoffer Ragnstam-”Man Overboard” (4.4/5)
Description: Swedish singer-songwriter shows off his pop sensibilities on this moody track.