I found myself scrolling Hypem today looking for some intro music for a S&S radio interview on a book about new dads. I was looking for something good off Gizmodgery, SELF’s all toy instrument record, and accidentally stumbled upon this little gem, of Matt Mahaffey covering Ms. Liz Phair. Simultaneously reminding me why I love them both. Enjoy Stratford on Guy a la SELF.
For more on SELF, visit: http://self-centered.org.
Hi All,
I am thrilled to announce the all-new, just re-launched RobGoodman.com, my art & design and (now) blog website! I hope you dig the new design – I wanted to keep the handmade feel, while making the site easier to navigate and packing in lots more goodies. So here it is, the new RobGoodman.com featuring a ton of my artwork, CDs, Posters, web design, and more – and now incorporates my Random Drawings music & art blog, along with computer wallpapers (screensavers coming soon!), and a store where you can buy my prints at Etsy! So stay a while, enjoy yourself, and tell your friends on the interweb to check out my new cyber-digs. Special thanks to Jason Chin who coded the site for me in Wordpress!
Your Pal,
Rob
I am very excited to announce that my latest project – 16 Biggest Hits, Sony’s line of greatest hits CDs, is in stores now! I re-branded and re-designed the series, which is one of the most successful product lines in Sony Music’s history. The line of CDs includes some of country and pop music’s biggest and best acts. I had the opportunity to look through stacks and stacks of archived photos, and design CDs for some of my absolute favorites – Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, and many more like Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, John Denver, and Charlie Daniels. Even better, the 16 Biggest Hits series now boasts eco-friendly green packaging with no plastic, printed on 100% recycled paper! You can find 16 Biggest Hits online and in stores now.
I was very saddened today to learn that Jay Bennett, singer, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Wilco, passed away in his sleep early Sunday morning. Wilco continues to be one of my great musical loves, and Jay’s contributions to their tunes are a big part of that. Jay’s talent, musicianship, and ultimate departure from Wilco are well documented in the film, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.
Just this morning, the sun shining bright heating up the Brooklyn streets, I felt compelled to throw on Summerteeth and blare it out the windows on summer’s first day. Later that afternoon I learned the news…
Jay’s records will be on my ears and many others for years and years to come, and his work will live on…
…unchanged none the less. After throwing a well deserved hissy fit at Apple for failing to approve the new NIN iPhone App due to some inappropriate content, by way of The Downward Spiral (the same album that is sold without issue on the iTunes Music Store), the App Store has now approved the NIN App as is. Smart movin’ Apple. To get more of the story with links to Trent’s rants, visit Engadget here.
Trent also sat down to answer fan questions via Vimeo recently. He talks up the upcoming summer tour with Jane’s Addiction and throws in some jabs at Rivers and Prince when asked about releasing tunes from his demo archives.
Here’s a clip from The Get Up Kids Bowery stop on the 2000 tour. With Matthew Pryor rocking the hulked out Wolverine stylez. TGUK played a couple of NYC shows this past weekend – Gramercy and the Bamboozle Festival in NJ, along with a reunited No Doubt. Rumor has it the boys will be back touring the 10 year anniversary of Something To Write Home About, a la Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity x10 shows. I was at the farewell show at Webster a couple of years back, but was out of town and missed this weekend’s round of rock. Here’s to more “action and action” in our future…
“Coming Clean” 10.5.2000 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC
I don’t really know who Lenka is, but thanks to the wonders of Hypem.com I discovered her cover of Modest Mouse’s “Gravity Rides Everything.” It’s a girly folk interpretation of the Moon & Antarctica classic. Listen here. Also her website is cool lookin’. Happy Monday.
M. Ward’s latest offering from his mighty fine new album Hold Time comes by way of a beautifully animated clip by Mike Please. Enjoy, “Rave On.”
More on Mike Please here.
Tonight, Syracuse bred Ra Ra Riot take the stage for a sold-out Webster Hall performance. Their debut full length is out now on Barsuk, and the lovelorn Can You Tell is their latest offering. I can’t get enough of this album and am very glad to finally see these guys in concert. I’ve missed them an ashamedly large number of times. No more. Tonight I’m playing catch up.
