The Oedipus Project
My Christmas Eve Broadcast is tonight on WGBH, 89.7 FM in Boston and WGBH.org worldwide.
This is your alternative Christmas, music rarely or ever heard save once a year. (6 pm-Midnight)
Not exactly a Christmas song but it should be. From Human Sexual Response “Land of the Glass Pinecones”
Merry Christmas
Preparing for my annual Christmas Eve show, this year on WGBH, 89.7 FM and WGBH.org.
6 pm-Midnight.
In the meantime, enjoy this beauty from Beta Radio.
“Winter Eclipse”
Bloc Party, the English Indie quartet, released their debut album in 2005.
After 4 albums, touring and a variety of side projects, the band has reformed with two new members.
Hymns is due in the New Year which will feature the compelling first single “The Love Within”.
Majical Cloudz is the Canadian electronic duo Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto.
Are You Alone? Is their latest album.
Listen to the heartfelt plea in the song “Control”.
There is a new punk band on the block.
Beach Slang from Philly debut with The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us.
Listen to the marvelous “Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas”.
David Bowie will release an incredible 25th studio album on January 8th, his birthday.
“Blackstar” is the title track and also the theme song for the television series The Last Panthers, a European crime drama.
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Boston’s Air Traffic Controller follow up 2012’s NORDO album with a new EP.
After extensive touring they returned to the studio this year, once again with producer Bleu.
From the Black Box EP, the very catchy “The House”, perfect for the forthcoming holiday season.
The Decemberists gave us the album What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World earlier this year.
As an adjunct, they now have a new EP Florasongs from the same recording session.
“Why Would I Now? is included.
Dave Gahan, lead vocalist of Depeche Mode, has released his 2nd solo album with the help of the production team Soulsavers (aka Rich Machin and Ian Glover).
Angels & Ghosts gives Gahan room to stretch himself as he is not the primary songwriter in Depeche Mode.
“All of This and Nothing” is the lead track.
Echo in the Canyon was a concert that took place in Los Angeles in October.
Fiona Apple, Beck, Jakob Dylan, Cat Power, Regina Specktor and Jade Castrinos (formerly of Edward Sharpe) performed songs by The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, The Association among others to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Southern California folk-rock scene.
Jakob Dylan teamed up with Cat Power for a great version of the Turtles hit “You Showed Me”, which was written by the Byrds’ Gene Clark and Jim McGuinn.
“You Showed Me”
With a bit of downtime for the band Real Estate we recently heard Ducktails, the side project of guitarist Matt Mondanile.
Now we have the first solo album from lead singer Martin Courtney.
Here are 2 from Many Moons.
“Northern Highway”
“Vestiges”
The Bohicas are 4 young lads from England.
Definitely a band to watch as heard on their debut, “The Making Of”.
“Where You At”
