The Oedipus Project
On Sunday we celebrate Juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery.
This is our youngest federal holiday. Only the 2nd year.
Ben Harper has just given us a song apropos for not only the holiday, but also how as a country and as individuals, we have not dealt with the effects of slavery.
“We Need to Talk About It”
As I prepare for my annual sojourn to Southeast Asia I depart with a wonderful compilation entitled Sweetheart 2014.
The album consists of handpicked love songs covered by the likes of Beck, Jim James, Fiona Apple, Phosphorescent, Ben Harper, The Head and the Heart, Valerie June, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and a daring choice by Vampire Weekend.
The band chose “Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)” made famous by the great Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli.
We’ll hear each version here.
Vampire Weekend
Andrea Bocelli duet with Sarah Brightman
An hour of new music from The Oedipus Project on CyberStationUSA today at 5:00
pm Eastern and on-demand thereafter.
The Dodos
Panda Bear
The Pogues
Dropkick Murphys
Lykke Li
Glasser
New York Dolls
Blonde Redhead
Alela Diane
Eddie Vedder
Kurt Vile
J Mascis
Ben Harper
Smith Westerns
Toro Y Moi
There’s a new supergroup on the block and they are Fistful of Mercy. Consisting of Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison, the group recorded an album earlier this year and enlisted drummer Jim Keltner to overdub percussion. (Of the three, I only know Ben Harper personally and besides being a phenomenal guitarist, he is one of the true gentlemen of rock.) The album As I Call You Down is due later this month. The band is offering a free download of their namesake track from their website. Here though is another track from the album entitled “Father’s Son” and is the Song of the Day.
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“Father’s Son” by Fistful of Mercy
