Here’s some North Carolina love for this Tuesday morning – from one local artist to another. Scott Avett (one of The Avett Brothers) recorded the video below for your viewing pleasure, performing Bombadil’s song “Marriage” from their album Tarpits and Canyonlands released last year via Ramseur Records. Now I’m not sure which version I like more…
From the opening blare of those trumpets, to the secondary plunk of them keys, “Coughing on the F Train” immediately opens it’s proverbial trench-coat and reveals itself as another exhibit in the forward progression of Durham, NC’s Bombadil. Far more poppy than folksy, it’s a relatively large leap forward for a band who started out … Read more
The Flaming Lips | Photo by Aggie Donkar The 2011 Hopscotch Music Festival is over, dammit, and I now have a new way to gauge my experience. When getting ready for work this morning, I had to move my belt to the next largest size. No shit y’all – I drank, and ate, THAT much … Read more