Monthly Archives: November 2010

Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth Must Also Love: Revolvers

Even James Jackson Toth’s most rabid fans probably can’t keep track of the prolific singer/songwriter’s output. The Lexington, Ky.-based Toth has issued numerous solo and group efforts (including cassettes, CD-Rs, limited-edition vinyl, etc.) under his own name as well as such monikers as WAND, Wooden Wand And The Vanishing Voice, H.P. Witchcraft, the Jescos and [...]

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Film At 11: Ray Davies

We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Now that you’re awake again following your post-meal nap and the Bengals/Jets game is almost over, it’s time to celebrate with a song from the great Ray Davies. Here’s a solo live clip of “Thanksgiving Day” from 2005.

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TiVo Party Tonight: Lissie

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): Lissie Rerun from October 13. Singer/songwriter Lissie supported debut LP Catching A Tiger with a performance of “In Sleep.”

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Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth Must Also Love: “SportsCenter”

Even James Jackson Toth’s most rabid fans probably can’t keep track of the prolific singer/songwriter’s output. The Lexington, Ky.-based Toth has issued numerous solo and group efforts (including cassettes, CD-Rs, limited-edition vinyl, etc.) under his own name as well as such monikers as WAND, Wooden Wand And The Vanishing Voice, H.P. Witchcraft, the Jescos and [...]

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MP3 At 3PM: The White Wires

From the city that gave us Alanis Morissette comes the equally (non)ironic trio the White Wires. Despite their shared hometown of Ottawa, the White Wires have foregone Morissette’s warblings in favor of an honest-to-goodness mixture of pop/punk and power pop. The White Wires will release their second full-length, WWII (Dirtnap), on November 23. Download the LPS’ [...]

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K.Flay Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape

San Francisco artist K. Flay has already established herself as a master of the awesome mix tape. Last year, she released MASHed Potatoes, on which she took existing tracks and put her own twist on them, including adding new lyrics that play on the song’s original title. (She recently revisited this idea with “2 Weak,” [...]

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Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth Must Also Love: “Shop Class As Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into The Value Of Work” By Matthew B. Crawford

Even James Jackson Toth’s most rabid fans probably can’t keep track of the prolific singer/songwriter’s output. The Lexington, Ky.-based Toth has issued numerous solo and group efforts (including cassettes, CD-Rs, limited-edition vinyl, etc.) under his own name as well as such monikers as WAND, Wooden Wand And The Vanishing Voice, H.P. Witchcraft, the Jescos and [...]

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Film At 11: The Octopus Project

“Catalog” is the latest video from the Octopus Project‘s Hexadecagon (Peek-A-Boo), and it was directed by the awesomely named Wiley Wiggins, with quartz programming by Dan Winckler and Jim Bumgardner. Hexadecagon is out both on CD and as a limited-edition gatefold vinyl release with a cut-and-assemble zoetrope and 10 bonus “roulette” tracks that cannot be replicated [...]

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TiVo Party Tonight: N.E.R.D., City And Colour, Neon Tree

Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): N.E.R.D Hip-hop group N.E.R.D is supporting new album Nothing. Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): City And Colour Rerun from October 14. Dallas Green performed “Waiting” from Bring Me [...]

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Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth Must Also Love: “We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001″ By Eric Davidson

Even James Jackson Toth’s most rabid fans probably can’t keep track of the prolific singer/songwriter’s output. The Lexington, Ky.-based Toth has issued numerous solo and group efforts (including cassettes, CD-Rs, limited-edition vinyl, etc.) under his own name as well as such monikers as WAND, Wooden Wand And The Vanishing Voice, H.P. Witchcraft, the Jescos and [...]

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