health etc.

Hi folks. For the few of you who read this post and listen to my show I'd like to apologize for ma absence these last couple of weeks. On August 14th I was stricken with an illness, and to this day symptoms remain. Doctors haven't been able to figure out if it has been caused by some sort or virus or infection, or even something neurological. Tests are ongoing to try to figure out what is exactly wrong with me, but until I've figured that out, or the symptoms simply disappear, my appearance on this blog or on the radio may be intermittent.

Thanks for continuing to listen to the Ministry of Indie and 92.9 Kick FM. You guys, the listeners, are the best.

Here's an Okkervil River tune I've been listening to lately, it's got the same effects of a warm blanket or cup of cocoa.

Okkervil River-Listening to Otis Redding at Home...

Cheers.

Song of the week: Naive-Lily Allen

I've most likely mentioned at least a couple of hundred times in the past that I love the Kooks. I'm a huge fan of "Inside In Inside Out" (but not so much with "Konk," but that's for another ramble) and there was probably a period of at least a month last year when I played "Naive" on the radio every chance I could get. Well Imagine my surprise when I found a cover on the internet by none other than Lily Allen, the Brit songstress who has arguably one of the sexiest voices on the planet.

So let me break this equation down for you. If x=rockus song and y=sexy voice of Lily Allen, then:

x + y = Killer track! (or z)

Enough with the half-assed algebra though, enjoy this cover of Naive by Lily Allen.

Naive-Lily Allen
Via Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good

Cut Copy: Track of the Day

Due to some technical issues, I was unable to do my regular show this afternoon, I can't tell you how disappointed I am, I had a couple of killer tracks to share with you guys.

I won't let some crappy computer network databases stop me though, my love for you knows no bounds. Right, sorry for the awkwardness there, so I'll get on with it then.

Cut Copy are to put it simply, awesome. If I were to put it in complicated, less easily understandable terms, I would say that they are the equivalent to standing on top of a building in a thunderstorm with your pants down and eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I know, it's a little harder to understand. Anyway, Cut Copy are a product of Melbourne, Australia, and just rippin it up here in terms of their sound. Their latest album, Lights & Music, is one of the best indie dance albums I've heard since Justice came across the pond and lay waste to North America's collective cerebellum, and this little cut I'm giving to you, Strangers in the Wind, is only a very small sample of the brilliant audacity found on this album.

So without further ado, please enjoy this track courtesy of theyellowstereo.com.

Stay tuned, I have a killer Kooks cover for you coming up next week.