mountain lion tracks

Cheap Mp3 Downloads: “Pump Up The Jam’98″ track by “Technotronic D.O.N.S.” - Cheap Mp3 Downloads

Cheap mp3 Downloads: “Christian Fennesz” mp3s online store

Cheap mp3 Downloads: “Andy Williams” mp3s online store

After two months on the road, rock legend Neil Young closed out his North American tour last night with a catalogue-spanning set at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. And the gig — a celebratory event with openers Wilco and Everest — drew a who’s who list of celebs, including actor Bill Murray, singer/songwriter Norah Jones, and Oasis’ Noel Gallagher.

Young protégés Everest welcomed the audience with tunes off their latest album, Ghost Notes, and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere,” which saw gorgeous country lasses the Watson Twins and Wilco bassist John Stirratt on backing vocals.

Wilco opened their short set with Sky Blue Sky’s pastoral “You Are My Face” and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’s “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” A few songs later, frontman Jeff Tweedy invited Norah Jones to join the band on psych-country ballad “Jesus, Etc.” Jones, who covered the song at this year’s Bridge School Benefit, hit the stage with two unidentified galpals, a group that Tweedy dubbed “Puss in Boots,” and the trio sang backup to the track, which spurred a gleeful crowd sing-along. But Tweedy wasn’t finished: To celebrate his son’s birthday, the Chicago rocker invited 13-year-old Spencer to fill in on drums after the crowd sang a spirited “Happy Birthday.”

“It’s all down hill from here, son,” Tweedy joked as Spencer left the stage.

As Young’s stage hands prepared for his set, the stars began filling the seats near our stage-left perch. Bill Murray arrived with director Jim Jarmusch, Norah Jones and the rest of “Puss in Boots” plopped down next to us, and Noel Gallagher and Oasis (minus Liam) sat to our left.

“He’s still got it,” Gallagher told SPIN.com of Young’s timeless musicianship. “And most importantly, he still means it.”

And he does: Young, 63, ripped through his catalogue, making a joke during After the Gold Rush track “Oh Lonesome Me” by substituting “old” for “oh,” and playing lively versions of “Cinnamon Girl” and Powderfinger.” His new tunes proved both Young’s venomous and tender sides haven’t diminished; the gritty guitars of “Cough Up the Bucks” got the crowd pumping fists, and slow-strumming solo electric ballad “Off the Road” had longtime fans questioning their neighbors: “Which album is this on?”

Studio ace Chad Cromwell (drums), longtime collaborator Ben Keith (pedal steel/rhythm guitar), Rick Rosas (bass), Anthony Crawford (piano, guitar), and wife Peggi (piano, background vocals) worked as a seasoned team. And the group — usually playing within a three-foot radius in the center of the stage — knew when to give room to Young’s stomping solo fits, which highlighted tracks like “Cortez the Killer.”

Onstage, a painter laid wide brush strokes on a large canvas. “It’s some hippie stuff,” Norah Jones whispered to SPIN.com

It certainly was. In his paint-splattered suit jacket, ragged jeans, and tattered tennis shoes, Young, ever the ’60s idealist, played pipe organ on “Mother Earth (Natural Anthem),” a somber track lamenting the mistreatment of our planet. He strummed out a spot-on rendition of “The Needle and the Damage Done,” and showed his chops on the freewheelin’ “Cowgirl in the Sand.” Call it hippie stuff, but Young’s ever-changing style proves his staying power — especially on the set-closing rendition of the Beatles’ 1967 psych-classic “A Day in the Life,” which Young transformed into a riotous rocker as he stomped across the stage, screamed into the mic, and shook and rattled his guitar during the song’s final, noisy coda until the strings had ripped from the fretboard.

Neil Young setlist:
“Love and Only Love”
“Out of the Blue”
“Everybody Knows This is Nowhere”
“Powderfinger”
“Cortez the Killer”
“Cinnamon Girl”
“Old Lonesome Me”
“Mother Earth”
“Needle and the Damage Done”
“Light a Candle”
“Cough Up the Bucks”
“Fuel Line”
“Hit the Road and Go to Town”
“Get Around”
“Unknown Legend”
“Heart of Gold”
“Old Man”
“Back to the Country”
“Off the Road”
“Sing a Song”
“When Worlds Collide”
“Cowgirl in the Sand”
“Rockin’ in the Free World”

Encore:
“Get Behind the Wheel”
“A Day in the Life”

Neil Young / Photo by Jonathan Bayer

Cheap Mp3 Downloads: “Blink Of A Nihilist” release by “B.C. Camplight”

Cheap mp3 Downloads: “Uncle Woody Sullender” mp3s online store

Gentle Giant

Octopus (1972)

Cheap Mp3 Downloads: “Your Body’s Callin” track by “R. Kelly” - Cheap Mp3 Downloads

Just got sent an email from ebuyer.com and it contained this Asus computer

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150606

Looks interesting, seems to have most things necessary, is £440 (and of course no monitor necessary), and is available in white/black. Not for me as I have a mac mini at the moment, but perhaps one to consider for XP fans? I guess USB dacs/transports only though.

What do you think?

Cheap Mp3 Downloads: “Lyla” track by “Oasis” - Cheap Mp3 Downloads

10TH March, 2008: SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK & Ireland) has today announced that it is the first major UK label to license a brand new on demand streaming service with We7, Peter Gabriel’s pioneering ad funded music service.

Today’s agreement sees music from the vast SONY BMG catalogue becoming available to stream free, legally and safely on the ad-funded website, with a short advertisement prior to each track.

We7 will launch the new on demand streaming service in the UK at the end of April, with the service initially available to existing We7 members and gradually extended to new subscribers.

Ged Doherty, Chairman of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK & Ireland), said: We are in the business of embracing a multitude of new ways our music can reach audiences. Our deal with We7 is an important step forward in offering fans greater flexibility in how they consume music.

Steve Purdham, co-founder and CEO We7, said: Today marks a significant leap forward for We7 and the industry as a whole, as SONY BMG lead the way in embracing the on demand streaming model for the benefit of music fans, artists and advertisers alike.

Peter Gabriel, musician and Founder Investor in We7, commented: The digital revolution has provided exciting and extraordinary opportunities in the music business, even though it has been largely written off by many. We7 is a model that will supply free music to the consumer and still provide a stream of revenue to musicians and content owners. We are delighted that SONY BMG are exploring this new world, and are the first forward thinking major to come on board with us.

Cheap mp3 Downloads: “Chris Cornell” mp3s online store

What? Recording as El Guincho, Pablo Díaz-Reixa crafted drum-heavy, carnival-esque sounds on Alegranza (No. 33 on our 40 Best Albums of 2008 list). While that album contains enough moments of repetitious bliss to keep parties across the planet gyrating for years to come, Díaz-Reixa’s main outfit, Coconot, provides the perfect soundtrack for winding down without dropping the beat. The group’s hypnotizing second record, the recently released Cosa Astral, features swaths of gauzy keyboards and Animal Collective-worthy yelping while never forgetting to pack a rhythmic punch in each track.

Who? In a matter of happenstance, Coconot was formed in March 2005 by Díaz-Reixa and former member Alfredo Montes after the two met while traveling Western Africa and shared a discussion about their love of Brazilian music. Current members Jens Neumaier and Cristian Subirà joined Coconot’s lineup when the band recorded their debut, Novo Tropical Errado, in June 2005. After a break to craft music as El Guincho, Díaz-Reixa returned to Coconot — now a trio, following Montes’ departure — to write and record what would become Cosa Astral.

Fun Fact: Díaz-Reixa isn’t the only member of Coconot that’s been a part of other musical projects: Neumaier was the saxophonist/keyboardist for the recently defunct Barcelona-based post-rock act 12Twelve, while Subirà is the brains behind the electro-psych outfit Summer Recreation Camp.

Listen: Coconot, “Verbena de los Delfines” (DOWNLOAD MP3)

Buy: Cosa Astral at Stickfigure Distribution

Cheap Mp3 Downloads: “Machineries Of Joy Volume 4 (2 CD)” release by “Various Artists”

With chart-topping hits, past drug problems, a lofty ego, flashy duds, and an ever-present cigarette, Scott Weiland is a living cliché of the classic “rock star.” But there’s no denying it: Even after 20 years in the music business, he still has what matters most — talent. And he proved it with a memorable solo show at New York City’s Fillmore East Friday night.

“Sometimes you take risks, sometimes they’re glorious,” Weiland said a few songs into his lengthy set, referring to the musical variety of his new solo album, Happy in Galoshes. And though there were a few off-key notes and murky sound issues, Weiland’s show was mostly spot-on. Dressed like an extra from Dick Tracy with a grey suit and red tie, top hat, and vintage sunglasses, the alt-rock misfit slithered and wiggled across the stage, as his backing band — drums, bass, and two guitars — played with an excited vigor.

“This is a love song in the nature of Burt Bacharach,” Weiland said before the band dove into “Killing Me Sweetly.” The quartet’s slow-burning bossa-nova groove matched Weiland’s emotive vocals about love lost. “Told me she needs me