MY MORNING JACKET

I saw this last night and thought it was awesome. Maybe you've heard of My Morning Jacket before, but I hadn't. Apparently they once played a four hour set at a festival in Tennessee, featuring special guest star Kirk Hammett from Metallica. Remarkably, their set also included a cover of Kool and the Gang's Get Down on It. Obviously another reason I'm keen is their beautiful song The Librarian.

CAUSE JESUS HE KNOWS ME, AND HE KNOWS I"M RIGHT ...

Of all the weird and unexpected celebration days in the world - Squirrel Appreciation Day, Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk Day - I think this one tops them all. Every year, on the 15th February, Brooklyn hosts the Phil Collins Day Parade. This year saw 250 attendants dressed in Phil Collins masks, a float, a band and an imitation Phil. 

A PITTSBURGH MUSICAL MASH-UP

Pittsburgh genius Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk,  is an ex-biomedic turned DJ and seems to have perfected the art of the digital mashup with this fab website sampling over 300 songs in 50 minutes. The best part is that you can see what he's mixed while it's playing. More fun since something really fun you did recently.  Did you see the new Justin Beiber film? Did you beat a personal best on the running machine? Hard to believe, I know, but this is better.

MODERN DAY BOB DYLAN?

Here's a song from Dan Bern, a man the New Yorker is comparing with Bob Dylan, accompanied by Common Rotation, a New York Mumford & Sons but less religious. They played a funny, folky set at the Highline Ballroom last night.