• Teddy Thompson
    Rock

    New Tunes: Teddy Thompson

    This, my friends, is a fall in love at first listen type of tune. Teddy Thompson is the son of Richard and Linda Thompson – both well respected musicians in their own right. So Teddy comes from good stock.

    “In My Arms” is beautiful, sunny harmonies, a killer B3 solo, a catchy hook… It’s got it all!

    It’s June – summer has descended upon us north of the equator. So may I nominate “In My Arms” as a great kick-off-the-summer tune? I can? Good.

    This is the first single from his new album, A Piece of What You Need, which comes out June 17th.

    Teddy Thompson – In My Arms

    https://www.teddythompson.net

    Some tour dates:

    Jun 6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Three Rivers Arts Festival
    Jun 7 – Detroit, MI – Detroit Festival of the Arts
    Jun 10 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
    Jun 11 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
    Jun 12 – Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin Terrace
    Jun 14 – Covington, KY – Molly Malone’s
    Jun 15 – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
    Jun 17 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
    Jun 20 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
    Jun 21 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
    Jun 27 – Bristol, UK – Fiddler’s Club
    Jun 28 – Pilton, UK – Glastonbury Festival Q Magazine Stage
    Jul 5 – London, UK – Kenwood House opening for Rufus Wainwright
    Jul 8 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
    Jul 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Coronet Theater

  • Kids are Listening To,  Pop,  Video

    What the Kids are Listening to: Katy Perry

    Fresh from the Captain's Katy Perry.

    Getting a high profile shout out from Mama Madge when you’ve not even released your first record sets some damned high expectations. From what I can tell of young Katy Perry it seems like she has the ability to deliver with some bombast of ‘shock and awe’. She’s got a hell of a voice and a wicked sense of humor. Think of her as the US answer to Lily Allen with a Cyndi Lauper grade voice. And while it’s not exactly taboo these days to admit to some same-sex tomfoolery, admitting to screwing around on your boyfriend with a chick just for kicks is, well, yeah.. not so taboo. Either way it’s got a funky beat and I can bug out to it. Enjoy the video and be sure to check the parodies that are cropping up all over…

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    Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl (Video)

    Bonus: Check out her truly excellent (albeit loose) cover of The Outfield’s “Your Love”. This scores instant points with me as this one of my favorite 80’s tunes:

    Katy Perry – Use Your Love (Last.fm)

    Pre-Order One of the Boys: Amazon

    Links: Official Site | on Last.fm | on MySpace