The 10 Plagues In Song: Part II

Based on the enormous success that last year’s 10 Plagues In Song post was, I figured I’d do it all again. This is not an easy task. Finding one song about the death of livestock was hard enough. Searching for a second took some serious digging. But here you have it – the 10 Plauges in Song, Part II.

Update: My blogging protege Aaron has come up with his own indie version of the 10 plagues over at the Sound Co-Op. Check it out. And then check mine below.

1. Blood: The Black Angels – River Of Blood

2. Frogs: Flaming Lips – I Can Be A Frog

3. Lice: Mogwai – Killing All The Flies

4. Wild Animals: James Vincent McMorrow – The Sparrow And The Wolf

5. Livestock Death: Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – That Fierce Cow Is Common Sense In A Country Dress

6. Boils: Frightened Rabbit – The Modern Leper

7. Hail: Mastodon – Hail To Fire

8. Locusts: The Avett Brothers – Pretty Girl From Locust

9. Darkness: Johnny Cash – I See A Darkness

10. Death of Firstborn: J. Tillman – Firstborn

Enjoy the music, and have a happy Passover. 

TSA Pat Downs – Part 2

Just to update everyone who was holding their breath, wondering what I would do when I arrived at the airport, I did, in fact, opt out of the scanners and choose to be patted down.

Why? I’m not entirely sure.

Happy Columbus Day

Happy Columbus Day everyone. For those of you who have off, enjoy!

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Mr. Columbus

Also, if you haven’t noticed, I’ve updated the blog to include a Bootleg Archive (which you can also see in the header of the blog). Check it out, and enjoy the shows!

Pharaoh’s Dance

Passover is almost upon us, and with it the glorious Passover foods including no bread, no cookies, no crackers, and no cakes. But hey, we have matzah (read: wheat-based cardboard), so who are we to complain?

For the uninitiated, Passover celebrates Jewish Exodus from Egypt which took place somewhere between 1600 and 1200 BCE, depending on which historian or archeologist follow. To remember we have a “seder” during which we retell the story of the enslavement via the Pharaoh and our subsequent Exodus, eat tons of matzah, and do a ton of other crazy cool customs that you’ll only really find out about if you stop on by.

So, going with Miles Davis’ assumption that at some point in time, some Pharaoh must have danced, here’s a song to get you in the Passover mood.

Miles Davis – Pharaoh’s Dance