Ben Folds and Nick Hornby... 'nuff said

Nick Hornby's words and Ben Folds' music and performance... wow!

I've seen Ben Folds live about 8 times and play a bunch of his tunes whenever I get around to gigging. While I would be more than happy with Ben writing his own lyrics for this, how can you knock the pairing. Haven't been this excited about a CD in a while.

I can't wait until this drops in September.

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Girl Talk LIVE at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC

While I'm no aficionado of DJ culture, what I do know and listen to begins and ends with Girl Talk. It's great to find a longer live clip of an artist at work.

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Wicked Soul Funk by Donny Hathaway's Band

If you've got earphones at work, put them in and listen to Parts One and Two of the incredibly groovy jam. I challenge you not be grooving in your seat by two minutes in. Some awesome soloing and a great vibe to ride along. Dig it!

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The Rheostatics Shaved Head

Not the greatest video quality, but a great song. I would encourage all fans of alternative and eclectic music to dig back into this great Canadian band's discography.

Quirky. Brilliant. Intrinsically Canadian.

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Forget Gaga, St Vincent Digs A Pony

Burn your Lady Gaga craptacular CDs and start listening to St. Vincent. Check out the song "Marrow" and others. Here is an artist that kicks ass. I just hope that by leading you in with a familiar Beatles' track, you may check out other stuff.

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Bend Sinister - The Same Things

A kickass band from the Left Coast who we've featured twice on the DyscultureD podcast, this video is over a year old now, but the song is soooo cool!

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Squeeze - Pulling Mussels From A Shell

Just because this is one of the greatest songs of the 1980s and because I get to see the band in my hometown this summer.

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The Case for Neko Case

Neko Case doesn't need facts or rhyme or reason - just music.

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The Mohawk Lodge - Wear 'Em Out

Such a great tune by a really cool Canadian band. Have been diggin' this track for a couple years now and it hasn't grown old at all.

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Bill Withers - Use Me... Soul the way it should be

You may know Bill Withers from Lean On Me or Ain't No Sunshine, but he grooved with so much soul in a whole bunch of songs. I love 70's Soul and Funk, but I love it even more when done with organic instruments that really allow for a physicality to the tune instead of today's synth action.

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