BEST OF THE BUNCH!!

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-11-05T18:17:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE with NELLIE MCKAY! Quirky pop with sweet sarcasm. (Source: NPR)
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In-Studio Performance with OVER THE RHINE! Smooth folk rock with honey-tinged vocals...gorgeous. (Source: NPR)
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TWO in-studio performance tracks from JESCA HOOP! Eclectic pop-rock with an alternative weirdo vibe. :) Love her! (Source: NPR)
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NINE FREE TRACKS from BLUEBERRY! Yummy. (Source: Homepage)
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THREE FREE TRACKS from SEASICK! (Source: Homepage)
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THREE FREE TRACKS from LISA HANNIGAN! Formerly with Damien Rice...magnificent on her own! Absolute loveliness...beyond words.(Source: Myspace)
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THREE FREE TRACKS from ORA COGAN! Lovely loveliness. (Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-10-08T18:57:00.001-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE and INTERVIEW with JONI MITCHELL! Classic-folkster meets modern sensibilities - as gorgeous as ever. (Source: NPR)
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THREE FREE tracks from THE BLACK KITES! Female-led jangly pop. (Source: Filthy Little Angels)
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K.T. TUNSTALL'S live video performance at SESSIONS! It's KT - 'nough said. (Source: Spinner)
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FREE 7 SONG EP + 2 from THE BOSCH! Male/Female Alt-rock a la The White Stripes. (Source: Homepage)
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LIVE IN-STUDIO performance from THE GREENCARDS! Modern, magnificent "Newgrass" with attitude! (Source: NPR)
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LIVE IN-STUDIO performance from UNCLE EARL! Nice alt-country sound with great vox. (Source: NPR)
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AMAZING LIVE VIDEO performances from ANE BRUN and ANNA TERNHEIM. Absolute loveliness...beyond words.(Source: La Blogotheque)
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Remember to check out my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!! You won't be disappointed with the tunes...and there's very little talk, so you can enjoy the music. Tune in and listen!

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-09-24T18:38:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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NINETEEN FREE demos from MILLA JOVOVICH! Cha-ching...Resident Evil gets all folky and what-not. (Source: Homepage)
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THREE FREE tracks from SARAH MACDOUGALL! Alt-country with a folk sensibility. (Source: MySpace)
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SIX FREE TRACKS from COCO LOVE ALCORN! (Select the Audio option.) Soulful pop with a retro-feel. (Source: Supersonic EPK)
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Live In-Studio Performance with GRACE POTTER and THE NOCTURNALS! Fun, gritty rock with attitude. (Source: NPR)
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A FREE ALBUM from DEERHOOF! Amazing selection of eclectic-electric prog-pop! (Source: Kill Rock Stars)
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THREE FREE tracks from TAKEN BY TREES! The Concretes' vocalist's solo effort. (Source: Indie Surfer Blog)
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TONS of free tracks (including cover songs like LONDON CALLING) from GABRIELA KULKA. Piano-pop with an experimental artistic flair.(Source: Homepage)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-09-23T19:26:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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TWO FREE cover tracks from SUSHEELA RAMAN! Smooth versions with groove. (Source: Sixeyes)
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TONS of FREE tracks from the amazing ELASTICA! The classic female-led alt-rock...rareties, live and more. (Source: Elasticized.org)
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In-studio performance from LORI MCKENNA! Lovely modern folk with a country flair.(Source: NPR)
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THREE FREE tracks from AURORA JANE & MASSIVE CHANGE! Alt-rock with amazing female vox. (Source: Triple J Unearthed)
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FIFTEEN FREE tracks from NICOLE GORDON! (Source: Beam Homepage)
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Great female artist mix from MUSIC IS ART. Including tracks from PJ HARVEY, BLONDE REDHEAD, COCOROSIE and more! (Source: Music is Art)
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In-Studio performance from JESCA HOOP! Quirky-eclectic pop. (Source: MPR)
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FOUR free tracks from JUDITH and the HOLOFERNES. "Female fronted goodness". (Source: Homepage)
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THREE free tracks from SHARRON KRAUS. Old-Timey folk. (Source: MySpace)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-08-25T14:49:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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TEN FREE tracks from BRAND NEW HEAVIES! Soul-rock with groove. (Source: Traxsource)
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SIX FREE tracks from JENNY LUNDMARK! Swedish folk with gentle vocals. (Source: Block44)
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In-studio performance MP3s from LINDA THOMPSON! Lovely modern folk with a classic vibe.(Source: NPR)
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SIX FREE tracks from RACHEL TAYLOR BROWN! Piano-pop with artful air! (Source: Homepage)
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TWELVE FREE tracks featuring vocalist HELENE RENAUT in bands BEAM and PERFECTION! Gorgeous! (Source: Beam Homepage)
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NINE free tracks from CLARE BURSON. Melancholy singer-songwriter! (Source: Homepage)
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In-Studio performance from JENNY DALTON! Lovely piano-pop. (Source: MPR)
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SIX free tracks from CHARMING. "Female fronted goodness". (Source: Homepage)
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FOUR free tracks from SOPHE LUX. Quirky pop with flair. (Source: MySpace)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-08-21T18:08:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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LOTS of free tracks from PIETA BROWN! Click on CD artwork for a selection of mp3s from that album! Nice gentle, intelligent folk music. (Source: Homepage)
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EIGHT FREE REMIXES from FEIST! Gorgeous silky dark chocolate-yummy vocals. (Source: Sixeyes)
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In-studio performance MP3s from DOLORES O'RIORDAN! Former Cranberries frontwoman features new solo material.(Source: NPR) *********************************************************************
In-Studio performance from ST. VINCENT! Quirky-pop wonderful! (Source: MPR)
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FOUR free tracks from THE FLIR! Amazing Cocteau-Twins shoegaze sound! (Source: Download.com)
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FOUR free tracks from ALI BARTLETT. Mellow indie-folk! (Source: MySpace)
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In-Store performance from MEG & DIA! Energetic pop with an edge. (Source: Lullabyes.net)
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Live session with WUSSY. Nice Alt-Country with Smarts. (Source: Woxy)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-08-19T18:25:00.000-05:00

ELEVEN! free tracks from INGRID MICHAELSON. Indie-folk loveliness! (Source: Homepage)
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TWO free tracks and THREE free remixes from THE ARTIFICIAL SEA! Gorgeous! (Source: Homepage)
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STREAM a NEW TRACK from ANNIE LENNOX. "Dark Road" is ethereal and chilling. (Source: Stereogum)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-07-20T20:20:00.001-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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A Great Summer Mix by various women artists...inspired by REGINA SPEKTOR'S "Cleavage Song"! :) (Source: Kwaya Na Kisser) *********************************************************************
TWO LIVE VIDEO CLIPS FROM ST. VINCENT! Gorgeous music. (Source: Stereogum)
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THREE LIVE In-Studio tracks from THE DETROIT COBRAS! Retro-soul grit-rock...AMAZING! (Source: NPR)
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FIVE free Tracks from THE GOSSIP...These are GREAT! (Source: Kill Rock Stars)
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LIVE In-Studio performance from PALOMAR. I love this band!
(Source: WOXY)
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FIVE FREE TRACKS from MATES OF STATE! Alt-retro-synth-pop, perfect for a summer cruise! (Source: Lawrence.com)
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Gorgeous LIVE SET with SINEAD O'CONNOR. Sinead at her most beautiful and gentle! (Source: NPR)
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"b - neath the cover" - joni mitchell's "ladies of the canyon" (original and annie lennox's version)

2007-07-06T20:10:00.000-05:00

"Ladies of the Canyon"
by Joni Mitchell

Trina wears her wampum beads
She fills her drawing book with line
Sewing lace on widows weeds
And filigree on leaf and vine
Vine and leaf are filigree
And her coats a secondhand one
Trimmed with antique luxury
She is a lady of the canyon

Annie sits you down to eat
She always makes you welcome in
Cats and babies round her feet
And all are fat and none are thin
None are thin and all are fat
She may bake some brownies today
Saying, you are welcome back
She is another canyon lady

Estrella circus girl
Comes wrapped in songs and gypsy shawls
Songs like tiny hammers hurled
At beveled mirrors in empty halls
Empty halls and beveled mirrors
Sailing seas and climbing banyans
Come out for a visit here
To be a lady of the canyon

Trina takes her paints and her threads
And she weaves a pattern all her own
Annie bakes her cakes and her breads
And she gathers flowers for her home
For her home she gathers flowers
And estrella, dear companion
Colors up the sunshine hours
Pouring music down the canyon-
Coloring the sunshine hours
They are the ladies of the canyon

Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell (original version)

Ladies of the Canyon - Annie Lennox (Joni Mitchell cover)

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"b - low the radio" - Secret Garden Selections

2007-07-05T16:39:00.000-05:00

artwork by: DANIEL EGNEUS

These tracks are available for evaluation purpose only and will be available to download for two weeks. Enjoy and if you like it, buy it! (RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD...or STREAM using the flash player)

Secret Garden Selections

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Emilie Simon - Fleur de Saison
BUY IT HERE
Delerium (feat. Kristy Thirsk) - Flowers become Screens
BUY IT HERE
Bjork - Hidden Place (Acapella)
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St. Vincent - We Put a Pearl in the Ground (instrumental)
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Kate Bush - Under the Ivy
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Cocteau Twins - Rilkean Heart (acoustic version)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-07-03T00:02:00.000-05:00

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(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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AN ENTIRE ALBUM for FREE From French band CLOVER (featuring vocals by Charlotte Savary)! This is GREAT STUFF! (Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
FOUR free tracks from THE PRIDS plus a live performance! Dark underground punk-Pop. (Source: Homepage)
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SIX free tracks from BLOOD RED SHOES! Raw Guitar POP. (Source: Homepage)
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ONE free track from KATE NASH! Reminiscent of REGINA SPEKTOR...really great track. Sign up for Mailing List and get this free track from up-and-coming British popster. (Source: Homepage)
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LIVE performance from COWBOY JUNKIES! THREE TRACKS. Gentle and Hazy...loveliest voice.

(Source: NPR)

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OVER 20 FREE MP3s from DIAMANDA GALAS! Theatrical Avant-Garde! (Source: Homepage)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-06-29T14:35:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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NEW VIDEO PERFORMANCE OF PJ HARVEY featuring A BRAND NEW SONG!! From upcoming September release!. (Source: Spinner.com) *********************************************************************
FOUR free tracks from LUNACHICKS! Punk-Pop, energetic and rocking. Includes a cover of BLONDIE'S "Heart of Glass". (Source: Myspace)
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FOUR free tracks from CERYS MATTHEWS! Smart folk with "girlie-vocals"! REALLY NICE! (Source: Homepage)
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THREE free tracks from THE GIRL GUIDES (girls choir singing GUIDED BY VOICES songs) Reminiscent of SCALA...really good tracks. (Source: Myspace)
********************************************************************* THREE free tracks from HANNAH FOX LARKIN! Gentle folk...lovely voice. (Source: Myspace) *********************************************************************
LIVE performance from LAND OF TALK (14 tracks)! Great indie-rock with energy! (Source: Lullabyes.net)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-06-16T14:05:00.000-05:00

SPINNER.COM's 3 X 3 Videos featuring AMY WINEHOUSE, NEKO CASE and CORTNEY TIDWELL! Great Live performances. (Source: Spinner.com) *********************************************************************
AMAZING music mix for download from THIS WOMAN COIL website! A haunting mix of jazzy eclectic sounds from JUANA MOLINA, MARISSA NADLER, CHARALAMBIDES and more. Conveniently available as a Zip file. (Source: This Woman Coil)
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NICE RIOT GIRL MIX AT MOTEL DE MOKA! With tracks by SLITS, BIKINI KILL, THE GOSSIP and more. (Source: Motel de Moka) *********************************************************************

In-Studio Performance with THE ROSEBUDS! Smart-pop with a rock edge.
(Source: NPR)

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LIVE in-studio performance from THE PIPETTES! Fun bubble-gum retro pop with a feminist attitude.
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio)
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GREAT info, tracks and links on WOMEN IN MUSIC at MOOKYCHICK! Hours of fun!

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-06-03T18:01:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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LIVE performance from PATTY GRIFFIN on NPR! Listen to the in-studio performance. Sizzling vocals!
(Source: NPR)
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TONS OF FREE TRACKS from ANNA VOGELZANG (including mostly LIVE tracks!)
Folky Singer-Songwriter.
(Source: Homepage)
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FREE EP from WOODPIGEON! Smooth orchestral pop with male/female vox.
(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
LIVE SESSION from MARIA TAYLOR! Watch and/or Listen to this smart folky pop.
(Source: Spinner.com)
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LIVE in-studio performance from BRANDI CARLILE! Rootsy, gritty rock.
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio)
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SEVEN MP3s from HANNAH FURY! Airy Goth-Pop.
(Source: Mellow Traumatic Records)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-05-26T14:16:00.000-05:00

LIVE performance from GREAT NORTHERN on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC! Watch and/or listen to the in-studio performance. (Source: KEXP)

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THREE TRACKS from RASPUTINA (including one ADVANCE TRACK!) Eclectic Classically-Influenced Chamber-Rock (Source: 3hive)
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SIX FREE TRACKS FROM RAINER MARIA! Intelligent folk-rock for the eclectic, educated listener. (Source: Polyvinyl Records) *********************************************************************
FIVE FREE TRACKS from THE NAYSAYER! Gentle folk with some attitude. (Source: Homepage)

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LIVE in-studio performance from WUSSY! Female-led alt-country with heat! (Source: WOXY)

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ONE FREE ADVANCE MP3 from JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO! PLUS three streaming tracks! Johnette is the former vocalist for CONCRETE BLONDE. (Source: MySpace)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-05-20T21:26:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)

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NPR has a Live Performance and Interview Session with NICOLE ATKINS. Country-twinged mellow pop.
(Source: NPR)
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THREE FREE TRACKS FROM HELLO SAFERIDE! Smart folk-pop.
(Source: MySpace) *********************************************************************

LOTS OF FREE TRACKS from TANYA DONELLY! Great selection of demos...offered generously at no cost. Donations are accepted if you are so inclined.

Favorite Track: "Feed the Tree" (originally performed by BELLY)

(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
LIVE performance from AU REVOIR SIMONE! Three pop tunes live in studio - great fun!

(Source: Minnesota Public Radio) *********************************************************************
FIVE FREE TRACKS FROM MEDIEVAL BAEBES! Eclectic classically influenced chamber rock.

(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
EDITH FROST offers a FREE selection of DEMOS. Gentle pop that's perfect for a Sunday morning lie-in.

(Source: Comfort Stand)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-05-16T19:23:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)

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FREE TRACKS FROM ELIKA! Eight songs of amazing shoegaze.

(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
SEVEN FREE TRACKS FROM CAKE ON CAKE! Select one of the albums at the top of the page for some free music!

(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
LOTS OF FREE TRACKS from W S BURN! Hot and Sultry Sounds.

(Source: Homepage) *********************************************************************
Listen to TORI AMOS' Exclusive Song Picks! Including Hendrix, Bowie and more...

(Source: Rolling Stone)
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NPR has a Live Performance and Interview Session with EL PERRO DEL MAR. Gentle retro-pop melancholia.

(Source: NPR)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-04-28T09:48:00.000-05:00

Power Pop with Brains!

(Source: Daytrotter) *********************************************************************

THREE FREE SONGS from VIVA VOCE! Airy Pop-py Goodness...Cotton Candy for the ears.

Key Track: "Alive with Pleasure"

(Source: betterPropaganda) *********************************************************************

LOTS OF FREE TRACKS from CARLA BOZULICH! Gritty folk. Intelligent lyrics.

(Source: homepage) *********************************************************************
FIVE FREE TRACKS from LAUREN SHERA! Young Folk-Pop Prodigy.

(Source: homepage)
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NPR has a Live Performance and Interview Session from LAST TOWN CHORUS. Beautiful mellow folk rock.

(Source: NPR)
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2007-01-14T15:01:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)

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Follow this link to TWO NEW SONGS from SINEAD O'CONNOR - FREE to eMusic Subscribers!!

(Source: homepage) *********************************************************************
FREE EP from THE PROTOTYPES!! Fun French Retro-Pop! (select Stimuli from main menu)

Key Track: "Decider".

(Source: Minty Fresh)
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FIVE FREE SONGS from MIRAH! Eclectic Folk-Influenced Pop.

Key Track: "Cold Cold Water".

(Source: K Records) *********************************************************************

FOUR FREE TRACKS from THE THERMALS!

Key Track: "A Pillar of Salt".

(Source: Sub Pop) *********************************************************************
SEVEN FREE TRACKS from DRESDEN DOLLS! Alt-Cabaret-Rock-Weirdness!

Key Track: "Missed Me".

(Source: homepage)
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KCRW has a Live Performance and Interview Session from BIG SIR (feat. LISA PAPINEAU).

(Source: KCRW)
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NICE MIX of TRACKS by WOMEN (including CAT POWER) at MOTEL DE MOKA!

(Source: Motel de Moka)

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-12-17T18:54:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney) *********************************************************************
SEVEN FREE SONGS from HEM!!

Key Track: "Tennessee Waltz".

(Source: homepage)
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LOTS of FREE MUSIC from LIZ ISENBERG! Gentle folk.

(Source: homepage) ********************************************************************* A whole CD's worth of FREE MUSIC from FISHER! Fun folk-pop!

FREE CHRISTMAS ALBUM HERE!

(Source: homepage)
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NICE new website called TUNE GLUE. You start by typing in an artist's name and the site links the artist/band to related music. It's a great way to find NEW MUSIC TO EXPLORE!

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-12-15T17:17:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney) *********************************************************************
FOUR FREE SONGS from THE COWBOY JUNKIES!! (Click on album artwork.)

Key Track: "Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning".

(Source: Paste Music)
********************************************************************* SEVEN FREE MP3s from AMY SPEACE! (Select Multimedia.)

(Source: homepage) ********************************************************************* LOTS of FREE MUSIC from KRIS DELMHORST! Great modern folk!

Key track: "Broken White Line" (and the cover of "Tear-Stained Eye" ).

(Source: homepage)
********************************************************************* GREAT selection of FREE songs by OVER THE RHINE! (Click on album artwork.)

Key Track: "Sweet Baby Jane" (also two new Christmas tracks available).

(Source: Paste Music)
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THREE beautiful TUNES from THE INNOCENCE MISSION!

Key Track: "Lakes of Canada".

(Source: homepage) ********************************************************************* TEN!!!! SONGS from KATHLEEN EDWARDS! Great alt-country. (Select Music.)

Key Track: "Copied Keys".

(Source: homepage)
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LOVELY BALLADS and JIGS by KATE RUSBY!! (Click on album artwork.)

Key Track: "Sho Heen"

(Source: homepage) ********************************************************************* Remember to check out my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!! You won't be disappointed with the tunes...and there's very little talk, so you can enjoy the music. Tune in and listen!

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-12-13T20:08:00.000-06:00

(Source: KCRW)

BONUS: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" FREE TRACK HERE!!

(Source: Salon)
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FOUR FREE MP3s from NINA NASTASIA for the Daytrotter sessions!
(Source: Daytrotter.com) *********************************************************************
FIVE FREE MP3s from SHE KEEPS BEES!
(Source: homepage)
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Top 50 MUSIC VIDEOS of 2006!! Lots of great ones - with THE KNIFE'S "You Take My Breath Away" at number two!!
(Source: DoCopenhagen)
BONUS: THE KNIFE is offering a FREE XMAS TRACK HERE!!
(Source: homepage)
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THREE GREAT TUNES from TEXAS!!
(Source: myspace) *********************************************************************
Streaming radio featuring ALL WOMEN'S MUSIC - ALL THE TIME! Great indie music!

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-12-11T16:34:00.000-06:00

(Source: New York Times)
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LOTS OF FREE MP3s from THE KIDNEY THIEVES!
(Source: homepage) *********************************************************************
FOUR FREE MP3s from LOVE IS ALL!
(Source: homepage)

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"Year of the Woman" article featuring LILY ALLEN and others.
(Source: New Statesman) *********************************************************************

LOTS of FREE MP3s from KYM TUVIM!

(Source: homepage) *********************************************************************

MUSICOVERY website provides streaming playlists that you can select by mood! FUN!

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-12-05T21:04:00.000-06:00

(Source: Music is Art)
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FOUR FREE MP3s from VIENNA TENG!
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JOANNA NEWSOM guest DJs on NPR's All Songs Considered!
(Source: NPR)

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THREE FREE MP3s from A GIRL CALLED EDDY!
(Source: myspace) *********************************************************************

LOTS of FREE other-worldy music from LISA GERRARD (formerly of Dead Can Dance)!

(Source: homepage...select unheard) *********************************************************************

Nice ARTICLE reviewing TORI AMOS compilations.

(source: popmatters)
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Nice LIVE CONCERT from SONYA KITCHELL.
(source: Minnesota Public Radio)
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"b-warned"- amy winehouse's brit-soul grooves and woos...

2006-11-29T18:19:00.000-06:00

What are they putting in the tea and crumpets "Over There"?

Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee

Amy Winehouse

has released her second UK album entitled "Back to Black",

after the international success of her jazz-infused debut "Frank".

The new effort has evolved to a retro Motown sound. She explains the stylistic evolution: “I didn’t want to play the jazz thing up too much again” she says now, sitting in the snug of her favourite Camden boozer, ”I was bored of complicated chord structures and needed something more direct. I’d been listening to a lot of girl-groups from the fifties and sixties. I liked the simplicity of that stuff. It just gets to the point. So I started thinking about writing songs in that way."

Listen below and be moved by the retro-groove...
And check back soon for more mold-breaking emerging artists to b-watched!

(right-click to download the temporary tracks.)

Amy Whitehorn - Me & Mr. Jones EXPIRES IN ONE WEEK!

Amy Whitehorn - Tears Dry on Their Own EXPIRES IN ONE WEEK!

Amy Whitehorn - Rehab EXPIRES IN ONE WEEK!

Purchase the UK IMPORT HERE!!

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-11-26T17:31:00.000-06:00

Three bittersweet ballads from AZURE RAY HERE!!

(Source: Download.com)

And even MORE HERE!

(Source: myspace)
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LOTS of FREE MP3s from ALLISON CROWE!
(Source: homepage) *********************************************************************
FOUR LIVE recordings from ERIN MCKEOWN!
(Source: Daytrotter) *********************************************************************

Two GREAT TRACKS from JENNIFER O'CONNOR!
(Source: Matador Records) ********************************************************************* THREE SONGS from DENALI!

(Source: homepage...SELECT MEDIA) *********************************************************************

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-11-22T17:57:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!
(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney) *********************************************************************
Three MP3s from AwRY HERE!!

(Featuring Shara Worden of MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND)

(source: homepage) *********************************************************************

Three GREAT REMIXES from Sarah McLachlan!

(Source: Epitonic) *********************************************************************

Six FREE MP3s from ASOBI SEKSU!

(Source: homepage) ********************************************************************* Four CLASSIC TRACKS by MAZZY STAR!

(Source: myspace) *********************************************************************
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Betty!?!?...on Wall Street!?!?

2006-11-21T21:13:00.000-06:00

Bunch of Bettys Podcast was recently mentioned by

The Wall Street Journal!!

Read the article entitled "Wine, Women & Song" HERE.

Congrats to my fellow women's music bloggers as well.

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-11-21T20:16:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring

FREE and LEGAL music by women!!!

(above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney) *********************************************************************

Three Aimee Mann MP3s HERE! (Including a new Christmas track.) (Source: Download.com)
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Four GREAT CLASSIC tracks from Suzanne Vega! (Source: myspace)
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Four SOULFUL AND LOVELY tracks from HOPE! (Source: myspace)
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Five ROCKIN' TRACKS by THE KILLS! (Source: homepage) FOR FANS OF PJ HARVEY! *********************************************************************

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-04-19T10:17:00.000-05:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra
Christensen Barney)
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MORCHEEBA REMIX
link at Molly O'Poverty!
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NEKO CASE and MARTHA WAINWRIGHT in concert on
NPR!!

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LOTS of amazing and FREE tracks from COCTEAU TWINS at
their homepage!!

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Great new music video from EMILIE SIMON available at
her homepage!!

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FREE Music from Marykate O'Neill at
her homepage!!

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LOTS of GROOVY tunes by women (including KUDU) at
MOTEL DE MOKA!!

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my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!!
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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-04-02T18:10:00.000-05:00
Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra
Christensen Barney)
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NEW STUFF ON THE HOLY TRINITY...

Tori Amos (from everything tori)...
Polly Jean Harvey
(from rolling stone)...
Bjork remixes
(thanks to die by your side).
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GOLDFRAPP on
Leno!!
(thanks to big stereo)
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FREE NEW EP from Paavoharju available at
Internet Archive!!

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THREE LIVE TRACKS from ANI DIFRANCO's upcoming release available at
Toolshed!!

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Music from Canadian Women singers including Jane Siberry, Leslie Feist and Mary Margaret O'Hara
at Sixeyes!!

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"got him covered" #3: Chix dig on Hendrix...

2006-04-01T11:06:00.000-06:00

Concrete Blonde - Little Wing (Hendrix cover)

Joanna Newsome - Angel - live (Hendrix cover) (thanks to Gorilla vs. Bear)

Angelique Kidjo - Voodoo Child (Hendrix cover)

Belly - Are You Experienced (Hendrix cover)

Rickie Lee Jones - Up from the Skies (Hendrix cover)

Emmylou Harris - May This Be Love (Hendrix cover)

Indigo Girls - All Along the Watchtower - live (performed by Hendrix, written by Dylan)

Tori Amos - If 6 was 9 (Hendrix cover)

The Corrs - Little Wing -live (Hendrix cover)

The Pretenders - Bold as Love (Hendrix cover)

AND A BONUS INSTRUMENTAL TRACK...

Kronos Quartet - Purple Haze (Hendrix cover)

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-03-28T15:12:00.000-06:00
Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra
Christensen Barney)
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LOTS of NICE TRACKS from some GREAT ALBUMS available at
The Late Greats!!

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More FREE MP3s (including some cover songs) available from AL-L-ISON CROWE ;)
at her HOMEPAGE!!

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EXCELLENT MIX of WOMEN WHO ROCK including Kudu, Nina Hagen, Jenny Wilson and more available at
Motel de Moka!!

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A fun collection of pop tracks by women, including Liz Phair, available at
Yer Little Sister!!

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THE EURYTHMICS have an Ultimate Collection PODCAST
on their HOMEPAGE!!
(Thanks to GrapeJuicePlus for the heads up!)
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"got him covered" #2: Kasey Chambers picks on boys...

2006-03-28T14:38:00.000-06:00
These great covers are from Kasey's "The Captain" Special Bonus Edition (2000). She's got great taste in men, eh? ;)

Kasey Chambers - Dam (Matthew Ryan cover)

Kasey Chambers - Freight Train (Fred Eaglesmith cover)

Kasey Chambers - Water in the Fuel (Fred Eaglesmith cover)

Kasey Chambers - Another Lonely Day (Ben Harper cover)

Kasey Chambers - Better Be Home Soon (Neil Finn cover)

Kasey Chambers - Heartbreak Heartmend duet with Paul Kelley (Paul Kelley cover)

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy Kasey's CDs
HERE!!

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"got them covered" part 3: SCALA choir sings Rammstein, NIN, Divinyls, Wheatus, Foo Fighters, Depeche Mode, Travis...

2006-03-26T09:07:00.000-06:00

LAST POST on Scala...enjoy!
Information on the choir.

Thanks to
supergurg
for the "nudge".
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Scala - Engel (Rammstein cover)

Scala - Underneath It All (NIN cover)

Scala - I Touch Myself (Divinyls cover)

Scala - Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus cover)

Scala - Walking after You (Foo Fighters)

Scala - Somebody (Depeche Mode cover)

Scala - Turn, Turn, Turn (Travis cover)**************************************************************************

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTISTS and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy their CD
On the Rocks!!

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"got them covered" part 2: SCALA choir sings U2, The Verve, Muse, The Police...

2006-03-25T10:01:00.000-06:00

Here's some more...check back soon for covers of Rammstein, Foo Fighters, Travis, Wheatus, Depeche Mode and more...
Information on the choir.

Thanks to
supergurg
for the "nudge".
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Scala - With or Without You (U2)

Scala - Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

Scala - Muscle Museum (Muse)

Scala - Every Breath You Take (Police cover
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If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTISTS and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy their CD
On the Rocks!!

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"got them covered" part 1: SCALA choir sings Garbage, Radiohead, Puddle of Mudd and Chili Peppers...

2006-03-24T13:30:00.000-06:00

These are PRICELESS...more covers coming (U2, The Police, Muse, The Verve and more...)
Information on the choir.

Thanks to
supergurg
for the "nudge".
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Scala - I Think I'm Paranoid (Garbage cover)

Scala - Creep (Radiohead cover)

Scala - She Hates Me (Puddle of Mudd cover)

Scala - Under the Bridge (RH Chili Peppers cover)
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If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTISTS and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy their CD
On the Rocks!!

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my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!!
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Shauna Burns - featured on Podcast #17

2006-03-24T11:27:00.000-06:00

LINK to Podcast #17: "Betty's Piano Pop 101 - Beyond Tori Mix!"

Shauna Burns
sent me a copy of her CD "Every Thought" a couple of months ago and I have had plenty of time to soak all the beauty of her lovely piano and lilting voice. Her sound will remind many of the gentle playing and lyrical poetry of Tori Amos at first listen. Her vocals are clear and comfortably easy for the listening. I have come to appreciate the songs even more after repeated rotations.

The melodies are smart, quirky and very memorable. I find myself humming along without even knowing it. Most of the tunes are simple piano and singing, with some resonant electric elements from time to time, especially on the last track "Maryland" which was featured on my podcast.

Shauna's influences of Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan are apparent in her lyrical stylings and emotive whispers and vulnerable falsettos. Fans of Sarah and Tori should thoroughly enjoy this new emerging artist.

Below are excerpts from other reviews of Shauna's music:

"As soon as “Ghosts and Vampires” began, I thought, “Shauna Burns is the missing link between Loreena McKennitt and Tori Amos.” Sparkling piano and a slight Celtic cast underlie lyrics like “please don’t buy me that foo foo dress” and “find your savior in a cereal box in a lane at a supermarket.” One of the more powerful girl-with-piano submissions we’ve gotten; each song is like a little monologue by a short-story character." Meredith, 75 or Less

"Beautiful cascading piano keys drip on the opener and then Shauna’s ethereal vocals come forth like a brimming cup of coffee. ...Shauna Burns allows her singing voice do the talking as she whisks us away with wispy and insightful lyrics. Pouring the emotions out on the table she casts a magical net... for a new fangled fusion that will ignite a spark that will be hard to replicate. Perfect." Smother.net

"Her acoustic piano-driven music is very stream of consciousness, emotive and moving. Its power calls for your willingness to suspend thought, to free-float on this stream of thick beautiful sound and let it take you as it wills. Even when the lyrical intention is clear, Burns deliberately chooses to phrase the words in such a way as to strip them of conventional meaning, challenging you again to let go, to follow her down a mad rabbit trail of melodic sound, free-falling into your own mind. Wild, I know, but fresh, fearless and free." Kevan Breitinger, Indie-Music.com
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I would recommend purchasing the CD "Every Thought"
at TOWER RECORDS.

Shauna's
myspace page
has LOTS of streaming tracks!! Here are a few other songs from the album that I've enjoyed...stream them below:
Shauna Burns - Ghosts & Vampires (stream)

Shauna Burns - Castle in My Cloud (stream)

Shauna Burns - Heaven (stream)

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy her CD
Every Thought!!

"b-warned": new band eisley is full of joy and jangle...

2006-03-23T14:54:00.000-06:00

I'm a bit behind on posting about the new emerging band
Eisley.
Their debut full-length release "Room Noises" has been out for a year or so, and I picked it up right away...SO...I have this music memorized! And let me assure you that if you enjoy the positive pop sounds of The Sundays, Sixpence None the Richer and The Innocence Mission, this CD should be your next purchase. No question - hear me? Go get it...NOW!

Listen below and find out for yourself. Here are two great tracks from "Room Noises" and two additional non-album tracks from the "Marvelous Things" EP.

Buy the music
HERE.

Close your eyes...and enjoy!
Check back soon for more mold-breaking emerging artists to b-watched!

Eisley - Telescope Eyes

Eisley - Just Like We Do

Eisley - Sea King (non album track)

Eisley - The Winter Song (non-album track)

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-03-21T16:47:00.000-06:00
Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra
Christensen Barney)
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LOTS of FREE MUSIC from SAMARAH available at
her HOMEPAGE!!

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More FREE MP3s available from the THE HARVEY GIRLS
at their HOMEPAGE!!

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EXCELLENT MIX of SHOEGAZE tunes including My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Medicine and more...
available at
Motel de Moka!!

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A lovely LIVE SET by VIVA K from
"MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC" available at
KCRW!!

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A GREAT selection on FREE MP3s from DEVON SPROULE, along with duets with Paul Curreri available at
her HOMEPAGE!!

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"got him covered" #1: approaching Nirvana...

2006-03-21T15:45:00.000-06:00

UPDATED 3/22 with ONE MORE TRACK!!

Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)

Sinead O'Connor - All Apologies (Nirvana cover)

Hole - Pennyroyal Tea (live Nirvana cover)

Evanescence - Heart-shaped Box (acoustic) (Nirvana cover)

Scala - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)

Cibo Matto - About a Girl (Nirvana cover)

Laura Love - Come as You Are (Nirvana cover)

Kristin Hersh - Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana cover)
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AND ONE MORE...THANKS TO
GURG at Marvelous Musical Melodies!!

Alison Crowe - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)

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pssssst...have you heard???

2006-03-21T09:51:00.000-06:00

Check out my new CD review post (Josh Rouse's "Subtitulo") with the excellent and respected music review blog
75 or less!!
More coming from me there...so if you trust my ears, check in regularly. The team of reviewers is knowledgeable, diverse and BRIEF! I've been visiting for six months or so and have been alerted to more than a few great CDs!

"b-warned": new solo artist sia (of zero 7) will take your breath away...

2006-03-20T17:49:00.000-06:00

Sia Furler
of the stellar chillout band
Zero 7
has released her mesmerizing debut album entitled "Colour the Small One". I have had this CD on constant play around the house and have discovered that it only gets more intriquing with every rotation.

Reminiscent of the airy pop vocals of Dido, Jem or St.Etienne's Sarah Cracknell, Sia reaches an impressive level of sophistication for a new solo artist. Melodies are complex, layered and luscious. "Colour the Small One" is already getting rave reviews amongst a diverse audience of musical aficionados. I add my vote of a strong four and a half out of five stars!!

Buy the music
HERE.

Listen below and close your eyes...
And check back soon for more mold-breaking emerging artists to b-watched!

Sia - Rewrite

Sia - Butterflies

Sia - Breathe Me (Ulrich Schauss remix)

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"b-there" mix #4: LIVE and RARE sarah mclachlan 1992 collector's ep

2006-03-20T14:47:00.000-06:00

Listen to these lovely rare tracks from Sarah featured on a now out-of-print live Canadian ep. I'm not enthused with much of her current work, but will always adore "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" and early efforts like this ep, which is selling on ebay for as much as $100. Glad I got mine "back in the day". Crikey, am I getting old?? Don't answer that. Enjoy...I particularly like this live version of "Black".
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Sarah McLachlan - Drawn to the Rhythm (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - Back Door Man (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - Home (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - Lost (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Not Forget You (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - Black (live 92)

Sarah McLachlan - Ben's Song (live 92)

SUPPORT THE ARTIST AND BUY SARAH...
HERE!

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m.i.a. w/ Missy Elliot and Lil' Vicious (Diplo remixes)

2006-03-18T16:25:00.000-06:00

m.i.a./Missy Elliot- One for the Head Skit

m.i.a. - Galang featuring Lil' Vicious

These tracks are off of
m.i.a's Piracy, Funds, Terrorism (Diplo remixes).

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Lola Spinner - featured on Podcast #16

2006-03-18T12:54:00.000-06:00

LINK to Podcast #16: "Betty's Eclectic Electric Chix Mix!"

I first heard of the Parisian band Lola Spinner through a friendly email from Dave (the band's guitarist). After listening to the free MP3's on their website, I decided a CD purchase was inevitable. I was able to find "Shadow", the band's first release at
Not Lame Recordings.

The sound is very much in my listening taste...as Dave probably assumed, looking at the music selections for past podcasts. He was right on target, as the band is smart, sexy, classy and sassy. A true band to represent the City of Lights, n'est pas?

Below is an excerpt from the band's biography:
"Originally formed by Nadège and Guillaume the group [Lola Spinner] was completed by the arrival in Paris of Dave H, ex-guitarist of Josephine Wiggs, bassist of the Breeders.

From early beginnings in an adrenalin fuelled Brit-pop, the sound of Lola Spinner rapidly moved towards a more personal style exploiting the contrast between complex but forceful guitar textures and the crystalline voice of Nadège...

Following the formation of this definitive line-up three years ago, the group assembled and reworked new and old compositions to produce the album “Shadow” released in 2005 and providing for the first time a sample of the potential range of the group over twelve original and diverse tracks.

Marked by a striking cover, the CD was well received resulting in a distribution contract signed with Believe, placement on VirginMega and other sites and significant French press coverage. The group are now in the process of terminating the recording of a further five new songs for their next album, putting into even greater relief the melodies and voice of Nadège over a larger and fuller sound. An unplugged version of one of these, “Full Time Job”, has already been selected for a compilation on a famous Parisian label, due out at the end of [2005]. Despite the tendancy of reviewers to align them with such groups as Echobelly and Mazzy Star, Lola Spinner have continued to advance in their own personal direction, absorbing and transcending their influences to produce something unique."

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The vocals of Nadège call to mind not so much Hope Sandoval (of Mazzy Star), but Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None the Richer) or the sweet vocals of Eisley or The Sundays. These girlish vocals coupled with the hard-edged guitars and noise-pop energy marries the best of two worlds. The sounds call to mind the Cranes, Medicine, Scheer or the more aggressive Juliana Hatfield albums.

I look forward to getting the new release and hearing more from Lola Spinner...a rockin' emsemble with class. I hope that Nadège sings some songs in French on the next effort...her vocals are gorgeous.

Their website has LOTS of FREE MP3s!! Here are a few I've enjoyed...JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"Rise Above"
from
Shadow

"Shadow"
from
Shadow

"Full Time Job"
from
Shadow

These tracks are available, along with lots of other information (in French) and another MP3, at
Lola Spinner's webpage!

Also check out their brand new
myspace page
for even more MP3s!!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy their CD
Shadow!!

m.i.a vs. Eurythmics (Diplo remix) is a "sweet dream"

2006-03-16T21:44:00.000-06:00

m.i.a. -china girl (diplo mix) -eurythmics sample

This track is off of
m.i.a's Piracy, Funds, Terrorism (Diplo remixes).

More from this CD tomorrow, including collaborations with Missy Elliot and Lil' Vicious...

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"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-03-16T20:02:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring
FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra
Christensen Barney)
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This is a great concert set from MORCHEEBA available at
Box o' Chips!!

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LOTS of LIVE tracks available for FREE
from P.J. HARVEY
at rbally!!

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EXCELLENT MIX called "SOUNDTRACK TO A SUICIDE"
available at
Motel de Moka!!

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A lovely LIVE SET by CORINNE BAILEY RAE from
"MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC" available at
KCRW!!

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A GREAT POST on NEW BAND ELLERY available at
songs:illinois

Their new CD is available on their website...pre-orders come with a FREE EP and extra tracks...their songs are simply lo-ve-ly.

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"b-there" mix #3: LIVE regina spektor (live at bull moose)

2006-03-16T12:09:00.000-06:00

Get these tracks...and check out some AMAZING BRAND NEW TRACKS of Regina's at
her myspace page!

Highly Recommended if you like quirky piano pop with the creepy playfulness of Tori Amos mixed with the old-timey vocals of Erin McKeown or The Be Good Tanyas!!
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Regina Spektor - Ain't No Cover (Live)

Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide (Live)

Regina Spektor - Pound of Flesh (Live)

Regina Spektor - The Noise (Live)

Regina Spektor - My Man (Medley) (Live)

SUPPORT THE ARTIST AND BUY REGINA...
HERE!

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"b-warned": new artist a girl called eddy is dark chocolate-smooth...

2006-03-15T10:24:00.000-06:00
A Girl Called Eddy's
self-titled debut album is a waltz back in time to the lazy sunny days of the best of the 1970's. Eddy Moran's voice is a bittersweet mix of the melancholy (of Karen Carpenter), the world-weary (of Dusty Springfield) and transcendant hope (of Laura Nyro). Her album as well as two eps are available
HERE.

Listen below and close you eyes...

Check back soon for some lovely eccentric piano and voice from Regina Spector's live EP! Another mold-breaking artist to b-watched!

A Girl Called Eddy - Tears All Over Town

A Girl Eddy - Life thru the Same Lens

A Girl Called Eddy - Golden

A Girl Called Eddy - The Soundtrack Of Your Life

A Girl Called Eddy - The Same Old Tears

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"b-warned": new artist helicopter girl is funky and fine...

2006-03-14T10:57:00.000-06:00

"Voodoo Chic" is a phenomenal release that held my CD Player captive for the first few weeks I had it. It has finally been released in the States, and her first release "How to Steal the World" is available as an import
HERE...
or you can download "Voodoo Chic" at iTunes.

I highly recommend both!! I am so loving
Helicopter Girl
...her voice is a bit scratchy like Macy Gray, but there's a sophistication that Macy lacks. You can really feel the heat in her spicy retro-stylings with that same strange lyrical beauty reminiscent of Annie Lennox, or perhaps a less-folky Everything But the Girl...moody and sexy...You'll be mesmerized!

And if you dig this sound...
check back soon for more 70's retro sounds from A Girl Called Eddy! Another mold-breaking artist to b-watched!

Helicopter Girl - Angel City

Helicopter Girl - Umbrellas In The Rain

Helicopter Girl - Flesh & Blood

Helicopter Girl - Subliminal Punk

Helicopter Girl - 345 Wonderful

Helicopter Girl - Its Not Fetish

Remember to check out
my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!!
You won't be disappointed with the tunes...and there's very little talk, so you can enjoy the music. Tune in and listen!

"b-warned": new artist corinne bailey rae sizzles...

2006-03-13T20:44:00.000-06:00

I have been eagerly anticipating this release...and now I have it!! In the States, it's available as an import
HERE...
or you can download it at iTunes.

I highly recommend
Corinne Bailey Rae!
This is old school sizzling jazz like Billie melted so smoothly with a modern folk-soul like India.Arie or Ben Harper. Her voice is smooth, gravelly and funky in just the right places! Kind of reminds me a bit of an earthier
Skye Edwards
of Morcheeba...You just have to hear this!

And if you dig this sound...
you must check back tomorrow for the smart, strange, retro-groove of the up-and-funking Helicopter Girl! Another mold-breaking artist to b-watched!

Corinne Bailey Rae - I'd Like To

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

Corinne Bailey Rae - Enchantment

Amazon description:
"It becomes self-evident the moment you hear her sing the very first note on the first track 'Like A Star', that it showcases a slice of sublime Billie Holiday blues delivered with a voice that pins you, in the softest but most persuasive of ways, to the wall; a voice that floats up effortlessly, full of caress, subtlety and the very purest quality. It is wonderful, this voice, and surely a discovery to treasure, but it belongs to a young woman not from somewhere musically exotic, say Mississippi or even Manhattan, but just East of the M1: Leeds. Her name is Corinne Bailey Rae, and she was born to do this."

Remember to check out
my weekly Bunch of Betty's Podcast!!
You won't be disappointed with the tunes...and there's very little talk, so you can enjoy the music. Tune in and listen!

Goldfrapp vs. Depeche Mode Mash-up: "Jesus is my Personal 'Train'er"

2006-03-13T16:52:00.000-06:00

This is a treasure...I found this months ago at:
djearworm

Goldfrapp vs. Depeche Mode - Jesus is my Personal Trainer

"Does Jesus hang around gyms? The answer is clearly yes. He is waiting for each of us at our local Rec Centres, waiting to show his love and peace, waiting to encourage us and strengthen us. My prayer is that each of us will let Jesus be our personal trainer."
The Reverend Ed Hird, Rector, St. Simon’s Anglican Church

"b-side" the bunch #12: goldfrapp "number 1" and more...

2006-03-12T11:53:00.000-06:00

I absolutely LOVE Goldfrapp's music...as you can probably tell...here are some tracks from the "Number 1" EP ...I recommend purchasing the
"Supernature" CD/DVD combo.
...the videos are amazing!! Well worth the extra couple of bucks...

Watch the "Number 1" video
HERE:

Beautiful by Goldfrapp (only available on U.S. "Supernature" release)

All Night Operator by Goldfrapp

Number 1: Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Mix by Goldfrapp

OOH LA LA: Tieschwarz Mix by Goldfrapp

"b-there" mix #2: LIVE brandi carlile (live from neumo's)

2006-03-11T20:09:00.000-06:00

Get these tracks...and check out this beautifully written post about Brandi at
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS!

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01 Late Morning Lullaby by Brandi Carlile (live at neumo's)

02 Hiding My Heart by Brandi Carlile (live at neumo's)

03 The Clock by Brandi Carlile (live at neumo's)

04 What Can I Say by Brandi Carlile (live at neumo's)

05 My Song by Brandi Carlile (live at neumo's)

SUPPORT THE ARTIST AND BUY BRANDI...
HERE!

"b-there" mix #1: LIVE goldfrapp (on jools holland)

2006-03-11T12:57:00.000-06:00

(I think I got these from Mr. Red Penguin's MP3 Heaven awhile ago...thanks to him! These are GREAT!)

Number 1 (Later With Jools Holland 21-10-2005) by Goldfrapp

Ooh La La (Later With Jools Holland 21-10-2005) by Goldfrapp

Satin Chic (Later With Jools Holland 21-10-2005)by Goldfrapp

"b-side" the bunch #11: goldfrapp "train", "twist" and more...

2006-03-11T12:02:00.000-06:00

Enjoy these "Black Cherry"-era b-sides...from the U.S. EPs for "Twist" and "Train"...I love her!!
(NOTE: THESE WERE REPOSTED 3/13/06 AT A HIGHER BITRATE...SOUND QUALITY SHOULD BE MUCH IMPROVED!)

Train (Village Hall Mix) by Goldfrapp

Big Black Cloud, Little White Lie by Goldfrapp

T. Raumschmiere Vocal Remix by Goldfrapp

Yes Sir by Goldfrapp

Deer Stop (Live at Somerset House) by Goldfrapp - original cut on "Felt"

Twist (Jacques Lu Cont's Conversion Perversion Mix) by Goldfrapp

Twist (Dimitri Tikovoi Remix) by Goldfrapp

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-03-10T09:53:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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I usually don't condone illegal downloads, but (because this FEIST earlier release is OUT OF PRINT) find MONARCH from Leslie Feist
on regnyouth!!

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LOTS of excellent tracks available for FREE from The Innocence Mission - one of my favorite bands
on their homepage!!
I highly recommend "Sweep Down Early" and "Lakes of Canada".

Also...Don Peris (of The Innocence Mission) has recently been featured on
songs:illinois

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LOTS OF FREE AND RARE TRACKS from the band STEREO TOTAL available at
the band's HOMEPAGE!!

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A FREE 5 SONG EP from the band 50 FOOT WAVE (featuring Kristin Hersh) available at
the band's HOMEPAGE!!
(thanks to sabas.jud.as)

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TONS of cool cover songs from YO LA TENGO available at
You Ain't No Picasso!!

"b-side" the bunch #10: tori amos "vixen mixin' !" part two

2006-03-08T16:31:00.000-06:00

Cruel (Shady Feline Mix) by Tori Amos

Mainline Cherry (Ambient Spark) by Tori Amos

Raspberry Swirl (Lip Gloss Version) by Tori Amos

Ambient Raspberry Swirl (Scarlet Spectrum Feels) by Tori Amos

Jackie's Strength (Wedding Cake Edit) by Tori Amos

Jackie's Strength (Wedding Cake Meltdown Mix) by Tori Amos

Father Lucifer (Sylkescreen Remix) by Tori Amos

Father Lucifer (Sylkescreen Instrumental) by Tori Amos

"b-side" the bunch #9: tori amos "vixen mixin' !"

2006-03-07T17:00:00.000-06:00
Groove to these "Boys for Pele" - era Tori remixes...remember the suckling pig? Isn't she fierce?

Hey Jupiter (Dakota version) by Tori Amos

Professional Widow (MK Vampire Dub) by Tori Amos

Talula (Tornado Album Version) by Tori Amos

In the Springtime of His Voodoo (Hasbrouck Heights Single Mix) by Tori Amos

"BEE"-yond the Bunch: "What's the BUZZ, Betty?"

2006-03-05T13:29:00.000-06:00

Check out these links for some great websites featuring FREE music by women!!! (above artwork by Cassandra Christensen Barney)
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TWO FREE EPS from The Arrogants
on their homepage!!

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DEBUT ALBUM (14 tracks) available for FREE from Bullette
on her homepage!!

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FREE REMIXES of IMOGEN HEAP'S "Hide and Seek" available through
Molly O'Poverty!!

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FREE POPPY GIRL GROUP tracks from
Motel de Moka!!

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"Moon River" by PATTY GRIFFIN and other GREAT covers from
Womenfolk!!

"b-side" the bunch #8: beth orton "best bit"...and more

2006-02-22T17:38:00.000-06:00

Another ep from early on in Beth's career..."Best Bit" ep (1998) featuring (American folk-soul legend) Terry Callier. "Touch Me with Your Love" is a live version of the track off of "Trailer Park", "Lean on Me" is a duet with Callier (it was originally performed by him?), and "Dolphins" is a Fred Neill cover song...Here they are:

01. Beth Orton - Best Bit

02. Beth Orton - Skimming Stones

03. Beth Orton - Dolphins

04. Beth Orton w/ Terry Callier - Lean on Me

05. Beth Orton - Touch Me with Your Love (live)<

Buy Beth Orton's "Trailer Park", "Comfort of Strangers" and others at
Amazon.com

"b-side" the bunch #7: beth orton "she cries"...and more

2006-02-22T16:48:00.000-06:00

Beth Orton's new release is called "The Comfort of Strangers" and is well worth the listen...and purchase, in my opinion. I still love her early stuff the best...probably because of the place I was in my life when I discovered her.

Here is an ep from 1997 featuring "She Cries Your Name" from her "Trailer Park" debut. The other tracks are "b-sides", including the last track "It's Not the Spotlight"...which I remember being sung by Rod Stewart? Is that right?

01. Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name

02. Beth Orton - Bullet

03. Beth Orton - Best Bit

04. Beth Orton - It's Not the Spotlight

Buy Beth Orton's "Trailer Park", "Comfort of Strangers" and others at
Amazon.com

Annie Lennox - Special Request

2006-01-28T17:25:00.000-06:00

Sorry it's been awhile guys and gals...life's stresses have gotten the best of me. I plan on returning in full force within the next couple of weeks!! Here's a special request for steve...a great cover of marley off of annie lennox's "medusa". Enjoy!

Annie Lennox - Waiting in Vain

Special Holiday Track Request!

2005-12-27T17:26:00.000-06:00

Am I good to my readers, or what?? This track is for Dan...Enjoy it everyone!

Merry Christmas Eve by Better Than Ezra

Holiday Mix #5: "Merry Christmas from Betty!"

2005-12-24T09:33:00.000-06:00

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hem

Christmas Face (2005 remix) by Fisher

Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming by Feist

12 Days of Christmas by Belle and Sebastian

O Come O Come Emmanuel by Belle and Sebastian

Jingle Bells by Ida

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Tori Amos

Happy Christmas (War is Over) by The Polyphonic Spree

Holiday Mix #4: "New Traditionals"

2005-12-23T09:30:00.000-06:00

I've always loved traditional music and here are some great versions, updated for the modern ear...Enjoy! Blessings and peace for your holiday season.

Oiche Chiun (Silent Night) by Enya

Good King Wenceslas by Loreena McKennitt

Carol of the Bells by This Ascension

It Came upon a Midnight Clear by Over the Rhine

Children Go Where I Send Thee by Natalie Merchant

Shir Amami (traditional Hebrew) by Jane Siberry

Holiday Mix #3: "Cold Comfort"

2005-12-13T14:54:00.000-06:00
Front Cover:
Back Cover if you download the one track playlist:
Back Cover if you download individual tracks:

FREE CD MIX FOR THE SEASON...

I created this mix four or five years ago for a friend and have really enjoyed the mix of chilly pop tunes - all sung by women by the way!

I have uploaded it as a full mix and have it offered as individual tracks as well, if you prefer just a few. Notice that I even included some CD art for those of you who want it! How great am I? I hope Santa's watching...

I haven't figured out how to upload via Zipped folder yet...sorry.

Cold Comfort Mix (ALL 17 songs as one track)

COLD COMFORT PLAYLIST:

Solus...Triona Ni Dhomhnaill

Winter...Tori Amos

Frozen Charlotte...Natalie Merchant

Song for a Winter’s Night...Sarah McLachlan

Freezing...Miranda Sex Garden

Under Ice...Kate Bush

Blue Bell Knoll...Cocteau Twins

Soon After Christmas…Stina Nordenstam

Icicle...Tori Amos

Snow Come Down...Lori Carson

Snow...The Innocence Mission

Hockey...Jane Siberry

February...Dar Williams

Snowman...Jan Krist

Ice...Sarah McLachlan

Cold...Annie Lennox

Cold Comfort...Michelle Shocked

Holiday Mix #2: "December Will Be Magic"

2005-12-12T19:49:00.000-06:00

December Will Be Magic Again by Kate Bush

Frosty the Snowman by Cocteau Twins

Welcome Christmas (from Grinch Who Stole Christmas) by Love Spirals Downwards

Winter Wonderland by Cocteau Twins

The Closing of the Year featuring Wendy and Lisa (from "Toys" soundtrack)

Holiday Mix #1: "All Wrapped Up In Dysfunction"

2005-12-11T15:24:00.000-06:00

I festively offer you a selection of holiday songs decorated in realism...for those of you who think that "the most wonderful time of the year" is a bunch of hooey!

"But when they tried to plug their motorhome in
They blew our Christmas lights"

Merry Christmas from the Family by Jill Sobule (written by Robert Earl Keen)

"I got knocked up over vacation
Yeah it sort of labeled me as strange
And here I find myself this Christmas Eve
With a babe in a hospital manger"

Merry Christmas, Mr. Jones by The Nields

"I decided to forgive and forget
I thank god you're comatose"

Sno Cat by Kristin Hersh

"Baby what is this
we are two star-crossed bits
of an equation"

December in New York by Thea Gilmore

"I found some hate for you
Just for show
You found some love for me
Thinking I'd go"

Silent Night by Lisa Hannigan w/ Damien Rice

"Your body strange as dynamite
Killers underneath our skins
Black mirrors black hyacinths
Oh my eyes"

December by David Gray

"Have I enough time, have I just some time,
to revisit, to go back, to return, to open my mouth again
and say something different this time."

25th December by Everything But the Girl

"And I ask of the lord to spare me his sword of forgiveness"

Christmas with Jesus by Josh Rouse

The Last Town Chorus - featured on Podcast #12

2005-12-10T21:04:00.000-06:00

LINK to Podcast #12: "Betty's "Warm Covers and Cold Comfort" Mix!"

I purchased The Last Town Chorus CD a couple of months ago through
CDBaby.
I had downloaded several of their free MP3s (including some from the SXSW homepage) and really adored a few of them. The album is quietly moody and reminiscent of the southern gothic sound of Mazzy Star. Listeners who appreciate subtle sounds and lilting lap steel, along with lonely vocals and melancholy phrasing should appreciate this CD immensely.

The band is getting some pretty nice press coverage as displayed on their webpage. Publications such as No Depression, Paste, Uncut and The Village Voice have given some pretty nice reviews to this up-and-coming group.

See excerpts from the webpage below:
"Even before Hickey spellbinds listeners with her Gillian Welch-meets-Hope Sandoval voice, the sheer exclusivity of what you're seeing is enough to make you stop and gawk."
Paste Magazine (July 2005)
"This highly seductive debut is set to spellbind a whole new set of languid disciples. Floating on the thawed-crystal voice and lap steel of songwriter Megan Hickey...the sound they make is a liquid tension of urban and rural, transplanted souls with an impossible longing for the best of both"
UNCUT, UK (January 2005)
"The tension between the permanent and transitory, between belonging and leaving, marks the music as fundamentally urban. HIckey's lap steel conjures up street lights and Navy yards rather than dirt roads and front porches."
No Depression (July/August 2005)
"Brooklyn's Megan Hickey is basking lately in the one-two-three punch of glorious praise overseas, coveted showcase gigs, and new material that kicks her ethereal music into grander, grittier gear. She sings like an angel and plays lap steel guitar like the Devil. Audio Narcotics."
Village Voice (March 2005)

Impressive for newbies, don't you think? I am not GAH-GAH over the CD myself, but really do like CD tracks "Change Your Mind" and "State Fair". I am looking forward to the new CD that, according to the website, is being recorded in Brooklyn at present.

I have always loved this genre of dark and moody country-twinged music. The Last Town Chorus joins the ranks of new artists like Jesse Sykes, Trespassers William and Nina Nastasia, as well as southern goth goddesses Hope Sandoval and Margo Timmins. It's just so lovely and painful...makes you want to take a walk by the "crick" and then go "off yourself" in the barn with daddy's shotgun. Well, not really.

Their website has LOTS of FREE MP3s!! Here are a few I've enjoyed...JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"Change Your Mind"
from
The Last Town Chorus

"Oregon"
from
The Last Town Chorus

"Wire Waltz"
from
SXSW 2005

"Modern Love (David Bowie cover)"
- Recorded at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, March 3rd, 2005

These tracks are available, along with lots of other information and SONG STREAMS, at
The Last Town Chorus' webpage!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy their CD
The Last Town Chorus

got her covered #3: inspired by lucinda

2005-11-27T18:17:00.000-06:00

Artwork available at Patterson and Barnes Studio.

crescent city by emmylou harris (lucinda cover)

changed the locks by kasey chambers (live lucinda cover)

joy by bettye lavette (lucinda cover)

am i too blue? by tres chicas (lucinda cover)

hard road by mary lou lord (lucinda cover)

passionate kisses by mary chapin carpenter (lucinda cover)

sweet old world by emmylou harris (lucinda cover)

Fisher - featured on Podcast #11

2005-11-26T10:19:00.000-06:00

LINK to podcast #11: "Betty's "Homecooked Holiday Beats" Mix!"

From the website:
"As early explorers of the MP3.com landscape, Fisher became the 1st band signed to a major label deal on the basis of the strength of its musical downloads. They garnered three million downloads of their single I Will Love You before most bands figured out there were other ways than brick-and-mortar to reach listeners. With no publicity machine behind them, they built enough buzz on their own to be profiled in Time, Entertainment Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times as vanguards of the digital music revolution -- and be invited to the coveted desk side seat next to Jay Leno after tearing it up on The Tonight Show. An open invitation to return stands. Fisher’s music is also sought after by advertisers looking to tap into the band’s melodic punch over genuine lyrics to relate to their consumers. Toyota has been airing “Beautiful Life” incessantly for one of its national campaigns and has received tens of thousands of calls inquiring about the band."

Fisher are poet Kathy Fisher and composer Ron Wasserman, and don't let the commercial jingles turn you off...this music has brains AND groove. I purchased the double CD "Uppers and Downers" a couple of weeks ago from CDBaby for ten bucks and have been cleaning the house to it all week. The tunes are definitely polished and the sound is smooth. I am usually attracted to a more organic, stripped-down style; BUT the songs are so catchy! And Kathy's voice is so powerful and seductive...an example of the siren's song??

Fans of Sarah McLachlan, Jessica Riddle, Tara McLean and other brainy balladeers should get excited now!!

If you can appreciate some beat-driven pop alongside smoky-whispered ballads, you will love this band! And you "indie snobs" (I've been called one myself) who listen exclusively to those esoteric bands and artists whose compositions drive the listener to at least think twice about "off-ing" themselves, need to lighten up!
Give this artist a listen and clean your house for God's sake! :)

Her website has LOTS of FREE MP3s!! Here are a few I've enjoyed...JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"Beautiful Life"
from
that Toyota commercial ;)

"I Will Love You"
from
One

"Never Say Never"
from
One

"Temptation"
from
Uppers and Downers

These tracks are available, along with lots of other information and MORE FREE MP3S, at
Fisher's webpage
and at her
myspace page!!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!
Buy her newest CD
The Lovely Years

Rose Polenzani - featured on Podcast #10

2005-11-20T18:27:00.000-06:00

LINK to Podcast #10 "Betty's "Falling Leaves When Leaving Falls" Songs"

I first heard of Rose Polenzani seven or eight years ago...I think I read something relating her to the Indigo Girls as an opening act or something. I added her name to my "list of wanted music"...which has long since become a book! I could never find anything in my used cd stores for years...this was before I was a strong on-line purchaser. Then a group called Voices on the Verge came to Blueberry Hill (Chuck Berry's local St. Louis restaurant/club).

Voices on the Verge included Jess Klein, Beth Amsel, Erin McKeown AND Rose Polenzani. What an amazing show...still one in my top twenty!! I purchased a few of Rose's CDs at the show and still fish them out on a regular basis. Her songs are simple and gentle, but never boring.

Her lyrics never disappoint, they are nakedly pure and emotionally smart. Lots of songs about heartache...loss...love. So many of Rose's songs stand out in the mass multitude of depressed chicks with guitars and I'm not sure why. She has a way with her phrasing and melodies that make them really resound in the ear as well as the heart.

Her website has LOTS of FREE MP3s!! Here are a few great ones...I am buying her newest CD (August) today! (The Voices on the Verge effort is AMAZING as well!)

JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"You Don't Know"
from
Dragersville

"Or" (featuring Andrew Bird)
from
Anybody

"Thom II"
from
Voices on the Verge

"Explain It to Me"
from
August
These tracks are available, along with lots of other information and MORE FREE MP3S, at
Rose Polenzani's webpage
and at her
myspace page!!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!

"got her covered" #2: joni in translation

2005-11-16T19:58:00.000-06:00

artwork by Kirsti Ottem Langeland

counting crows - big yellow taxi (joni cover)

annie lennox - ladies of the canyon (joni cover)

caroline lavelle-case of you (joni cover)

sarah mclachlan - blue (joni cover)

indigo girls - river (live joni cover)

cassandra wilson - black crow (joni cover)

eva cassidy - woodstock (joni cover) originally recorded by crosby, stills and nash

luka bloom- urge for the going (joni cover) originally recorded by george hamilton iv

Anais Mitchell - featured on podcast #9

2005-11-12T21:43:00.000-06:00

LINK to Podcast #9: "Betty's Guitar Girls!!"

I had downloaded a few of Anais' free tracks a couple of month's ago and kept returning to them over and over again...So I finally purchased her CD "Hymns for the Exiled" from CDBaby two weeks ago. I am SO IMPRESSED with this CD!! (And I love her name, by the way...Anais Nin being one of my favorite writers.) The website says that her father is a novelist...but doesn't say who...anyone know?

Lone woman with guitar has always been one of my favorite musical genres. Patti Griffin is my hero...I heard her initially eight or nine years ago as an opening act for Jann Arden. The raw emotions and naked energy blew me away!

Anais has much of that same vitality...and her lyrics are so literate, gentle and smart. I also love the fact that she cites the literary influences for many of her songs in the cd jacket. Being an English major and avid reader/writer myself, I love connecting with an artist on a deeper intellectual level like this. Anais is only 23!! So lots of future releases are anticipated.

Some praises from the site:
" Not since Bob Dylan's early years has a 23 year old songwriter had such power and meaning. 'Hymns For the Exiled' comes to us from both sides of a story, here and there, inside and out. With literary aplomb, she gives us footnotes in the artwork, so that we can do our reading and catch up with her. Political and poetic, personal and universal, Anaïs Mitchell's work is my latest obsession. Look for her influence on my future projects."
- Jonathan Byrd

"I am going out on a limb to say that Mitchell may be the best under-30 year old singer-songwriter currently performing. While she doesn't sound like Ani DiFranco, she's every bit as good as, if not better, than DiFranco at the age of 23. Mitchell can write. She writes highly political and social songs, but does so with finesse and poetry. She doesn't beat you over the head, she seduces you. The song 'Two Kids' chills while it brings a tear to your eye. Her melodies are like zebra mussels that latch on and stick to your consciousness. Although this is her second CD, she prefers to think of it as her first real release. I assure you, you'll be hearing a lot more from her."
- Rich Warren, Midnight Special, Chicago, IL

The Kerrville Folk Festival honored her work with the prestigious New Folk award in 2003...NOT BAD FOR A YOUNGSTER! Give her a listen and, if you like it, buy it!!
JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"Cosmic American"
from
Hymns for the Exiled

"Two Kids"
from
Hymns for the Exiled

"1984"
from
Hymns for the Exiled

"Make It Up"
from
The Song They Sang When Rome Fell
...NOT SURE IF THIS IS STILL AVAILABLE...NO LONGER LISTED WITH CDBABY...WILL POST WHEN I FIND OUT!

These tracks are available, along with lots of other information and FREE LIVE MP3S, at
Anais Mitchell's webpage.

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!

"got her covered" #1: variations of sinead

2005-11-11T21:38:00.000-06:00

sterophonics - nothing compares 2 u (sinead cover)
...written by prince

the nields - black boys on mopeds (sinead cover)

kate rusby - i am stretched on your grave (sinead cover)
...traditional tune

linda ronstadt and emmylou harris - this is to mother you (sinead cover)

veruca salt- jump in the river (live sinead cover)

placebo - jackie (sinead cover)

hilary scott - the last day of our acquaintance (live sinead cover)
from
Womenfolk

"b-side" the bunch #6: "rep-eat the music" cover mix

2005-11-07T19:43:00.000-06:00

charlotte martin - cloudbusting

the futureheads - hounds of love

mila drumke - under the ivy

maxwell - this woman's work

"in her own words" #1: kate bush interview

2005-11-07T19:25:00.000-06:00

KATE BUSH RARE INTERVIEW - HOUNDS OF LOVE ERA
FROM BRITISH IMPORT "THE CONVERSATION DISC SERIES"
APPROX. 33 MIN.

"b-side" the bunch #5: "eat the music" rareties mix

2005-11-07T17:36:00.000-06:00

In honor of Kate's state-side release of "Aerial" TOMORROW!! These rareties should take you back...

"he's a woman at heart and love him for that..."

kate bush - eat the music (12" version)

"everything has an ending and everything has a tale to wag..."

kate bush-show a little devotion

"all they wanted was a sound that could kill someone from a distance..."

kate bush-experiment iv

"loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played..."

kate bush-candle in the wind (elton john cover)

Andrea Maxand: featured on podcast #8

2005-11-06T17:41:00.000-06:00

LINK to podcast #8: "Betty's Better Than Shoes Mix!"

I first heard Andrea a few months ago from some website (can't remember now) with a free mp3...I think the first song I heard was "Cassie's Song"...and I was so struck by the tune and that voice...beautiful and uplifting...I loved her sound immediately!

A week or so ago, I placed a large order at CD Baby and found Andrea's newest release, "Where the Words Go" for a GREAT PRICE. I've listened to it four or five times and it is REALLY growing on me. So I'd thought I'd share the good music!

Andrea is a relatively new artist based out of Seattle...and seems to tour the West Coast primarily. Besides her newest, she has two previous albums that I will be purchasing in the near future!

Andrea has toured with some of my favorite "Betty's": Kristin Hersh, Heather Duby and Mary Lou Lord and has gotten some attention from KEXP.

She shares some of her reviewer accolades on her website. Such as, "Soaring vocal harmonies contrast with filtered whispers, undercut by grinding guitars and churning bass. A tender bridge offers a poignant respite, before boiling over to the finish line. And that's just the first song." (Matt Wexler, west coast performer magazine, July 2004)
AND "Equipped with a falsetto that rises and rips into the stratosphere with delicious, edgy bursts, Maxand is an affecting singer with impressive range, but she's an equally powerful lyricist." (Alex Green, amplifier, July 2004 )

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, EH? Give her a listen and, if you like it, buy it!!

JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...

"Paper Cut"
from
Paper Cut EP

"Bedroom Window"
from
Where the Words Go

"Half a Joke"
from
Where the Words Go

LINK TO MYSPACE to hear an extra track, "Lonely Ghoul"

These tracks are available, along with band information, at
Andrea Maxand's webpage
and at
Andrea's myspace page!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!

"b-side" the bunch #4: "tricks, treats and tracks" mix

2005-10-30T17:57:00.000-06:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

"only pumpkin pies are burning"

dar williams- christians and the pagans (live)

"what are you doing to our minds?"

the nields- alfred hitchcock

"so their minds are soft and lazy, well, hey, give 'em what they want"

10,000 maniacs- candy everybody wants (live)

"b-side" the bunch #3: "b-side your graveside" vigils

2005-10-30T16:57:00.000-06:00

Some rare and somber tracks in keeping with the graveyard theme...they won't last long and you may not either...beware the grim reaper...

"my appletree, my brightness 'tis time we were together"

sinead o'connor-i am stretched on your grave (night until morning dub/earthapella

"a cold wind blows on a windless day"

sarah mclachlan-ben's song (live)

enya - 's fagaim mo bhaile

"undertaker, please drive slow"

kristen hersh-can the circle be unbroken

"something happened long ago, something that will not let go"

october project-bury my lovely (acoustic)

"you`d miss the beauty of the light upon this earth and the sweetness of the leaving"

jane siberry- calling all angels

"yes the day, yes the day will turn to night"

innocence mission - fare thee well

"oh give these clay feet wings to fly to touch the face of the stars"

loreena mckennitt - dante's prayer (not a b-side)

Rykarda Parasol -featured on podcast #7

2005-10-30T12:37:00.000-06:00

LINK to podcast #7: "Betty's Graveyard Shift Serenades!"

Wow...what an AMAZING VOICE...I had to introduce you all to this band!! Dark, moody - the type of music that expands the imagination...my favorite kind.

Their website attempts to explain their sound:
"Often describing themselves as underhanded and white-collar criminal, comparisons to the Bad Seeds, Johnny Cash, and the Velvet Underground come to mind. These cinematic songs lay out stories of bad deeds and betrayed loves with stark simplicity."

The obvious comparison to my ears is Concrete Blonde...Rykarda's vocals echo the best moments in Johnette Napolitano's body of work. That shady, dusky whiskey-breath vocal delivery. The dark nature of the lyrics bring to mind PJ Harvey or the above mentioned Bad Seeds...all the best of the wicked stuff!

Rykarda, as of the present, has released a six-song ep called "Here She Comes..." - three of the songs are available in mp3 format for FREE on her website!!Another non-ep track "Hannah Leah" is accessible for download through her myspace site.

Enjoy!!...I am ordering the ep today from scratchrecords.com.

JUST DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN...
"Lullaby for Blacktail"
from
Here She Comes...

"She's Like Heroine to Me"
from
Here She Comes...

LINK TO MYSPACE for extra track "Hannah Leah"

These tracks are available, along with band information, at
Rykarda Parasol's webpage!
Add yourself to the mailing list...I'm eagerly anticipating a full-length release!

If you like the music, SUPPORT THE ARTIST and BUY, BUY, BUY!