Caitlin & Will have released some great new music on their MySpace page. Songs include:
All are potential hits, but I think Dark Horse is the most likely hit. Caitlin’s voice is amazing.
Doesn’t ring a bell? Caitlin & Will are the winners of “Can You Duet” on CMT. Their first album is scheduled for release this Spring.
I just checked Caitlin and Will’s Myspace page to see if any new information had been posted about their album. Caitlin and Will are the winners of the CMT show “Can You Duet? What I found was this post by Caitlin:
9-11
As I sit here and type I am watching the 9-11 footage on the History Channel. I have tears in my eyes and I am speechless. I feel as though I did that very same day. I am confused, scared to death, stunned and I ache for those people and everyone that I am watching here on video. Deserted streets, debris falling, people falling…and all I can do is cry. I watch as people wave out of the towers above the smoke and flames and I know they are no longer with us…I hear a 911 operator tell someone on the 105th floor to sit tight and stay where they are, and then he hangs up and you can tell hes irritated…I feel sick.
On Thursday (9-11-08) I didnt even know it was the anniversary. It was just like any other day for me, and I feel guilty about that. I feel bad because we forget…WE ALL FORGET. And watching this footage makes me remember and takes me back to that day as if I were just watching it live. Oh my God, thats all I can say. Over and over again. I wish everyone in the USA were watching this…we need to be reminded of what happened…we cant forget.
My father is in the Navy and as a result of these terrorist attacks he was sent over seas for 6 months in 2002. Now 5 years later we have found out he is going back this October 2008. Watching this reminds me why he is in the Navy and how much I appreciate his and every other man and woman who are strong enough to become a member of our armed forces. I love my Father very much and me, my Dad and my family would greatly appreciate any prayers you could send to us and him.
From this day forward I hope you will all join with me and say I WILL NEVER FORGET…and mean it.
God Bless everyone who lost someone that day, God Bless our soldiers far away and at home, and God Bless The United States of America and everyone else in the world…
C
All the comments are also supportive. I know it’s not fair to generalize from this one post, but it seems to me that there is an inherent difference in the way country artists and fans are wired as compared to rock artists and fans. That would make a great thesis for some graduate student.
Josiah posted on myspace that an EP of Angels Undercover will be available on iTunes on October 28. Songs included are Bad News Baby, Punk Ass Rain, 10 Wax Castles, overandover, and Angels Undercover.
The full album is set to be released in January.
New Orleans gets all the hype, but hurricane Gustav is barreling down on Acadiana, an area with a population of over 1/2 million people. Right now, it looks like Gustav will make landfall just east of Atchafalaya Bay in Terrabonne Parish. Some of the cities and towns directly in the path are Houma, Morgan City (gateway to the Gulf of Mexico for the shrimping and oilfield industries), Thibadeaux, New Iberia (center of sugar, oil, and salt production), and Abbeville. A little less than 100 miles inland are Lafayette (36′ above sea level), my old hometown Breaux Bridge (Crawfish Capital of the World), and Carenco.
Home – Marc Broussard from his Carenco Album
The Atchafalaya Basin (Swamp) is the largest swamp in the US.
Lafayette The Daily Advertiser
Atchafalaya Basin at Henderson – Home of Pat’s of Henderson
Johhny Earthquake and the Moondogs – They’ll NEVER Wash Us Away
Please send me links to other great Cajun restaurants, local newspapers, towns and cities that will be effected by Gustaf.
Updated Sept 1, 2008 (10 am)
Boy, the media keeps covering the story they want – rather than the storm that is. This storm is coming ashore near Houma and going NW through Morgan City, New Iberia, and Lafayette. The economy here is based on sugar cane, shrimp and seafood, oil and gas, crawfish (biggest producer in world), oil and gas services, port services, tourism, and agriculture including pecans, cotton and rice.
All major media is covering the same story in exactly the same locations. Why not cover what might happen to gas and oil production, possible damage to seafood industry, to the Atchafalaya Swamp, the Shrimp Fleet in Morgan City, the Port of Iberia, etc. How much damage will happen to coastal marshes and how much of Louisiana is going to be washed away forever? The media should be sued for malpractice!
I updated the Mookie post with links to his and his band’s myspace, etc.
The 2nd great contestant in Canadian Idol is Earl Stevenson. Earl shares a passion for singing and snowboarding. More of his music can be heard on Earl Stevenson and the Early Birds myspace page.
Top 24: All Along the Watchtower (Dave Matthews Version)
Top 20: Something to Talk About (Bonnie Raitt)
Top 16: Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
Top 10: Rock ‘n Roll Suicide (David Bowie)
Top 9: Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano version)
Top 8: Two (Ryan Adams)
Top 7: Change the World (Eric Clapton)
I think I can hear a little John Hyatt, Leonard Cohen, and Tom Waits in Earl. He’s got a ways to go, but he just might develop into a memorable singer/songwriter.
I have been watching some clips from Canadian Idol (posted at MJ’s). I’m enjoying it more than the last 2 seasons of AI. The show is about talent … and singing … and the contestants … not the judges or the host.
Three of the contestants are amazing. This post is about Mookie Morris and I will follow up with a post for each of the other 2 amazing singers.
Mookie just graduated from high school and is the youngest contestant at 18. On his Myspace page, he lists his musical influences as classic rock, John Lennon, J. Casablancas-Stokes, Late Beatles, Lou Reed, Beck, Damon Albarn, Rolling Stones (Brian Jones era), Mark Ronson, Chemical Brothers, Early Canadian Indie, Radiohead, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Iggy Pop, Jim Morrison, and on and on. The kid knows his music.
Audition – These Eyes (The Guess Who)
Top 24 – Twist & Shout (The Beatles)
Top 20 – Naive (The Kooks)
Top 16 – Valerie (The Zutons/Amy Winehouse)
Top 10 – The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
Top 9 – I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
Top 8 – Ophelia (The Band)
I think Mookie is channeling Buddy Holly. What goes on in the brains of some people that they hear things the rest of us never will? To be 18 and so talented. I hope we hear from him for a long time.
Favorite Mookie performance is Valerie.
Best singing performance is Ophelia. With his Dylan hat – Classic!
ETA: Top 7: Lola (The Kinks)
ETA: Group Audition 2 “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” (CCR)
Check out Mookie starting at 1.19
ETA: Top 6: Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
ETA: Top 5: Come Together
Mookie’s Band (BlindSight) Myspace
Mookie Fails to Get Enough Votes – Leaves CI!
Mookie is playing at Toronto’s Buskerfest on Aug. 22 If someone posts his performance on YouTube, I will post a link.
Found these clips on Youtube from Buskerfest
Can you Duet? just finished last night on CMT. The idea was to find the next great country duo. The final 3 duos were all great and I’m happy to say that my favorites, Caitlin and Will, won.
What is so remarkable is that Caitlin and Will both auditioned with a different partner. The judges liked them, but no their duo partner, so they were passed on individually. They were paired with new partners and again, the judges liked them but not their duo partners. So as fate would have it, Caitlin and Will were paired together.
Will is a 22 year old southern rocker from Kentucky and Caitlin is a 21 year old from Maryland that can sing anything. I believe it was their performance of Like We Never Loved at All during final 4 week that clinched it for them. After that performance, all they had to do was not mess up.
Like We Never Loved at All
On finals night, they sang 2 songs. The first was Stupid Boy and that got them into the final 2. For their final song, they sang Love Is which will be their first single on the Sony label.
Stupid Boy
Love Is
Congratualtions Caitlin and Will. All of the final performances are available at CMT.
Just sit back and enjoy.
Sweet Memory
Good Night – Live at Tin Alley
NPR Interview
Article in Philadelphia City Paper
Wikipedia Article – Background and Disabilities
Melody’s Web Site – www.melodygardot.com
ETA – New song from Josiah. Is anyone else writing lyrics as good as this?
In my opinion, the most gifted singer/songwriter to ever appear on American Idol just signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. You all know his backstory, but if you haven’t listened to any of the songs he has written, I’ll post a few here. His writing and composing are amazing. And he’s a pretty rocking piano player too.
Her – Love the Piano
One Last Song – Inspired by a Dream
Bad News Baby – “The Only Girl I’ll Ever Love is Trapped Inside a Song”
Josiah also has songs on his myspace page and allows downloads of all his music for only $15.
I think this guy will be around for a long time. When the executives from American Idol discuss why ratings are dropping, I wonder if Josiah’s name will come up. He certainly would have added some fire to the final 12.