A nod to Jamie who posted this video on his blog last week. In fact, you should go over there and read his entry since it has many fun facts about the video. Go. Now.
I've had some kinda crappy Ikea lamps beside my bed for years now and finally found not one, but two lamps that I like to replace them at Target. Problem is, I really can't decide between the two. I'm leaning towards the blue/green glass ones, but I also like the lines of the black metal one. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments or over on the Flickr photo.
It's really hard to keep track of all the different projects that the Watkins siblings are involved with, but here is one of the latest with Sean. He's teamed up with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot to become Fiction Family.
Fiction Family - "When She's Near"
Oh, and a little bonus since Mutual Admiration Society - Nickel Creek = Glen Phillips. Glen Phillips w/ Chris Thile - "Windmills"
I always seem to find myself singing along with the horns and the "Bah bahs" which can be slightly embarrassing when you are at work. Oh, just go and watch/listen already.
While I'm a fan of cover songs, sometimes you just can't do any better than the real thing. Case in point, for me at least, is Jump, Little Children's "Cathedrals." The song has been recently included on Joan Osborne's newest album "Wild Little One." You can check her rendition out here. Now I admit, I'm biased. I've listened to JLC, or Jump as they were last known before disbanding, for quite some time and think that Jay Clifford is one hell of a singer/songwriter. And on the other side, I do like some of Joan Osborne's music and her album "Relish" (yes, the one with the song "One of Us" on it) received quite a bit of play my Freshman year at college. Still...I gotta go with the original here. Jump, Little Children - "Cathedrals (live)"
On the other hand, sometimes you can do better than the original...
