[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/ken-lee.mp3|titles=Ken Lee — Valentina Hasan] Ken Lee (“Can’t Live”) is a phonetic interpretation of Mariah Carey’s 1993 cover single and Badfinger’s classic love song “Without You” performed by Valentina Hasan, a contestant who auditioned for the Bulgarian TV show Music Idol in February 2008. Watch the famous video at KnowYourMeme.
Category: old podcasts
Gettin’ Ready For Christmas Day
In February 1999 a college radio disc jockey named Lance Ledbetter set out on a mission to compile rare and essential recordings of vintage religious music. Four and a half years later the result of this journey was released as a box set called Goodbye, Babylon.
Backwards Down the Number Line
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/backwards-down-the-number-line.mp3|titles=Backwards Down the Number Line–Phish]It’s come to our attention that some people still have no respect for the rock band Phish. Pray for those haters and do your best to convince them to come to Indio, CA next year. They’ll see the light yet.
Lake’s Christmas Island: a perfect song
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/christmas-island.mp3|titles=Christmas Island– LAKE] Christmas Island: the perfect golden oldie circa 2009. LAKE are an Olympia, WA band that’s built to spill. The rotating cast of characters has been around since 2005, but 12 albums later, they’ve hit the nail on the head with Let’s Build a Roof. Buy it at the K Records website.
David “Fathead” Newman’s Hard Times
[audio:http://earshotpresents.com/sounds/within-earshot/fathead-hard-times.mp3|titles=David Fathead Newman’s Hard Times] The talented David Newman, who alternates on this album between tenor and alto, made his debut as a leader at this session. Since he was in Ray Charles’ band at the time, Newman was able to use Charles on piano along with Hank Crawford on baritone, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, bassist…