On Behalf of Mr. Shy

Hi, Ted Small here filling in for blogmeister pplist. pp is going through a spell of extraordinary shyness and hopes to reemerge soon. In the meantime, he's feeding me songs he likes and asking me to post them here "for your delectation," as he enigmatically put it.

Vendetta Valentine – Dissidents mp3

The B-52s – Hot Corner mp3 – from Funplex, their first lp of the century

Frauke – Canadian Girlfriend mp3
Vancougar – Vanity mp3

Frankel – New Authority mp3

Jim Noir – Don't You Worry (I'll Be Fine) mp3

Midnight Movies – Should Have Known mp3

Shooting Spires – Right mp3

Blue Eyed Son – Step Away From The Cliff mp3

The Heavenly States – The Race mp3

Baskervilles, Bellavista, Midnight Movies, Havana Guns, Idlewild, The Lines

You’ll find below recent encounters I very much like. Thanks especially to Peter at Coast is Clear and Morten at Hits in the Car. I’m indicating which items I found through them, along with links to hear and download more. As always, Peter and Morten have treasure troves of great music.

Baskervilles – Have You Seen Them? - Click on song title. Hear and download at site. (pic)
Bellavista – Temptation By Your Side mp3
Midnight Movies - Coral Den mp3- CIC
Havana Guns - The Snake (Demo) mp3- CIC
Idlewild - In Competition for the Worst Time mp3 - HITC
The Lines - Feeling Perfect mp3 – HITC

SXSW 2007, cont'd: More News & Knowns

As with yesterday, I'll here post five South by Southwest Festival artists that are new to me and five I've known for awhile. Click artist names for more information. Oh, and today's award for Track That Was Originally Working Fine But When Shove Came To Push Refused To Work Properly goes to: none of the below; they're all working mighty fine (at final check).

News
Bigbang – Saturn Freeway mp3
The Cynics – I Want It All mp3
Midnight Movies – Patient Eye (Edit) mp3
Swan Island - Crumble mp3
Waxplanet – Turn Me Up mp3

Knowns
Headlights - TV mp3
Maritime – Tearing Up the Oxygen mp3
Kristoffer Ragnstam - Breakfast by the Mattress mp3
The Summer Wardrobe – Ned Kelly mp3
The Village Green – When the Creepers Creep In mp3