He is the “Him” of She & Him along with Zooey Deschanel. He is also ¼ of the “super group” Monsters Of Folk along with Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. Matthew Ward, or M. Ward as he's better known, has been the epitome of laid-back Portlandia, very happy hanging on the sidelines or in the background of his many projects. … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Watch The Show” by M. Ward
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Daytona and your Uncle Marty are here with you as The 3D RadioActivity reaches the 603 yard line to finish our Group W Summertime Second Sounds with a post Labor Day salute in The States, featuring stacks of wax comprising a humongous steaming pile of musical WORK. We've made it through our Group W Summertime Second Sounds, with a hot finish for you. Next … [Read more...] about RadioActive Work
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Oh Yeah” by Foxygen
When I recently went to see Unknown Mortal Orchestra play in Chicago, the opening act was their Jagjaguwar label mates Foxygen. I had never heard of them before, however I must say that not only was I duly impressed enough to delve further into their oeuvre, but there were probably more people there to see them than UMO who were the headliners. Foxygen is a California duo … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Oh Yeah” by Foxygen
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Baby Get Worse” by Divine Fits
When I first started playing Divine Fits’ debut album, “A Thing Called Divine Fits,” I immediately gravitated to the songs that featured Britt Daniels on lead vocals. Daniels formed the band with Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks while on hiatus from his band Spoon. In fact, it was Britt Daniels and the Spoon connection that led me to this album in the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Baby Get Worse” by Divine Fits
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Trouble With Candyhands” by Deerhoof
Emanating from San Francisco (Greg Saunier & John Dieterich) by way of Japan (Satomi Matsuzaki), Deerhoof have released 12 albums of unpredictable music with a sound that would have made Yoko Ono proud and John Lennon jump for joy. It has finally come to pass that the ingredients of Yoko Ono’s recordings circa “Double Fantasy” that were championed by John Lennon have … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Trouble With Candyhands” by Deerhoof