Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, Pomplamoose and Charlie Mcdonnell all have something in common

In case you missed it, which I almost did – everybody’s favorite piano-pop musician Ben Folds has released an album in collaboration with my personal favorite music-loving author, Nick Hornby. If that name sounds familiar, he’s the guy that wrote the book High Fidelity – which was also made into a movie with John Cusack (a movie that’s also notable as the book to film translation that gave birth to Sonic Death Monkey). If that news hasn’t made you giddy with excitement, to promote the album, called Lonely Avenue, Ben Folds partnered with viral video hotshots Pomplamoose and Charlie McDonnell. Indiemusicdb.com regulars, might know these two since I’ve featured them before for our Video of the Week (here and here). Pomplamoose, a duo, who makes […]

The Cover Edition

It’s been a while, so I thought I shouldn’t put this off any further. Yes, it’s List Addicts Fridays once again, and today’s theme is ‘covers’. In the history of List Addicts, I have never made a covers post before, mainly because a lot of other blogs do. They even have weekly posts about it. Heck, some even dedicate a whole blog to covers. But since mine’s not a regular thing, this week’s list is special – my own take of favourite covers from indie bands that have perked up my ears at one point. The idea actually came from watching Glee this week – a TV show that’s based its success in witty writing and wonderfully executed song covers. One of their earliest hits […]