Music is fun

I have a few quick music recommendations for you

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds "Live at Radio City", is a near perfect sounding live album. Granted its not extremely hard to mix 2 guitars and 1 vocal, but this really sounds great.
Check out their myspace page for a couple song clips and a video of a new song "Eh Hee"

I recommended The Feeling awhile ago, but I feel the need to draw your attention to them again. "Twelve Stops and Home" is a "soft rock" album that could very easily be from the 70's, except its really good. You can listen to the whole album on soundpedia. The album really doesn't have a weak song, if you like one of them you're going to like them all. I can't stop listening to this CD in my car, even with the temptation of Soul Street on XM trying to pull me away.

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals new album "Lifeline" has a very cool laid back groove to it that Ben calls "acoustic soul". Check out these solo acoustic hotel room performances of some of the new songs, as well as the official videos.

I just gave a listen to the new Josh Ritter album and I don't know if it is "the best album of the year", but it is pretty good and I am already liking it more on a second listen. The album is sort of a folky pop rock combo that deserves the Dylan and Springsteen comparisons. It has a very loose feel to it (almost accidental) but pulls it of with a nonchalance that Ryan Adams wishes could achieve regularly. Check out the album on his site, and the rave review on Amazon.

If you've been counting the hours until the big showdown between 50 and Kanye (I'm much more excited for Kanye) you probably have a jones for some rap.
Kanye has 2 videos for "Can't Tell me Nothing" and another for "Stronger", and listen to the John Mayer collaboration on "Bittersweet".
Check out what 50 Cent is up to and see a video for "AYO Technology"(which really is more of Justin's song than 50's) and "Amusement Park".
You should also check out this hilarious, somewhat vulgar video from Mike O'Connell featuring Yoshido(who really steals the show). The video for this last call love song is all done in one shot and is a really well done rap parody song.
Also check out the new link in my link section for some indie hip hop from Drok.