In appreciation: The music of Jim Croce

I already shared I Got a Name, the Jim Croce song from Django Unchained soundtrack. So since I loved that tune, I decided to give his albums a listen. These are my favorites so far:

Which Way Are You Goin’



Ol’ Man River (cover)



and from his greatest hits:

New York's Not My Home

Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)

Time In A Bottle





Are you new to Jim Croce as I was? Which music are you listening to at the moment? As always, share your thoughts in the comments.

Monthly links from the blogosphere: January

Chip has put together a quiz, How Well Do You Know Your Oscar Winning Performers? Let’s Find Out.

Josh lists his top 10 films of 2012

Eric has also compiled his Top 10 of 2012

Alex Withrow writes about his Top 10 Documentaries of 2012

Alex Thomas brings us his Top 50 Films of 2012

Bonjour Tristesse spotlights the winners from 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and 38th Cesar awards nominees

Shala from Life Between Films was at Sundance Film Festival, and provides us with reviews and news. You can also listen to her thoughts on Sundance in The Film Pasture Podcast.

Nostra asks: What throws you out of a movie?

I've just seen Djanjo Unchained, so will be reading Pete's Tarantino special, which he says took a lot of time, and a lot of research.

Steph from On Page and Screen wrote Interesting Facts About Me, which was a memorable and fun read.

Dan Heaton tells us his Top 5 Movie Resolutions for 2013 and Beyond

Dan at top10films lists Top 10 Second Films by Directors since 1970

Sati was underwhelmed by Zero Dark Thirty, but loved Silver Lining Playbook

Courtney gave the new documentary The Invisible War 5/5.

Tippi kicked off their new blog series with a look at movies about World War 1

Steven at Surrender to the Void reviews Blind Spot 2013: Citizen Kane

David Zou from Taste of Cinema loved Wong Kar-Wai’s long-delayed The Grandmaster

SDG from U Me And Films writes about 10 Movies he is looking forward to in 2013

Andina reviews one of my favorite films, Wizard of Oz

evl keith at obscurendure reviews another favorite of mine - Random Harvest (1942)

Doccortex provides us with his 50 favorite song discoveries of 2012

Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Gervais, and other funny men star in the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

konekonoir at listology lists top 100 films by year, 1920-1966

In appreciation: The music of Burial

Prompted by Eric from The Warning Sign, I recently ventured into the world of dubstep, more specifically the music of the producer Burial, who has been releasing LPs and EPs from 2005 to the present.



Album: Burial - Burial (2006)

Gutted









Album: Untrue - Burial (2007)

Etched Headplate










Album: Street Halo - Burial (2011)

Stolen Dog










Album: Kindred - Burial (2012)

Loner (previously shared on the blog)







Album: Truant / Rough Sleeper - Burial (2012)

Truant







For me, Burial's material works best by listening to the atmospheric albums in their entirety, so recommending individual tracks is a tricky thing. My experience is that especially the two LPs from 2006 and 2007 are fairly melancholic, so would be good for a rainy day, or after a break-up. I didn't love all I heard, some of it, Night Bus for example, is very powerful, just too gloomy for my taste. Anyhow, above are my personal selections.

Listeners, thoughts on the music of Burial? Which are your favorite dubstep albums or artists?

In appreciation: The Jesus And Mary Chain (2 of 2)

Album: Honey's Dead (1992)

Almost Gold






Album: Stoned & Dethroned (1994)

Everybody I Know

You've Been a Friend





Album: Munki (1998)

Perfume






While the band's albums from the 90s in my opinion are not as impressive as what they did in the 80s, there are nonetheless a few tracks here and there I liked, and have shared above.

Which are your favorite tracks or albums by The Jesus And Mary Chain? Are you new to the band as I was? As always, share your thoughts on the music in the comments.

Recent soundtracks I'm enjoying

Django Unchained (2012)

Who Did That to You - John Legend

I Got A Name - Jim Croce

Broken (2012)

Colours - Eloise Laurence (Blur cover)

Life of Pi (2012)

Pi's Lullaby - Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri

Laurence Anyways (2012)

At The Bar 10 Years Later - NOIA (score composer)

The Chauffeur - Duran Duran

Let's go out tonight - Craig Armstrong

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Once There Was a Hushpuppy - Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin

Marley (2012) (documentary)

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

Small Axe - Bob Marley

The Hobbit (2012)

Song of the Lonely Mountain - Neil Finn

Misty Mountains - Howard Shore/Tolkien/The Dwarf Cast/Richard Armitage

Skyfall (2012)

(If you read my twitter, I actually disliked the song the day it was released. I don't know what happened, since I listened to it in the opening credits of the movie, the tune has grown on me. Well done Adele on winning the Golden Globe!)

Skyfall - Adele




Which are your favorites from Tarantino's latest soundtrack? Any thoughts on the other mentions above? Which scores or soundtracks are you listening to at the moment?