Today you can finally own one brand new song from Grammy Award winning U.K. artist Adele! Her new CD 21 features the song “Rolling In The Deep” available today on itunes.

A couple weeks back I had the great pleasure of sneaking down to L.A. for a top secret Adele showcase at Largo where she belted out 4 new songs (and one oldie for good  measure). Overheard as the who’s who crowd of music industry vets shuffled to the bar after Adele’s performance? “Oh my god, I cried”. And no, I wasn’t overhearing myself! She’s just that powerful. 

But she’s also just a fun, cheeky girl. Get to know Adele by watching this brief but illuminating little movie I made with her backstage at Largo. And note, Princess Leia is watching you!

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed today and singer/songwrtier Mike Doughty steered his followers to this amazing track-by-track breakdown of one of the Rolling Stones’ signature songs, “Gimme Shelter.” I had to share it.

There’s a website called Dangerous Minds which has posted seperate audio files of the vocals (Mick Jagger plus Merry Clayton, whose ballsy singing really makes the record), two Keith Richards guitar tracks, Bill Wyman’s bass line, and Charlie Watts’ incredible drumming, so you can hear just how powerful each of the elements were before they combined to make one of the Stones’ most iconic songs.

Here’s the isolated vocal track, and the commentary from Dangerous Minds:

The vocal harmonies of Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton are nothing short of astonishing, heard naked here. Clayton’s performance was one of the most significant contributions of a woman to a Stones number. “Rape, murder; It’s just a shot away, It’s just a shot away…” Listen to what happens to her voice at about 2:30 to 3:00 minutes in. Fantastic.

If you’re a Stones fan, you must check out the rest of the tracks here.

Thanks to Mike Doughty for the tip.

. . . but this one’s fun to hear about, because it really happened, many years ago.

Gather the family around the computer and listen as TV Boy John Curley (the former Evening Magazine host who used to join us in the morning) shares his tragic yet hilarious holiday tale. (This particular retelling goes back to 2005; former Mountain Morning Show co-host Mike West is on here too.)

Warning: It’s not for the squeamish. Contains smoking, death by gravy, and some of the grossest sound effects you’ve ever heard:

CURLEY THANKSGIVING 2005

And don’t forget another Turkey Day tradition — Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant airs three times on Thanksgiving on The Mountain: 6:00am, 12:00 noon, and 6:00pm.

Enjoy . . . and Happy Thanksgiving!

A nice montage of treacherous moments on Seattle streets as snow and ice had their way with us on Monday night. Scroll ahead to 3:20 for an especialy exciting bus ride:

Check out the latest road conditions before you get in the car:

Washington State DOT

Seattle DOT

Let’s be careful out there!

Hey Genius! took a hiatus. They ideas just weren’t flowing. And then suddenly, THE idea of the year. You thought CouplePuppets was good? Or The Pete Townsend Guitar Strum Watch? No. Seattle Sun Finder app? Save it for a rainy day. If you can get this Hey Genius idea made, you will be a billionaire.

That’s right, Mrs. Kobe, you can thank me later.

It’s true: Dave will do an acoustic set at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue Square between 7 and 8 tonight (Thursday.)

Details here.

Shhhh!

Ready for the holidays? No not the December holidays…Memorial Day 2011. The folks at the Sasquatch Music Festival want to make sure you are. Here’s the deets!

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (MAY 27-30) THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE

FOO FIGHTERS TO HEADLINE NEW FRIDAY EVENT
COMPLETE LINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 7 

DISCOUNT 4 DAY FESTIVAL PASSES
ON SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (10:00 A.M. PST)
NEW CONVENIENT “ALL IN” TICKET PRICING TO INCLUDE FESTIVAL ADMISSION,
CAMPING AND SERVICE FEES

On the heels of last year’s fastest sellout ever, record attendance and rave reviews from national media, Sasquatch! Music Festival adds a fourth day and celebrates its 10^th year of being what SPIN hails as “a pick-your-poison selection for your party at the edge of the earth,” May 27-30 (Memorial Day Weekend) at The Gorge in Quincy, WA. A special discounted 4-day festival pass will be available in time for the holiday gift season on Saturday, November 20 at 10:00 A.M. (PST) via sasquatchfestival.com. Foo Fighters will headline the new Friday night event. The festival’s complete lineup will be announced February 7, 2011.

Festival creator Adam Zacks founded Sasquatch! nearly 10 years ago with the aim of building an event that catered to the eclectic tastes of voracious music enthusiasts. Zacks personally curates the lineups for each Sasquatch! Festival, hand-picking the diverse array of artists.  “We are excited to grow the festival to 4 days and thrilled that Foo Fighters, a great American rock band with roots in the Pacific Northwest, will be headlining the Friday show.”

The Sasquatch! Festival has established a tradition of presenting critically acclaimed emerging artists alongside established headliners. Previous lineups have spanned a broad spectrum of genres from rock to hip-hop, electronic to singer-songwriters; past performers include R.E.M. Coldplay, Kanye West, Pavement, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, The Cure, Björk, and M.I.A. The festival also has a history of incorporating comedy including performances by Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, and many more.

If your idea of Southern holiday cheer is a big bottle of Bourbon, congratulations, you’re a member of my family. If your idea of Southern holiday cheer is a Christmas disc from Carbon Leaf, well Merry Christmas to you!

Christmas Child, the new offering from Richmond, Virginia’s Carbon Leaf, features all new original holiday inspired songs. You can hurl yourself into the holiday spirit without having to hear another lame version of White Christmas (because let’s face it, once you’ve heard Alvin and The Chipmunks do it, nothing else even comes close).

The disc is available in a billion incarnations on the band’s website: www.carbonleaf.com and here’s a sample of what you’ll get:

01 Christmas Child

02 Red Punch Green Punch

07 Christmas At Sea

And just for fun…some old Carbon Leaf love

Ho, Ho, Ho

Me neither, because I ripped all my Beatles CDs into my iPod years ago . . . but it would be cool if all the Beatles’ music was officially available in iTunes, wouldn’t it?

It looks like that’s about to happen, according to trusworthy sources like Apple Insider.

And here’s more speculation from Fast Company.

Here’s what it says on Apple’s web site (Click it for the full effect):

If you ask me, the collection won’t be complete unless they include this one — it’s freaky:

It’s finally here! “Rollin’ In The Deep” the new single from Adele’s 21, in store in the new year.

Rolling In The Deep [Radio Edit]

For more on the new Adele disc, scroll down a few posts!