65 isn't a hugely significant number. Its a common speed limit on highways. And it's the nominal age of retirement. Neither has terribly much to do with a cappella. But they are both indicative of limits, changes, and endings
No bones, I’m a big fan of the music from the late 80’s and early 90’s. It’s when I started making my own music collection, and when I started listening to a cappella music extensively… so for show #64 it seemed the perfect time to do an 80’s focus. Specifically on 1988. Get it? 64=8*8? […]
Who doesn’t love The Beatles? Â One of the most loved, respected, and covered artists of all time, they helped define a new movement in music, and even today there are fans, critics, and imitators. Â I’ve pulled together ten of the best A Cappella covers of Beatles songs for this episode. Â If you like it, let […]
* The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Town Criers * I Wish - The Jewel Tones * Keep Breathing - Luminescence * Miss Independent - Luminescence * Sound of Silence - Town Criers * This Island Earth - The 18 Wheelers
Wow, 2010 already! Â Well, 2009 was a banner year for a cappella, with so many incredible albums, so much positive media attention, and it seemed like every time I turned around, somebody was stepping it up to the next level. Â I’m going to tell you right now that 2010 is promising more of that. Â I […]
It’s the most magical time of the year, when for many of us it is the season of snow, of friends and family, of food, gifts, and joy. Â This year I’ve compiled 23 tracks to share with you, over an hour of music. Â Know that I appreciate each and every listener, and I am pleased […]
It seems like almost all of the A Cappella hoi oligoi are off at SoJam, but that doesn’t mean that us plebs can’t enjoy some great tunes! Press the little ‘Play’ button at the bottom of the post to hear Show #59, or click here to download it! Track Title Artist Album Original Artist Waiting […]
Roses - Penny Loafers 8th World Wonder - Seven Days Long is the Dark - The Interpreters I've Got Rhythm / Fascinating Rhythm - Clockwork Should I - Ball In The House Memory - Penny Loafers
Pardon me while I crawl out of my bunker for a few moments to tell you about AcappellaFest! Now in it’s third year, AcappellaFest is the MidWest’s -finest- A Cappella event. And this year, it’s too big for any one city to contain! It’ll be in Detroit on October 17th, and in Chicago the following […]
See the show notes at http://www.acapodcast.com for full track listing and details
* Easy Lover - Firedrill! (opb Phil Collins) * Slice of Heaven - Suade (opb Dave Dobbyn) * Over the Rainbow - Canvas (opb Judy Garland) * Ain't No Sunshine - Jabberwocks (opb Bill Withers / D'Angelo) * Steal Your Heart - Suade * Completely - The House Jacks * Different For Girls - Ice Haloes (opb Joe Jackson) * I'd Do Anything For Love - Jabberwocks (opb Meat Loaf) * What A Fool Believes - Firedrill! (opb Doobie Brothers) * Simpsons Theme - Canvas (composed by Danny Elfman)
* Who Are You - Tufts Beelzebubs * Don't Stop Me Now - Brandeis University Voicemale * Hamburg, Meine Perle - No Strings Attached * On My Way - Slapdash Graduate * Sonny Came Home - Too Cheap For Instruments * Debra - Tufts Beelzebubs
A long time in the making, 54 is chock full of awards and competitions goodness! Let's try something a little different. Here is what you'll hear on show #54: Wall of Sound - Naturally 7 - Sing V : Groovus Where's the Love? (opb Hanson) - Brandeis University Voicemale - Where's the Album? - The EP Papercut (opb Linkin Park) - The Chorallaries of MIT - Positive Chorallation Zombie (opb The Cranberries) - Wellesley College Tupelos - Rouge All For You (opb Sister Hazel) - Missouri State Beartones -...
It's here! It's finally here! I know, we're all excited like kids at a birthday party, right? It's a birthday of sorts for the Acapodcast, as we now enter the 4th year officially. Incidentally, this also means it is now officially the longest running a cappella podcast on the internet, now matter how you count it. So to celebrate, let's listen to: * UNCG Spartones - Overture from Prince of Thieves Overture (Composed by Michael Kamen) * Metropolitones - Faith (opb George Michael) * Brown Jabberwo...
I recorded show #53, but had to throw it out. Turns out the fuzziness heard on #52 wasn’t just a result of a loose capsule in the Mic. I’ll be replacing the trusty microphone soon, and re-recording. I know I’m 2 weeks overdue already, and I really want to get this episode out while parts […]
* We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Metropolitones * Happy Christmas - Overboard * That Time Of Year - Four Shadow * Christmas Angel - Jim Goodrich * Noël Nouvelet - Anúna * Silent Night - Take 6 * The Little Drummer Boy - Pikkardiyska Tertsia * Away In A Manger / Beautiful Savior - Go Fish * Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Blenders * The First Noël - Anúna * Little Drummer Boy - The Swingle Singers * Ave Maria - The Stanford Fleet Street Singers * Christmas Time Is Here - Metropolitones ...
* Greenleafs - Talk To Me (Keri Noble) * Van Canto - The Bard's Song (Blind Guardian) * 2E Acappella - Cupid's Chokehold (Gym Class Heroes) * Chromatics - Shoulders of Giants * The Connotations - When I Am King (Great Big Sea) * Greenleafs - Better Man (Pearl Jam)
Here is what you chose: * Five O'Clock Shadow - What's It All About * Clockwork - Creep (orig. Radiohead) * Six Appeal - Toxic (orig. Brittney Spears) * Da Vinci's Notebook - Title Of The Song * BaSix - Purple Rain (orig. Prince) * MeasureXMeasure - You Don't Treat Me No Good (orig. Sonia Dada?) * Voicemale - Walking In Memphis (orig. Marc Cohn) * Mosaic Whispers - Bring Me To Life (orig. Evanescense) * Duwende - Young Leaders Of Tomorrow * Testimony - Breathe Me (orig. Sia) Again, as an experim...
Here's what's in the show: * Dissipated Eight - Satellite (orig. Dave Matthews Band) * Route 66 - Demo Medley * An Octave Above - Sample Medley * Down 4 The Count - Shut Up (orig. Black Eyed Peas) * Amalgamates - Killing Me Softly (orig. Roberta Flack/Fugees) * Dissipated Eight - Two Step (orig. Dave Matthews Band)
My is it hot out! And with tracks like these, it's only going to get hotter! Not to keep you waiting, here's the cure for your a cappella fever, Episode #48 ! Heard on this episode: * Stanford Testimony - Breathe Me (orig. Sia) * OnCue - Mirage * OnCue - Lull In My Life (Gordon & Revel, performed by dozens) * UMass Dynamics - Runaway (Orig. Jamiroqui) * UMass Dynamics - Apologize (Orig. One Republic) * Deep Treble - 3 songs Also, go check out AC100 and the BACS! Stay cool, and I'll see you a...
I said last time that I would have to give up regular updates, and post new episodes as I could. Here I am posting a month after the last show, as if to prove my point. But this is a special show. This show has just as much music as usual, but it has way more interview. And because I was interviewing Deke Sharon and the members of The House Jacks, all of the tracks on this episode are by them. Here's what you'll hear on show #47: * Bam! * Believe * The Only One I Want Around * All You Need Is Lo...
In this long awaited episode, you'll hear: * The Magnets - All The Wrong Reasons * USC SoCal VoCals - Slumber (Gabriel Mann) * UnderCover - Your Daddy Don't Know (Toronto/New Pornographers) * Hyannis Sound - Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel) * Tufts Beelzebubs - Linger (The Cranberries) * The Magnets - In Love Since Then
We’re in the middle of Harmony Sweeps season, a series of regional competitions, with the winners of each region going on to a knock-down drag-out winner-take-all vocal throwdown in San Rafael, California. Many regionals took place in March, and there are more regionals happening across the month of Apri. This year the final battle of […]
Here’s the second ECAS ‘radio’ Advert. Smooth, isn’t it? Go to the show! ECASAd2
I’m talking about the East Coast A Cappella Summit of course. I can’t make it to ECAS this year, but I had a blast last year, and this year’s looks to be even better. If you do go, how about taking a few notes (ha, get it?) for me and letting me know how it […]
Shalom! It’s a Jewish A Cappella special episode. Six songs from some very talented menschen. Also names full of puns and references. Six13 (there are 613 commandments in the Torah), Shabbatones (from Shabbaton), Shircago (Shir means song), Kaskeset (‘Fish Scales’, a Kosher/Music joke), and Manginah (“Melody”). Six13 – Son UPenn Shabbatones – Ani Shelach (Neshama […]
* The Faux Paz - It's My Life (No Doubt) * The Beelzebubs - Come Sail Away (Styx) * Duwende - Electrify * baSix - Star People (George Michael) * Mosaic Whispers - Meaning (Gavin DeGraw) * Jewel Tones - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
* Duwende - Come Back * Penny Loafers - Fair * Duke Out Of the Blue - Call Me When You're Sober * Jonathan Coulton - When You Go * UMBC Mama's Boys - Eli the Barrow Boy * Duwende - Young Leaders of Tomorrow
Five O'Clock Shadow - It's Christmas The Blenders - The First Noel Tonic Sol-fa - Happy Holiday OnCue - Snow Angels Basix - Last Christmas The Coats - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Four Shadow - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Jim Goodrich - The Wassail Song OnCue - Let It Snow The Blenders - Tiny Little Christmas M-Pact - Caroling Caroling GrooveBarbers - We Need A Little Christmas Blue Jupiter - Scattered Flurries Kol Halayla - It's Hard To Be A Jew On Christmas The Coats - Let There Be Peace...
After the last episode, I got so much feedback asking for more, more, more! So here it is, another eight tracks of well known, often done, classic, or common a cappella tunes! Put your ears on this: * T Minus 5 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Linda/Weavers/Kingston Trio/Nylons) * Low Key - Let Go (Frou Frou) * Basix - Come Together (Beatles) * Chorallaries - Don't Know Why (Norah Jones) * Blue Jupiter - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) * measureXmeasure - Only You (Yazoo) * Spur Of The Moment - Everywhere ...
