a lot of music

1. Ray LaMontagne sings "Be Here Now." [Thanks to Matthew for the cool song]

2. I've been rediscovering The Welcome Wagon lately. This happens to me all the time: I listen to a band like crazy and then forget how much I like their music ... and then "find" it again. Anyway, here is a live performance of "He Never Said A Mumblin' Word" and the great solo version of "Deep Were His Wounds And Red" followed by an interview with Vito (By the way, I'm wondering if Sufjan's "Vito's Ordination Song" has anything to do with this Vito, who is, according to Wikipedia, a Presbyterian minister. Sufjan produced TWW's album).

3. An interesting interview with Flobots, creators of the uniquely fantastic song "Handlebars." I had no idea that any sort of Christianity was behind their message.

4. Neil Zaza playing "Beethoven's 5th" on electric guitar. [Thanks Jess]

5. Jonathan Coulton sings a song about why a "Blue Sunny Day" makes vampires sad.

6. Get Relient K's classic-and-recently-expanded Christmas album Let It Snow, Baby ... Let It Reindeer for only $5 on Amazon.

7. Five Iron Frenzy ... catch the feeling! With a wallpaper.

8. Johnny Cash is so good.