Do you like entire free concerts of big name alternative rock and/or roll bands in the form of NPR podcasts? Get your buns over to the iTunes Store and subscribe to NPR: Live Concerts from All Songs Considered. Did I mention they are free?

NPR: Live Concerts from All Songs Considered Podcast

Over 56 concerts including:

• Art Brut
  
• The Hold Steady
  
• Neko Case Live from Disney Hall
  
• Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
  
• Nickel Creek
  
• The New Pornographers
  
• Spoon
  
• Stars
  
• Josh Ritter
  
• Jose Gonzalez
  
• Okkervil Rive
  
• Iron and Wine e
  
• Animal Collective
  
• Rilo Kiley
  
• John Vanderslice
  
• The Apples in Stereo
  
• Nick Lowe
  
• Travis
  
• Femi Kuti
  
• The Polyphonic Spree
  
• Richard Thompson
  
• The National
  
• Andrew Bird
  
• Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard
  
• Bjork
  
• Konono No. 1
  
• Au Revoir Simone
  
• Fujiya and Miyagi
  
• Peter Bjorn and John
  
• The Frames
  
• Low
  
• Loney Dear
  
• Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
  
• Nellie McKay
  
• Explosions in the Sky
  
• The Good, The Bad & The Queen
  
• The Arcade Fire
  
• Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton
  
• Cat Power
  
• OK Go
  
• French Kicks
  
• The Black Keys
  
• The Black Angels
  
• Jenny Lewis
  
• Sleater Kinney
  
• Fiery Furnaces
  
• The Walkmen
  
• Mogwai
  
• Neko Case
  
• Martha Wainwright
  
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  
• Arctic Monkeys
  
• Belle & Sebastian

Good song, great video.

Enter Shitdisco, the latest band to appear in the supposed disco punk or new rave scene. I hate those words, disco punk, new rave, ugghh. I really wish somebody would have came up with a better name for music like Bloc Party, The Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, etc. But here we are. I'm going to call it "rock music to sway your hips and tap your toes to" or R.M.T.S.Y.H.A.T.Y.T.T.

For your viewing pleasure, Shitdisco - OK

Cover to Cover.

It's a Ted Leo 2-for-1 cover song video and mp3 bonanza. Last week in Austin, Mr. Leo transitioned his song Little Dawn into Daft Punk's One More Time. Check and respect the youtube video below.

I've also included a link to what has to be a) the greatest pop song of the last 5 years, and b) the best cover ever. I've considered this song at karaoke, but it would pale in comparison. Ted acoustically covering Kelly Clarkson's Since You Been Gone is so punk it hurts. I admit to liking the original, but enjoying Ted's rendition gives me that hipster credibility I so greatly desire. I can pretend I like it simply because it's ironic or camp, versus digging it on its own merit as a fucking dyanamite pop song. Let's keep my admiration for Kelly Clarkson and Since You Been Gone between you and me ok?



Ted Leo - Since You Been Gone (zShare)

Worst Rap Song/Video ever.

The Pack - In My Car



It's bad, repetitive, and yet awfully catchy. For some reason the ridiculously simple (and terrible) chorus gets stuck in your head. I liken it to hearing Cyndi Lauper's Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun and having it loop in your head on never ending repeat while trying to create a massive Excel spreadsheet filled with formulas and macros.

Listening to this song will actually make you dumber.

This is your Friday morning dose of Rock and/or Roll. This is almost as gratifying as making a mixtape. Enjoy!