Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Andrew Bird - The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns (Shel Silverstein cover)
Cover Lay DownFollow “It starts on a Wednesday, with a faint feeling of not-rightness about the head, as if the senses were secretly,…” on Feb 3rd, 2013 →
Shel Silverstein - A Front Row Seat to Hear Ole Johnny Sing
Music. History.Follow ““A Front Row Seat to See Ole Johnny Sing” by Shel Sivlerstein [1971] An Exploration of Music and Poetry, Day…” on Jun 24th, 2011 →
Shel Silverstein - Father Of A Boy Named Sue
Star Maker MachineFollow “Shel Silverstein: Father Of A Boy Named Sue [purchase] We are all familiar with the tale of the boy named…” on Apr 8th, 2011 →
Shel Silverstein - Crocodile's Toothache
Music. History.Follow ““Crocodile’s Toothache” from Where the Sidewalk Ends recited, sung and shouted by Shel Silverstein [1983] Note: click through each link for…” on Mar 24th, 2011 →
Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie - Queen Of The Silver Dollar (Dr. Hook cover; by Shel Silverstein)
Cover Lay DownFollow “As I noted earlier this week, we don’t hold with ordered lists at year’s end, preferring instead to recognize the…” on Dec 22nd, 2010 →
Nanci Griffith - The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein cover)
Cover Lay DownFollow “Austinite singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has long teetered on the line between country and folk, successfully selling out mid-size concert halls…” on Oct 30th, 2010 →
- Andrew Bird: Twistable Turnable Man Returns (A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein)
Raised on IndieFollow “Shel Silverstein was best known as the author of children's books, but he was also a poet, cartoonist, and a…” on Jul 21st, 2010 →
Shel Silverstein - A Front Row To Hear Ole Johnny Sing
Town Full of LosersFollow “Johnny Cash was born 78 years ago today in Arkansas and, like most popular musicians following their deaths, his records…” on Feb 26th, 2010 →
Shel Silverstein - Boy Named Sue
FANTASTIC WEAPONFollow “You know him best from “ A Light In The Attic ” or “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” I do, too.…” on Dec 5th, 2009 →
Shel Silverstein - The Father Of A Boy Named Sue
A Free ManFollow “I got bogged down in the perfect storm of work obligations last week, resulting in a weekend spent almost exclusively…” on Oct 28th, 2008 →