Buffalo Tom frontman on a free covers rampage
Everyone’s got a blog these days.
One trend I am particularly thrilled about is musicians who try their hand at regular posting, and use blog technology to share their music directly with the fans. Buffalo Tom (rad ’90s rock band from Boston) frontman Bill Janovitz has started one of his own and, in a powerplay to capture all the love in my hot-pulsating heart, is offering a free cover each week, along with an interesting backstory about the tune. Well … some of the writing is about the tune; in true blog form, some is just poetic rambling. And I adore it.
BILL JANOVITZ (BUFFALO TOM)
COVERS OF THE WEEK
#1 Little Mascara (The Replacements) [orig post]
#2 Johnsburg, Illinois (Tom Waits) [orig post]
#3 One Step Up (Springsteen) [orig post]
#4 Dreaming (Blondie) – Till The Next Goodbye (Rolling Stones) Medley [orig post]
#6 In A Misty Morning (Gene Clark) [orig post]
#7 Slip Sliding Away (Paul Simon) [orig post]
ZIP THEM UP AND ENJOY; subscribe to get future editions
There’s also a holly jolly Christmas one (#5) and New Year’s (#8) that I’ll let y’all figger out for yourselves since those days are passed and we now set our stony faces back to a work week tomorrow and I don’t want to talk about it.
[photo credit Stephen Dowling; thanks Kevin for the tip]
Name: Heather Browne
I love Buffalo Tom and think “Let Me Come Over/Big Red Letter Day” are criminally underrated albums. Thanks for sharing Heather!
Neil From Facebook — January 5, 2009 @ 8:51 am
And another added today…
stuff — January 5, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
Buffalo Tom is a great band, i got into them through a dylan cover i would suggest everyone go and find it, its on itunes its idiot wind. boston al-rock meets dylan is a great combination
Matthew Jay — January 5, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
Is this the band that Jordan Catalano was obsessed with? Why do I remember the most random My So Called Life facts?
Thanks for the tracks!
Basma — January 6, 2009 @ 9:03 am
random jordan catalano facts are ALWAYS appropriate and are, in fact, encouraged.
browneheather — January 6, 2009 @ 10:32 am
Great stuff as always Heather! Big Buffalo Tom fan here in the Big O.
Josh — January 6, 2009 @ 10:41 am
Heather,
Thanks for this post. I’ve heard Buffalo Tom, but not solo.
I’ve enjoyed your blog for quite some time (the new digs are great!), and our musical tastes overlap.
To find covers of Tom Waits, Springsteen and Paul Simon in one day is wonderful.
Thanks, and keep up the good work – it’s appreciated.
Regards, Dave.
Dave — January 12, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
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