Here's the mix I had on and off throughout the day....

Celebrate - Ray Montford - Shed Your Skin
When You're Older - Kate Earl - Fate is the Hunter
Be Be Your Love - Yamagata, Rachael - Happenstance
Better Together - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams-F
Back Door Man - Sarah McLachlan - Solace
Feelin' The Same Way - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
When The Heartache Ends - Rob Thomas - Something To Be
Mary Shut The Garden Door - Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
Chariot - Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
Passion - Ray Montford - Shed Your Skin
Things I Miss The Most - Steely Dan - Everything Must Go
Loki Cat (Featuring Billy Corgan) - Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Life Begins Again
I Can See Clearly Now - Cole, Holly - The Best of Holly Cole
Come as You Are - Abair, Mindi - Come as You Are
Bubble Toes - Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales
Why Georgia - John Mayer - Room For Squares
Into the Fire - Sarah McLachlan - Solace
Morph The Cat - Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
Chemical Party - Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
100 Years - Five For Fighting - The Battle For Everything
Speed of Sound - Coldplay - X&Y

Now we can check this link for current radar map of FL.

During my lunch break today, I picked up Keane's new album, Under the Iron Sea. I look forward to checking it out tonight. I thought their debut, Hopes and Fears, was excellent. They sound a bit like Coldplay, but with a better vocalist and no guitars.

I liked the Keane's first album, too. Saw the new album for sale at the store this weekend but I had a couple other cds I wanted. Too many cds to buy and not enough money.

Mary, let me know what you think of the album.

Ellen Alien - Berlinette
Superpitcher - Various

I'm still in the "if it's not German it's scheiss" phase.

Turin Brakes "Ether Song"

Good stuff.
Reminds me of Love and Rockets.

Mrs. medic8r and I both like Coldplay and Keane. I'm also curious as to what you think of the new Keane album.

I'm mad at Coldplay because they sold seats at their concert that were behind the stage. Not knowing the layout of the arena, I bought said seats. Sound was unbearable, so after a few minutes, we moved to the opposite end of the arena and stood in an aisle with a center view. Needless to say, much better sound, and the concert was good, if short.

Saw Queen the following week, same arena, same stage set-up, and guess what: those same sections were closed off. I had done my homework this time and we had excellent seats. I don't know if it is up to the band's management to determine how many sections of the arena are offered for sale, but Queen did it right.

I saw Jamie Cullum tonight, fourth row, aisle, in a small theater. I truly think this might be the best concert I've ever been to!

For those unfamiliar with him, this guy is seriously entertaining and quite a musician. He sings, plays piano and keyboards, drums, and guitar. And he does it all with an awesome frenzy of activity....jumping and standing on his piano, whipping the crowd into a frenzy. He played percussion on his piano at several points...you have to see it to believe. Another time he gave the band a break and used a sampler and a mic to first feed in vocalized percussive sounds, and got them looping. Then he added vocalized bass sounds, then chorused many vocal background tracks. he then let those loop while he played piano and sang over them...simply amazing.

He's not the worlds' top vocalist, not pianist, etc....but he's very good at each and wraps them around the most entertaining show you can imagine. And his band is excellent as well...and he gives them the space to prove it.

If you get a chance to see Jamie Cullum and you love music, just go. His studio albums do not capture what he brings to a stage!