Momentum USA Nov/Dec 2011
bells whistles arts culture playlist TOP 20 SONGS TO WARM WRITER BRIAN ELLISON YOU AND YOUR IPOD W inter is often a time to take stock of what we have ats why Ive decided to present you with a collection of 20 songs that perhaps you forgot about or overlooked Ive pulled out some stu that is not necessarily new but since I have your attention Id like to show you some records that maybe you forgot about or have never heard of Last issue I had Bon Iver Justin Vernon on the list but I really want you to hear his cover of Bonnie Raitts I Cant Make You Love Me Nick of Time His version is gut wrenching Also I want to make sure you check out Jalan Crossland especially if youre into Americana music Jalan Crossland is from a tiny town called Ten Sleep WY Heres a guy who really deserves more attention outside of his state He is the epitome of what Americana Roots Music is all about Have a great holiday season and heres to a great new year Listen to Bicycle Radio on December 27 for the Top 20 of 2011 Catch highlights from this list played on bicycleradio com on November 15 You can also nd these songs on iTunes c itunes apple com us imix momentum magazine overlooked id463855713 ARTIST LCD SOUNDSYSTEM JALAN CROSSLAND TWO DOOR CINEMA Drunk Girls Trailer Park Fire CLUB This Is Happening Trailer Park Fire SONG Cigarettes in the Theatre BON IVER Other Tragedies ALBUM I Cant Make You Love MOTÖRHEAD Tourist History Me Nick of Time Ace of Spades Bon Iver Bonus Track Acoustic Version STEPHEN Version The World Is Yours MALKMUS THE JICKS HOORAY FOR EARTH PAUL SIMON Tigers True Loves Getting Ready for Mirror Traffi c True Loves Christmas Day MATT KIM EULOGIES So Beautiful or Block after Block Little Else To Say So What Sidewalks Tear the Fences Down NEIL YOUNG CHRIS THILE Love and War WILD FLAG Le Noise Romance MICHAEL DAVES Romance Single Rabbit in the Log THEY MIGHT Sleep with One Eye Open BE GIANTS THE AVETT BROTHERS FOALS Cant Keep Johnny Pretty Girl from Spanish Sahara Down Matthews Join Us Live Volume 3 Total Life Forever BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE BELLE AND DR DOG World Sick SEBASTIAN Shadow People I Want the World Shame Shame Forgiveness Rock Record to Stop TV ON THE RADIO WANDA JACKSON Write About Love Will Do XXXchange Shakin All Over Bonus Track Version Dancehall Mix The Party Aint Over Nine Types of Light Deluxe Version Brian Ellison is the host of The Prologue an eclectic music show on BicycleRadio com that mixes in cycling talk He lives in Gillette WY where he is also the morning guy for KOAL 1061 Ellison has an 11 year old son who he spends a lot of time with and an old Trek SL1000 that he spends less time with than he would like b c PHOTOS BY LARRY TRAVIS ForgedART bicycle sculptures from the prairies S WRITER CADENCE MANDYBURA culptor Robertus Joost van der Wege struck gold about six years ago It started with a single piece four bicycles attached in a ring around a tree I took o the front fork and wheel and they were all supported on the back tire so that four humans could use it the bike and it wouldnt in any way touch or a ect the tree explained van der Wege who now lives in Calgary AB e piece A Ride in the Woods only came to be thanks to the Malta Bike Man a German farmer in Malta IL who collected hundreds of discarded bicycles ran a makeshift bicycle repair shop and supplied van der Wege who lived nearby at the time with raw materials Today van der Weges bicycle art ranges from 10 foot high exercycles to African style headdresses created from seats and handlebars and unicycle riding Egyptian tomb gures He just nished up a six week long show in August e Secret Life of Bicycles at Calgarys DaDe Art Design Lab in August While van der Wege enjoys cycling and admits to having a garage full of bikes its more the form of the bicycle that fuels his creative re Obviously we made that step beyond it to the car to the plane to the space shuttle he said But were still using this Its a piece of us that has remained viable e bike has become more complex but its still not that far away from where it was when it reached its high point in terms of its evolution Cadence Mandybura is a freelance writer based in Calgary AB Her writing has appeared in WestJets up magazine Calgarys Fast Forward Weekly and The New Indian Express based in Chennai India VANDERWEGESCULPTURE COM a R J van der Weges Siamese Schwinns b Un Velo dAppartement pour Marcel Duchamp An Exercycle for Marcel Duchamp 1887 1968 honors the Dada art master c Artist Robertus van der Wege with his bonsai and unicycle Cycle of LIfe a BICYCLE POP BRYNA HALLAM If youd like to treat your ears to some pedalfriendly tunes look no further than Bicycle Pop from The Wigg Report A little weird but defi nitely charming the homespun album is the North Carolina indie poppunk groups third and its chock full of lo fi anti folk songs Theres plenty of eerie synth and layered vocals backed by a saxophone an acoustic guitar and the remains of a drum kit Of special interest to cyclists will be Bicycle Religion an easy riding ode with its drawnout opening line slooooow riiiiide to everyones favorite twowheeled machine The album is self released and available for listening and downloading at their website thewiggreport bandcamp com BICYCLERADIO COM NOV DEC 11 MOMENTUMPLANET COM 16
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