If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Neil Krug On election night, First Aid Kit appeared on what appears to be a Swedish talk show for their US election coverage. In what might be the best choice for the evening, First Aid Kit and their dad did a cover of Woody Guthrie's immortal "This Land is Your Land." Seeing this post election is even more poignant, although their upbeat take on the song defies most of the nation's current mood, and the fury that inspired the original song. Although I don't know if it is possible for the Soderberg sisters to have anything but beauty in their voice, so anger might be out. They also did an amazing cover of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" on the same night. You can watch First Aid Kit's cover of "This Land is Your Land" below, although if you're trying to avoid American politics, you might want to listen and not watch since there is a huge banner of both Clinton and Trump behind them for most of the performance. For...

For the new documentary Farmland , which takes a look at young Americans running farms providing food, the filmmakers decided to record a new version of Woody Guthrie's iconic "This Land Is Your Land." Of all the musicians who have recorded versions of the song in recent years, they somehow chose Everclear and Liz Phair. I have no idea how this happened, since neither act seems to scream organic farming, but it exists. Liz Phair continues her decent into complete irrelevance, going from indie rock goddess to an attempt at top 40 to singing off key in this live performance. I'm sure the studio version is better, but this is a professional singer we're talking about here. This isn't even enough to muster polite applause at your local karaoke dive bar. And Everclear hasn't been cool since... Well, anyways... I'm sure Farmland is an important documentary, and we should all watch it to become more aware of where our food comes from. You can check out th...