Did you catch the “Next Great American Band” auditions a few weeks ago? After a tune performed by a traditional sounding bluegrass band, one of the judges asked if the band could play anything more “mainstream” than traditional bluegrass that would appeal to a wider audience. They launched into a bluegrass version of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.” Granted it was tongue in cheek but it was pretty creative.
Today my iPod randomly dished out Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.” But wait, that sounds like “newgrass” not hard rock. Sure enough, it wasn’t Aerosmith but rather The String Cheese Incident and they were pickin’ and grinnin’ “Walk this Way.” How fun is that?!?
Last week I cashed in on a free trial at eMusic
. A free two week trial yielded 25 DRM-free MP3 music tracks and one MP3 audiobook. I picked up a couple of CDs worth including The String Cheese Incident and Bare Naked Ladies plus the audio book Super Crunchers. I don’t recall when I first heard of The String Cheese Incident but being from Wisconsin, I was certainly attracted to the name. I’m pretty sure it was on some music-related podcast. Any who, sometime in the last year or so I added them to my Amazon wishlist which is how I typically “bookmark” books and CDs for future consideration.
I’ve posted a link below so you can try out e-Music, too. The free two-week trial comes with no string (cheese) attached. (Which is good since that could be messy.)
Prefer Amazon.com?
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
A String Cheese Incident
Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
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