SNL continued to surprise me with its music picks by inviting backwoods troubadour Ray LaMontagne to join Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at Studio 8H over the weekend. Ray would have been a perfect fit during the show's earliest years (think... SNL'">CONTINUE READING RAY LAMONTAGNE BRINGS "TROUBLE" TO A ROCKY SNL»
Posted on March 9, 2009 in (13 comments)
Tags: Justin Timberlake | Passion Pit | Ray LaMontagne | Saturday Night Live
Last night Meg White's biggest fan brought Gossip In The Grain's "You Are The Best Thing" to Conan. It's unclear why he didn't do "Meg White" (I didn't mean it that way) considering Conan's Stripes connection. Probably 'cause this is... CONTINUE READING RAY LAMONTAGNE TELLS CONAN "YOU ARE THE BEST THING" »
Posted on October 16, 2008 in (2 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Conan O'Brien | Ray LaMontagne | Throbbing Gristle
It would maybe be unfair to Ray LaMontagne if the last image you had of the man was making vaguely embarrassing pickup lines in Meg White's general direction (to recap: "Baby you're the bomb. Oh Jack is great, don't get... CONTINUE READING NEW RAY LAMONTAGNE - "YOU ARE THE BEST THING"»
Posted on October 7, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Buraka Som Sistema | Coachella | Ray LaMontagne
If you're gonna write a song to woo Meg White, doing it while Jack is busy Bonding with Alicia is probably as good a time as any. Savvy, LaMontagne. The "Crazy" coverer and hailed troubadour has a new record out... CONTINUE READING NEW RAY LAMONTAGNE - "MEG WHITE" »
Posted on September 25, 2008 (91 comments)
Tags: Meg White | Ray LaMontagne | The White Stripes
LaMontagne's deep exhale at the beginning of "Let It Be Me," a song from his forthcoming Gossip In The Grain (out 9/30), is packed with a tangible weariness and exhaustion. Once he starts singing, it's clear he was making sure... CONTINUE READING NEW RAY LAMONTAGNE - "LET IT BE ME"»
Posted on August 1, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Erykah Badu | Kings Of Leon | Ray LaMontagne | SXSW
Who needs Lisa Hannigan when you've got Ray LaMontagne? Ajee alerts us to the kings of coffee shop troubadours' cover of Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," performed for French television show Taratata. Beautiful -- but then again, Ray could cover... CONTINUE READING RAY LAMONTAGNE, DAMIEN RICE COVER BEE GEES»
Posted on March 29, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Bee Gees | Damien Rice | Ray LaMontagne
Via Amrit, we have MP3 of our favorite (Stephen) Stills-loving crooner taking on that soulful charttopper blaring from every Brit kid's mobile. Ray LaMontagne - "Crazy" (MP3 Link Expired)... CONTINUE READING RAY LAMONTAGNE COVERS GNARLS BARKLEY»
Posted on April 14, 2006 in (39 comments)
Tags: Gnarls Barkley | Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne's backstory is so inspiring, it's mentioned in every single piece of press he gets (sorta like M.I.A.). So I apologize if you heard this already. A few years ago, Ray was living with his family in the rural... CONTINUE READING MEET RAY LAMONTAGNE»
Posted on April 21, 2005 (27 comments)
Tags: Ray LaMontagne