The Voice Project

Quick post for you to check out a great little movement called "The Voice Project". It used to be really smart where an artist would cover a song from one artist, who in turn cover another artist which continues in a chain.

However that broke down at some point (I blame Tom Waits), and now it seems like artists cover whatever they want. The aim is to raise awareness and use donations, sponsors and advertisers to support programs on the ground which aid in the peace, reconciliation and rebuilding efforts in Uganda, Africa.

So, please check them out, lots of artists, and here are my picks:

Jesca Hoop covers Bon Iver - Flume

Joan as Police Woman cover Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit

Billy Bragg covers Joanna Newsom - On a Good Day

Kitten covers Cat Power - The Greatest

Black Cab Sessions

If you havn't heard or seen them before, then these videos will be a treat!
Black Cab Sessions kind of explain themselves. One song performance by musicians, recorded on the back of a black cab in London and New York, for the viewing pleasure of us internet layabouts.
They have grabbed some great artists in their time, and below are my picks:

Alela Diane
Bon Iver
Dawn Landes
Death Cab for Cutie
Fleet Foxes
Grizzly Bear
Lightspeed Champion
Lykke Li
The Maccabees
Mumford and Sons
The New Pornographers
Noah and the Whale
Scout Niblett
St.Vincent

La Blogotheque...

La Blogotheque is a great french website devoted to discussion, interviews and best of all, live music videos of some great artists from around the alt/folk world.

The live sessions (called Soirée de poche) are the best I have seen, held in some obscure venues in France, and are filmed by Vincent Moon, a french filmaker who makes it such a great experience.

Check out these great sessions, believe me, you won't be disappointed:

The Dodos

Kings of Convenience

Beirut

St.Vincent & Andrew Bird

The Walkmen

Bon Iver

There are a few more, but these are my favourites.
Enjoy!