I feel bad for Ronnie, you?

Gotta be in my top 10 songs for the year so far.

This link that came via a Google Alert for Grace Potter contained an intriguing paragraph.

On “Perfect Time for a Breakdown” (CBS, B+), Philly-based singer/songwriter Sharon Little shows off a smoky, sultry vocal confidence and the blues-tinged material to match, co-written with local guy Scot Sax.

Fans of Grace Potter and Joan Osborne will easily connect the dots here. And what a great Cinderella story Little has to share: Two months ago, she was waiting tables. Next month she’ll be on tour as the opening act for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

Comparisons to Grace Potter and openning for Krauss/Plant? I had to give it a listen. Here is Sharon’s official website. You can stream a bit of each of the songs on the new album here.

These live acoustic performances are a knockout.

“What Gets In The Way”

“What Gets In The Way” (again)

For me, the CD is a little too polished and takes the edge of the rougher live vocals which drew me in so quickly but still, this is sweet stuff. The more I listen and watch the more I like it.

Vintage Guitar has a nice review of Sharon’s career.

In the wake of “You Suck At Photoshop” comes this video rant re-directed at critics of the reviewer. Seriously, I don’t get half the points he is making but the delivery is so awesome it’s hard to overlook. Yahtzee Crowshaw is behind all this and yes, I’m pretty sure that really is his name right?

Here is his review of Grand Theft Auto IV

“Now Is Better Than Before”

“I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar”

“Version 2″

“New England”

From the comments . . .

Pay attention kids - irony free. You wont see its like again. In its way, as radical as The Stooges or The Pistols - while they flew in the face of everything that came BEFORE them, Jonathan Richmans’s lack of cynicism flew in the face of everything which came AFTER.

Do I like Rock Videos? Not on your life!

Probably the most educational series of videos of the year. You know, or not.

“Covering Your Mistakes” - Old School Photoshop

Lot’s more on YouTube

“Vanishing Point” #10 is awesome but watch them all first. Later, you can find out just who Donnie is.

This is too incredibly groovy to be true. The Monkees also covered this.

Yoga for Kids? No

Driving in the Ambulenceah!

Nothing in the real world prompted me to listen to these songs. In fact, I’m in a pretty good mood.

“Untouchable Face”

“Kiss Off”

“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”