The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tunes

Eric Clapton’s greatest album of all time–Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos–recently received a remaster.  It’s fantastic.  [Layla]

The RP himself confessed his love for Adele a few days ago.  Her disc, 21, has been burning up the charts.  It’s also really good.  [Rumor Has It]

Radiohead dropped an album a few weeks ago.  It’s always worth it to check it out when that happens–they did write Kid A and OK Computer once upon a time.  Radiohead is one of the most political bands still releasing music.  You won’t find their albums on popular services–they self release everything.  [Morning Mr. Magpie]

The Foo Fighters are one of my favorite bands of all time.  While I really enjoyed Dave Grohl’s side project Them Crooked Vultures, it is good to see him back in action with his greatest band (yeah, I said that).  [Rope]

Wiz Khalifa, who you may know from the song Black and Yellow released an album last week.  I’m not sold on it, but its super popular.  [Roll Up]

Britney Spears’ new album, Femme Fatale, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts.  She’s back!  The album is more dance-y than she has ever been before.  I like it pretty well. [Hold It Against Me]

OK Go, the band that makes incredible music videos and pretty good alt rock music, recently released an album called The Greatest Song I Ever Heard to go with Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. [The Greatest Song I Ever Heard]

Steve Martin released a bluegrass album with the Steep Canyon Rangers called Rare Bird Alert.  There is a hilarious song on there about being an atheist and not having any songs to sing.  As a Baptist, this is not a problem I have ever faced.  I still find the song really funny.  [Atheists Ain’t Got No Songs – Live at Bonnaroo]