Not Quite Friday Links

Magnificent Old 97's session at Daytrotter this week, their newest single "Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)" illustrates how well this group has stood up over the years. You can also enter a contest via Daytrotter picking your favorite song of the year, with the chance to win some appetizing prizes.

Looking for something musically themed for your New Year's Eve celebration? Pitchfork has you covered.

Pitchfork also has you covered for your weekly does of Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes, with a new track entitled "Shell Games."

Of all the "Best of" lists that are circulating the blogosphere, Muzzle of Bees might have provided the most intriguing tastes of artists I had missed, especially the releases by Conrad Plymouth, Sat. Nite Duets, and Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore.

On a vastly more personal note, during the tender years of my youth I had the opportunity to see Richie Havens perform, although I do not remember quite having understood the magnitude of his past. Nonetheless, here is a neat little interview with the Mr. Havens, from Owl and Bear.