❤ Troubled Souls Unite Apparently alterative rock was not begun in the early 90s, or even in the late 80s. Having formed in 1979, alternative rockers The Replacements lasted twelve years, and were already… Read full post »
❤ Gorilla Vs. Bear marissa nadler [photo by jeaneen lund ]While we continue to anxiously await her upcoming LP, Little Hells (i.e., the follow up to one of the best records of '07 ),… Read full post »
❤ Fluxblog Goldfrapp "A&E" - What happens if you feel desperate and alone, and you go about doing the things that your culture suggests that you do to correct your situation, and… Read full post »
❤ Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster Part four! This time: Songs Written Before You Were Born I started my life as one of those weird kids in high school wearing a Beatles t-shirt, etching the Who… Read full post »
❤ Fong Songs ...that's how Abdominal introduces fellow Canuck rapper D-Sisive on the DJ Format track 3 Feet Deep and also when I first realized Abdominal was Canadian. Though really, the hockey reference… Read full post »
❤ Mainstream isn't so bad...is it? Plantlife 's new album Time Traveller opens up with the title track (which you can hear below). The first time I spun the album, I listened to the track three… Read full post »
❤ The Yellow Stereo As I sit down at my computer today to start off this new week, I feel somewhat invigorated, as my little disappearing act from the blog has brought on a… Read full post »
❤ Instrumental Analysis Remember the Old Navy sweater campaign last fall with that uber-catchy song "The Way I Am", but you couldn't name the artist? Her name is Ingrid Michaelson and she is… Read full post »
❤ The Cold Cut This is really a brilliant time for music: yesterday I got my hands on the new albums from m83, No Age, Cut Copy, Santogold and Phantom Planet. All of which… Read full post »
❤ 3hive Melanie, my favorite French street-artist-turned-K-Records-stalwart, has released her second LP Wider . Her live show that I caught several years is one of my favorite live shows of the past… Read full post »
❤ anyone's guess couple people have inquired recently about that song from the dockers commercial . here it is: marlena shaw - california soul marlena shaw is a soul singer from new york… Read full post »
❤ Panda Toes I'll kick things off with everyone's favorite blog band: Justice . I've made an effort not to write about 'em lately 'cause everyone already knows everything there is to know… Read full post »
❤ Instrumental Analysis The aptly named NYC band, Bell , led by Olga Bell, contributed a cover of Björk's "It's Oh So Quiet" to Stereogum 's track-by-track tribute album to Post , which… Read full post »
❤ music is art so many good cover versions out there. here’s my own personal selection, please enjoy. side a drive (r.e.m.) :: the veils gimme more (britney spears) :: sia no ordinary love… Read full post »
❤ captain's dead get well, greg! apparently he fell ill on friday evening during the show @ ancienne belgique and was rushed to the hospital, where he was put on bed rest, under… Read full post »
❤ The Music Slut Here's his performance of Easy Tiger 's 'Two' from last night's show. Magnificent. MP3: Ryan Adams - Everything In Its Right Place (live Radiohead cover) Read full post »
❤ MOTOVRES MUSIC - Sam Beam, via Pitchfork So, for the first time in my life, (amazingly), i went to an outdoor music festival. The Pitchfork Music Festival, to be exact. What did… Read full post »
❤ Berkeley Place In the same week, I received the resisue of the Syd Barrett/Floyd classic, âThe Piper At The Gates of Dawn (Special Edition),â an EMI Records release thatâs worth every penny… Read full post »
❤ Music Of The Moment Meetings over meetings, phone calls, last-minute-problems... yep, a rather busy day today! But I've got Travis to look forward to. Gonna see them tonight for the third time. The venue… Read full post »
❤ Different Is Dangerous Most artists promote their latest projects with TV performances, one-off gigs and special engagements. The best results often come from radio sessions, especially when more adventurous artists are paired with… Read full post »