Archive for February, 2011
Great Quotations: Adele
“I’m totally fascinated with the way Kanye and Nas and Mos Def manipulate a word to make it rhyme and to make it really fascinating when it’s actually pretty mundane. Analyzing normal things, but making them electric, that’s definitely rubbed off on my delivery and my writing, the way I connect with my songs and [...]
Video Premiere: Sean Rowe, “Old Black Dodge”
In this brand new video for Magic’s “Old Black Dodge,” singer-songwriter and nature lover Sean Rowe sings in a low, Leonard Cohen-like voice as birds chirp and creatures scamper in the background. It’s a spooky ballad about looking for love in foreboding places. “She was a river, and I was just a man,” Rowe intones [...]
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion: Bright Examples
Love is in the air on the latest LP from the Guthrie clan.
Tech Review: Music Unlimited
On February 17, Sony launched their new music service, Music Unlimited Powered by Qriocity, in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia. The service had previously been available in parts of Europe. Music Unlimited will join the competitive ranks of music services like iTunes, Pandora, and Rdio, which also offer services such as streaming, radio stations, [...]
Stream The New Lykke Li Album
Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li has a distinctive name and a distinctive voice to go with it. Li turned heads in the US with her cover of Kings Of Leon’s “Knocked Up” and performances at Lollapalooza and Coachella. Her 2008 debut album Youth Novels was produced by Peter Bjorn and John’s Yttling and earned critical raves. [...]
Video: Those Darlins “Be Your Bro”
When the naughty punk-country foursome Those Darlins released a video for the song “Be Your Bro,” which was filmed at a seedy art space in Nashville and features band members in various states of undressing, it was a good preface for their new album, Screws Get Loose. In fact, loose screws and bro’ing out is [...]
Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO (and Other American Stories)
Texas troubadour’s new disc borders on brilliance.
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