Video Directed by: D-Stroy Song Produced by: Q-Unique
shot during RSC anniversary and in Bushwick. Authentic slap ya sister in the mouth feel “good” hip hop.

The worldwide cumbia resurgence is overflowing the WFMU bin, with records focusing on old and new. Check out Soundway's Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967-77 (pop-up), Lucas Luisao's "Bounty Caderas" (pop-up) off Vibration Sound's Nuevacumbia - Le Nouveau Son De Buenos Aires, and Uproot Andy vs. ODB (pop-up) from DJ/Rupture's Mudd Up podcast. More Chicha from Beware of the Blog here.

So it seems fitting that WFMU is joining forces with Barbés Records tonight for an evening of Cumbia at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Rob Weisberg of Transpacific Sound Paradise will be DJ-ing in between sets by Very Be Careful (Los Angeles) and Chicha Libre (Brooklyn). The event won't be broadcast live, so make your way out to The Bell House!

More info about the music from WFMU's Beware of the Blog

Listen to Very Be Careful spinning records and chatting live with DJ/Rupture on Mudd Up last year.

Listen to Chicha Libre's "Six_Pieds Sous Terre" (mp3) from ¡Sonido Amazonico! (Barbés Records 2008)

Listen to DJ Rob W's spotlight on Zizek, an Argentinian collective who just released ZZK Vol: 2, a killer follow-up to last year's Cumbia Digital vol. 1. (This show also featured a great live set from Cordero!).

If you like what you hear, hope to see you tonight!

No matter who you are, you just have to appreciate old cartoons that either endorse smoking or at least present it in what today would be considered the most irresponsible light possible. The drawings get especially funny in this one around 2:12. Hey bub, you got an irresponsible light? A small handful of other smoking cartoons after the jump.

No Smoking (1951)
In the Nicotine (1961)
The Home of KOOL(1940?)
The Flintstone classics - number one, number two, number three, and number four.
And a hip anti-smoking cartoon from the NFB (1965)
Cartoon Toys that Smoke #1 and #2.
A fine essay on Cartoon Smoking.

Señor Kaos and Flux Wonda from Binkis with BKCyph rhyming on Squeeze Radio WKCR 89.9 Also listen to Señor Kaos and Flux Wonda the night before on Halftime radio on WNYU.

Download the entire show for 7/3/09

The temperature had been in the high 80s to low 90s all week, which to a Brit is rather like standing in a satanic sauna fuelled by hot mildew. We don’t do dry heat.

Work was slow yet steady up at Dave interspersed with lashing of Hibiscus tea and gallons of Evian. I was tired, hot and grumpy.

I kept having these weird dreams about my former job. These were confused, unfathomable images and although my life is good, I felt flat and restless.

In the middle of yet another sleepless night, I heard the distant rumble of thunder and turned to see the first flash of lightning.

I ran out on to the balcony and stood there in the rain, and watched people dancing in the raindrops at 3am.

It sounds like a cliché, but the flashes of lightning began to illuminate my confused dreams.

I lost my job exactly one year ago.

I’ve talked about that particular chain of events many times here. I lost my job and then we lost our home. We spent three months cooped up in one room in a temporary shelter with all our possessions in storage.

This was possibly the lowest point of my life.

In farming, you burn the vegetation clear and then leave the land fallow over the winter months. In the spring, the land comes back to life again and rejuvenates. Our fallow period was those three months.

Since then, my life has completely changed and for the better. Gardening is my passion and I’m working towards a qualification. Our new home is secure and our sanctuary.

My former bosses did me a huge favour by burning the vegetation and leaving my life’s land fallow. I couldn’t understand why I was still angry and upset.

And then, with each flash of lightning, it became clear. During my fourteen months at my old job, I became good friends with one of my bosses. He got me into a lot of new music and we talked a great deal about politics and the ecology. His former partner was a gardener and I started thinking about plants and growing things.

It was a good friendship and one that was very precious to me. I totally get the separation of business and personal life but unfortunately, he didn’t. After I moved and resettled, he started to rely on me for business matters in a way that I found inappropriate and hurtful, given everything that happened. We had a falling out and I never spoke to him again.

Over the year, I replaced everything in my old life with something new. I moved forward. But I left the old friendship without a clearly defined end and my dreams were shouting at me.

As the rain washed over my face, I thought about the plants that died - my first batch of thyme that refused to grow and the basil that never made it.

Nothing goes to waste in a garden. Dead and dying plants go on the compost heap to turn into fertile soil for new vegetables. Old soil rejuvenates with the addition of manure and loving care. You gather seeds from each harvest and save them for the next batch of planting.

Sometimes friendships die no matter how much care and attention you give them. When I turned the compost heaps last week I noticed new shoots appearing from stray seeds in the mix. The seeds of love and kindness are always present in life and the trick is to let them grow.

Gardening is a learning curve and each day brings a new challenge. The bedrock of growing plants is fertile soil made up of layers of dead matter and years of plants gone before. No matter how strong the seeds are, they need that soil.

You need the soil of wisdom and experience to grow seeds of love and kindness.

I’ve made new and lasting friendships up at The Green Centre but in my haste to move on I hadn’t cleared the space in my garden to let them grow.

After the rain, the sun came out again and I noticed new growth in Dave and Sam. The peppers are fruiting and the tomatoes are turning red. My garden is growing and so am I and the dreams don’t bother me anymore. It’s all exactly as it should be now.

John Robinson – The One (MJ Tribute)

I know this is really late, but life happens. This is some footage from the 2008 “How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour” and also a sneak peak at the “!BOOM!” Video that features Slug of Atmosphere, produced by Amplive of Zion I. The video will be premiering on MTVu on July 7, 2009.

Current occupation: Governor of Alaska
Age: 45
Residence: Wasilla, Alaska

Little-known public official interviewed in the August 2009 issue of Runner's World magazine:

"I feel so crappy if I go more than a few days without running. I have to run. No matter how rotten I feel before or during a run, it's always worth it to me afterwards. Sweat is my sanity. A great frustration I had during the campaign was when the McCain staff wouldn't carve out time for me to go for a run. The days never went as well if I couldn't get out there and sweat. ...

"I went for a run at John McCain's ranch a couple of days before the debate with Joe Biden. My favorite thing in the world is to run on hot, dusty roads. I don't get enough of that in Alaska. So I was in heaven and there were plenty of hills so I knew my thighs were going to just throb and my lungs were going to burn and that's what I crave."

Palin intends to continue running because she feels a commitment.

Happy Independence Day.

James Brown & The Famous Flames  -  America Is My Home Pt. 1  (3:20)

James Brown & The Famous Flames  -  America Is My Home Pt. 2  (3:28)

Cormega Rhyming On Sunset & Mayhem’s Show on WNYU 89.1 in 1997

Cormega live in 2006, via youtube.com/user/grandgood

Man, how often in life do you get to use the word "yucks"?

I'd also like to get just one person to re-enact the greatest scene from the greatest Summer movie of all, the Indianapolis speech from JAWS. I'll provide the music and sound effects, you channel your inner Captain Quint. Here's the speech:

Aboard the Orca:

Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfus) - "You were on the Indianapolis?"

Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) - "What happened?"

Quint (Robert Shaw) - "Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into her side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte. We'd just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes.

Didn't see the first shark for about a half-hour. Tiger. 13-footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know, was that our bomb mission was so secret, no distress signal had been sent. They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin' by, so we formed ourselves into tight groups. It was sorta like you see in the calendars, you know the infantry squares in the old calendars like the Battle of Waterloo and the idea was the shark come to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and sometimes that shark he go away... but sometimes he wouldn't go away.

Sometimes that shark looks right at ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn't even seem to be livin'... 'til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin' and your hollerin' those sharks come in and... they rip you to pieces.

You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don't know how many sharks there were, maybe a thousand. I do know how many men, they averaged six an hour. Thursday mornin', Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Bosun's mate. I thought he was asleep. I reached over to wake him up. He bobbed up, down in the water, like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist.

At noon on the fifth day, a Lockheed Ventura swung in low and he spotted us, a young pilot, lot younger than Mr. Hooper here, anyway he spotted us and a few hours later a big ol' fat PBY come down and started to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened. Waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went into the water. 316 men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945.

Anyway, we delivered the bomb."

Staff Sgt. John A. Thorburn as himself, on the set of R.A. The Rugged Man's new movie, God Takes, God Gives

Exclusive interview and pics over @ fangoria.

spotted at Crate Kings

They will discuss their musical output, their Dust to Digital rare international 78 series "Victrola Favorites," and current release "Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950."

Mac and Climax Golden Twins will play records and talk about the dogged pursuit of 78s. Tune in, turn on and listen to them drop steel needles.

Also be sure to check out this recent live set by Climax Golden Twins (via Issue Project Room & Free Music Archive).

Click here to subscribe to the Antique Phonograph Music Program's podcast via iTunes.

Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel.

I really could've used this song on Sunday at my pool party bbq. This song is a harbinger of summer, calling us out to dance and swim and frolic like humans are meant to do. It taps into that primal urge for good times that lies not-so-deeply within us all.

Honestly, I couldn't be happier that African rhythms are currently being embraced by the indie world. The beats are just infectious, the guitar lines interesting, and the whole song becomes impossible to ignore.At the end of the day it's all pop music, which is a beautiful thing.

Fool's Gold here are based in LA, made up of folks from a couple other bands (Foreign Born, We Are Scientists, Glasser, The Fall) and they seem to be having a great time. This is their first single, on IAMSOUND. The album itself will be out on September 29 and as you can imagine it's going to be amazing.

Oxegen has a completely stonking lineup this year and personally I cannot wait to see Friendly Fires, Foals, Pendulum, Hudson Mohawke, Fever Ray, Mogwai, Jamie Woon, Onra, Goldielocks, Aeroplane, Mumford & Sons, Blur, Little Boots, St. Vincent and on and on. Of course, I’m DJing on Sunday in the Dance Arena at 3.20pm before Fever Ray so look out for that obviously ;)

All you have to do answer the question below in the comments:

What has been the best live act you’ve ever seen at Oxegen and why?

The best answer wins the pair of tickets. You can include Witnness live acts as well if you want. If you’ve never been to Oxegen, tell us the best festival set and you’ve ever seen. Comment lines closed on Tuesday the 7th at noon. Get scribblin’.

You can also win tickets here and here.

If you like this try:

• The Catchup Mashup – Post Oz edition
• An announcement & Hudson Mohawke tickets
• Podcast #23 – Solid Gold / Ariel Pink / Fever Ray & more
• Introducing: Goldielocks & the Wandering Feet podcast
• Win tickets to Oxegen / W.H.O.A

It’s worth a lot more but until Saturday (4th July) you can buy the mighty Reservoir for one dolla. They’re even throwing in a 4-track EP for nothing on top of that. Fanfarlo are lucky that Arcade Fire are on a hiatus because they share the same kind of epic heart and there’s probably only enough swelling emotion in the world for one of these bands at a time. ‘Drowning Men’ even gets off on a near-carbon copy piano/bass motif as ‘Rebellion (Lies)’.

Despite the similarities in tone, Reservoir has plenty to recommend. It’s flush with great tunes with sweeping autumnal strings, crescendos, boisted by violin and trumpet and dashes of cellos, mandolins, ukeleles and melodicas. All of this is drawn together by the voice Simon Balthazar who Maldini reminded me how much he sounds like the pithy-voiced Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!. Despite all the comparisons, Reservoir could be one of this year’s best and it’s only a dollar for the next two days so buy it! I did.

Fanfarlo – I’m a Pilot

Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkins

Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkins by Stachemou from Stachemou on Vimeo.

If you like this try:

• Fanfarlo – I’m a Pilot

I left out a couple of newer albums like White Denim’s Fits and Paul White’s The Strange Dreams of because they are relatively new and I haven’t listened to them enough to place them here as much as I like them. There are a few others like Black Milk, Ribbons, Solid Gold which were actually last year officially but check them out anyway because they are amazing. Here we go..

10 Obvious Favourites

1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. DM Stith – Heavy Ghost
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Fever Ray – Fever Ray
5. DOOM – Born Like This
6. And So I Watch You From Afar – And So I Watch You From Afar
7. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
8. The Horrors – Primary Colours
9. David Kitt – The Nightsaver
10. Dan Deacon – Bromst

15 Overlooked Favourites (with added MP3s)

1. Nosaj Thing – Drift – Coat of Arms
2. The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage – The Howling
3. Clues – Clues – Remember Severed Head
4. Super Extra Bonus Party – Night Horses – Night Horses
5. Yppah – Yppah
6. The Holy Roman Army – How The Light Gets In – Elegy
7. Clark – Growl’s Garden
8. Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard – Em Are I – Roll Bus Roll
9. Patrick Kelleher – You Look Cold – He Has to Sleep Sometime
10. Sleepy Sun – Embrace
11. Woods – Songs of Shame
12. Hanne Hukkelberg – Blood From A Stone
13. Faunts – Feel. Love. Thinking. Of – Out on a Limb
14. NLF3 – Ride on A Brand New Time – Echotropic
15. Venice is Sinking – AZAR – Charm City

Feel free to tell me what you think has been somewhat overlooked in the comments.

If you like this try:

• Nialler9 Podcast #25 – Hud Mo / Moderat / Starfucker / Clark & more
• And So I Watch You From Afar: “WOAH!”
• Nosaj Thing – Drift
• Theoretical Girl – Rivals (Super Extra Bonus Party remix)
• Patrick Kelleher – You Look Cold

Lynch has an “acoustic-y” Myspace page and an “electro-y” Myspace page and ‘Slide’ is truly somewhere in the middle -all sliding, hailing guitar and beats before a distinctly more ambient outro. I like this. Make sure to check out both his myspace pages as there’s some cool stuff there.

Ruairi Lynch – Slide

FYI: “For The Love Of” is the first in a series of exhibitions in Dublin which hopes to bring together Ireland’s talents and showcase them in an accessible and contemporary environment.

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Hard Working Class Heroes takes place over the weekend of 16 -18 October at the following Dublin venues – Andrew’s Lane Theatre, The Button Factory, Academy 2, Eamon Dorans, Think Tank and Twisted Pepper. Weekend tickets are €40, with day passes €18.50. Details of additional events, as well as this year’s Invasion, are still to be announced. Bands and photographers can apply until July 30th.

If you like this try:

• The Catchup Mashup – Post Oz edition
• Nialler9 Interview Podcast – ASIWYFA
• And So I Watch You From Afar: “WOAH!”
• Video: The Ambience Affair – Vacant Hearts
• The Ambience Affair cover Final Fantasy & Feist

Dirty Projectors – Cannibal Resource

They play Whelan’s on September 16th.

http://www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors

If you like this try:

• Nialler9 Weekly Chart (22nd – 28th June)
• Twitter mixtape – What’s your favourite song right now?
• Dark Was The Night
• ]]> Alternative / Rock http://www.nialler9.com/?p=4317 Nialler9 noreply@blogger.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:46:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154110&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fblur-mace.html
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  ]]> maximo park tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-2854935253651714983 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:06:11 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637730&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2F3dlV7Rg1wuU%2F002581.html markwillett@gmail.com (mark) Soft Black - I am an Animal. I cannot lie to you, I like the '90s revival that's slowly taking place. The simplicity of it all is just so refreshing. I know that Soft Black are often marketed as a psych band, but I think that's somewhat misplaced. While 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots Soft Black - I am an Animal. I cannot lie to you, I like the '90s revival that's slowly taking place. The simplicity of it all is just so refreshing. I know that Soft Black are often marketed as a psych band, but I think that's somewhat misplaced. While they do have some fuzzy tendencies and can wander with the best of them, a song like this reminds me of the psych-by-way-of-'90s like the Afghan Whigs. It's got some soul, some fuzz and some personality. The rest of the album is just as good, just simple hooks and straightforward...
  

  
  Soft Black - I am an Animal.

  I cannot lie to you, I like the '90s revival that's slowly taking place. The simplicity of it all is just so refreshing. I know that Soft Black are often marketed as a psych band, but I think that's somewhat misplaced. While they do have some fuzzy tendencies and can wander with the best of them, a song like this reminds me of the psych-by-way-of-'90s like the Afghan Whigs. It's got some soul, some fuzz and some personality.

  The rest of the album is just as good, just simple hooks and straightforward jams to help wash down that watermelon this summer. There's even one song on there that my friend rightly describes as sounding like Bread. Which is a good thing.

  The new record, The Earth is Black, will be out on Plays With Dolls in July. Definitely recommended.

  They'll be at Echo Curio tonight in Echo Park for an intimate performance. It'll be worth your time.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2581 Music For Robots analoggiant@gmail.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:59:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932769&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fstevie-wonders-tribute-to-mj.html
  Unreal. One legend to another legend. Miss you Michael.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-732792112099952697 Analog Giant ]]> noreply@blogger.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389161203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwxpn.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fpick-of-day-63009.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10949514.post-7695087295371884491 The XPN All About The Music Blog noreply@blogger.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:34:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257873&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2FMOv_EjbdOeA%2Fsummer-cats.html Melbourne, Australia's Summer Cats should give you all the shiny, noisy indie pop you need to make it through the summer and then some. These kids rock a mess of early Who, The Ronettes, Jesus & Mary, The Left Banke, Silver Rocket/Sonic Youth, Go-Betweens, Teenage Fanclub, Big Star and such. The band's album Songs For Tuesdays is out July 14th on Slumberland Records (which should tell you a bit about their C-86 indie-pop aesthete). Turn this one up.
  
  Hey You - Summer Cats
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9874228.post-422407491695826244 Some Velvet Blog ]]> http://www.nialler9.com/2009/06/30/new-casiokids-finn-bikkjen/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:34:14 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389717632&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnialler9%2Frss%2F%7E3%2F1qRPXC4SfrQ%2F You’ll know this tune if you’ve seen Casiokids live at all this year. ‘Finn Bikkjen!’ is infectious and bouncy Scandanavian synth-pop at its best. The glacial falsetto manages inflect the song with some genuine pathos but for all I know, the dude is singing about falling in love with a sheep. Probably not though. The single is out on Moshi Moshi on 3rd August in the UK on 7″ and download.

  After the MP3, watch the band perform the song acoustically in a hot air balloon…

  Casiokids – Finn Bikkjen!

  
  

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  • Weekend Jukebox #6: SXSW artists
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  ]]> Dance / Electronic http://www.nialler9.com/?p=4309 Nialler9 ]]> http://www.nialler9.com/2009/06/30/nialler9-weekly-chart/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:47:54 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389717633&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnialler9%2Frss%2F%7E3%2FW-yebl2X4uk%2F Remember those archaic days when you picked up a magazine or newspaper and saw a playlist of what people were into that week. There is power in those subjective charts. No great fanfare or descriptions just ten of the best song around right now you should know or you might already know.
  1. Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob remix)
  2. Little Girls – Tambourine – Tambourine EP (Paper Bag Records)
  3. Major Lazer – Pon De Floor – Gun’s Don’t Kill People Lazers Do (Downtown)
  4. Skream & Benga – Trapped in a Dark Bubble – 12″ (Techtonic)
  5. Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear) – Waterfall – Crayon Angel – A Tribute to Judee Sill (American Dust)
  1. Snowman – Street Corner Music – 7×7 Beats (All City)
  2. Highlife – F Kenya Rip
  3. La Roux – Bulletproof (Zinc Remix) – Bulletproof EP (Polydor)
  4. White Denim – I Start to Run – Fits (Full Time Hobby)
  5. Florence and the Machine – Rabbit Heart (Leo Zero remix) – Rabbit Heart EP (Moshi Moshi)

  If you like this try:

  • Weekend Jukebox: the remix edition
  • Nialler9 podcast #24 – We’re two!! Diggit.
  • Introducing: Goldielocks & the Wandering Feet podcast
  • Introducing: Little Girls
  • Summer tune: Highlife – F Kenya Rip
  ]]> Alternative / Rock http://www.nialler9.com/?p=4295 Nialler9 ]]> http://www.nialler9.com/2009/06/29/iamsound-fools-gold-thecockandbullkid/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:19:05 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389717634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnialler9%2Frss%2F%7E3%2FjdFdr92O8gc%2F One of my favourite labels IAmSound (home to Suckers, Little Boots, Telepathe, Thecockandbullkid, Florence and the Machine etc) has announced a new signing in the form of Fool’s Gold (the band, not A-Trak’s label) who will be releasing their debut in September.

  Hailing from LA, the band is made up of members of We Are Scientists, Glasser, Foreign Born and The Fall. Surprisingly, they have an African pop sound (or should it be? Everyone’s at it at the moment..) as is evident from ‘Surprise Hotel’ the opening number on the self-titled album. It’s a funky jam.

  Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel

  In other IAmSound news.. Thecockandbullkid will be releasing a new EP called Querelle in early August which will feature production from Radioclit and this is a track from it.

  Thecockandbullkid – Clean Apart

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  ]]> Alternative / Rock http://www.nialler9.com/?p=4272 Nialler9 ]]> http://www.nialler9.com/2009/06/29/introducing-goldielocks-the-wandering-feet-podcast/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:31:11 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389717635&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnialler9%2Frss%2F%7E3%2FJAsTVYfv_no%2F You may not know it yet but Goldielocks is a serious dub and grime head. The Croydon producer worked with Benga (on ‘Bear Goggles’), Tinchy Strider and remixed Mutya (her who used to be in the Sugababes) She has two EPs under her belt and is 75% English and 25% Swedish apparently.

  Despite making her own productions, ‘Fuckabout’ is co-produced alongside Mark Pritchard (hear his other recent epic production ‘Wind It Up’ here) is a dub-heavy tune that falls somewhere on a venn diagram between grime, electro, dubstep and hip-hop.

  Goldielocks – Fuckabout

  She’s also remixed Little Boots’ latest single:

  Little Boots – New In Town (Goldielocks remix)

  Goldielocks also features in this month’s Wandering Feet Red Bull Podcast (iTunes link) which features interviews with Dave Longstreth of The Dirty Projectors, Senegalese world music icon Baaba Maal and dubstep newcomer Subeena, whilst the tunes come in the form of Portuguese techno from Photonz, Parisian post-funk from Debruit and GoldieLocks. It’s good. Check it. Also, there’s a RBMA workshop tomorrow night with Jape and Daedelus.
  

  If you like this try:

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  • Little Boots – Stuck on Repeat (Live @ SXSW 2009)
  ]]> Dance / Electronic http://www.nialler9.com/?p=4283 Nialler9 analoggiant@gmail.com Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:36:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932771&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fpeanut-butter-wolfs-mj-tribute.html
  Part 1 from PBW of Stones Throw records.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-6868266962337077756 Analog Giant analoggiant@gmail.com Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:33:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fgoodbye-michael.html "And when the groove is dead and gone. You know that love survives. So we can rock forever." - Michael Jackson
  
  
  Mp3: Michael Jackson - "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Beatnick & K-Salaam Remix)
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-162499991988660569 Analog Giant noreply@blogger.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:01:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Ftigerella.html
  Tigerella
  
  Tigerella were a L.A.-based five-piece indiepop band active during the early 2000s. They played catchy songs with a sound not too far from that of perhaps Velocity Girl – thanks mostly in part to the at-times noisy guitars and lead singer Yvonne's sweet, yet powerful vocals. They released the Existential War EP of Shelflife's CDr Series in 2003 and followed up with a full-length on Schmat Records later that same year. In the years following, they began to dwindle and by they end of 2004 they seemed to be done for good, but don't hold me to that. I've yet to hear their LP, but the three songs on the EP sound just great to me. Listen to "E-Ticket Ride", it sports some pretty twinkling lead guitar and even nicer alternating vocals.
  
  [MP3]: Tigerella :: E-Ticket Ride (Highly Recommended!)
  
  ]]> Tigerella tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-1030304264563702344 Skatterbrain! noreply@blogger.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:57:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257876&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2FGbxrr-D8rWU%2Fclassic-j5-cartoon-show.html
  
  
  
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9874228.post-6827815025629569259 Some Velvet Blog noreply@blogger.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:57:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257875&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2F3WlDs4pN1NU%2Foriginal-moon-walker.html
  Buzz Aldrin's Rocket Experience from Buzz Aldrin
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9874228.post-2488538460675971050 Some Velvet Blog noreply@blogger.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:16:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257877&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2FJqP4GNLAzWc%2Fcarleton-singing-knights.html The Carleton Singing Knights are an acapella group from Carleton College (in Northfield, Minnesota) that began back in the mid-50's. Since then the group has been singing their way around numerous genres of music however the kids today, well you know they're in to the indie rock. Check out some of their performances of songs by Vampire Weekend, My Morning Jacket, Dirty Projectors & Fleet Foxes. Take that Ben Folds.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Singing Knights' set list
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9874228.post-2632959024529419630 Some Velvet Blog ]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:09:37 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637731&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FygjkgncBZSc%2F002578.html markwillett@gmail.com (mark) The Jackson Five - Forever Came Today.... 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots The Jackson Five - Forever Came Today....
  

  The Jackson Five - Forever Came Today.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2578 Music For Robots ]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:01:57 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637732&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FyJeE_nDDQo0%2F002577.html

  This came in the mail today. It's worth your time.

  Teith features Trevor from Pelican.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2577 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154112&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fmew-repeaterbeater.html
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  ]]> swells tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-3356460845330327739 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous noreply@blogger.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:23:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311085&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fall-my-summer-songs-no-5.html
  
  
  Number Five!
  [MP3]: Pants Yell! :: Stop Making Music
  (Submitted by myself!)
  
  After three fantastic outside submissions in a row, I thought it was about time to to post another one of my 'Summer Songs'. As you've likely already gathered, the song is "Stop Making Music" by Pants Yell!. It was one of the b-sides on their '83 in '05 7" released back in 2005. I fondly remember playing the heck out of it on many a lazy day the last Summer before I moved up to school. Not only is it a fantastic song, but these days just hearing that melody just makes me long for Summers already past. The glockenspiel solo just kills me. That Summer feeling will indeed haunt me the rest of my life.
  
  ]]> Pants Yell tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-7689953059110101672 Skatterbrain! analoggiant@gmail.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:59:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932774&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fwax-tailor-say-yes.html New music from French producer Wax Tailor. Tailor has made some strong records these last couple years with Tales of Forgotten Melodies and Hope & Sorrow. His new record is In the Mood for Life in stores in September.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-2729407676614070431 Analog Giant noreply@blogger.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:19:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311086&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fdepreciation-guild-dream-about-me-video.html The Depreciation Guild's new video for their new single "Dream About Me". The song is a total bliss-out – like some perfect blend of New Order and Spooky-era Lush – and the video just accents it perfectly. The single was apparently supposed to be out of Shelflife, but now it will be seeing a release on Kanine Records on July 7. You can preorder it from Kanine's shop.
  
  
  
  ]]> Kanine Records tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-5569182555946536512 Skatterbrain! noreply@blogger.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:28:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918160&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fchboubi.html
  pic: LastNightsParty
  
  Voila environ deux semaines que je me sens obligé de regarder ce clip régulierement, tout simplement parce que c'est le tube de l'été (apres Helicopta ok), et que le combo vulgarité / la chaim / kid cudi <3 david guetta me fascine.
  
  Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (video)
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-428767980702433608 fluo kids noreply@blogger.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:32:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311087&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fbest-coast.html
  Beach ladies.
  
  Best Coast is the L.A.-based pop project of Bethany Consentino of Pocahaunted along with Bobb Bruno. I'm not a very big fan of Pocahaunted, but Best Coast's fuzzy pop songs are right up my alley. This is some seriously lo-fi stuff, but the melodies are definitely there and they're pretty memorable – at least to me. They've got a tape and a 7" slated for release on Blackest Rainbow and Art Fag Recordings, respectively. Not sure if this song will end up on either of the releases, but it's my favorite of the bunch I've heard. It reminds me a little of MBV's "Sometimes" if it were perhaps thrown through a woodchipper.
  
  [MP3]: Best Coast :: Up All Night (Highly Recommended!)
  
  ]]> Best Coast tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-3352527907228790282 Skatterbrain! analoggiant@gmail.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:08:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932775&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fnew-music-from-air-france.html New electro-pop jam from Analog Giant favorite Air France. Track is part II of "a love letter in three parts". I admittedly haven't found out what the love letter is about and have just been listening to this track.
  
  
  mp3: Air France - "GBG belongs to us" (via GvB)
  
  
  photo of Gothenburg's central station by kejsardavid
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-6449820432806399161 Analog Giant analoggiant@gmail.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:28:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fmos-defs-quiet-dog.html
  Guess its video Monday or I am just being lazy after a day of work. Regardless this is in a whole different direction then the last post. Mos Def is out and about hyping his new record The Ecstatic. The track "Quiet Dog" was played on David Letterman on the 8th. Check it out. Unlike his previous two records which I found a bit lacking Mos Def has really created a great record in The Ecstatic. Go get it if you have not yet.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-7244407419299019551 Analog Giant analoggiant@gmail.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:01:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932777&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fstan-bushs-touch.html
  Didn't see the last Transformers movie and not going to. Haven't seen the latest Transformers movie and not going to see that either...guess I have been on a bit of a Michael Bay boycott ever since I foolishly watched Pearl Harbor in the theater back in college. But you certainly need to check out this music video from the original animated cartoon Transformers movie. The song is vintage 80's gold and you can rest assured it has nothing to do with Mr. Bay. Check out the ripping electric guitar, inspirational lyrics and the high flying special effects.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-3342584615620490969 Analog Giant ]]> sean@3hive.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:09:46 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412761&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fblack_moth_supe_1.php Somewhere in Pennsylvania, some guy makes trippy records with some of his friends. I do have a few more details about this guy. They won't do you much good though. His name is Tobacco and he lives in or around Pittsburgh. Maybe. He sings through a vocoder, a lot. Guys like this would get my vote for American Idol: write sunshiney melodies, set them to gentle grooves, and then perform from a sitting position, practically out of sight, hoodie or knit cap pulled tight, tinkering with their gadgets like some musical alchemist—the music transforming my mood, my state of mind, putting it at ease.

  The new album is produced by Dave Fridmann who's worked with The Flaming Lips and Sparklehorse—a couple bands that BMSR would segue beautifully with. If you're a fan of Air, you'll really dig their new single, "Twin of Me." The Go! Team takes the track and runs with it, adding their signature upbeat beat to the otherwise summerly languid song. Speaking of summer, catch the band on the second leg of their summer tour this week on the East Coast.

  www.graveface.com
  www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1972 3hive Graveface noreply@blogger.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:16:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fsushi.html
  Better than cold fish.
  
  Sushi were a six-piece Bay area pop band with an all too short lifespan. They released an EP on Swingset Records in 1999 (which I've never heard) and an album on Shelflife in 2000 titled The Quiet Space Between Houses, along with a couple comp appearances. Later in 2000 they called it quits, but core members Jeff and Jared started a new band called The History of Utah. They supposedly had a single slated for Shelflife, but to my knowledge that never saw the light of day. I wonder if it was ever recorded? As for Sushi, have a listen – especially if smooth, jazzy indiepop is your cup of tea. This song comes from The Quiet Space Between Houses, which you can actually still buy from the Shelflife Shop – though it's almost gone!
  
  [MP3]: Sushi :: Strip Mall Breed (Highly Recommended!)
  
  ]]> Sushi tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-3932796668243441905 Skatterbrain! analoggiant@gmail.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:08:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fsage-francis-sick-of-wasting-time.html Activist and politically motivated Sage Francis has been a staple in the underground world of hip hop for a long time. He has created some absolutly fantastic tracks ("Slowdown Gandhi" and "Broken Wings" comes to mind). His new free mixtape features production from Buck 65 among others along with some pretty provacative lyrics and track titles. Get the album from Epitaph records and check out a track.
  
  
  Mp3: Sage Francis - "Strange Fame" (via XLR8R)
  
  Mp3 download: Get the entire Sick of Wasting Time album here.
  
  photo by Strumoff.
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-2082879711034462679 Analog Giant noreply@blogger.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:57:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Ftomorrow-today.html
  Seeland
  
  I've been loving Seeland's debut LP Tomorrow Today since in was finally released back in March of this year. To be honest, I was initially drawn in by the LP's fantastic artwork at the mention of ex-Broadcast member Tim Felton. After realizing Tim was in the band and that Seeland's influences lie basically in the same field as Broadcast's, I expected some sort of Broadcast rehashing – which to be clear, I wouldn't have entirely minded. But such was not the case. To my surprise, the majority of Tomorrow Today is actually brimming with catchy pop tunes. The songs range from 80s electronic anthems ala OMD, to summery space-age pop in the vein of Stereolab, though always more or less wrapped in some of the band's library music and analog electronics influences. "Turnaround" is one of my favorites, have a listen!
  
  [MP3]: Seeland :: Turnaround (Highly Recommended!!!)
  
  Seeland on MySpace!
  Tomorrow Today is out now on Loaf Recordings.
  
  ]]> Seeland tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-1134936562259277996 Skatterbrain! noreply@blogger.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:24:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918161&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fet-dors-alors-je-me-tais_19.html
  ayrton senna cover by gala collette
  
  
  After Mondkopf and 33Hz, here is the third Fool House EP : Delorean's Ayrton Senna, somewhere between Phoenix, The Though Alliance and Air France, coming with a remix by John Talabot, the latest revelation on the excellent Permanent Vacation label.
  
  We discovered Delorean a few years ago with their EP Into the Plateau, whilst they were still a bit entangled in their hardcore roots. We accompanied them in their remix ventures, for Mystery Jets, The Big Pink, Glasser, until they became ripe and ready to develop a new type of indie pop, high on O2 and filled with love. Judging by the early support from Pitchfork, Fader or XL8R this band is one to watch. It’s with the greatest pride that Fool House welcomes them, for a length of 4 songs, just like a holiday, just in time for the holidays.
  
  On ne leur évitera peut-être pas la comparaison avec The Though Alliance ou Air France, mais Delorean est un scénario inédit dans les chansons populaires. Quatre Barcelonais libres comme l'air et shootés à l'oxygène pur, sortis ivres d'amour d'une scène plutôt orientée hardcore (hxc), pour embrasser la techno qu'on joue avec des guitares, avec un troisième album « Into The Plateau », joli succès dans un underground élargi – c'était avant que les idées electro-trucs et les références 80's ne deviennent cliché, souvenez-vous. En 2008, Delorean remixe, réarrange et trouve un équilibre des reflets et des lumières en sublimant les chansons de Mystery Jets, Big Pink ou Glasser, une nouvelle garde de l'indie-pop qui tour à tour cherche et rayonne, dont ils participent à l'évidence Pitchfork, Fader ou XL8R sont enthousiastes, et c'est avec fierté que Fool House les accueille, le temps de quatre chansons, comme en vacances, juste à temps pour les vacances.
  

  
  Delorean - Ayrton Senna EP (FHEP003)
  
  A1.Deli
  A2.Moonson
  B1.Seasun
  B2.Seasun (John Talabot remix)
  Extra digital track : Big Dipper
  
  

  Download :
  Delorean - Deli

  
  

  Stream :
  Delorean - Ayrton Senna Mixtape @ Fairtilizer
  
  1- EL GUINCHO "KALISE (DELOREAN REMIX) - Short Edit” (YOUNG TURKS 2009)
  2- DELOREAN "DELI - Short Edit" (FOOL HOUSE)
  3- MYSTERY JETS "HALF IN LOVE WITH ELIZABETH (DELOREAN REMIX)”
  4- THE TEENAGERS "LOVE NO (DELOREAN REMIX)” (XL)
  5- DELOREAN "BIG DIPPER - Short Edit” (FOOL HOUSE)
  6- DELOREAN "MOONSON - Short Edit" (UNRELEASED)
  7- LEMONADE "BIG WEEKEND (DELOREAN REMIX)” (TRUE PHANTER SOUNDS 2009)
  8- GLASSER "GLAD" (DELOREAN REMIX) (TRUE PHANTER SOUNDS 2009)
  9- THE BIG PINK " TOO YOUNG TO LOVE (DELOREAN REMIX)” (UNRELEASED)

  
  

  Buy the digital EP on Itunes

  Vinyl out on monday (June 22th) kinda everywhere : )
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  http://www.myspace.com/deloreandanz
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-7258993704867879574 fluo kids noreply@blogger.com Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:04:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311090&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fsecret-love-parade.html
  The Secret Love Parade
  
  The Secret Love Parade are Aino Vehmasto and Janna Coomans, two girls from The Netherlands with some dreamy voices and even dreamier pop melodies! They sound to me like a Dutch Brittle Stars – though a bit slower. Their songs are perfect for tired eyes and sleepy hearts just itching to drift off into dreamland. I haven't got any MP3s, but you should totally go to their MySpace and have a listen! I would highly recommend "Paper Moon" and "My Secret Love Parade"!
  
  The Secret Love Parade on MySpace!
  
  ]]> The Secret Love Parade tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-7718920222867198500 Skatterbrain! noreply@blogger.com Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:48:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fstarting-blocks.html
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  Si j'avais eu le courage d'assister à tous les festivals j'aurais sacré les Siestes Electroniques meilleur festival de l'année dernière, mais même sans la rigueur de la comparaison scientifique il est probable que l'alchimie programmation pointue, "petit Sonar français" + pelouses au public mélangé *bon esprit* + Toulouse, Toulouse... gagne à tous les coups.
  
  
  Cette année dès du 25 au 28 juin, on retrouvera Jaumet, Koze, Isolée, Para One, Dominique Leone, Alva Noto, Ariel Pink, Fukkk Offf... Siestes Electroniques 2009.
  
  
  Dans le registre évasion, il y aura aussi la We Love Fantasy avec Simian Mobile Disco, Supermayer et Gui Boratto le 11 juillet à la Chesnay du Roi. Ci-après deux visions de l'animisme aujourd'hui, vous n'êtes pas obligés de choisir.
  
  The Very Best feat. Vampire Weekend - Warm heart of africa
  Kadebostan - Spirit Soldiers
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-4141189864033281527 fluo kids ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:17:23 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FurGfK6HCG0U%2F002576.html dbrusie@gmail.com (david) I love the Go! Team, but I seldom listen to an entire record by the band - it's like eating ten Pixy Stix, or drinking three cans of Coke. I think the Go! Team, despite making nuanced, well-sequenced records, are more of an EP band. A few songs here and t 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots I love the Go! Team, but I seldom listen to an entire record by the band - it's like eating ten Pixy Stix, or drinking three cans of Coke. I think the Go! Team, despite making nuanced, well-sequenced records, are more of an EP band. A few songs here and there, a good kick in the ass, and you're on your way. Here's an example of a good kick in the ass. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Twin Of Myself (Go! Team Remix). The original Black Moth track, from their hazy new record Eating Us, is a sleepy-eyed, Dave Fridmann-produced... I love the Go! Team, but I seldom listen to an entire record by the band - it's like eating ten Pixy Stix, or drinking three cans of Coke. I think the Go! Team, despite making nuanced, well-sequenced records, are more of an EP band. A few songs here and there, a good kick in the ass, and you're on your way.

  Here's an example of a good kick in the ass.

  Black Moth Super Rainbow - Twin Of Myself (Go! Team Remix).

  The original Black Moth track, from their hazy new record Eating Us, is a sleepy-eyed, Dave Fridmann-produced jam, and the Go! Team take the essential elements, speed them up, and add sugar. Both versions are good, but I think I prefer the Go! Team. Here's the original. (That's right, two Dave Fridmann tracks in three days. Booyah!)

  Interesting, right?

  Kick in the ass hereby administered. Now get on with your Thursday.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2576 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:15:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918163&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fcest-vif.html
  pic: LastNightsParty
  
  
  GRINDIN JUNE CHART
  L-Vis 1990 - United Groove
  Diplo & Blaqstarr - Get Off (Jack Beats Remix)
  Friendly fires - jump in the pool (wild geese remix)
  Dre Skull - I Want You (Bok Bok Remix)
  Major Lazer - Pon Di Floor
  Jakwob - Wild Pitch
  Classixx ft jeppe - ill get you
  Florence & the machine - rabbit heart (switch remix)
  health - die slow
  Duck Sauce - aNYway
  Dj Kaos - Love The Night Away ( Tiedye Remix)
  Justin martin - my angelic demons
  Untold - Anaconda
  Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot (The Aspirins for My
  Children Remix)
  Dorian concept - trilingual dance sexperience
  
  
  
  PHARRELL JUNE CHART
  Renaissance Man - What Is Guru
  Major Lazer - Hold The Line (Djedjotronic remix)
  Duck Sauce - aNYway
  Afrojack - Do My Dance (Sidney Samson remix)
  Nil - Ma Disconica (Mondkopf remix)
  Cam'ron - Never Ever
  Discovery - It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault)
  Major Lazer - When You Hear The Bassline (Dance Area remix)
  Delorean - Deli
  Singuila - J'suis K.O.
  
  

  
  Joee Irwin is part of the family, and this track below is part of the Klientele record's compilation Dissociates 1 available via beatport
  
  Joee Irwin - Punch Card
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-7235772315312449387 fluo kids ]]> jon@3hive.com Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:20:09 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412762&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fluke_top.php I am having a hard time filling in the genre field on iTunes for this Luke Top guy. In a word—curious. He plays the field a bit with bands, touring and recording with Cass Mccombs, Papercuts, and Foreign Born. I'm not going attempt a review of the Afro-Hebrew dance band Fool's Gold he co-founded. Discover that on your own. The important part of the story? He's quirky good. The cute-and-personable-brainiac-kid-in-math-class quirky good. Clearly being born in Tel Aviv to an Iraqi refugee and a Russian-born aviator transplanted to Southern California is a successful formula to inspire writing a light sigh of music.

  by Emily M.

  www.slowdeathrecords.com
  www.myspace.com/luketop

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1971 3hive Slowdeath noreply@blogger.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:30:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154116&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fblur-theres-no-other-way.html
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  ]]> blur tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-4289174653066041463 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous noreply@blogger.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388311091&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skatterbrain.org%2F2009%2F06%2Fall-my-summer-songs-no-4.html
  Summer just keeps getting better
  
  Number Four!
  [MP3]: The Neoboys :: Richman's Dream
  (Submitted by reader Salvador Martinez!)
  
  "My favorite summer song is a classic track by the cult all-girl band The Neoboys. They were part of the interesting punk scene of Portland in the early 80's. The song is called "Richman's Dream" and I know that it isn't about summer but I discover it while seeing the first Gus Van Sant movie, "Mala Noche", last summer and I immediately fell in love with the song and the band so it became my summer tune last year. It's so sad that there's no new re-editions of their LPs or 7", either here in Europe or in the States and hope any label notices it soon to make justice. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Cheers, summer people!"
  
  This song is the perfect example of why these summer song posts are so great! I'd never ever heard of the Neoboys, but this song is awesome. Infact i think I'm in love with it. If anyone has any more info on them, please feel free to share!
  
  ]]> The Neoboys tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725222.post-1590396199842688188 Skatterbrain! ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:07:51 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637734&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FGx9o9CieEQU%2F002575.html dbrusie@gmail.com (david) I imagine this will be everywhere today, just as coverage on this record has been everywhere for a while now. I know we give that disclaimer pretty often, and it gets tiring to hear: but it's because we try to introduce you to something new to both of us, 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots I imagine this will be everywhere today, just as coverage on this record has been everywhere for a while now. I know we give that disclaimer pretty often, and it gets tiring to hear: but it's because we try to introduce you to something new to both of us, something not featured on every other blog. But sometimes we just have to say: fuck it. Mos Def - Casa Bey. Mos Def! I think many of us have the same experience with the onetime Dante Terrell Smith: we loved Black On Both Sides and Black Star, we dutifully checked out... I imagine this will be everywhere today, just as coverage on this record has been everywhere for a while now. I know we give that disclaimer pretty often, and it gets tiring to hear: but it's because we try to introduce you to something new to both of us, something not featured on every other blog. But sometimes we just have to say: fuck it.

  Mos Def - Casa Bey.

  Mos Def! I think many of us have the same experience with the onetime Dante Terrell Smith: we loved Black On Both Sides and Black Star, we dutifully checked out The New Danger, we heard about how True Magic wasn't really available anywhere, and that it was purple. We loved him in movies good and bad.

  Now Mos Def is back with The Ecstatic, and I've only given it one full listen so far - but I already know I'm on board. It's got everything, yet it's focused and concise. It's even got old Black Star colleague Talib Kweli. There's no point resisting, so don't bother.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2575 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:14:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918164&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fwho-taught-you-math.html
  pic : magentaworld
  
  
  Si même Mark Broom se met à faire monter la chaleur, on peut tous tomber d'accord : l'été sera sexuel.
  
  Few Nolder - Top
  Mark Broom - Sneak
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-1823571569793554279 fluo kids ]]> sean@3hive.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:40:08 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412763&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fthe_raveonettes.php I don't think I've been this excited about demos before. The Raveonettes last album Lust Lust Lust engendered exactly that in my aural cavity. Their fuzzy washes of surf guitars and garage rock immediately balmed the ever-present ringing in my ears and Sharin and Sune still lull me to sleep at night with their addictively sweet melodies. They're so good that I don't mind when I awake in the morning wrapped in headphone chord. Dangerous? Yep. Worth it? You bet. The tentatively titled "Last Dance" perfectly captures my fascination with these Danes: from the opening line (which I wish I'd written), "Your lipstick smeared sad," to the Beach Boys-ish woo-woos in the background, to the theme of the song itself (Sune succinctly explains it: "how drug addiction interferes with love"). My addiction to The Raveonettes hasn't interfered with my love life, rather with Alisa's sleep patterns, specifically when the wall of guitars rush in between verses of their track "Hallucinations" and bleed from my ears. It hurts oh so good.

  Tune in to this site to access more demos and to take part in the band's live chat today and Thursday at 3 p.m. EST.

  www.viceland.com
  www.myspace.com/theraveonettes

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1968 3hive Vice ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:20:08 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637735&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FBKOR0e7o1ls%2F002574.html markwillett@gmail.com (mark) Saxon Shore - Nothing Changes. Things are starting to wind up around here. The spring is coiling back, tightening. It's a slow process, but at some point soon it's going to release. You can feel it. The clockwork winds and winds, each quarter turn bringi 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots Saxon Shore - Nothing Changes. Things are starting to wind up around here. The spring is coiling back, tightening. It's a slow process, but at some point soon it's going to release. You can feel it. The clockwork winds and winds, each quarter turn bringing us closer to the beginning. For four years the Saxon Shore have been winding that spring, and on track one of their new album the finally let it all go. It's a glorious exercise in crescendo dynamics and remind me why I love this genre so much. Producer Dave Fridmann tucked his usual bloops...
  

  
  Saxon Shore - Nothing Changes.
  Things are starting to wind up around here. The spring is coiling back, tightening. It's a slow process, but at some point soon it's going to release. You can feel it. The clockwork winds and winds, each quarter turn bringing us closer to the beginning.

  For four years the Saxon Shore have been winding that spring, and on track one of their new album the finally let it all go. It's a glorious exercise in crescendo dynamics and remind me why I love this genre so much. Producer Dave Fridmann tucked his usual bloops and studio gadgets away for the moment to focus on the sound of the band unwinding. The guitars get louder, the fuzz thickens up, and the clean tone of the bass pierces through til the end.

  The new album, It Doesn't Matter, is out now. You can pick it up from our old friends at insound. Definitely recommended.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2574 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154117&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fwilliam-blakes-secretly.html
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  ]]> the william blakes tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-3996234568082147232 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous ]]> jon@3hive.com Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:22:16 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412764&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fbrian_olive.php Since I missed the '70s and blindly followed the "Proud to be Drug Free" crowd in the '80s, Brian Olive is filling in the blanks for me. If I fell asleep to this record I'm sure I'd dream myself into New Orleans sometime in the '70s, chemical high and all. The music is as colorful as the album cover, and sounds like a stack of beatnik, jazz, and psychedelic records melted into one soundtrack to a '70s brown-hued television show. I think I'm gonna need a brownie.

  (by our friend Emily M.)

  www.alive-totalenergy.com
  www.myspace.com/brianolivemusic

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1967 3hive Alive ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:06:37 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FDKPV6LSB2VE%2F002573.html markwillett@gmail.com (mark) Paz Lenchantin - Kentucky Hymn. I fully support the current increase in popularity of small-batch, handmade vinyl-only labels. I love the attention to detail, the designs, the card stock. It's a great thing to order and get in the mail, knowing as much t 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots Paz Lenchantin - Kentucky Hymn. I fully support the current increase in popularity of small-batch, handmade vinyl-only labels. I love the attention to detail, the designs, the card stock. It's a great thing to order and get in the mail, knowing as much time and effort went into the packaging as did the recording inside. One such label is Black Tent Press here in Los Angeles. They have a small catalog so far but continue to grow, and when their two first releases are from Paz Lenchantin and David Pajo, you know that off to a good start. The...
  

  
  Paz Lenchantin - Kentucky Hymn.

  I fully support the current increase in popularity of small-batch, handmade vinyl-only labels. I love the attention to detail, the designs, the card stock. It's a great thing to order and get in the mail, knowing as much time and effort went into the packaging as did the recording inside. One such label is Black Tent Press here in Los Angeles. They have a small catalog so far but continue to grow, and when their two first releases are from Paz Lenchantin and David Pajo, you know that off to a good start.

  The Lenchantin album is short and beautiful, hitting just the right tone. It's quiet without being a whisper, staying close enough to the ground without effervescing. It's also far removed from her current work with the Entrance band and her previous thundering stints with A Perfect Circle. Here she showcases her very able skills at string arrangements, with each song built around lush compositions. It's easy to get lost in here, in a good way.

  I'm not sure of the origins of Kentucky Hymn, but it reminds me of the softer side of Ennio Morricone.

  You can pick up the new record, Songs for Luci, here. Limited to 1,000 copies and very highly recommended.

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2573 Music For Robots ]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:40:25 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637737&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2Fh1v7W5SBwm4%2F002572.html

  Finally. Doesn't it seem like forever ago that we went to one of these things? Let's tell this june gloom to fuck off and go to a good old fashioned vice party.

  June 13 - Los Angeles, Lot 613 - 613 Imperial Street

  The bands are Night Marchers, Soft Pack, Japanese Motors, Lamps, No Age (DJ set) and Travis Keller from Buddyhead (DJ set)

  There will be tequila drinks and tacos. I'm not sure who is providing the tacos but I can probably find out.

  Free with RSVP. Let's do this up right.
  

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2572 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:37:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154118&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fraveonettes-last-dance-demo.html
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  ]]> demos tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-3147030098793849362 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous ]]> joe@3hive.com Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:36:27 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fson_volt.php Oops. Looks like I missed posting anything in the month of May. Ah, how one gets lost. Which I guess is an apt comparison to my relationship with Son Volt. For an album or two in a previous century, Jay Farrar had what I was looking for. Grit, wistfulness, steel guitar. And then there was Wide Swing Tremolo, and I don't know. When I saw that Son Volt had a new album out an a free and legal MP3 to post, my first though was something along the lines of hoping this track, "Down to the Wire," was a Neil Young cover. It's not, but after listening to it a few times, that's o.k. Maybe American Central Dust, out in about a month, will offer a way back to Son Volt.

  www.rounder.com
  www.sonvolt.net

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1966 3hive Rounder ]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:16:30 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389637738&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMFR%2F%7E3%2FG7nQyqRl3WA%2F002569.html markwillett@gmail.com (mark) Ethan Rose and Laura Gibson - Sun. And here we have another gloomy Los Angeles day and here I am writing about a song about the Sun, from Portland no less. But as I type the sun is finding its way through the clouds and honestly it couldn't be more perfe 0 no MP3,Blog,Indie,Rock,HipHop,Dance,Punk,Post,Mixes,DJ,Robots Ethan Rose and Laura Gibson - Sun. And here we have another gloomy Los Angeles day and here I am writing about a song about the Sun, from Portland no less. But as I type the sun is finding its way through the clouds and honestly it couldn't be more perfect. I've made no secret about my love for Ethan Rose's music, and it lays a perfect bed for Laura Gibson's voice. She ambles along the ambiance in such a way that it grabs a melody out of the ether. It's a beautiful thing. The song itself is from...
  

  
  Ethan Rose and Laura Gibson - Sun.

  And here we have another gloomy Los Angeles day and here I am writing about a song about the Sun, from Portland no less. But as I type the sun is finding its way through the clouds and honestly it couldn't be more perfect. I've made no secret about my love for Ethan Rose's music, and it lays a perfect bed for Laura Gibson's voice. She ambles along the ambiance in such a way that it grabs a melody out of the ether. It's a beautiful thing.

  The song itself is from the latest PDX Pop Now compilation, which held a release party last week at Holoscene with our old friend Copy. I bet it was a great time. For those of you unfamiliar, PDX Pop Now is a Portland-based non profit that boosts the local music scene. It's a great program, and probably something that a lot of cities could benefit from. Every year they put out a compilation to help raise money and its always packed with great local acts, like Ethan and Laura. And then there's this sweet gem from Explode into Colors:

  Explode Into Colors - Paper (Hot Sax version).

  There's a bunch more songs on the album. It's definitely worth your time.. You can order it online here.
  

  
  ]]> tag:music.for-robots.com,2009://2.2569 Music For Robots noreply@blogger.com Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:04:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918165&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fescape-from-minimal.html
  pic : Magna Run R
  
  
  
  Superflu - Shine
  Oliver Huntemann - Dexter
  Workidz & Randall - Fierceness
  Dj Wild - Ahora (Kabale und Liebe remix)
  Scuba - Ruptured (Surgeon remix)
  Radio Slave - Screaming Hands (Wink interpretation)
  Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (Serge Santiago remix)
  Discodeine - Tom Select (La Horse mix)
  Andrea Doria & John Acquaviva - La Sirena (Chris Liebling remix)
  Jamie Anderson & Deepgroove - The Clock (Ben Klock's Timepiece)
  Marco Bernardi - Mystery of nazerus
  
  
  Guillaume Redhotcar dj set @ Berlin Scala
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-5603948160667436165 fluo kids
  wheat hott (from upcoming release White Ink. Black Ink)
  
  regina spektor folding chair (from Far)
  regina spektor loveology (from Demo Cassette)
  
  neil young music arcade (from bootleg Europa Summer '96)
  
  blitzen trapper furr
  
  franz ferdinand you're the reason i'm leaving
  
  peter von poehl may day
  
  canadians it's over
  
  bryan ferry & antony lowlands low
  
  jeff buckley so real (kcrw - morning becomes eclectic)
  
  
  ]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:56:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243231&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FLI6q4xXA_9M%2Fsixeyes-mix-june-8th.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-3233610666339766389 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson ]]> sam@3hive.com Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:08:32 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412766&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fosborne.php Todd Osborn reflects all that is great about Detroit to me. Like many of his local influences (including legendary radio DJs The Electrifying Mojo and The Wizard), he's a jack of all genres - producing techno, house, jungle, hip-hop, and dubstep records with equal aplomb. He's also a restless tinkerer with many side interests including, as his latest EP on Ghostly indicates, hovercrafting. "Fire" - from that EP - is a silky smooth disco track, a synthetic blend of strings, stings, guitar, and vibraphone over a buoyant 4/4 beat. On the other hand, "The Count," also on the EP, can only be shared in the context of its video, which lets his worldwide fans in on one of Detroit's treasured secrets: "The New Dance Show," a local late-night TV show that I, along with many other suburban Detroit kids, watched with great awe back in the late '80s. Twenty years later, those moves sync up nice and tight to this exquisite slice of minimalist techno without any need for special effects magic...

  www.ghostly.com

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1957 3hive Spectral Sound noreply@blogger.com Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918166&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Frien-faire-part-acheter-de-gros-apparts.html
  pic : amelie p
  
  
  MGMT a eu plusieurs précédents : ELO, Muse.
  MGMT a plusieurs suites, Baby Monster est parmi les plus crédibles.
  
  
  Baby Monster - Curses
  Baby Monster - Ultraviolence & Beethoven (myspace)
  
  
  Pendant ce temps là une autre jeunesse se mort la queue (ouch), snape encore, et danse le jerk.
  
  
  Pheo - Hot Chick (prod. J.Hawk)
  
  
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-9161267247283432905 fluo kids Now, I know what you want. Yeah, you, sittin' over there all alone in the corner, with a pile of books on the table, a laptop across your lap, and a smudge of ash from that last cigarette across your little finger, or is that newsprint? What you need is some Nick Cave. Some Bad Seeds. I'm here to do the plantin'.
  
  PART TWO
  papa won’t leave you, henry
  into my arms
  get ready for love
  stagger lee
  
  Get PART ONE here.
  
  
  ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:55:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243232&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FizC2mCJW2d0%2Fnick-cave-live-melbourne-australia-2009_02.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-3668276364611461509 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson
  Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds played Melbourne Australia last January and the show was broadcast on FM radio. I believe this is just part of the show, as there aren't many new songs in this bunch, but there are some great ones (and great sound). PART 2 of the performance will be available soon!
  
  tupelo
  midnight man
  love letter
  moonland
  we call upon the author to explain
  
  
  PART TWO
  papa won’t leave you, henry
  into my arms
  get ready for love
  stagger lee
  
  
  ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:59:14 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243234&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FqtYNZmo46Jk%2Fnick-cave-live-melbourne-australia-2009.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-8610859837830954045 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson There are an endless number of talented singers and songwriters toiling under the mainstream radar. We call it (okay, I call it) indie land, and it's a great place to travel, you never know who, or what, is right around the corner. Sometimes you even rediscover a place you'd found before (quite often the places in indie land move around on their own, it is a magic place) and feel the same wonder or maybe even awe, but definitely surprise. Well, Jenn Grant is one those those places, I first found her back in 2006, not long before the release of her second album Orchestra For The Moon (I wrote about it here).
  
  Echoes, her new album, out since February, offers 13 tracks like it's predecessor, but unlike that record this latest lacks that knockout standout track that "Dreamer" was to Orchestra For The Moon. What it does have is the outstanding voice of Jenn Grant and that's a great bonus... I've got to say that I am extremely picky. I'm fifty years old and don't listen to the music I listened to when I was twenty, hell I don't listen to what I listened to five years ago. What I'm saying is this: You should give Jenn Grant a chance, give her a listen, her myspace is here. Her website has a player that streams some of the new record (five Echoes' tracks and the aforementioned "Dreamer"). I know many of you who take this advice will like what you find. I recommend you explore her music and I highly recommend you get a copy of her album Orchestra For The Moon. Oh, one last thing, she's Canadian... enough said.
  
  from Echoes
  heartbreaker [mp3]
  
  BUY her records here.
  
  Check her tour dates here. If she's not coming to your neck of indie land, try contacting the friendly people at Six Shooter Records, they might be able to bring indie land to you.
  
  
  ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:25:02 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243233&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FSrcOb5KmLyg%2Fjenn-grant-echoes-mp3.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-7278850557919874265 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson noreply@blogger.com Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:59:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918167&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Feasy-sur-mon-fixie.html
  pic: LookBook - model: Danielle Y.
  
  J'ai du trop twitter j'ai les yeux qui piquent.
  T'as du trop regarder Roland Garros, tu cries plus fort que d'habitude.
  
  The Glass - Wanna Be Dancin' (radio edit)
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-3438715756368974448 fluo kids ]]> sean@3hive.com Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:10:52 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412767&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F06%2Flymbyc_systym.php We last left this dynamic duo after releasing their debut album on Mush Records. Since then, the Bell brothers, Jared and Michael, from Tempe, Arizona, have put out a remix album (featuring remixes by The Album Leaf, Daedelus, The One AM Radio and Bibio) and recently re-issued their first EP on their new label, Magic Bullet out of Virginia. The new tracks the band has added for the sharing encompass the wide range of instrumental rock you can expect from these fellows. "Narita" from their new split EP with This Will Destroy You starts out small and subtle with a three-key riff and then gradually grows into a sweeping epic as layers pile onto layers. "Fall Bicycle" from their first album exemplifies the duo's playful personality and showcases well Jared's keyboard playing and Michael's drumming. This summer you can enjoy the sites and sounds of this family roadtrip when they come strolling through your town.

  Narita [MP3, 4.3MB, 128kbps]
  Fall Bicycle [MP3, 8.0MB, 128kbps]
  Truth Skull (Bibio Remix) [MP3, 12.4MB, 128kbps]

  www.magicbulletrecords.com
  www.mushrecords.com
  www.lymbycsystym.com

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1439 3hive Mush
  This is another new song that The National trotted out during their just wrapped East coast mini-tour. The new songs sound great, but it's how they sound if (and that's a big IF) they make it on the new record. I, for one, am hoping that if they do make it to the next album, that they grow and evolve into something a little different than these live mp3s. Live versions that I will grow to know too well before the new record is out.
  
  blood buzz ohio (live - Boston May 23/09)
  
  "BLOOD BUZZ OHIO"
  Stand up straight at the foot of your love
  I'll lift my shirt up
  Stand up straight at the foot of your love
  I'll lift my shirt up
  
  I'll rest my eyes till the fever's outta me
  I'll rest my eyes till the river's in the sea
  I'll rest my eyes till the fever's outta me
  I'll rest my eyes till the river's in the sea
  
  I was carried to Ohio in a storm of bees
  I never married but Ohio don't remember me
  I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
  I never thought about love
  When I thought about home
  I still owe money to the money to the money I owe
  The floors are falling out from everybody I know
  
  I'm on a bloodbuzz
  Yes I am
  I'm on a blood buzz
  I'm on a bloodbuzz
  God I am
  I'm on a blood buzz
  
  Lay my head on the hood of your car
  I take it too far
  Lay my head on the hood of your car
  I take it too far
  
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  ]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:49:20 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243236&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2Fxez8oUGmT8w%2Fnational-blood-buzz-ohio-lyrics-mp3.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-7615441025580083979 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson This is my transcription from listening to a live recording and youtube vids . Of course there may be errors, or you may hear it differently, so if that's the case, please leave your changes in the comments. Thanks.
  
  vanderlylle cry baby (live - Boston May 23/09)
  
  "Vanderlylle Cry Baby"
  Leave your home
  Change your name
  Live alone
  Eat your cake
  
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Oh the waters are rising
  Still no surprising you
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Man it’s all been forgiven
  Swans are a swimmin’
  I’ll explain everything
  To the geese
  
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Oh the waters are rising
  Still no surprising you
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Man it’s all been forgiven
  Swans are a swimmin’
  I’ll explain everything
  To the geese
  
  Hanging from chandeliers
  Same small wall
  At your heels
  
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Oh the waters are rising
  Still no surprising you
  Vanderlylle cry baby cry
  Man it’s all been forgiven
  Swans are a swimmin’
  I’ll explain everything
  To the geese
  I’ll explain everything
  To the geese
  I’ll explain everything
  To the geese
  
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  All the very best of us
  String ourselves up for the
  
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  ]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:48:05 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243237&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2F98-Ntk3nFOU%2Fnational-vanderlylle-cry-baby-lyrics.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-1368438005784646696 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson Subscribe to *sixeyes by Email. The email link can also be found in the right sidebar under the heading SUBSCRIBE.
  
  Thanks to all who've subscribed in the past.
  
  Also, I'm seriously considering switching to my own domain sometime this year, sooner than later, I hope.
  
  Take care.
  
  kings of convenience winning a battle losing the war
  the national mr november (may 23/09 - Boston)
  the veils night thoughts of a tired surgeon
  patrick watson weight of the world
  
  
  ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243235&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FiWlxz1L2qK8%2Fsubscribe-via-email-to-sixeyes.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-1433828395673996054 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson
  the national halo chagrin
  the national warm singing whores
  the national theory of the crows
  
  devin davis moon over shark city
  yeah yeah yeahs our time (acoustic)
  andre ethier pride of egypt
  hayden where and when
  
  BONUS: Phoenix (RTL 2 France Radio Session 2004)
  alphabetic order
  everything is everything
  run run run
  
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  ]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 00:05:41 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243238&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FP0KP2L7OtWA%2Fsixeyes-mix-may-27th.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-3123707518445233581 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson
  A great session done in October of 2008 by Broken Social Scene member, Jason Collett (with backing support from the band Zeus). I think you'll like this, I love Jason Collett. These are almost all new songs (except for "Blue Sky") which haven't been seen on any album yet.
  
  what goes is gone
  northern light letdown
  love song to canada
  blue sky
  vanderpool vanderpool
  love is a chain
  
  
  ]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 23:54:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243239&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2F8uVK4WPzI2Q%2Fjason-collett-cbc-radio3-session-2008.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-6475551771972394835 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson
  I wonder how much great music I've missed out on by not checking other blogs as much as I should. I Am Fuel You Are Friends, for example, has some great new live songs by The National right here.
  
  Thanks, Heather.
  
  
  ]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 08:42:58 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378243240&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAW%2Fsixeyes%2F%7E3%2FGMrNCpkSe7o%2Fnational-new-songs-live.html tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-2535089376767229777 *Sixeyes: by Alan Williamson ]]> sean@3hive.com Tue, 26 May 2009 08:16:46 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fthe_boy_koan_1.php Sonically, my Memorial Day weekend has been marked by the sizzle of meat, screams and splashes from kids in the pool, and the hearty blaring of these two tracks from the nearest sound system and my own vocal chords. New York's The Boy Koan has me geeked to start summer, or maybe I'm just geeked for summer to start. One thing's for sure, I'm geeked on The Boy Koan—they're the first band that I've ever asked to send me their lyrics. On second thought, that may simply say more about my thorough lack of thoroughness. I get the same tingly sensations from "Beasts from More Rustic Days" as I did when I first heard Grandaddy's Under The Western Freeway. And "My Russian Doll" fires up pogo reflexes with its '90s new wave gang vocals giving way to Mark E. Smith-like lackadaisical lilting on the bridge. It's hard to believe this is the band's first recorded efforts and that the usual purveyors of all things indie between here and there haven't been giving this sleeper of a debut more blog space. I'd be surprised if the lack of coverage lasted long.

  www.myspace.com/theboykoan
  

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1963 3hive None ]]> sean@3hive.com Thu, 21 May 2009 08:16:51 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412769&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fthe_layaways.php My last few posts have featured up-jump-and-boogie tracks and it's high time I settle down a bit before I hurt myself. The Chicago trio, The Layaways, a perennial favorite 'round these parts, return after dropping their festive Christmas EP more than two years ago. Their laid-back, '60s era sounds are absolutely delightening. Yes, they're so good that they induce spontaneous neology. On "Keep it to Yourself" they flavor their guitars with just a pinch of fuzz, a dash of reverb, and a sprinkle of backwardness. They turn up the jangle on "All Around the World" and their tag-team vocalists provide a subtle depth to this new full-length, available, by the way, in its entirety on their site in full share mode. Good peeps them Layaways boys. I hope they don't mind me adding my favorite track, "Come Back Home." It evokes a hot, languid California Summer circa 1967. Dig it.

  One last note, The Layaways' guitarist, David Harnell, writes the blog Digital Audio Insider, a must read for any DIY band navigating their way through the digital music world.

  Keep it to Yourself [MP3, 4.5MB, 192kbps]
  All Around the World [MP3, 4.7MB, 192kbps]
  Come Back Home [MP3, 6.3MB, 192kbps]

  www.mysteryfarm.com
  www.thelayaways.com

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.464 3hive Mystery Farm ]]> sean@3hive.com Tue, 19 May 2009 10:12:12 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=386412770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3hive.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fautokratz.php French wunderkind label Kitsuné is feeling lucky! The seventh incarnation of their stellar compilation series hits early next month, and they've sifted out this nugget o' hard disco to share as an invitation to grab your sieve and join them in their search for more gold. autoKratz represents the electro side of Kitsuné's electro-pop spectrum, but neither autoKratz, nor the label allow themselves to be held hostage to pithy genres. They're explorers! Adventurers! Pop 'n' Lockers! Vocoders! They're all good and Kitsuné Maison #7 will trip you out! (safely and naturally, naturally).

  www.kitsune.fr
  www.myspace.com/autokratz

  ]]> tag:,2009:/1.1962 3hive Kitsune Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:38:02 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960972&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com%2Fvideo%2Fvideo-category%2F2328896 ]]> http://video.aol.com/video/video-category/2328896/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ Absolutely mesmerizing. I had no idea The Church still had a record like this in them. Untitled #23 is hands down their best since Heyday, and it gives that one a run for the money. I was so floored I began composing this review before the disc even ended. One of the things that makes these songs so good is their textured sound. The majestic pop of...
  
  
  
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  On the frozen plains of the Siberian tundra, a reindeer herder chances upon a 40,000 year old baby mammoth ? the most perfectly preserved mammoth ever found. On Sunday, witness the mammoth?s unveiling to the world, as scientists reveal her incredible story. Click to meet the Baby Mammoth now >> natgeotv.com/mammoth  
  
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  ]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:10:52 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=361202282&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.blogcritics.org%2F%7Er%2Fbc%2Fmusic_indie_rock%2F%7E3%2FdNUs_pgBQNY%2Fht.php d0be29e885114c3f7646b45341cb3198 Blogcritics Category: Music: Indie Rock Full disclosure: Art Brut Vs. Satan, the third long-player from English/German rock combo Art Brut, features a track entitled "DC Comics & Chocolate Milkshakes." Your humble reviewer also counts DC Comics and chocolate milkshakes as amongst his very favorite things. This makes it hard to be objective. Fortunately, Art Brut aren't...
  
  
  
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  On the frozen plains of the Siberian tundra, a reindeer herder chances upon a 40,000 year old baby mammoth ? the most perfectly preserved mammoth ever found. On Sunday, witness the mammoth?s unveiling to the world, as scientists reveal her incredible story. Click to meet the Baby Mammoth now >> natgeotv.com/mammoth  
  
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  ]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:50:35 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=361202287&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.blogcritics.org%2F%7Er%2Fbc%2Fmusic_indie_rock%2F%7E3%2FluEBnQ_qFCc%2Fht.php 170caf870894d191f8e7ce34868c6609 Blogcritics Category: Music: Indie Rock There's an unrelenting sense of sincerity and passion upon first listen of Crystal Antlers's full-length debut, Tentacles.It's hard to pinpoint exactly. Part of it might have something to do with lead singer and bassist Jonny Bell's emotive vocals that, from time to time, switch between cries and screams to the world. Part of it...
  
  
  
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  ]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:57:56 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=361202289&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.blogcritics.org%2F%7Er%2Fbc%2Fmusic_indie_rock%2F%7E3%2FrXpOsMkUn7s%2F195756.php Music 101268@blogcritics.org Blogcritics Category: Music: Indie Rock Legendary Los Angeles punk rock band X is urging folks to get out and vote – for them. Or, more specifically, for their music.The seemingly tireless original lineup of John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake went back on the road in April to bring the “Total Request Live Tour” to the American people. Recent stops...
  
  
  
  ]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:50:42 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=361202290&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.blogcritics.org%2F%7Er%2Fbc%2Fmusic_indie_rock%2F%7E3%2Fgd_xt3oz6uw%2F145042.php Music 99256@blogcritics.org Blogcritics Category: Music: Indie Rock ]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:25:51 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960973&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkids.aol.com%2FKOL%2F2%2FMusic%2Fvideo%2Fdemi-lovato-get-back http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Music/video/demi-lovato-get-back/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ videos noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378616723&url=http%3A%2F%2Faudiversity.com%2F2009%2F01%2Ffever-ray-fever-ray.html
  
  Fever Ray - Dry & Dusty (Mute 2009)
  
  Fever Ray - Fever Ray / Mute
  
  Winter Leak Season '09 was just gearing up in late December when this record seeped through the cracks to find its way to an audience that had largely been caught sleeping. Rightfully so, too: Here was an album due in late March that shouldn't have had any fanfare for at least a month or two, yet there it was seeping slowly onto the Internet purporting to showcase the feminine side of The Knife as a solo artist. You remember Olaf and Karin Dreijer Andersson, right? The patron saints of rural forest techno following Mark Pytlik and Philip Sherburne's cooperative end-of-year anointing in '06? Silent Shout sure seems like a long time ago, though maybe not quite as long as Honey is Cool which, let's be honest, you had never heard of even after you purchased Silent Shout on a whim. Man, remember when people bought albums? Ah, the good old days of a better economy. At least I can still afford wireless.
  
  There remains little debate that Silent Shout was a great album with great timing, pitch-shifting its way through a gap in the indie-electro space-time continuum and coyly filling the space between playfully insular techno and house (Ellen Allien & Apparat and Booka Shade's Movements that spring) and the coming nü-rave juggernaut (Justice's Waters of Nazareth EP that summer). Fever Ray is in a different position: Free of the potential paradigm-renovating gravitas that buoyed its spiritual predecessor, Karin has room to move about the forests of her own dark creation.
  
  You can look at this album one of two ways: Either it's a really nice way to sate your appetite for another Knife album, or it's another Knife album incognito. The truth is probably somewhere in between, but its uncanny resemblance to the sonic template Silent Shout set three years ago makes one wonder what kind of contributions Olaf was making. There is a distinctly muted (no pun intended) tone to this album, to be sure: Standouts like "Dry & Dusty" or the first single, "If I Had a Heart," do not colorfully come out of the woodwork in the same way something like "We Share Our Mother's Health" does. There is less of a techno flash to these songs; rather, Fever Ray as an album trudges quietly through the snow with muffled kicks that don't strictly play to 4/4 convention.
  
  More so than any of her other projects, Fever Ray places Karin's distinctive voice at the center of attention. Not a song goes by that you don't notice her charming pronunciations alienated by her favorite technological trick in the pitch-shifter. Even this can't disguise the natural hooks that seem to sneak out from behind the wooded pines. Everywhere one listens, there is always a memorable melody eerily working its way into your eardrums. It can't help itself. It's a Caribbean pop album ("Triangle Walks") covered by insular Scandinavian electronica.
  
  But I'll be damned if this isn't at the sharp end of the first wave of 2009's leaks. Even though it doesn't alter the way we think about what The Knife has accomplished, and even though it says almost nothing about what Olaf is doing on his behalf for that group (Just sayin', O), it's a great listen because it's so free of attached strings. Listen on your headphones, listen in the car, listen anywhere you want: The end result is that you're still listening. It's been a month and I'm still playing it daily. I see no reason for this trend to continue unabated. Maybe I'll even buy it. That was a joke, sort of.
  
  ]]> music reviews - pm tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27368381.post-5505658432998444652 Audiversity noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=327303388&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoul-sides.com%2F2009%2F02%2Foh-that-voice.html
  
  Caroline Peyton: Donkey Blues
  From Intuition (Asterisk, 2009)
  
  Numero and its subsidiary Asterisk always seem to dig up some fun bits. While primarily known for soul comp reissues, they have also put out several intriguing folk comps. Caroline Peyton made her Numero debut on the Wayfaring Strangers compilation but sees a more expansive treatment on these full lengths, albums originally released in 1972 and 1977, respectively. Fall Out had reissued Intuition in 2007, but Asterisk one ups them with a release that features 7 bonus tracks.
  
  Whereas Mock Up is more in the traditional folk vein, Intuition has more variegated tones. While the latter has a fleck of country here and a smidgen of blues there – and even a hint of disco, the voice is still the star of the show. The prime example shows up on the bonus video on Mock Up where she sings “Call Of The Wild,” a track that appears on Intuition, at a small nightclub . The album version is a nice piece, but after hearing the live acoustic version, you keep going back to it for more. She's so vocally diverse that she can pull off guttural soul sister sass on “Donkey Blues” while the harmonica wails and not sound like she's overstretching her bounds.
  
  I was reminded of Carole King (especially on Mock Up), Laura Nyro, and Linda Ronstadt while listening to these albums. Caroline's voice has so many rich, warm tones that can bend to whatever the arrangement calls for, and she sings with such unassuming confidence. It's no wonder that she's remained in the industry, albeit in a place you wouldn't expect – singing for Disney movies.
  
  Edd Hurt has written excellent liner notes detailing the backstory featuring her roots in the Bloomington, Indiana, scene with musical writing partner Mark Bingham. While she never hit it in the bigs, she shouldn't be relegated to obscurity. Unheralded doesn't have to go hand-in-hand with unappreciated; it just means that we have to dig a little deeper. ]]> folk tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432660.post-3719083028757036763 soul sides noreply@blogger.com Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:19:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=327303387&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoul-sides.com%2F2009%2F02%2Ftears-on-your-pillow.html
  
  (originally written for Side Dishes)
  
  Don't say I'm not romantic or anything but as we're about to get buried underneath an avalanche of saccharin lovey-dovey-ness because of Valentine's Day, I thought it was fair to point out that, really, the best love songs are about falling out of love, not into it. New love is great and blah blah blah but nothing says passion and desperation like heartache does. That's why, for V-Day, I threw together a special Tears On Your Pillow set of songs for those who know that no love is so sweet as that which you no longer have.
  
  William Bell: I Forgot To Be Your Lover
  From Bound to Happen (Stax, 1968).
  
  I don't know if you can properly call this single "unsung" considering that it appeared on two different William Bell albums and was covered by Jaheim a few years back but to me, it's always a bit of a sleeper song, certainly nowhere near as well-known as Bell's early hit, "You Don't Miss Your Water." Regardless, it has one of the most memorable opening guitar lines I've ever heard, ringing with a melancholy that suffuses the entire song as Bell bemoans his lack of attention and affection.
  
  Darondo: Didn't I
  From Let My People Go (Ubiquity, 2006)
  
  An erstwhile singer turned pimp turned talk show host, the Bay Area's Darondo was an enigma until recently, when aficionados of his early '70s sweet soul and funk singles rediscovered him living in Sacramento and helped to resurrect his career. "Didn't I" is the crown jewel of the handful of singles he recorded back in the day, a super-stripped down yet incredibly powerful ballad of wistfulness with just a hint of desperation. Makes you wonder how anyone could have left someone who could sing with that kind of intimacy and intensity.
  
  Lezli Valentine: Love on a Two Way Street
  From 7" single (All Platinum, 1968).
  
  Long before Sylvia Robinson put together "Rapper's Delight" in the late 1970s, she was a successful singer and songwriter in the '60s, creating a massive R&B empire in New Jersey. She helped pen "Love on a Two Way Street," a memorable ballad which makes good use of its transportation metaphors (how often does one get to say that?). It was a decent hit for the Moments but originally recorded by Lezli Valentine, a little-known singer signed to Robinson's All Platinum imprint. The two versions are very similar, musically, but while the Moments' falsetto approach works well enough, it's different hearing an actual woman's voice tackle it, especially one as rich and nuanced as Valentine's.
  
  Binky Griptite: You're Gonna Cry
  From 7" single (Daptone, 2008)
  
  Just to show you that soul artists today can still knock out a good tearjerker in the tradition of the classic R&B troubadours, the Dap-Kings' guitarist, announcer and emerging vocalist Binky Griptite turns in a beautiful, slow burner of a break-up tune. Make sure to listen to the end as Griptite delivers a coup de grace of a line. Brrrr...it's chilly!
  
  The Kaldirons: To Love Someone (That Don't Love You)
  From Twinight's Lunar Rotation (Numero Group, 2007)
  
  One of the rarest singles ever released on Chicago's incredible R&B label Twinight, "To Love Someone" is one of those songs that deserved to have gotten much more shine that it did in its day. It's a masterful, midtempo arrangement of strings and hints of piano, meshing perfectly with the soaring, falsetto voices of the Kaldirons who lament the impossibility of unrequited love. I have to admit - the song feels surprisingly uplifting despite its dour subject matter and it's one of the few "love lost" songs that I can honestly describe as "feel good."
  
  Nancy Holloway: Hurts So Bad
  From Hello Dolly (Concert Hall, 1967)
  
  To close out, I went with the hammer blow that French singer Nancy Holloway delivers on her cover of Little Anthony and the Imperials' 1965 hit, "Hurts So Bad." Producer Daniel Janin gives the tune a slight funk makeover with those dramatic basslines and brass section but it's Holloway who is the undeniable force of nature here, pouring what feels like a lifetime of desperation into a little less than four minutes.
  ]]> soul crates tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432660.post-1776013388167236800 soul sides noreply@blogger.com Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=327303389&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoul-sides.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fjust-in-time-for-valentine-day.html
  
  My man Beto puts together a small V-Day Latin mix: 8 Canciones Del Amor (songs of love).
  ]]> Untitled tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432660.post-5037869658060183494 soul sides Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:52:19 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960974&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoomusic.com%2F ]]> http://www.yahoomusic.com/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ rap/ r@b/videos/musicvideos noreply@blogger.com Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=327303395&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoul-sides.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fneed-turntable-50-on-woot-today.html
  
  I've never tried out the Ion turntable before so I can't speak from direct experience but I'm assuming it's probably a decent, usable portable player. Obviously, not some high-end, audiophile model but if you've been thinking of getting a basic turntable, here's a good opportunity.
  
  On Woot but only for today.
  ]]> misc tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432660.post-2474386632562756297 soul sides Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:50:42 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eis-brecher.com%2Fen%2Flyrics%2Fantikoerper%23ohne_dich ]]> http://www.eis-brecher.com/en/lyrics/antikoerper#ohne_dich Delicious/tag/music/ german music/ eisbrecher Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:00:35 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mamalisa.com%2F ]]> http://www.mamalisa.com/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ maori noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378616732&url=http%3A%2F%2Faudiversity.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fsingleversity-65.html
  
  Audiversity’s weekly column on music we stumble across during our sonic adventures. No random numbers, just straight audio goodness.
  
  PM:
  
  
  
  We've heralded the brilliance of Over the Atlantic's "Fly to the States" (from their 2006 debut Junica) before, but recently I was cruising YouTube on a slow night and stumbled upon a mercifully full version of the way they played it live on their last U.S. tour. This is a very different approach from the recorded take: The bass sounds more New Order than hypnotically dubbed-out anchor. Given that Nik Brinkman and Bevan Smith are New Zealanders, it's also perhaps no surprise that the guitars are more jangly than they are awash in reverb and fuzz. I still like the recorded version best, but this is an enthusiastic live rendition worth checking out. Stay tuned to see what their next step is: Sophomore release Dimensions is out on Carpark sometime before the end of the year.
  
  PM2:
  
  
  
  So I interviewed Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (Yeah, that Lindstrøm) on the phone today. After spending around an hour just chatting about his new album Where You Go I Go Too, I feel like I know the guy well enough to at least say that his confidence in talking about his work isn't arrogance at all; it's like he knows how good he is and he just says it flat out. The sounds he makes come as second nature to him, and he is mercifully straightforward about not overthinking the actual music itself. When this thing drops, I expect it will be huge... So enjoy the simple delights of "Take Me to the Metro" (from 2006's Another Side of Lindstrøm) for a few more weeks before your life is changed forever. Hey, if he won't overthink the music, somebody else has to. That's what we're here for.
  
  ]]> singleversity tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27368381.post-4970380663752176617 Audiversity noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=378616731&url=http%3A%2F%2Faudiversity.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fcapillary-action-so-embarrassing.html
  
  Capillary Action - Paperweights (Natural Selection 2008)
  
  Capillary Action - So Embarrassing / Natural Selection
  
  After posting a review on Capsule's Blue a few weeks back, I was contacted by Jonathan Pfeffer regarding the new Capillary Action album you see here. I was sure I had remembered the name, but So Embarrassing was not an album I had heard. "I thought our album would be right up your alley," he said. "We've been touring up a storm behind this record so any press we can garner would be greatly appreciated."
  
  I'm suspicious of groups that ask for any press, but I was willing to give Capillary Action a try because I had remembered missing them when they played Columbia in January of 2006. A quick look around will also show you that Capillary Action has a lot of friends out on the road, and I was fans of a number of these bands. That reputation is at last starting to catch up with them in the press, and with good reason: So Embarrassing is a jarring listen, rarely letting you settle into any kind of comfortable mindframe. There is always something else happening.
  
  "Gambit" sets the tone straight away, and though comparisons have been garnered to Kayo Dot, The Dirty Projectors, Battles, and Xiu Xiu (all of whom are on some level warranted), a Capillary Action listening experience is essentially listening to three groups rolled into one. The first is your Type A technically adept hardcore band. The furious bit that opens "Bloody Nose" is a good example of this, where double bass drumming and a heavy riff rock the middle and very end of the track. These kinds of moments are not quite as dominant on the record as you'd expect considering the whole reason this review exists is Capsule, but Pfeffer is smart enough not to overplay his hand. That metal growl doesn't really suit him anyway.
  
  The second is an orchestra-backed bossa nova group. When I said that double bass drumming and heavy riffage rock the middle of "Bloody Nose," I didn't tell you how jazzy and calm the in-betweens were. The bossa nova really comes out on "Placebo or Panacea," which sounds as tropically relaxed as any song on the album. Horns and strings sound unhinged right at the start, but Pfeffer switches the sound just 22 seconds in and right away you're taken into a Rio nightclub from the 70s. The guitar noodling plays over boisterous brass toward the end, and it kind of sounds like The Mars Volta, but in a good way. Sergio Mendes this definitely ain't. "Badlands" is sort of like that too, very jazzy feeling with those poignant plucks lending sadness to an otherwise emotionally buoyant record.
  
  "Paperweights" is the sound of that third group. That group is, er, Oceansize. Pfeffer's competent vocal abilities secretly hold this album together, but his croon is eerily comparable to the Mancunian band's frontman, Mike Vennart. Maybe it's that element Capillary Action has listed on the MySpace page as "melodramatic popular song," but thinking of some of Oceansize's more operatic moments comes immediately to mind on "The Chaperone." Weird connections aside, Pfeffer does for vocals what many of his friends can not: He tries to sing and succeeds.
  
  So Embarrassing is more than just an Oceansized bossa nova-core record, though. I mean, read any review (positive or negative) and you'll see that everybody has a different angle, everybody hears something different, and it's likely you won't hear the same record the same way in subsequent listens. This is the Achilles Heel of the album, that you can never pin it down... But it's also Capillary Action's greatest asset: By deftly switching between recognizable sounds, the band forms its own. And by marking his own sonic territory, Pfeffer has won half the battle for the attention he deserves. Those 300 shows a year should take care of the other half.
  
  ]]> music reviews - pm tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27368381.post-4249422195428658408 Audiversity ]]> Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:18:25 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960977&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musical-instruments-4u.co.uk%2FMusical--Instruments%2FSheet-Music-Song-Books http://www.musical-instruments-4u.co.uk/Musical--Instruments/Sheet-Music-Song-Books/ Delicious/tag/music/ sheet music/ song books, books for sale, best buy Thu, 15 May 2008 02:42:20 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960978&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.wired.com%2Fmusic%2F ]]> http://blog.wired.com/music/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ wired / Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:13:16 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960979&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michauls.com%2F ]]> http://www.michauls.com/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ restaurant noreply@blogger.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:07:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944398&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fonce-wins-oscar-for-best-original-song.html Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of the movie, Once won best original song beating Enchantment's three nominated songs written by Stephen Schwartz and August Rush's "Raise It Up" by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack, Tevin Thomas.
  
  It's wonderful that finally, the award goes to artists outside of the Hollywood mainstream circle. There was a glimmer of hope when Elliott Smith's "Miss Misery" was nominated in 1997 for Good Will Hunting, but then it was passed over for Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" for Titanic. Markéta said it best when brought out by the wonderful host Jon Stewart after the commercial break. Her acceptance speech was originally interrupted by the wrap-up music.
  
  Congratulations Glen and Markéta and thank you for such a beautiful movie and music!
  
  
  
  

  Markéta: "Hi everyone, I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal not only for us but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling. The fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just to prove that no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible. You know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don't give up. and this song was written from the perspective of hope and hope at the end connects us all, no matter how different we are. so thank you so much to those who helped us along the way. Thank you. "

  
  
  
  Glen Hansard and Markéta Iglová at the Oscars
  by videoyouth
  Download + Purchase:
  
  Falling Slowly | Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
  
  
  Links:
  
  » The Official Once Website
  » Once Soundtrack MySpace
  » Swell Season's MySpace
  » Billboard: 'Once,' 'Atonement' Triumph In Music Oscars
  
  ~anne
  
  ]]> the swell season tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-7526283910440462059 a camera in the crowd Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:31:47 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magnatune.com%2F ]]> http://www.magnatune.com/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:31:27 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=370960981&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindawn.com%2F ]]> http://www.mindawn.com/ Delicious/tag/music/ music/ noreply@blogger.com Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:33:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944400&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fyes-we-can.html
  
  please go out and vote this tuesday.
  
  love,
  anne
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-8245875160753366504 a camera in the crowd noreply@blogger.com Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:10:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944402&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fandr-kertsz-polaroids-silverstein.html
  
  on view October 18 ~ November 24
  
  
  Silverstein Photography
  535 West 24 Street
  New York, NY, 10011
  
  
  
  ***Think we'll start posting about the exhibits, galleries, photography/contemporary art type things happening in New York and San Francisco that we come across and fall in love with. If you know anything that's going on in these two cities that are photography-related and worth checking out, please let us know. I don't know if I want to comment in these posts, because they'll start to sound repetitive partly, because I haven't been to that many galleries to have the right to say anything, but really these posts are more for you and it's up to you to visit the gallery if you wish to see more of the photographer's work. If the photographer is still working, we may provide links + maybe the tiniest bit of info later on. Or leave a comment/email and tell us what you want to know. But right now let's just let the photographs do the talking. Thanks.***
  
  

  ~anne
  
  
  ]]> silverstein photography tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-2455085334114113922 a camera in the crowd noreply@blogger.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:20:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944403&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2F3-minute-entry-teenagers.html
  The Teenagers are playing their last show tonight of their tour with Crystal Castles and These New Puritans sponsored by Vice magazine, who has given them free rein to stumble around England, Scotland and other 'lands' playing free shows with special DJ guests! The tour's called UNITAUR, but that's winding down tonight at Goldsmith College. So if you're around, just sign up here and have fun. They've got more tour dates after playing Festival Des Inrocks in their old city, Paris and going back home to London for a show at Se One with Gods Average Speed. Then the trio will be swinging through Brazil and gracing us with a slew of major US cities and two Canadian stops sandwiched in the middle.
  
  I was first hooked by The Teenagers' remix of Au Revoir Simone's "Fallen Snow" last year and their debut full-length is on its way to the finish line just waiting to trip up your feet. Just to name a few, they've remixed Simian Mobile Disco, Lo Fi Fink, Air, New Young Pony Club, Chromeo, etc, you can hear almost all of their remixes at The Teenagers' Remix MySpace. They've only released a couple of their own songs, but each and every one of them is perfect, meticulously stroked, and labored over, tweaked to the glowing songs they are, into well...pure gold! Their latest single just came out and it's called "Starlett Johansson". It's available on Merok Records and if you're lucky you can still purchase their previous singles and the Homecoming EP from Rough Trade Records.
  
  Mostly, their songs are about what every stereotypical hormone-clogged teenager thinks about and yeah they're a little foul-mouthed, but these three guys are not apologetic about it. They make music for music's sake, and these guys know what they're doing or rather they don't really know or care, because they're just playing music for pure fun and maybe that's better than trying to dig deep in this land of talk/hype.
  
  Tour Dates:
  
  11-10 London, UK - Goldsmith College (Vice UNITAUR)
  11-11 Paris, FR - Boule Noire (Festival Des Inrocks)
  12-08 London, UK - Se One
  01-18 Sao Paulo, BR - TBA
  01-19 Rio, BR - TBA
  01-22 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
  01-23 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
  01-24 San Francisco, CA - 330 Ritch
  01-26 Chicago, IL - Sonotheque
  01-27 Toronto, ON - Social
  01-29 Montreal, QC - TBA
  01-30 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
  01-31 New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom
  02-01 Philadelphia, PA - Pure
  02-02 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
  
  Stream + Download + Purchase:
  
  Starlett Johansson | The Teenagers
  
  Links:
  
  » Purchase Starlett Johansson
  » Purchase Other Releases
  » The Teenagers Official Site
  » The Teenagers' Official MySpace
  » The Teenagers' Official Remixes MySpace
  » The Teenagers' Official Blog
  » The Teenagers' FanClub MySpace
  
  ~anne
  
  ]]> The Teenagers tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-7368219639245858541 a camera in the crowd noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944404&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fteam-camera-crowd-no-4.html
  
  About three months ago we said goodbye to our 3rd batch of photographers and began accepting applications for the new group. It took us awhile to unveil the new group because we were swamped with personal things and the fact that we extended the submission date. I know some of you guys haven't applied due to the traffic in our photoblog. Let's face it, we get more traffic for the music blog rather than the photoblog. But we're a small blog run by two people who don't want to spend the whole day infront of the computer, it's just tough. We're working our way to expanding the photography aspect of this site so that the traffic between the music blog and the photoblog will be balanced.
  
  So without further ado, Anne and I want to introduce to you guys our new batch of photographers who's talented and emotive work will grace our photoblog for the next 3 months. For our last batch, we had two talented ladies and a guy. It's the opposite this time around, we have two talented guys gracing from Eastern U.S and one bright gal from Singapore. Congrats to them and please visit the photoblog every now and then let them know what you think of their work.
  
  Take out the Party Punch from Oh No! Oh My! and let's go go go!
  
  
  Alexander Bowman, from Greensboro, North Carolina
  
  
  
  "I feel like my sense of design and knack for composition , gained from doing other artwork sets me apart from alot of other people. I feel like I can capture colors and moods fairly well, and I still have alot of room to improve."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Christopher Moore, from Westminster, Maryland
  
  
  "The world is beautiful. People are beautiful. Even if things are not outwardly beautiful…decaying things, destroyed things, things of strife and sorrow…. We can take them in our minds and twirl and twist them with our cameras and our tools and we can take into account the aesthetic and the story and everything that makes this object more than just that and we make it a picture. It is because of this that I think art is the most powerful force of humanity. We change the world around us in six hundredths of a second."
  
  
  
  
  
  Nurul, from Singapore
  
  "I realize that I’ve begun to shoot with more seriousness. I look out for the messages inscribed in certain compositions I want to frame and emote. Plus, it’s nice to capture these little pockets of reality that is constantly fleeting. Photos help freeze them in thought and memory"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -Charlie and Anne
  
  ]]> photography tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-6821899592712071469 a camera in the crowd noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944405&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fdear-elliott.html I always listen to your cover of Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping" first, you sound so happy. It's 2002, you're playing in Portland's Satyricon. Remember that's when you invited several people onstage to sing with you and one of the audience members onstage is so into harmonizing the song that you can't help but let out a chuckle while you're singing. There's also a part before that where you say "you gotta get closer to the mic" to a girl on the stage and she laughs. There's a sudden pause during the song, which you fill with a grin and, "oh shit, what's the next part?" When you finish the song and you tell the Portland crowd you have one song left and ask if they want a new or old song, there's silence and then an uproar. People shout their favorite songs and others tell you to play both, and by the time I realize the track ends, I'm listening to another live track which follows right after it on my iTunes.
  
  It's you singing "King's Crossing" at the Henry Fonda Theater, it's January 2003. In the beginning of the recording, I let my mind imagine what it was like. You on the stage alone and a sea of faces all turned to you and you let out a shaky "Hi, how are you y'all?" I can make out some people shouting "We love you," and you return the same three words like you would to your friends in a teasing genuine way, and I can just make out that smile of yours I've seen so many times in photographs, and you follow it by a "thanks for coming..." but sometimes I can't make it through that track, it tears me apart, when you sing "because I took my own insides out", with the last word landing so harshly into the air before it echoes through the theater, how you sound so hurt and in pain.
  
  I never really know what to do when this day makes its way to the front of the calendar, I just know I miss you and I can only hope you finally found happiness and I'll see you in heaven, that is if there is one and if there is one, you're sure to be in it.
  
  
  Download + Donate:
  
  » I'm Only Sleeping (02.19.2000 @ Satyricon, Portland) | Elliott Smith
  » King's Crossing (01.31.2003 @ Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles) | Elliott Smith
  
  ~anne
  
  
  ]]> Elliott Smith tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-7213068921288306190 a camera in the crowd noreply@blogger.com Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:46:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=383944406&url=http%3A%2F%2Facamerainthecrowd.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fvoxtrotthe-little-ones-music-hall-of.html Sunday night, Voxtrot brought Texas to Williamsburg and what a wonderful and energetic show it was. Doesn't seem a little surgery prevents Ramesh or the band from putting on a freakin' fantasticsuperstellar, show not that I doubted them for one nanosecond, get better Ramesh! The Little Ones also put on a great set, with their sunny LA smiles and addictive melodies and shaking maracas. Both The Little Ones and Voxtrot will be playing CMJ showcases (Voxtrot is playing at BV's Bowery Ballroom show tonight and at 4PM they're playing a free all ages show with Jack Penate at Fontana's!), so make sure you check them out this week and for those who don't live in NY no worries, both bands will most likely be touring in a city near you, just check out their websites listed in links below. The setlist for Voxtrot's set is right after the photos and you can also view all of the photos from this show here.
  
  
  Setlist:
  
  Introduction
  Kid Gloves
  Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
  Your Biggest Fan
  Ghost
  Soft & Warm
  Firecracker
  Raised By Wolves
  New Song
  Brother In Conflict
  The Start of Something
  
  Download + Purchase:
  
  Ghost | Voxtrot
  Lovers Who Uncover | The Little Ones
  
  Links:
  
  » Voxtrot's Official Site
  » Voxtrot's Official MySpace
  » The Little Ones' Official Site
  » The Little Ones' Official MySpace
  
  ~anne
  
  

  PS. We will have a new kind of post that is a sort of follow-up to select show posts. They'll be titled Series: followed by the band name, date and location of the show. (this is what I'm talking about when I said 'special' Beirut post in the pass it on box) These are posts that will only have black and white and one day color photos that are taken by film cameras (not digital pretending to be b/w).
  
  These may be posted as late as a month after the show has happened, since it takes time to process film, develop prints individually, scanned, uploaded, etc. I've been taking photos of shows with 35mm for awhile now, and I guess it's time to share some of them. Since I'm talking about it on this post, you've probably already figured out the second Series post is Voxtrot, but in case, it's a late night where you are, now you know.
  

  
  ]]> The Little Ones tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126756.post-9091011970635982156 a camera in the crowd If you're familiar with Sports Bloggers Live you've probably heard the infamous "What the [heck] is a blogger?" clip starring SBL fave Reggie Jackson. Well, Reggie was back on the program yesterday talking about himself and the Yankees when he took time out to comment on allegations that Gary Sheffield took performance enhancing drugs. Here's the partial transcription...

  SBL Craig: "Hey Reggie, on Thursday the book Game of Shadows hit stores and now Sheffield has been accused by these two writers of taking steroids. What's the Yankees reaction to that and what are your thoughts on the scandal?"

  Mr. October: "I really don't know what the reaction is going to be, but it's like dead fish or dead animals with buzzards hanging around it. It seems like the carcass seems to get larger and the birds keep circling more and you start to see the problems and the dead people from a distance now when you see them circling in the sky. It's now getting to the point to where it's obviously nationwide. The circle gets bigger. The vultures get larger. And then the dead things start smelling. So it's not pretty."

  No, it's not pretty. And it's cut and dry, really. Players accused of taking steroids are the dead fish/animals/people. The media (and maybe fans as well) are the buzzards/vultures. The players are increasing in size and their collective aroma is unpleasant. The media are working faster and growing more substantial, and the more prevalent they become the more conspicuous the players are. And we just may have a widespread conspiracy on our hands. Oh, and Sheffield? The rest of the transcription follows the photo...

  

  Mr. October: "You know, Gary Sheffield is a high quality guy. Stands behind his word. That's what I've seen when he's been here with the Yankees. But they just keep diggingand digging and digging. It starts to get embarrassing because of the disparaging remarks. For some reason it seems like if you throw enough mud up against the wall, no matter how much you wipe it off you can still see the stains."

  That started off as plausible deniability and devolved into a description of game-worn BVDs. I think.

  Mr. October: "So that's what I'm starting to feel now. I'm starting to get sensitive about it myself. I really don't like the leaking of data and information without some kind of legal right to go in and pursue all this information that's been gathered. There's too much hearsay. There's too many undisclosed, anonymous comments and at the same time when there are names exposed you just kind of wonder who's behind it all. It's ugly, and I really think it's only going to continue to get worse."

  Now I'm starting to feel Reggie. Not so much that I agree with him (at all), but at least he's making sense. And yeah, I really think it's going to get worse too.

   Hear Reggie on Sheffield.

   Hear the full interview.

  SBL Giveaway: Email me at dcsportsguy@aol.com with 'Reggie' in the subject line to enter into the random drawing for a Reggie Jackson autographed baseball and email me with 'Hit-A-Way' in the subject line to enter into the randomness for a Reggie Hit-A-Way. We love Reggie.

  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:13:06 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888746&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.aol.com%2Fdcsportsguy%2Fmrirrelevant%2Fentries%2F2613 http://journals.aol.com/dcsportsguy/mrirrelevant/entries/2613/ Mr. Irrelevant's Sports Blog -- www.misterirrelevant.com
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  Bayou City Art Festival

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  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:37:57 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888748&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhouston.metblogs.com%2Farchives%2F2006%2F03%2Fevents_bayou_ci.phtml http://houston.metblogs.com/archives/2006/03/events_bayou_ci.phtml Metroblogging Houston Lullabyes has posted a couple more shows from SXSW, from Aqueduct, the Brunettes and Magnet.

  Aqueduct: 2006-03-18, Austin [mp3]*
  Brunettes: 2006-03-17, Austin [mp3]
  Magnet: 2006-03-16, Austin [mp3]

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  Matisyahu: 2006-03-16, St. Louis [mp3,ogg,flac]*
  Robyn Hitchcock: 2006-03-04, Seattle [mp3,ogg,flac]
  Marconi Union: "Sleepless" [mp3] from Distance
  Mary Lorson & Saint Low: "Wait For the Sun" [mp3] from Realistic
  Michael Meldrum: "Forget It" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  Michael Meldrum: "Rainstorm" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  The Paper Cranes: "I'll Love You Til My Veins Explode" [mp3] from Veins

  
  tags: music download mp3

  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:04:56 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888749&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.largeheartedboy.com%2Fblog%2Farchive%2F2006%2F03%2Fdaily_downloads_785.html http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2006/03/daily_downloads_785.html Largehearted Boy Lullabyes has posted a couple more shows from SXSW, from Aqueduct, the Brunettes and Magnet.

  Aqueduct: 2006-03-18, Austin [mp3]*
  Brunettes: 2006-03-17, Austin [mp3]
  Magnet: 2006-03-16, Austin [mp3]

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  Matisyahu: 2006-03-16, St. Louis [mp3,ogg,flac]*
  Robyn Hitchcock: 2006-03-04, Seattle [mp3,ogg,flac]
  Marconi Union: "Sleepless" [mp3] from Distance
  Mary Lorson & Saint Low: "Wait For the Sun" [mp3] from Realistic
  Michael Meldrum: "Forget It" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  Michael Meldrum: "Rainstorm" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  The Paper Cranes: "I'll Love You Til My Veins Explode" [mp3] from Veins

  
  tags: music download mp3

  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:04:56 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.largeheartedboy.com%2Fblog%2Farchive%2F2006%2F03%2Fdaily_downloads_785.html http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2006/03/daily_downloads_785.html Largehearted Boy Lullabyes has posted a couple more shows from SXSW, from Aqueduct, the Brunettes and Magnet.

  Aqueduct: 2006-03-18, Austin [mp3]*
  Brunettes: 2006-03-17, Austin [mp3]
  Magnet: 2006-03-16, Austin [mp3]

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  Matisyahu: 2006-03-16, St. Louis [mp3,ogg,flac]*
  Robyn Hitchcock: 2006-03-04, Seattle [mp3,ogg,flac]
  Marconi Union: "Sleepless" [mp3] from Distance
  Mary Lorson & Saint Low: "Wait For the Sun" [mp3] from Realistic
  Michael Meldrum: "Forget It" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  Michael Meldrum: "Rainstorm" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  The Paper Cranes: "I'll Love You Til My Veins Explode" [mp3] from Veins

  
  tags: music download mp3

  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:04:56 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888751&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.largeheartedboy.com%2Fblog%2Farchive%2F2006%2F03%2Fdaily_downloads_785.html http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2006/03/daily_downloads_785.html Largehearted Boy Lullabyes has posted a couple more shows from SXSW, from Aqueduct, the Brunettes and Magnet.

  Aqueduct: 2006-03-18, Austin [mp3]*
  Brunettes: 2006-03-17, Austin [mp3]
  Magnet: 2006-03-16, Austin [mp3]

  ---

  Matisyahu: 2006-03-16, St. Louis [mp3,ogg,flac]*
  Robyn Hitchcock: 2006-03-04, Seattle [mp3,ogg,flac]
  Marconi Union: "Sleepless" [mp3] from Distance
  Mary Lorson & Saint Low: "Wait For the Sun" [mp3] from Realistic
  Michael Meldrum: "Forget It" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  Michael Meldrum: "Rainstorm" [mp3] from Open Ended Question
  The Paper Cranes: "I'll Love You Til My Veins Explode" [mp3] from Veins

  
  tags: music download mp3

  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:04:56 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888752&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.largeheartedboy.com%2Fblog%2Farchive%2F2006%2F03%2Fdaily_downloads_785.html http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2006/03/daily_downloads_785.html Largehearted Boy Eigenkorrekturen, Elektromüll, Musikrätsel.

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  ]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:33:58 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spreeblick.com%2F2006%2F03%2F24%2Fpodcast-vom-2432006%2F http://www.spreeblick.com/2006/03/24/podcast-vom-2432006/ Spreeblick Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:00:02 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=344888754&url=http%3A%2F%2Finfo.answersingenesis.org%2Faroundtheworld%2F%3Fp%3D674 ]]> http://info.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/?p=674 Around the World with AiG's Ken Ham Rumsfeld doesn’t do predictions:
  

  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declined to predict on Thursday when U.S. forces would be out of Iraq, a decision President Bush has said would be up to a future U.S. president and a future Iraqi government.

  “I’ve avoided predicting the timing,” Rumsfeld told reporters at the Pentagon.

  Except when he has:

  Download rummypredictions.mp3

  audio Iraq rumsfeld

  

  
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  ]]> reviews tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-4464047877498002553 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388154115&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsendmedeadflowers.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fnotwist-gloomy-planets-live-w-andromeda.html
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  ]]> the notwist tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36693782.post-8251607484458241378 Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous ]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=390224644&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.wfmu.org%2Ffreeform%2F2009%2F07%2Fexploring-americas-indigenous-internmentconcentration-camps.html I'm not a conspiracy theorist. I've spent countless posts on my blog laughing at "believers" and pointing out flaws in the arguments of those who are deeply involved in the notion of shadow governments, cover-ups, and general issues of seemingly unexplainable events. But I do love to get in my car and drive to weird places, so when I heard about the plethora of potential internment/concentration camps within Los Angeles county, I decided I would go scope them out to see if any of the claims made by theorists were valid.

  A little background information: According to a website called Freedom Files (URL), "There are over 600 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are operated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be implemented in the United States." Apparently these camps are part of a plan called Rex 84 (short for Readiness Exercise 1984), under which the government's ability to detain large numbers of American citizens can be tested. According to Wikipedia, "The exercise anticipated civil disturbances, major demonstrations and strikes that would affect continuity of government and/or resource mobilization. To fight subversive activities, there was authorization for the military to implement government ordered movements of civilian populations at state and regional levels, the arrest of certain unidentified segments of the population, and the imposition of martial law." In other words, if a disaster were to strike, or massive rioting, or an huge and sudden influx of illegal aliens, FEMA has the capacity and the ability to detain up to hundreds of thousands of individuals at a time and hold them indefinitely without trial.

  So, I figured...why not see if these places even exist! Most conspiracy theory websites, I imagine, operate under the premise that people reading conspiracy theory/shadow government websites are lazy pieces of shit who won't actually get up off their asses and check the validity of what they're reading. Sure, that's a gross stereotype I'm making about the types of people I think buy into such theories, but as a born skeptic I felt it was my duty to get out of the apartment and see firsthand just what these "internment camps" looked like.

  My day began close to my home base (Los Angeles), in Glendale. According to the Freedom Files website, one of the camp sites is located in the middle of Brand Park, a 31-acre stretch of earth with many hiking trails, picnic areas, a library, and some really nice lush green landscapes. Upon entering the park -- which was being monitored by a patrol officer, but that was the only sign of law enforcement encountered at the park -- simply drive into the park using the Mountain Ave. entrance (the main entrance) and park near the library. You will see signs for The Doctor's House (.JPG). It's pretty hard to miss. If you start there and begin to walk uphill, you will quickly realize that you are walking along the perimeter of the alleged internment camp. The first oddity you will notice will be the barbed wire fencing. This can not-so-clearly be seen in the photograph wrapped along the right-hand side of this paragraph. Whereas a normal facility attempting to keep out intruders will feature fences with the barbed wire facing outwards (as if to say, don't you dare try to climb into here!), the fences surrounding this place have the barbs pointed inward (as if to say, don't you dare try to climb out of here!). The "new" barbed wire fencing (.JPG) is one of the main arguments put forth by believers as to why these places are considered to be potential internment camps. Some visitors have claimed seeing M-16 wielding guards patrolling the area. As previously stated, on this particular trip no armed guards were spotted anywhere in the park. In fact, the place was nearly empty. There was a girl sitting near the Doctor's House reading in the shade, and some workmen driving around in trucks.

  As you continue walking along the perimeter of the dry reservoir (.JPG), you will reach an area that is inaccessible by car. Following a brief, short incline, you come to an area that overlooks (.JPG) the entire reservoir/detention center (.JPG). Here, there appears to be a building that has been constructed underground. It is heavily gated (.JPG), and fresh razor wire (.JPG) has been installed.

  It's hard to say for certain what the hell this place inside of Brand Park actually is. It could just be what it is, a dry reservoir with a water treatment facility overlooking it. The presence of water department personnel would hint at that being the case, but the fencing really is a bit confounding. The area absolutely gives the impression of "stay in" as opposed to "stay out," but in order for this to be considered a truly potential detainment center there would have to be many more visible signs of its true intentions. There were no guard towers in the area to oversee potential populations, no structures built inside the fences to house detainees or military/guards...it's just a dry, empty pit that looks kind of pathetic from the outside. In order to quickly turn it into an operational facility a lot of work would have to be done, and fast. How would those being detained be loaded in? What the hell would they do there? Where would they stay? Where would the armed guards stay? I'm highly suspect of this place as an internment camp, but plenty of other folks with the ability to post their opinions on the Internet disagree with me.

   One of the most highly suspect areas in Los Angeles county is located in the unincorporated city of Pearblossom, California, way out in Antelope Valley. Most websites refer to the area as Palmdale, but that would be a lie. To get to the site commonly referred to as a soon-to-be prison camp, leave Los Angeles on I-5 North, and take CA-14N towards Lancaster/Palmdale, inevitably using Highway 138 (Pearblossom Highway) to reach the city. Take the highway to East 116th Street and turn left. The place is right there, on the right-hand side of the road.

  Antelope Valley, it should be mentioned, is a really weird and amazing place. It's hard to think that such an area could possibly be part of Los Angeles county, but it is. Total desolate desert landscape, huge swirling winds, no signs of life for miles on end...it's one of those places in America I love to spend hours exploring. I should also mention that Devil's Punchbowl National Park (URL) is also located in Pearblossom, and I demand that you visit the beautiful and geologically surreal location should you ever find yourself in the area. Mountain lions, rattlesnakes, insane strata formed over countless years by the San Andreas Fault...it's got some breathtaking views, too.

  As for the internment camp in Pearblossom, it looks way more legitimate than the one in Glendale. The facility -- also currently operating as part of a water facility...funny how all of the sites mentioned in the article I read on the Freedom Files website are "doubling" as water facilities -- is absolutely massive. If you drive down East 116th Street you start to get an idea of how huge it is. There are several entrances, most of which are blocked by concrete dividers (.JPG), or feature security checkpoints (.JPG). It measures almost a mile in length, and its width along the 138 Highway is not too shabby, either. This place definitely gave a strong impression of a sensitive area. Signs warning that the premises are under constant video surveillance (.JPG) hindered my ability to get out of the car and explore for more than a few minutes. What I was able to see definitely raised some questions.

  Right across the street on East 116th Street is the California Aqueduct (.JPG). The gates surrounding the water are peppered with signs warning people against swimming in the aqueduct. All of the fences surrounding the water are covered in barbed wire. The barbs are pointed outward. If you turn around and look at the prison camp, the barbed wire fences point inward (.JPG). Again, this is an utterly confusing sight. Why on earth would a facility want to give the impression that they are trying to keep people inside if there wasn't some thought involved in its implementation?

  Furthermore, there are dry moats and dirt banks that obscure much of what is inside the place. There are several loading docks visible inside the gates. In combination with the nearby railroad tracks, even the staunchest of skeptics begins to get the impression that maybe there is some truth to these prison camp rumors. There's enough space in there to hold tens if not hundreds of thousands of people. There are buildings and loading docks set up already to help along the process. That alone gave me much more to think about than the "camp" in Glendale. Although others claim to have been followed by patrol cars when scouting the area, I noticed nary a soul watching the site. If I had some balls I would have driven up to the guarded entrance and asked what was going on, but I didn't want to call any unnecessary attention to myself, nor did I want to feed the mounting questions that were formulating in my head. If the water facility in Pearblossom is indeed no more than a disguised prison camp, the powers that be are doing a pretty good job of keeping investigators like myself guessing.

  Maybe it's like that episode of South Park where they make fun of the 9/11 Truth movement. One of the characters says at the climax of the show, "For a government to have power, they must appear to have complete control. What better way to make people fear them than to convince them they are capable of the most elaborate plan on earth?" That's what I'm currently feeling about these places. If there are 600 "fully operational" prison camps in the United States at the moment, ready to receive up to several hundred thousand detainees at a time, I'd be really impressed. But I'm not so sure I believe it to be true.

  That said, if you really want to visit a true American Concentration Camp, drive 225 miles Northeast of Los Angeles to Manzanar, which was one of 11 prisons where Japanese Americans were actually held during World War II. It has been preserved, and you can visit what is now a national historic site. You are free to walk the grounds and see what a real prison camp looks like. Manzanar is far different from Pearblossom and Glendale, or that other water facility in the San Ferndando Valley. 110,000 prisoners were held in Manzanar -- really held there, not just potentially held there -- in what was a very dark era for our country. More so than a dry reservoir in a park or a water station, Manzanar is proof of the frightening powers a government can assert over its citizens. The book Farewell To Manzanar provides readers with memories of life at an American prison camp, the humiliations endured there, and a sobering reality check for those who think that interning hundreds of thousands of Americans could never happen again. Then, if you have some free time, drive to Glendale and Pearblossom and tell me what you think. I'll be here, waiting, compulsively checking the blog to see if anyone has left a comment.

  Whew! That was a long one (that's what she said!). Sorry for my verbose tome, I'll be back in two weeks, maybe with something more lighthearted and vulgar...

  ]]> http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/07/exploring-americas-indigenous-internmentconcentration-camps.html WFMU's Beware of the Blog Swan Fungus' Posts analoggiant@gmail.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:56:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Freturn-of-reflection-eternal.html
  Hip hop stalwarts Talib Kweli and producer/DJ Hi-Tek have once again joined forces. Their debut, Train for Thought is a certified hip hop classic and their track "Move Somethin'" remains one of my all time favorite hip hop tracks. Their new record is Revolutions Per Minute and is due out this summer. Check out this video for the first single, "Back Again."
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-5033607198479195401 Analog Giant analoggiant@gmail.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=387932773&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanaloggiant.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Frest-in-peace-michael.html Damn. Hard to think he is not with us anymore. It is a hard day. The greastest ever is gone. It really hasn't set in. A lot of feelings. I will miss you Michael. Thank you for all the wonderful music. You have left us too soon. My words just won't do.
  
  
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19863288.post-4387561072801844145 Analog Giant noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918158&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fpink-ink.html
  pic: LookBook - model: Rose A.
  
  Rien de fou cette semaine; Je parle des sorties musiques, parce que niveaux sorbets et fruits préssés le niveau est plutot haut.
  
  Drake - Best I Ever Had (video)
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-4313195330306466286 fluo kids noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257870&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2F751oCNIxSg0%2Fgentle-lurch.html From Dresden, The Gentle Lurch remind me of a cross between Wilco, Tindersticks, Beach House and Giant Sand (how's that?). Their new album The Beat of The Heart is The Beat of The Boss is required listening, a stunning sprawling two album (CD) set that requires a little patience but you'll be well rewarded. This is sort of late night listening material, with elements of some orch-pop and jazz layered in to the lengthy songs. The trio consisting of Lars Hiller, Cornelia Mothes and Frank Heim is all about the mood and it is definitely blue.
  
  New:
  What Are We - The Gentle Lurch
  Older:
  Something For The Sun - The Gentle Lurch
  
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  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9874228.post-988192575773589433 Some Velvet Blog noreply@blogger.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:46:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=388918159&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffluokids.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Faujourdhui-jai-porte-des-runnings.html
  pic: LookBook - model: Sophie M.
  
  fin du bac
  chercher des billets d'avion
  chercher un hotel
  
  Discovery - Carby (feat. Ezra Koenig)
  
  ps: les soldes ici
  
  ]]> tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789519.post-6465676874650459626 fluo kids noreply@blogger.com Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://xfruits.com/lindajacqlin/moo4music/?clic=389257872&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSomeVelvetBlog%2F%7E3%2F1qRrvodD2gE%2Fblue-roses.html Blue Roses is Laura Groves from Yorkshire, UK. A fan of Joni Mitchell, Laura creates ambient based "singer-songwriter" music that's sensual, sad and simply gorgeous. Here's a song taken from her self-titled debut album coming out on XL Records
  
  Doubtful Comforts - Blue Roses
  
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