Because I know you were busy feuding with Kanye and getting an early start to holiday shopping (ha!), here’s what happened this past week on Knox Road. Monday Vampire Weekend played TWO shows at the 9:30 Club “Slankets” are really obnoxious Illinois and Yeasayer come to D.C. M.I.A. makes new stuff Tuesday The Raveonettes release a Christmas… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
That’s right iTunes and all you other MP3 sellers. Amazon MP3 expanded from the US to the UK. The big boys are now crowding the scene in that Britpop world. Which begs the question: are indie record labels in trouble? The Wombats – “Lost In The Post” “She was signed, sealed and lost in the… Continue reading Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
Don’t Be An Ice Sculptor
Just in time for winter, here’s a classic ice sculpting video from Fail Blog. You know it’s gonna happen, but the anticipation just kills you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqa9VqiaUgg] It’s hard to watch something so epic and so beautiful fall to pieces in seconds. I really think we should all use this as a metaphor for how fleeting… Continue reading Don’t Be An Ice Sculptor
Memphis
What do you get when you take Amy Millan out of Canandian troupe Stars and replace her with a guy? Answer: Memphis. That’s basically all there is to it. Memphis’ instrumentation is so similar to that of Stars that if Amy Millan’s ethereal voice wasn’t missing I wouldn’t notice the difference. For real. Memphis is… Continue reading Memphis
Sonya Kitchell
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I am a big fan of jazzy, raspy, (see Cerys Matthews, Adele, Rachael Yamagata, etc) female singer/songwriters. Another one, Sonya Kitchell, has caught my ear in the past few months with her latest album, This Storm, released back in September. While her instrumentation and acoustic ability… Continue reading Sonya Kitchell
Grammy Nominations: Meh.
The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards are out tonight, and there aren’t a lot of surprises. Adele got a ton of nominations, as did Radiohead, Coldplay, and Robert Plant & Allison Krauss. The full nominations are here, but here are the most interesting (or rather, surprising) parts: -M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is nominated for Record… Continue reading Grammy Nominations: Meh.
Jaren Love, Of The Lampshades!
Right now, Jaren Love (The lead singer and lead guitarist of the band “The Lampshades“) is just about to leave my room to go do his radio show. We just talked about a whole bunch of music, and things pertaining to music. Somewhere in that conversation he did an interview for me in which he… Continue reading Jaren Love, Of The Lampshades!
Alela Diane: “White As Diamonds”
Here’s a track from California musician Alela Diane’s upcoming release To Be Still. Her debut album, The Pirate’s Gospel, was released in 2006 and earned her fame everywhere but America (U.S.A., U.S.A.!!). If the new album, set to come out Feb. 17 on Rough Trade, sounds anything like the first single, “White As Diamonds,” it… Continue reading Alela Diane: “White As Diamonds”
Watch this. You will laugh.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/211966/december-01-2008/operation-humble-kanye It shares my sentiments exactly.
ZOMG Lost!!
Because it’s such a crazy show that LOOVES hype, Lost has released a 2 minute sneak preview of the new season, set to premier in January. Did I mention this show is so good? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJBeWKKFEA] Yikes, looks like Kate is on the run again. Where else can she go but, hmm, the island perhaps? That… Continue reading ZOMG Lost!!