
Nothing de-stresses me than listening to songs that have lovely instrumention and arrangement, especially ones that only musical instrument players can truly appreciate. We break away from the usual guitar heavy / synth heavy music to a more unplugged, acoustic style . This week, we have my top 5 favorite songs that have that lush feel in them featuring your not so typical musical instruments found in a pop song - 1. A Big Yes and a Small No - Composure [...]

Monday 8/3 * Arctic Monkeys, Modey Lemon @ Highline Ballroom * Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn and John @ Madison Square Garden ( VIDEO: "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode live @ Rock Am Ring ) Tuesday 8/4 * Gary Panter & Devin Flynn, R. Stevie Moore, Ear Pwr, Toro y Moi @ Cake Shop ( VIDEO: "Future Eyes" by Ear Pwr ) * The [...]

The Tough Alliance - Koka Kola Veins (2005) Razorlight - Burberry Blue Eyes (2008) Devo - Through Being Cool (1981) The Steeples - Loosy Lucy (2008) Oasis - Bag It Up (2008) Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars (2008) Lily Allen - Mister Blue Sky (ELO Cover, 2007) Band Of Horses - Our Swords (2006) I'm Always Manic (When I'm Around You) - A Big Yes And A Small No (2008)

Dan Mangan Hey, I'm really excited that Vancouver singer/songwriter Dan Mangan is making his NYC debut this week and to top it off, he's playing shows at two of my favorite venues. On Tuesday night ( July 29 ), Dan will be over at the Living Room and on Wednesday night ( July 30 ) he'll be at Union Hall along with A Big Yes And A Small No , Waiting for Jerry and Suzy Almond (from the [...]

New York sextet release an upbeat, animated debut that is wilfully exploratory but damn good fun, too.