Cuando a uno le plantean "pop electrónico" como etiqueta o género...es fácil pensar en sonidos ochenteros, mucho sintetizador, vocoders, etc. Pero igual que el hombre no sólo vive de club, el pop electrónico no siempre cumple con esos estereotipos. Así pues aprovecho hoy para cargarme dos mitos, ése y otro que es casi peor: los [...]
The Camera Obscura concert Wednesday evening was lovely. Of course it was. How could it not be, even though one reviewer thought it was yawningly boring ? But I (and since this is my blog and my life, my opinion is what matters the most around here) did enjoy the evening thoroughly, which, some great music aside, also included the chance to finally say hello to a few people as well as spending some hard-earned cash on a t-shirt plus the Underachievers Please Try Harder album. I [...]
+ Myspace hacker gets totally busted! + Lobster Records band Park calls it quits after 10 years, 3 albums, 1 terrible experience on Warped Tour. + Clap Your Hands, Say...Unimpressed? + Lose Weight with Body Fusion! + Michael Scott is an American hero. The best songs we stumbled across in mp3 blogs this week. Darla Rose - Number One Dustin Kensrue - I Knew You Before [...]

On my Last.fm crusade earlier today, I came across one-man project (?) Le Chevre from South Carolina . The Postal Service is mentioned as the top similar artist, but to me the music sounds like a really charming version of The Notwist going indie pop. No matter what it only took one listen before I got completely hooked on these incredibly catchy indie/electronic/synthpop tunes. A release should be available from Horizon Records , but it seems to be [...]