I t sucks to be in the right place at the wrong time. That's the sad fate that befell Lina, a singer I met back in the early '00s when I was an editor at Teen People magazine, and she was signed to Atlantic Records. Her debut album, Stranger on Earth , was an interesting mix of contemporary R&B, jazz and big-band swing that helped her stand out in R&B field crowded with wannabe hip-hop-soul queens. (Mary J. Blige ruled!) Unfortunately for her, she had the misfortune of coming out just as Blu Cantrell was taking [...]
Download : Lina's Magic - 3D Friends (Deep Intrusion Remix) by KEEPREAL Creative Label - Visual & Musical www.keepreal.org Lina's Magic - 3D Friends (Deep Intrusion Remix)
East Coast prodigy, Chaz Bundick is my post of tha day. Going under two pseudonyms, 'Toro y Moi' and 'Les Sins', he gives the public a sound that is worth the download. His song 'Lina', published under 'Les Sins' is from 2010 - vaguely 802s, beachy sound, this song was the definition for top down summer, 2010. However, releasing an album in early 2011 under 'Toro y Moi' he changes the game with a whole new feel. While the trademark style is still there, he uses live instrumentation that gives his sound a fullness that is absolutely wonderful. So definitely check it [...]
LES SINES - Lina Toro Y Moi's incredibly infectious dance side project LES SINS is getting a 12" release on Carpark with Youth Gone on the B-side. Release date is Nov 9th. GROOVE IT
The Toro Y Moi side-project/alter-ego that we mentioned back in the summer of '09 finally sees a well-deserved proper release on Carpark . LES SINS' Lina/Youth Gone 123 drops on November 9 . mp3: LES SINS :: Lina LES SINS :: Youth Gone
The ten best French albums (not necissarily from France, but songs sung in French) (mostly) were round up by ten ( twelve , actually) people. You might have checked out the websites of the artists. Here are songs from the ten (twelve, actually) Number One choices. Here's to another ten years of great French music! Lina - Redevenir Modeste (2003) ( Sky's top ten) Coralie Clément - Salle des pas perdus (2002) ( Guuzbourg's top ten) Arno - Lola, etc. (2002) ( Maks' [...]
(photo by Patrik Sehlstedt ) If you're not already way into Leif by now, better jump on that steamrolling train post-haste. Dude has one of the meanest silk-laden flows we've heard in a while and, backed with some of the most killer, simple beats, is fronting some rad tracks that get parties (or fistfights) started. This new remix, featuring vocal help from club royalty Lina and Swedish powerhouses The Touch , should give you ample proof why we're hanging from the rafters yelling his name. Get this whole package of remixes from [...]
(The Touch - Le Night Dominator) Palms Out came out with some more heaters, this time from Leif and Digital Manges with remixes by Douster and The Touch & Lina. Leif's Black Magic and Digital Manges' Give Me A Reason EP are a perfect follow-up AC Slater's Jack Got Jacked , which was released late 2008. You might be wondering why Palms Out would give these out for free, because, I mean, they're hella good, right? Well, you really need to [...]
GUESTPOST! Sky on Lina from Paris : In the history book of supreme wet pop dreams, Lina has a glossy chapter for herself. Unfortunately, she's done only two records in ten years. Her first album Dans 5 minutes, j'suis prête (1993) shows her with a dynamite stick on the cover and is a quite lovely affair: a reinvention of YéYé Pop for the fin de siècle including the hip Best Seller and a sweeeet version of Sugar Town by Lee Hazzlewood, as he's called in the acknowledgements. No complaints, s'il vous [...]
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KEEPREAL
Ivy League Spins
Head Underwater
Gorilla Vs. Bear
Filles Sourires
THE CULTURE OF ME
Hot Biscuits
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Conchord On Composing Music For Muppets
Webcast: The Kills’ 10th anniversary concert
Free James Blake live album given away
