Christmas music is a bit of a sub-hobby of mine, to the point that I have to rein it in sometimes. I have strong opinions on the subject, although in general the strength of my opinions is diminishing as the years start to accumulate. The last time I made a Christmas mix CD was in 2006, and since then I can't say that I've heard very many new Christmas recordings of note. Mostly, I've seen pop artists releasing holiday albums, and the occasional retro-type collection from Starbucks or some other well-respected purveyor of fine music. Since [...]
Guy Clark: Homegrown Tomatoes [ purchase ] Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: Homegrown Tomatoes [ purchase ] Like several others of our hardy band here at Star Maker Machine, I start each week by compiling a quick list of likely candidates for the week's theme; from there, I generally dip in as time allows and the whim hits. It's a useful method, I guess, but it sure does leave a lot of good [...]
When Whitman, Wordsworth and Tchaikovsky Seamlessly Collide. "All these years of living large/are starting to do us in/I won t say it wasn t fun/but now it has to end Life is moving oh so fast/I think we should take it slow/rest our heads upon the gr ...
Plain and simple, one of my top three bands. Love everything they do. If you don't know them , you should give them a try. Listen: Pink Martini ∞ Splendor In The Grass Week One: The Two Man Gentlemen Band Week Two: David Rawlings Machine
One of the standout performances when we saw Pink Martini last year was the violinist, Nicholas Crosa, doing a solo in Praeludium & Allegro. Here's a video of that performance in Portland ....it was just jaw dropping! Can't wait for the new album here! Pre order "Splendor in the Grass" here We are so fortunate to have them in Portland. Check out the amazing bios/backgrounds from this band's members here. [...]
The Portland band's highly anticipated fourth album is out 10/27. The title track features famed Dandy Warhols guitarist and leader Courtney Taylor. Their is no US tour announcement as of yet. Tracklisting: 1. Ninna nanna 2. Ohayoo Ohio 3. Splendor in the Grass 4. Ou est ma tete? 5. And Then You're Gone 6. But Now I'm Back 7. Sunday Table 8. Over the Valley 9. Tuca tuca 10. Bitty Boppy Betty 11. Sing 12. Piensa en mi 13. New Amsterdam 14. Ninna [...]
Over the course of three superb albums that have sold more than two million copies worldwide, Portland, Oregon's mucho-eclectic outfit Pink Martini have served as international music tour guides imbuing a diverse collection of unpredictable influences ranging from Latin infused sambas, 30's orchestrated standards, Cuban jazz and lounge-y torch ballads. "I'd call our music old fashioned pop with a global perspective," says pianist and co-founder Thomas Lauderdale, who is also the band leader. "It has that feeling of the atmosphere of the 30s, 40s, 50s, early 60s, but global in scope." [...]
melophobe was fortunate enough to have photographer Angel Priest on hand as Portland's Pink Martini helped celebrate Oregon's sesquicentennial with a rousing performance of Oregon! Oregon!. The basic plot revolves around two 1859 explorers, whose encounter with a witch, results in Oregon's birth, with the catch that it will be swept into a bottle 100 years later without citizen intervention. Thomas Lauderdale helped create the new fourth act of this curious tale, and from Angel's photos, it looked like an incredible show! DOWNLOAD: Pink Martini - Tempo Perdido (MP3) pink martini [...]
Comme vous le savez peut-être déjà, je suis en révisions , et comme vous le savez peut-être aussi déjà, j'ai des playlists pour à peu près tout. Je vous laisse deviner dans quelle playlist se trouve "Sympathique" de Pink Martini , sortie en 1997 sur l'album du même nom. [Pour écouter sans télécharger, allez visiter l'article] Télécharger clic droit+enregistrer sous 2 autres chansons sur leur MySpace
Voyez vous donc, depuis le début de la semaine, moi et mes copines de l'UQAM jouons à la cachette-prof. "Cache-cache prof", vous connaissez? Le jeu consiste tout simplement à trouver des entrées secrètes dans l'université afin de pouvoir se rendre à nos cours, sans se faire remarquer par les enseignants en grève. Ah mais je vous avertis tout de suite, c'est pas gagné d'avance! Car toute l'astuce du jeu se trouve dans le fait de rester en cours sans se faire déloger par les profs armés de trompettes et de sifflets. Le truc? Dès que les bruits stridents des instruments de torture auditive [...]
I haven't purchased much new Christmas music this year, but I have been pleasantly surprised by what I did! Visit the blog to hear some great music! First, on a whim induced perhaps by an impending infusion of caffeine, I bought this year's holiday collection from Starbucks, Winter Wonderland . These collections are often hit or miss, but more often both, with some good tracks interspersed among bad ones. Not so for this collection. Pink [...]
I haven't purchased much new Christmas music this year, but I have been pleasantly surprised by what I did! Visit the blog to hear some great music! First, on a whim induced perhaps by an impending infusion of caffeine, I bought this year's holiday collection from Starbucks, Winter Wonderland . These collections are often hit or miss, but more often both, with some good tracks interspersed among bad ones. Not so for this collection. Pink [...]
If you like indie rock you may have noticed a trend. Every musician on the planet has lived in Portland. Okay that's an exaggeration, but it seems like a huge number of indie bands and icons are Stumptown alumni. From Elliott Smith to the Decemberists to the Dandy Warhols, Portland is bringing the indie rock heavies. Some musicians move here from elsewhere, like Sleater-Kinney or the The Shins. Others, like Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, are Portlanders who go elsewhere to rock. Even "Louie, Louie" was written there. While you are surely familiar with Stephen Malkmus, there are [...]
If you like indie rock you may have noticed a trend. Every musician on the planet has lived in Portland. Okay that's an exaggeration, but it seems like a huge number of indie bands and icons are Stumptown alumni. From Elliott Smith to the Decemberists to the Dandy Warhols, Portland is bringing the indie rock heavies. Some musicians move here from elsewhere, like Sleater-Kinney or the The Shins. Others, like Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, are Portlanders who go elsewhere to rock. Even "Louie, Louie" was written there. While you are surely familiar with Stephen Malkmus, there are [...]
Continuing to re-up previous material from undomondo history, here are tracks from the Sami folk band Adjagas , last years phenomenal math-prog outfit Battles , German electronic pop artist Marbert Rocel, a cheerful Arabic song by Pink Martini , oldschool dub from Bullwackies All Stars , soulful music from Ben Westbeech and the unforgettable Ederlezi from Balkan composer Goran Bregovic . A total hodge podge! Adjagas - Dolgematki Adjagas - Guoros Fatnasat Battles - Racein [...]
I haven't shared anything in a long time, so I want to post some songs that I like. They just happen to involve the same theme. They are all instrumental, so I suppose they could go in last week's theme. 3 Different Takes on Circuses and Carnivals 人生のメリゴランド (Merry-Go-Round of Life) by Joe Hisaishi from the Howl's Moving Castle OST [...]
Despite my inability to understand the lyrics of (most) world music, sometimes an exotic beat is just the thing. Featured below are upbeat selections from some of my favorite international artists. First up, Gotan Project have proven their distinguished spot on the electronica scene with addictive numbers like "Diferente," infusing jazz sounds with dance music elements and a Latin flair to amazing effect. Pizzicato Five have quickly become one of my favorites since I discovered them about two months ago. The ridiculously catchy "Week-End" is an upbeat jaunt that brings incorporates bossa nova into their already highly quirky pop style. [...]
For over ten years, China Forbes has lent her voice and her songwriting talents as the frontwoman for the unique and exquisite sounds of Pink Martini , a multi-genre musical ensemble spearheaded by Thomas M. Lauderdale, a pianist to whom Forbes befriended in the early-90's as they were attending Harvard University. (more...)
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