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It's always nice to discover a new sub-genre of music to obsess about. All of a sudden there are artists I've never heard of, new songs to experience, obscure websites I never knew existed. In this case, the sub-genre is something called Italo disco, which, it turns out, has been around since the early '80's. Italo disco, as you can guess, was an outgrowth of regular disco. It's emergence coincided with the introduction of cheap synths and drum machines. It was greatly influenced by European disco producers like Frank Farian and the great Georgio Moroder. What I love about the [...]
It's a neighborly god or the reverse I'm ontoâ€"â€" a proper noun emblazoned across tiles that fast became another proper noun, your name, a kind and wide-eyed monster, marbles slotted in as afterthoughts & your vision. To wit, I drown in Louis Jadot under the pretense you're an inch beyond the green glass. No number of lines does justice to this shambles.
Gothenburg, Sweden Just before the holidays Sally Shapiro is back to win us over once again. Her long-awaited debut full-length, Disco Romance , will be out next month and won't disappoint anyone who loves this italo disco sound she's been creating with her friend Johan Agebjorn . "I Know" Sally Shapiro on MySpace
Sally au fond est sûrement une fille comme nous qui écrit une chanson en deux heures, le temps de s'ennuyer au fond de la salle, le temps de s'ennuyer de toi, d'inventer des patterns rythmiques improbables avec marqueurs et taille-crayons. J'aime bien la nouvelle bannière, notre couverture pour l'hiver, je veux la tirer sur moi. Concept "si on faisait un all-over avec des motifs de sneakers et de casquettes new era" qui n'étonnerait pas dans ce monde où les tees parlent d'autres tees ou affichent des sneakers, où les sneakers sont réalisés par des mecs qui d'habitude font des tees [...]
Mmm.... seems like we weren't the only ones loving Sally Shapiro this past summer . For what it is worth <a href=" http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/ article/news/39390/ Sally_Shapiro_Seeks_Disco_Roma nce_Shares_M">Pitchfork is in on the love too . Geez, are they lining Sally Shapiro up to be the next Annie or Lilly Allen? Just kidding... kinda. Either way, I doubt she's going to be our secret much longer. Don't be thrown off by the title, "Anorak Christmas" isn't exactly a Christmas song in the traditional sense. "Anorak Christmas", a cover of the song by Swedish artist Nixon , is an [...]
Things I Didn't Learn at college: 1) How to successfully make conversation at a bar Oh right, up to this point in my life I've always been in social situations with large groups of people I know and/or am forced to live with (freshman year). Yes, I'm writing this at 1 AM on a Thursday after having a bit to drink. I have Torts in 8 hours even. Law school doesn't exactly suck so far. I figure if my least favorite class is Criminal Law, I'm doing OK. The professors are [...]
illustration: charlotte Charlotte est la fille de ManyStuff , véritable petit monde voué au graphisme et au bon goût. Loin de comparer son exhaustif blog à un catalogue de la redoute pour jeunes maniant Illustrator, nous nous sommes posé la question de ses motivations et de pourquoi elle devait être la plus jolie fille du monde sans qu'on le sache jamais. -Bonjour Charlotte, peux tu nous présenter ton parcours jusqu'à aujourd'hui? [...]
Sally Shapiro is a slice of irresistible italo-disco-synthpop. Produced by Johan Agebjörn, there's a bit of naivety in the vocals that could be compared to some late 80s Freestyle hits. "I'll Be By Your Side" is just so... sweet. It'll have you hugging yourself. Even though they're doing different things, Sally Shapiro reminds me slightly of Annie. Like they both successfully bottled the same mix of carefreeness and coolness. Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side" (mp3) Purchase: Juno
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