The wedding was fabulous and a lot of fun. It felt good to reconnect with family and friends and everything was beautiful; I think all the guests were filled with love after the event, it was really quite lovely. And I was their witness for their marriage license, I felt quite special. :-) I thought we would ease into the week with some electronic ambient sounds from Lights Out Asia . Their new album has captivated my soul with it's magical shoe-gaze electronica and ravishing multi-layered arrangements. This Wisconsin group has certainly won me over with this [...]
Stars and their record label Arts & Crafts have been the first to release the full length album digitally to combat against the Internet leak of the album, the album doesn't hit stores until September 25th. This is a bold but very smart move and I just wanted to acknowledge it plus the entire album is fantastic. Filled with majestic alternative pop-rock that is really quite brilliant. I won't be posting any mp3's right now but you can stream samples of all the songs from their fourth album at the [...]
Broken English : Director: Zoe Cassavetes Players: Parker Posie Melvil Poupaud Although the film isn't quite fresh in my mind (saw it over a week ago - I know I'm lazy), I can still see all the details that grow around the edges of the frame. It wasn't exactly revolutionary as far as plot and whatnot, but it still has a unique enough voice to stand out from even the other indies surrounding [...]
That's right all my fine feathered friends Spoon's highly anticipated follow up to Gimme Fiction , their sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was finally released this week. And although this is old news around the blog-o-sphere I am sure there are some of you out there who held out as long as I to experience this release. So what do I think of this album? Well for one thing I don't think [...]
Sorry for the hiatus life has been busy and the summer heat has left me quite lazy I must confess and I think some of you know how much I hate the heat. But I have so much new music I seriously am not sure where to begin...So let us back up a bit, rewind, reverse, what have you. The Yarrows hail from New Jersey and according to their website The Yarrows are a band started in a house in [...]
Starvation Under Orange Trees is the new album by Ray's Vast Basement . An album which lifts your spirits with it's acoustic folk melodies and gentle poetic lyrics. The songs that make up Starvation Under Orange Trees are from a score Jon (lead singer) wrote for a John Steinbeck play; the band performed it live in the theater for 16 weeks. I would have loved to see this because the album is really a delight song after song. Ray's Vast [...]
The Lovetones hail from Melbourne Australia and have just released their third full length album through Tee Pee Records on June 19th. The Lovetones have toured extensively all over Australia and Europe and have even supported Morrissey on his first ever Australian tour. Their new album Axiom is filled with polished dreamy indie rock that is enjoyable indeed. mp3: Navigator [...]
The Winter Sounds hail from South Carolina and Athens Georgia. Their debut album Porcelain Empire was just released this week on Livewire Recordings . An album which demonstrates their ability to create airy indie-pop that entice the senses. A solid debut indeed and this band is a touring machine, check out their myspace to see when they are coming to you. mp3: Windy City Nights mp3: [...]
On the way home last night this song shuffled on and once again I'm reminded why I hold Portishead on such a high pedestal. When I think of trip-hop Portishead is the first band that comes to mind...Sue me. I can't help it, hypnotizing that Beth Gibbons is and well the beat just makes you want to turn it up to feel the vibrations. Their music is seductive with a vulnerable attitude and I love it... Damn it! If they would just finish their 3rd album [...]
I don't know what the hell is happening, Dreamhost is having issues so I can't get to my FTP or my domain at all. I have no idea where or how to find my API Key and yes I have read the instructions in the WP documentation in regards to this yet it is still not working out the way it should. Sigh...So please be patient while all this gets worked out. Share This
If you notice that some of your favorite internet radio sites don't seem to be streaming any music today that's because they are participating in a protest against new royalty rates which are set to take effect on July 15th. Internet Radio Silently Protests Royalties by Felix Contreras Morning Edition , June 26, 2007 · Many fans of Internet radio will be tuning in to [...]
I know I have been gone all weekend and I'm sorry it has been so quiet but I have been listening to some new music and now I am backed up with goodness to share so let's just get right to it. Pela is a band from Brooklyn, New York who's members include: Billy McCarthy - Vocals, Guitar Nate "Natron" Martinez - Guitar Eric Sanderson - Bass, Vocals Tomislav Zovich - Drums, Vocals They have released 2 EP's in the [...]
Oh yes this was music to my little ears...Yesterday Beirut announced via Pitchfork all the details on their 2nd album and a handful of U.S. tour dates...Drum role please...The album, which has yet to be titled will be released on October 9th on Ba Da Bing! Album Tracks: 00 A Call to Arms 01 Nantes 02 A Sunday Smile 03 Guyamas Sonora 04 La Banlieu [...]
Sigur Ros's soundtrack to the 2002 Icelandic Documentary, Hlemmur by Olafur Sveinsson is finally getting a full release as a double-pack DVD/CD, via the band's own Krunk label in Iceland. You can listen to the entire album streaming on their myspace now. Share This
The Frames have been making music since 1995 but with lead singer Glen Hansard starring in "Once" and their recent album, The Cost which was released in February of this year on the ANTI Label ; The Frames have finally received some world wide attention... But when I went to see " Once" this passed [...]
Once Director / Writer: John Carney Players: Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová The setup was something familiar, yet new. "Guy" - aka "Bearded Scott Man" falls for "Girl" - aka "Fleet Fingered Czech Chick", that's about the length and breadth of it. It's the details that make this one special, from the meandering way the pseudo love story evolves and copulates with a kiss on the cheek [...]
So I am a day late posting a Father's Day post, I hope all the Father's out there had a wonderful day. I kept myself pretty busy this weekend, which was good...And as some of you know my dad was the one to introduce me to Radiohead and since June 16th was the official 10th anniversary of Radiohead's Ok Computer I thought this would be a good time to share a couple of tracks off this celebrated album. Ok Computer proved that [...]
The members of My Sad Captains are: Nick Goss - guitar, samples , Jack Swayne - bass , Ed Wallis - vocals, guitar , Jim Wallis - drums, vocals and Cathy Lucas - vocals, violin, keyboards Bad Decisions , their debut single leaves me wanting more! Delightful jingle pop that just puts a smile on your face. Their band name is taken from a Thom Gunn poem and their music is reminiscent [...]
Fight Against Darkness is the third full length album by this British Columbia based band. It gives you that kick back and chill sort of feeling. Ryan's majestic voice commands your attention but after a few listens it becomes almost enjoyably haunting. So sit back and relax... mp3: The Shepard mp3: Very Old Story Chet on myspace Fight Against Darkness 2007 ( Aaargh! ) [...]
I'm having one of those music inspired moments where music and thought sync up and there is all this creativity and passion running through your body...And I know some of you may be wondering what I'm on but I assure you nothing. I mean I agree that I may have exaggerated the emotions a bit but I was just making sure that point was clear. ;-) But actually I was just talking to my talented dear friend Tara about forging your own path, with your own unique style, adding something to your own field(s) [...]
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H&M Lookbook Mujer y Hombre Otoño 2012.
Amanda Mair
