Blog: One Sweet Song

Tropicalia refers to Tropicalismo , a widely diverse cultural movement that sprang from urban 1960s Brazil. The best thing about the sound is the combination of old and new. A tenant of Tropicalia is cultural cannibalism, which is defined as the consumption of all possible cultural products and then repurposing those products into art that makes sense in a specific cultural context. I first became interested in Tropicalia through [...]

• Gal Costa - Sebastiana

This band is much blogged and this song is just so much fun. Each Year.mp3 [...]

• Ra Ra Riot - Each Year

I have a feeling that Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down's album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, is probably going to be my favorite album of the year. Every song is pretty much amazing. So amazing, in fact, that my first listen a few months ago prompted me to email all my closest friends and demand that they check it out. Key word: demand. This doesn't happen everyday. Bag of Hammers.mp3 Consider this my personal note to you on this band. [...]

• Thao - Bag Of Hammers

The Purpose of this Blog is One Sweet Song per business day. No fuss. No bullshit. Just one cool song, fully downloadable, right here for you. There may be exceptions, but we'll keep them to a minimum. Let's start on Bastille Day, 2008. In celebration of what a great in.store The Breeders played on Friday here in NYC, this is a song near and dear to my heart. [...]

• The Breeders - Divine Hammer