Upon notice that I'd be working on this feature, two melodies instantly flooded my mind's ear: King Crimson 's "Moonchild" and "I Talk to the Wind", from their debut In the Court of the Crimson King . I guess there is a little truth to that myth about women being indecisive creatures, given that I couldn't be more of an embodiment of it. (Always reluctant to admit this, of course.) Naturally, I was unable to decide between one track and the other. How could one possibly document a lifetime of loves, battles, emotions, and memories in one simple [...]
Dominique Hourani shoots her new video clip in Syria. It's her first Arabic duo song with the Syrian singer Ali Deek. After releasing her song El Khashouka, Dominique Hourani proved her skills and was admired by Ali El Deek...until a new song joined them together to sing the Syrian folklore in the new style of [...]
Flames to dust. This track was one of the only salvageable songs from Nelly Furtado's over-produced and overappreciated Loose. It was a less bankable song that was reminiscent of Furtado's early rawer efforts from Whoa Nelly! and Folklore . Filed under: Beats , Canuck , Clip , Oldie Tagged: all good things , come to an end , furtado , lyrics , nelly , nelyy , new , old , timbaland
About 20 years ago, (yes, it has been two decades since the '90s) girl power was all about a spunky British quintet and their strident platform shoes. Today, in the 2010s, female musicians do take—full—stabs at playing multiple instruments and defying this man's world with deep imposing voices. Basia Bulat , the Canadian singer/songwriter who debuted in 2007 with a very successful Oh, My Darling , delivered a vigorous sophomore full-length this past week. Bulat's Heart of My Own is an [...]
KunoKini: Keeping Musical Traditions Alive KunoKini is not your everyday drums-guitar-vocals band: The foursome play indigenous instruments from around the country, and some from abroad. Their sound is a fusion of different traditional Indonesian styles with the more modern echoes of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. The band members have built a strong reputation for themselves at home and internationally as an innovative, yet conservational band, hence the name KunoKini: kuno meaning "traditional" and kini meaning "now" in Indonesian slang. The band wants to change people's perceptions of what music is considered [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Tambourine : "For Ex-Lovers Only" [mp3] from Black Tambourine (out March 30th) other Black Tambourine posts at Largehearted Boy Dan Sartain : "Ruby Carol" [mp3] other Dan Sartain posts at Largehearted Boy Dead Letter Chorus : "Down in the Valley" [mp3] from [...]
The most-read stories from February of any year have been: 1. 2006: Is KT Tunstall gay? 2. 2006: R Kelly's brother helps out on the 'child sex' charges 3. 2007: Damon Albarn suddenly feels embarrassed by band name 4. 2009: Video - Joan As Policewoman - Eternal Flame 5. 2009: Ex-INXS singer 'sleeping in a car' 6. 2006: RIP Joaquin Tavares 7. 2007: Kasabian invent 'Bosnian folklore music' 8. 2005: Fred Durst and his leaky sex [...]
Sherwood on tour Cali happyrockers Sherwood have announced a full tour in support of their latest album " QU ". Their new video for " You Are " will premiere on MySpace on February 12th. Wed-Feb-17 Los Angeles, CAThe Roxy Sun-Feb-21 San Diego, CA SOMA Mon-Feb-22 Phoenix, AZ The Clubhouse Tue-Feb-23 Amarillo, TX Common Wed-Feb-24 Austin, TX The Mohawk Thu-Feb-25 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston Fri-Feb-26 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar **NOTE NEW VENUE NAME Sun-Feb-28 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory Tue-Mar-02 St Louis, MO The Firebird [...]
Beggars just hooked me up with Black Noise, the latest album from German minimal techno artist Pantha du Prince. Featuring collaborations from Noah Lennox (Panda Bear, Animal Collective) and Tyler Pope (LCD Soundsystem, !!!), the album will be released on February 8th on Rough Trade Records . The album's constant, minimally pulsating beats invite repeated listening, even if for nothing more than stimulating background noise. Fans of The Field and Begone Dull Care-era Junior Boys should definitely take this one for a spin. I got your preorder info right here : "The music on Black [...]
die nachlese des jahres 2009 fällt intensiver und umfangreicher aus, als ich es mir hätte vorstellen wollen. in den vergangenen jahren hatte ich recht flott mit dem abgeschlossen, was mir jeweils vor dem 31.12. widerfuhr. nun aber liegen die dinge etwas anders. immer wieder drängt ein album oder ein künstler nach oder darauf, erhört und wenigstens mit ein paar zeilen besprochen zu werden. wenn darunter jemand wie robin crutchfield ist, kommt man fast nicht aus. mit "the hidden folk" (auf important records ) legt der begründer von dna und damit als einer der initiatoren des no wave [...]
Voilà. Ça te va? Sinon dis moi, on change, Samuel and the Dragon - Rising Up American Folklore - Tower Defense The Silent League - Yours Truly, 2095 (Memory Tapes Remix) Crayon Fields - All The Pleasures Of The World Laura Veirs - July Flame K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas - Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National - Okwukwe Na Nchekwube et on [...]
Finntroll sings the following genre(s): Black Metal , Folk Metal More videos from Finntroll : FINNTROLL: Trollhammeren [...]
Tomorrow night at the Hexagon here in Baltimore a powerful line up of powerful progressive hip hop and powerful experimental electronic music will most likely powerfully your powerful mind and ears. ... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Discovering new bands in this day and age is much different from how you went about it 25 years ago. Turn on a computer, open a web browser, click a link to an mp3 or a MySpace page and voila, instant discovery. One could argue that there are actually too many bands out there to discover these days. You name it, every style of music you can think of is being made and quite well and finding it as as easy as clicking mouse. Rewind 25 years and finding out about music took a bit more effort. You [...]
by mike schoeck End Times is Mark Oliver Everett's career-defining record. As the eighth studio album from Eels , we find a 46-year old man hunkered down with an old 4-track recorder in his Los Angeles home. He's miserable, fist balled at the world and apparently just lost someone he's cared about quite a lot. Eels' second album, Electro-shock Blues , immediately comes to mind as far as heart-break albums. [...]
Since 2006 Nigel Ayers work has been focused on the investigation of folklore and geography of place, specifically his home in Cornwall, England. As part of his ongoing guerilla sign ontology campaign to boycott consensus reality he undertook a series of ritual walks into Cornwall's sacred landscape, documented in this book from 2007. Part narrative essay and part scientific log, with ample photographic evidence provided by his wife Lesley, it follows Nigel's journey into the Otherworld through the zodiac gateways of the Bodmin Moor.
1. Who Is Jill Scott: Words & Sounds Vol. 1 - Jill Scott The Gist: Philadelphia spoken word artist and poetess fills-in for Erykah Badu at Roots show then puts pen to paper and debuts mouth to mic. The Result: Audial orgasm. Download: "It's Love" and "A Long Walk" Watch: "Gettin' In The Way" 2. Robyn - Robyn [...]
Tutto il folklore che Giulia Sarno ha sicuramente amato e assimilato viene riletto attraverso la forza di una scrittura peculiarmente femminile, come se lo sguardo di Baudelaire sull'evanescenza e il transito di una donna mutasse in una flâneurie interiore e soggettivamente visionaria; Il debutto sulla lunga durata per "Une passante", ensamble che si affida alla voce di Giulia, le chitarre di Guido Masi e Sergio Schifano, il Contrabbasso di Michele Staino e le pelli di Simone Sfameli, è una fusione vitalissima tra l'informale del Jazz di strada, immerso nel fuoco dei riti di passaggio e le viscere della cultura bianca. [...]
Constantly on the upload and outlook in the realms of Techno, House and Bass Music, is by all means a worthy existence for my temperament. However at a risk of becoming a slave to the resounding bass drum, I have pulled my head out of the speaker cone, to take a brief look back and around. This handful of live electronic outfits are by no means under the radar, and are not the usual YCCMP catalogue. They have been caught well within a tractor beam of a hearty following, and already assume much significance amongst esteemed electronic ensembles today. [...]
It happens only once in a blue moon -- and scientists say a blue moon is exactly what we'll see in the skies this New Year's Eve . Don't expect an azure glow over our lunar satellite, however. The term "blue moon" simply refers to the second full moon in a calendar month, something that hasn't happened on a New Year's Eve for nearly 20 years, NASA says. "December 1990 ended with a blue moon, and many New Year's Eve parties were themed by the event," said Professor Philip Hiscock of the department [...]
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