Video: True Affection

C 3 P Blow ( Khaela self portrait ) "We are The Blow " says solo singer Khaela, a fascinating oddball performer, self confessed spazz and absolute genius. Her whole set was brilliantly choreographed in such a way as to suggest spontaneous performance. Maybe it was. Cleverly pinned around the (very plausible) premise that she was asked to write some songs for an unnammed very feminine singer-not-known-for-her-singi ng who was in a very public lesbian relationship. I.e. LiLo. Though she doesnt want to talk about it because the project was shelved, [...]

The Blow is the moniker of Portland, Oregon-based Khaela Yvonne Maricich. "True Affection," is one of my favorite songs by The Blow from her album Paper Television (2006). This album is Maricich's first collaboration with Jona Bechtolt, aka. YACHT, another Oregon-based musician. Jona Bechtolt is an electronic musician along the lines of Discovery. The Blow typically create songs with thin electronic instrumentation, emphasizing Maricich's childlike voice. On "True Affection" the beat is... Read more at www.SFCritic.com

AskMen.com recently compiled a list of their top ten breakup songs , including the not-really-about-a-break-up "No Woman, No Cry," "Achy Breaky Heart," the freaking Cake cover of "I Will Survive," and the heinous "I (Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. They had the decency to put "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac at No. 2, but most of the list is pretty dreary--even for breakup songs! So I thought I'd make my own. 5. "Full Color Love Affair" by The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association [...]