School's out this week! That means this expat family will be packing up and hitting the long-haul soon, so I thought I'd post this summer jam - Frequent Flyer - by the funky Montreal duo, Chromeo. It's from their recent release, White Women, and it is fun (and clean) so play it for the kids... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – The War On Drugs
spotify:track:5oMFoh1uOsVzERQyAFe7M8 Sometimes, well a lot of times actually, you get a little obsessive about a song, listening to it over and over again. For me these days that song is 'Under the Pressure' from The War On Drugs. It's almost nine minutes of dreamy, moody pop, anchored by a simple piano-based melody. The ambient layers and clean guitar... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Hozier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bmp4QWzHak It's been several weeks since I posted any enjoyable jams. But while catching up on some SXSW recommendations, I came across Hozier, who's actually one guy from County Wicklow, Ireland. He made a bit of a splash in Austin last month and he'll be touring the US this May before taking part in a... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Royals
Are you sick of this song already? I hope not. I actually haven't listened to it in a while, but gave it a whirl today in honor of Lorde's Grammy win for Song of the Year. At least the Grammy voters got this right because, in my humble opinion, this was the sound of 2013:... Continue Reading →
2013: The Year in Random Thoughts & Obsessions
Hi everyone & Happy New Year! I just got back from the Christmas holidays where I tried (mostly in vain) to stay offline as much as possible. Damn all those vacation rentals and their easy Wi-fi 🙂 But it was good to get away - we drove down the California coast, saw some nature and... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: MJB = My Favorite Things
I wasn't looking for this; in fact I didn't even know I needed it. But, oh, it is very, very necessary: Mary J. Blige channeling Julie Andrews in a cover of 'My Favorite Things'. I know, right? It's perfect. In her interpretation, 'schnitzel' and 'strudel' are no longer tasty dishes, but Mary's own bittersweet memories... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Emmylou!
Here's the everlasting and awesome Emmylou Harris singing 'Luxury Liner'. This comes courtesy of a band called White Denim who curated a video music set on the Gorilla vs Bear website last week. If you don't know any of these guys, you should. White Denim are an Austin-based rock band, hard but groovy with psychedelic... Continue Reading →
My Madonna is Better Than Your Madonna
I got a little worked up about things and then I had to stop. I had to watch ‘Vogue’ on YouTube and then I had to ask myself: why am I getting so worked up about this? What a colossal waste of my time and energy. By this I mean Miley Cyrus and all her... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music: Das Fluff
There's music for the country, music for the city, music for driving the open road and music for riding the subway, music for day and music for night. If you're in the mood for some cool urban, night time tunes, look no further than Das Fluff. They're a British group and they're not easy to... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Music – Little Foot Long Foot
I'm ignoring the laundry hanging out back, the dog hair all over the floor and the dishes in the sink for something far more important - music! So Amy Adams is currently attached to the long-gestating Janis Joplin film, 'Get It While You Can', and of course there are various threads circulating about her casting:... Continue Reading →
