The idea of this song is that there’s a great artist who takes parts of the world into his own mind, changes it, and then puts it out into the world and changes the world by doing this, by using his imagination. So that’s what this song is all about.
– Suzanne Vega
The album that features contributions from the Shins’ James Mercer, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, the Flaming Lips and Iggy Pop. The entire album is streamed at NPR’s site.
Kent-based band, It Hugs Back, reminds me a tad of My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo with their experimental feedback and dreamy guitar sounds. But what really caught my eye is their Tetris-inspired music video for their song, Now + Again.
I just ordered my copy of the book, Dark Night of the Soul, a project which combines the talent of powerhouses, Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), and David Lynch. This 100+ page, 2-pound book contains Lynch’s eerie, beautiful photographs.
The music album that accompanies the book features contributions from the Shins’ James Mercer, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, the Flaming Lips and Iggy Pop. The entire album is streamed at NPR’s site.
Here’s a little tune for your rainy days from an obscure and charming Brummie artist, Carina Round. She recorded this song by candle light with background beats provided the pitter patter of falling raindrops.
I awoke this morning to the enchanting indie/folk/pop tune, More Childish Than In A Long Time, from Swedish teenage twins, Miriam and Johanna Eriksson Berhan. Under the name Taxi Taxi, the pair collaborated with producer Björn Yttling from Peter, Björn and John for their self-titled debut EP on Efterklang’s Rumraket label. Between the two of them, they play the guitar, piano, accordion, and glockenspiel. While juggling their school work, they’ve played at the Roskilde and Hultsfred festivals.
You can hear Taxi Taxi’s music at their myspace page or purchase MP3s here.
San Diego State University graduate, Ross Ching, created a time lapse, stop motion/live action music video for Death Cab for Cutie’s Little Bribes (aka Casino Blues). Ching set out to visually represent the 211 different words sung. It took him two weeks to make and was shot in LA and his parent’s house in San Jose. Enjoy!
Musician Kaki King is creating an art project with these guitars (shown below) and needs your help! These guitars are from the Ovation/Takamine factory and have flaws that render them unusable other than turning them into fascinating canvases. If interested, submit your ideas to kakiguitarart@gmail.com.
I have all sorts of music in my iTunes library, but I keep coming back to Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. Here are some covers by Mr. Gibbard for your listening pleasure.
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