New Goldfrapp: “A&E”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYvHYxezzk[/youtube] I’m not sure how I feel about the song… last I checked, Goldfrapp was dancier, sexier. This almost feels a little too new-age. That said, the video is fantastic. Goldfrapp: “A & E” (download)
Lost MP3 of the Week: Laura Nyro, “Gonna Take a Miracle”
There’s something so beautifully painful about “Gonna Take a Miracle.” In a way, she sounds almost happy about the hurt that her lover’s leaving has caused her. It’s a jubilant, upbeat song, and yet, she’s upset. Laura Nyro: “Gonna Take a Miracle” (download) It captures such a particular point in time, such a particular feeling....
Papertrigger @ Southpaw, Thursday, Dec. 13
Like a talent sandwich of sorts, Papertrigger was the filling center of an otherwise “meh” line-up consisting of the Diggs (unremarkable standard indie pop fare with stalkeresquely creepy lyrics) and Most Serene Republic (who started off strong but blended into repetition far too quickly). The relatively young Philly band (both in terms of the band’s...
T-Sides is a Winner!
Thanks to all who voted in the Hey! Nielsen Best Music Blog contest. T-Sides made it into the Top 20! Congrats to the other winners, which include T-Sides reads like Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla vs. Bear and My Kentucky Blog. Led Zeppelin: “Thank You” (download)
The Dirty Projectors @ Bowery Ballroom, Tuesday, Dec. 4th
Dirty Projectors are the kind of band that music writers drool over. Describing a band like the Dirty Projectors is a kind of challenge we’re all too eager to accept, encouraged by the unique quality of the music and our own egos, itching to be the one who “wrote it best.” It brings out hyperbolic...
Ike Turner: 1931-2007
AP – Musician Ike Turner Dies at 79 Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm: “Getting Nasty” (download) The man was seriously dehumanized, and I don’t know enough about all of it to say much on that subject, but he wrote some damn fine music. Today, let’s remember him for it.
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New Destroyer: “Foam Hands”
There’s no denying it. T-Sides drinks the Dan “Destroyer” Bejar kool-aid. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that there’s a new Destroyer track floating around the internet that I hadn’t heard! Destoyer: “Foam Hands” (download) I hate to say it, but this track makes me a tiny bit nervous. It’s not quite as exciting...
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