Frame The City – The Troubles In Our Eyes
Frame the City: Tumble The end of June brings us to the beginning of summer...
Month: June 2011
Cover Lover: Totally 80s
DUNCAN SHEIK duncansheik.com You all remember Duncan Sheik, he found massive success with his single...
Jazz Note #15 – Highlight a Town Part I
When TV Creator, David Simon, chose to set his new HBO series in post-Katrina New Orleans, critics wondered if he was going to bring the same Dickensian scope he brilliantly illuminated in The Wire. The short answer is no.
Zaz
Isabelle Geffroy is better known by her nickname, Zaz. Her self-titled debut album, released in France in May 2010, was a big hit for her, especially for her single "Je Veux" (I Want). Having just listened to the album, I can see why the French, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany audiences all fell in love with her, her voice is not the typical sexy French candy-coated pop singers. It sounds classic, like French 1930s-era.
Funsy
Tour Dates 07/15/11 London, UK @ Koko 07/16/11Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival 07/28/11 Lancaster, PA...
NXNE: Saturday (06/18/11)
Saturday was absolutely the best of the NXNE week. Spent daytime taking the King’s streetcar...
NXNE: Friday (06/17/11)
JOURNEY OF A DREAM journeyofadreammovie.com Friday started off with a film, Journey of a Dream,...
NXNE: Thursday (06/16/11)
NXNE is finally over. Compared SXSW, the various NXNE venues were all over the map....
NXNE: Devo and Men Without Hats at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto (06/18/11)
Eighties nostalgia was in full swing last night at the NXNE showcase at Yonge-Dundas Square...
NXNE: Art Brut at Mod Club, Toronto (06/17/11)
Having already seen Art Brut last year, I already knew what to expect from the...
NXNE: Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield at Lee’s Palace, Toronto (06/16/11)
A more detailed post will be made later tonight, but let’s just say I was...
NXNE: Wednesday
How to Tame Lions Want (Rufus Wainwright cover) Cement The Hardest Part The Belly of...
NXNE: Monday
I walked all over Toronto today, just to get a good understanding of the layout...
NXNE: Sunday
I’m in Toronto, Canada. I guess this is pre-NXNE, which basically mean I’m going to...
NXNE Preview
Can’t get enough of NXNE news? I know you’re jealous. I am leaving in two...
Splendour in the Grass – Update
So Splendour in the Grass is getting closer (29th to 31st of July) and we’ve...
Michael
Michael is a name that means "Who is like God". If we can afford it, we would love to head down to the annual New Orleans Jazz Festival someday. I suppose the next best thing is to get music from the New Orleans area, and like various tributes, Dr Michael White, a clarinetist, basically dedicate his fifth album to the city with Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1. I have put in a request for the album to be reviewed (Dave has agreed to review it), but I wanted to pass on the news that his album is coming out on June 21st. I have posted a preview track, "West African Strut" for you to check out. As the song title suggests, the song's melodies were influenced by African rhythm, but if you listen some more, it definitely also feels like a fun 50s bop.
W♥M111: NXNE
NXNE is coming, June 13-19, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. I am flying in on the 12th, and I guess will be doing touristy things in the city. If you want to hang out, send me a note. The music portion, as far as looking at the schedule, doesn't actually start until Wednesday, the 15th. Which means, I have a lot of time to kill, perhaps I'll attend some of the movies that NXNE has to offer (I am probably going to try and make it to "Upside Down – The Creation Records Story", a documentary about Creation Records). I have gone on record and stated that I think Alan McGee is a genius.