EAST MEET WEST
I feel like it has been global fusion week here at We Heart Music. I...
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Céu at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (05/03/11)
05/04/11 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis 05/06/11 SF Jazz Festival, San Francisco 05/07/11 El Rey Theatre,...
Bears
I have a show around seven tonight, so I am spending some quality time writing...
Testing iOS mobile update
Since I will be attending NXNE this year, I am setting up my mobile option...
Going for Gold IV: The Soundcloud Edition
You know what’s funny is that I get a lot of “gold”-related emails since I...
Jazz Note #13 – Go Global
If you need someone to blame every time you hear “The Girl from Ipanema” in a hotel lobby or office elevator, you can take it out on Stan Getz. But how did a Jewish kid from the Bronx usher in a new global sound?
W♥M108: Coachella 2011
Covering Coachella Music Festival 2011, in the comfort of his swimming pool, Brody gives us...
Lost at Sea
My favorite sailor song is “Jackie” by Sinead O’Connor. It’s about a ghost who mourns...
IAN AXEL – THIS IS THE NEW YEAR
Tour Dates 04/28/11 Evanston, IL @ The Space 04/30/11 Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s 05/02/11 Rochester,...
Wye Oak, Callers, and Zoo Animal at Turf Club, St Paul (04/05/11)
Tour Dates 04/12/11 Middle East – Cambridge, MA* 04/13/11 Machines Magnets – Pawtucket, RI 04/14/11...
CUT COPY – ZONOSCOPE
Need You Now (Architecture in Helsinki) Tour Dates 04/08/11 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater 04/09/11...
Free Music: Spin April 2011 Compilation
We’re only in day five of April, and this month’s already kicking my butt. I’m...
Jazz Note #12 – Frame the Moment
Growing up in Ohio, Nancy Wilson knew early she wanted to be a singer. After winning talent shows, working clubs, touring with a big band and studying briefly to become a teacher, she decided to make a move to New York City in 1959.
Going for Gold III
Golden Dogs: As Long As You Like I know you’re thinking: What? There’s two other...
Going for Gold II: The SXSW Edition
We Were The States: Gold Be sure to check out Going for Gold. WE WERE...
Oh my Darlings
Darlings: Big Girl What’s in a name ? See also Kosha, Kasha, and Ke$ha and...
Jazz Note #11 – Find a Groove
“If you make a mistake, don’t stop. Make it part of what you are playing.” I think of this quote by Oscar Peterson every time I hear one of his songs. He doesn’t so much play the piano as propel it. In the middle of a solo, every key is under his domain as he deftly dashes the ebony and ivory with contradictory urgency and ease. Even if Peterson made a mistake, you may never hear it.
Games Update: Dragon Age II demo is now available for download
DRAGON AGE II The demo is available now at dragonage.bioware.com. I have not played...
Going for Gold
Gold Panda: Same Dream China Free Download Download “Same Dream China” free from ghostly.com GOLD...
World Party’s sailing the Ship of Fools
World Party: Ship of Fools Just a quickie, but I wanted to pass along this...
Girls Girls Girls IV
VANITY THEFT www.vanitytheft.com I love 90s riot grrrls, so when I was told that this...
Best versions: Dead Space 2 and RED
Can you believe that today (January 25th) marks W♥M four years? It’s hard to do...
Koo Koo Kanga Roo – The Golden Staircase Of Destiny
Koo Koo Kanga Roo: Awesome Rainbows Read More Koo Koo Kanga Roo One thing about...
Girls Girls Girls III
BRAIDS myspace.com/braidsmusic BRAIDS have been getting a lot of press, most of of what I’ve...
Rose Elinor Dougall
I've been meaning to check out Rose's work after she left The Pipettes, and I finally got a chance with some extra cash over the Christmas season. I bought her album, Without Why, released on August 30th, 2010.
Digital Movie Rentals
Digital streaming movies. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately ever since the Playstation...
Morrissey – Disappointed (live)
Yep! Still editing that epic #100 podcast. Wow, we sure talk a lot about television....
Original Holiday Songs
Just two more days until Christmas eve, which means only two more days of...
Merry Christmas from Minneapolis
Matt Curney: World Spinning Madly Discography [Feb 2010] Strange Education EP [Nov 2010] World Spinning...
Brought to you by the letter P
The Puppini Sisters – Last Christmas Pallers: Arctic Hymn Apparently no one ever notices those...