I’m very skeptical of the EuroVision song contest but after this year’s winning song there might still be some hope! Lena’s performance wasn’t pretentious at all. She just went on stage wearing a simple short black dress and did the magic with her singing and cute nature… and it looks like this has worked with [...]
Archive for May, 2010
May 29, 2010
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The Phenomenal Handclap Band
By Cili in MusicCo-incidentally I discovered this band whilst searching for “The xx” another band. (there will be a future blog post about them or maybe not) The Phenomenal Handclap Band (PHB) is a tightly knit group of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. The band started to take shape when DJ and production partners Daniel [...]
May 29, 2010
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Caravan Palace
By Matt in Chillout, Electronic, JazzI only came across Caravan Palace a few days ago (although then I realised that I already had some of their tracks on other chillout compilations). This French electro-swing ensemble produce quite an alternative sound to the traditional swing. I can’t decide which is my fave song so I’m posting 3 videos below… Suzy
May 29, 2010
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She’s always a woman – Fyfe Dangerfield
By Cili in Advertising, MusicHere is another advert from John Lewis. The song is “She’s always a woman” (originally by Billy Joel) a cover version by Fyfe Dangerfield, and one of his tracks on his new album ‘Fly Yellow Moon’ Such a beautiful song, don’t like the overall image of ”the woman” in the advert, it’s like she has [...]
May 14, 2010
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Tempo no Tempo
By Matt in IndieCrazy stuff! I love their original indie sound, the energetic video and that bass intro!! The full album is available on their Web site and there’s quite some good stuff on it Pole Position
May 7, 2010
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Stromae
By Matt in ElectronicAnother artist from Belgium, this time from Brussels Alors on danse
May 5, 2010
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Stop for a minute
By Karl in Alternative, RockThis song is making the rounds in my mind this week, such an innovative combination:
May 2, 2010
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Ludovico Einaudi
By Danii in Classical, ElectronicLatest from our friend Ludovico, Nightbook. Sublime! Released in 2009, the album sees Einaudi take a new direction with his music as he incorporates synthesized sounds alongside his solo piano playing.. [I think the style we know can still be felt very strongly] 35,000 album copies sold already just in Italy!! These 2 tracks are [...]