Archive for March, 2009

March 31st, 2009 - Comments Off

Another candle on the cake

Happy birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Yes, the 31st of March.
I think I deserve a gift, straight from the “Best 10 singles of MY nineties” list.
I would have liked to upload “Leave them all behind” by Ride but, you know, Youtube actually removed some millions of so-called official videos (copyright, permissions, blah blah..), this one included.
However..
Here’s another favourite […]

March 21st, 2009 - Comments Off

I thought black american people could only have afro-american names like Leroy, Tyrone or Terrence

There’s another post, in this site, about subjects like “racism” and “Canada / Canadians”.
But this one is waaay more stupid.

March 20th, 2009 - Comments Off

From Daniel to Daniel

I love Juliana Hatfield, you know. And I heart her “Daniel” (2000 “Beautiful Creature” opening track) so much, both music and lyrics.
Almost ten years later, here’s another song titled “Daniel”, by another charming girl.
It’s the first single taken from Bat for Lashes‘ forthcoming second album, “Two suns“, out on the 6th of April.
Juliana is Juliana, […]

March 17th, 2009 - Comments Off

Video of the Day: “No You Girls” by Franz Ferdinand

Yes I will kiss you, Franz.*
 
 
*I know his name is not actually Franz, but I’m not going to look it up.

March 14th, 2009 - Comments Off

No parachute required: introducing Pacific UV

A friend of mine, Andrea (a musical genius, believe me), recently posted a video among the comments in my Myspace page.
It’s “Static Waves” by Pacific UV, a band from Athens, Georgia (now residing in Portland) I’ve never heard of before.
Sort of.. brit shoegaze (Slowdive) meets (stoned and relaxed) Spiritualized meets Cocteau Twins and.. everything that’s […]

March 14th, 2009 - Comments Off

Falsettos on Saturday

At the end of April 2008, my beloved Jocelyn suggested a bunch of indie pop jewels, and I totally fell in love with Loney, dear, “multi-instrumentalist and home-recording phenom” (as you can read in the Sub Pop site) from Stockholm, Sweden.
This very morning, my London-based sardinian friend Dino (take a listen to his tracks here […]

March 13th, 2009 - Comments Off

Panda Bear = Janitor?

Ugh. So hot.

March 11th, 2009 - Comments Off

me, you, life, music

hello again.
for whom it may concerns, I’m back.
this is my first post since.. uh, ages. how I missed this site..
anyway..
let’s start again with.. a simple, plain yet resolute song.
just like my mind is at the moment (or so it seems).
“I heard a record and it opened my eyes
Do you remember when we couldn’t put it […]

March 3rd, 2009 - Comments Off

Video of the Day: Fits and Dizzyspells by Andrew Bird

This video is so filled with Chicago. It’s wonderful.
Oh, one more thing:
OBAAAAMAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!