Music

Second Chance

Tiger Woods is a lucky man. His sponsors may have all dropped him, but wife Elin Nordegren has agreed to move back into their Orlando home after Tiger returned from his second stint in sex addiction rehab this week. Elin had been shacking up at a rented pad nearby since learning about Tiger’s numerous affairs and had no plans to move back in with her philandering hubby. But now, after 3 months of estrangement, Elin is ready to forgive and try to forget. On Wednesday, the couple spent 3 hours together at their house, where Tiger kissed his wife  and mother of his two children, Sam and Charlie – on the cheek three times and hugged her in the backyard. Hopefully he won’t screw it up again. Continue…

Africa came out in 1975 from a group of Zambians called Amanaz. They put together some very western sounding tracks to cool out to on a sunny day. Continue…

Karen Dalton was a member of the New York City Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 60s, best known for producing Bob Dylan. She has received high praise from her contemporaries such as Dylan who said, “My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday’s and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed,” and Fred Neil who added, “She sure can sing the shit out of the blues.” Continue…

“Lovers & Liars” puts me in a dark and almost creepy trance every time I listen to it; it is that evil, obscure and awesome over and over again. It reminds me of a favorite Peanuts cartoon of mine where Lucy puts on a record and Charlie goes on and on about how depressed the song makes him and then the final frame is Charlie pleading her to put it on again. This track and this band do not depress me but they definitely dim the mood and put me in a peculiar place. And I can’t get enough of it either.

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One dude from the baguette-basket (France) and another dude from the breadbasket (Nebraska) make up Team Love’s The Berg Sans Nipple. BSN released Along the Quai in January of 2007 and luckily for us have a new one in the works to be released later on this year, also on Team Love Records. Continue…

Enjoy this new tunes from The Morning Benders. I first heard it on the F train – some school kids got on in the Lower East Side dressed like perfect mid-80’s hip-hoppers. I watched them clowning around and terrorizing each other all the while blasting “Promises” on my head phones – it was the perfect sound track.  Now this song makes me want to cause trouble.  Continue…

Ok, so this isn’t the first time we’ve given you free music from Taken by Trees. But, as our favorite Stockholm based recording artist keeps giving up free music, we feel its our duty to pass it on to you. Taken by Trees (née Victoria Bergsman) has a long history of recording with top indie groups and amazing projects. Her latest album East of Eden is no disappointment to her rich history. When I listen to Taken by Trees I can imagine walking through yellow and red desert cliffs smelling nothing but night-blooming Jasmin and far off campfires. Continue…

London raised Sri Lankan recording artist M.I.A. has had a big week. Not only did M.I.A. release a new song and video (see bottom of post) but the angry rapper used her twitter page to take some hard shots at the Grey Lady. M.I.A.’s attack came in the wake of the January 10th New York Times travel article that put Sri Lanka as the top new vacation spot for 2010. From M.I.A.’s twitter posts: Continue…

Whatever this Phil Spector retro sound that’s becoming popular right now (or always has been but is being perfected) with indie artists is totally fine by me!  Best Coast is the left coast’s girly answer to the Drums. Part Cat Power, part Beach Boys, part Ronettes, Best Coast is the exact song that I totally got on a mix tape from my teenage boyfriend who was obsessed with Velocity Girl and Morrissey.  This track is apparently a demo, but in it’s minimalist quirk is where the true sparkle of the track shines. Continue…

Super sweet Swedish standout, Acne Studio, is having their end-of-season sale, featuring up to 50 percent off fall/winter merchandise. Men’s and women’s clothes, denim, and accessories are all discounted. Continue…