Mika has sold over 8 million records worldwide, and returned last month with his third DIY The Origin Of Love via Universal Republic.
Month: November 2012
There’s so few clips of Sandy Denny performing live and even fewer still that are of high ‘visual’ quality, but this solo piano performance from the BBC seems apt for today, which is, of course, “Late November.” – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of …
New York singer/songwriter Sophie Auster released her new album Red Weather earlier this month. Here’s the video for the lead single “Run, Run, Run.” The skittering beat and angular piano melody of “Run, Run, Run” underpin a seductively feral vocal from Sophie full of longing and caution. The haunting video conjures nervous splendor as Sophie …
“Spite” is the fourth & final single from 2011’s Dig Down Deep. Filmed in Paris, France & directed by Loic Gillpain, the video stars Alban Lenoir & pays artful homage to Kafka’s Metamorphosis – an appropriately dark treatment for this sinister little number. VANDAVEER is the song-singing, globetrotting alt-folk project penned & put forth by …
Amanda Palmer has had a hell of a year. Sure, Hurricane Sandy destroyed New York, but her self-released album, Theatre Is Evil, debuted at #10 on the Billboard charts – and #3 on the Alternative Charts and #2 on the Independent Charts – following a well-publicized Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $1.2 million to produce …
Did you know that you can be arrested for DUI if you drive even after having only one drink? That’s because people metabolize alcohol at different rates. While it may take your partner several drinks to become intoxicated, it may take you far less. If you drink alcohol outside of your home, you have to …
I just got urgent word from England about Vienna Blood and “Caesar,” the newly released single which they’re giving away. The tune is lovely, smooth, completely hook-filled, and the singer definitely has what we used to call a “unit mover” voice, meaning that his voice has an inherently catchy quality which could sell many discs. …
Don’t you just love this furry dog suit? I would love to doff one of these and strut about the town:
http://youtu.be/35cOqZI067E
If you are trying to purchase a rental property and need to get a mortgage, you realize how important it is to get as low an interest rate as possible. The higher the rate, the more the property costs, which will cut into your profits. There are several ways to help you get the lowest …
http://youtu.be/bGSvPYEQt1o This Yahoo TV article features other recent footage in which Angus T. Jones advises viewers to stop watching “Two and a Half Men,” a show which he describes as “filth.”
Wild Belle is Natalie and Elliot Bergman. Singer Natalie shows off her deliciously gamine figure and unforgettable voice in this video. The band is joined live by Kellen Harrison (bass), Erik Hall (guitar) and Quin Kirchner (drums). Wild Belle on tour: 11/29 Portland, OR Doug Fir & 11/30 Seattle, WA Neumos & 12/1 Vancouver, BC …
Vicki Anderson sang back-up with James Brown during the height of his career. She was married to Bobby Byrd the man credited with “discovering” James, and the leader of his band The Famous Flames. If anybody was gonna sing about the soul sisters she was the one to do it! – Dennis R. White
When the summer months start approaching, weight loss rules all. Women torture themselves so that they can look good in their bathing suits; but there is a far easier way to do it. Weight loss myths and misunderstandings run wild, so don’t let these three dangerous habits become a part of your lifestyle. 1.) Beware …
Start your holiday season off on the good foot with this timeless joint. Bach put 20 babies up in a pair of baby mommas, and blessed the world with the upwards of 1120 pieces of music. Bach went hard in the paint his whole life and so should you. We all have so much potential. …
It’s not Currier and Ives, not a King Family Christmas Special, not A Charlie Brown Christmas, but it’s got a certain gritty Christmas honesty not found anywhere else. This moderately hopeful tune was lost on the otherwise dark Copperhead Road album and released in the late 80s.
12:42 AM, Troutlet Outlet Mall, Troutdale, Oregon – Coast to Coast Am is on the radio here in EPB’s remote newsroom as it is every Black Friday when I’m writing up our coverage of the year’s busiest shopping night. Tonight’s topic is the impending end of time at the end of the Mayan calendar on …
Decorating a room with a built-in fireplace can be a bit of a challenge. Since the fireplace is already there, you have to decorate around it. Often you have no choice in what the fireplace is made of and its material may not be suitable for the type of furniture you own or the style …
Seattle band Quickie— Lou Trez, Joe Wolf, Kelly Lichtenwald– has made some eye-catching (and controversial) videos over the years, most notably, “Bikini Barista,” which featured buxom coffee servers and drew in hundreds of thousands of views and attention from all over the world. They also had some success with Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones. Still, my …
BIG ASS BOOMBOX is a loud pop festival consisting of at least forty bands and fifteen writers performing in four venues over two days. This event is free and will take place in PORTLAND, OREGON on Jan 11 and 12, 2013. (This is after the end of the Mayan calendar, so no guarantees.) more info: …
Having just released the limited-edition, colored Body of Work 7” on Saddle Creek this week, The Mynabirds commemorate the occasion with the accompanying video for “Body of Work.” With syncopated beats and playful thumps, layered on top of Laura Burhenn’s gospel inspired tone, Burhenn illustrates a playfulness as she combines nature and art in the …
The holidays are the perfect time to talk about fennel seed, renown for its digestive and flatulent inhibiting benefits. King Henry I of England and his household consumed eight pounds of fennel seed a month~enough said. I originally planted bronze fennel for the swallowtail butterflies to lay their eggs and the caterpillars to eat as …
Lock up your pugs, East Portland, I spotted a coyote on Glisan a few blocks east of 122nd at 3:45 AM, heading east, looking large and well-fed. This was no scrawny urban coyote. Don’t say you haven’t been warned. This is a few blocks from Glendoveer Park. Another cabbie saw an owl in the street …
There’s no need to worry about coverage or co-pays when you get your health insurance through John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison:
http://youtu.be/fyyDpGJG9UA
The ISB was really at their best without Rose and Licorice, with their best LP probably being The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion – but I personally love their debut, when they were a power trio with Mike, Robin and their founding father, Clive Palmer. I spent a week at Palmer’s house …
In January of this following a severe winter storm that hit much of the Northeast, highways in Kentucky and Ohio experienced terrible accidents that left the roads closed for several days. One accident in Kentucky resulted in a 41 car pile-up that left six people critically injured. The accident caused a fuel tanker to overturn …
Unfortunately, the rising cost of healthcare means that many people put off doctor visits until there’s a serious problem. However, some countries are taking an initiative to bring healthcare kiosks into public places such as shopping malls in an effort to illustrate that a person’s habits can easily have an adverse effect on their health. …
Dude, you just know “Monster” — arguably R.E.M.’s best LP ever — was influenced by Peter Buck’s time spent living in Seattle, way back in the early-1994 day. Why, I’ll even wager that Kurt Cobain — frisky secret Japanophile — told R.E.M. to visually represent themselves for the “Crush With Eyeliner” video with a wild …
I saw the Go-Gos at Hec Ed Pavillion in Seattle. I think that was in 1982 — maybe ’83, but probably ’82. I remember I had the cheaper seat ticket and the staff on the floor was scrutinizing everyone’s ticket to make sure they really belonged on the floor. When no one was looking, I …