Skinny Love by Birdy
Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, or Birdy, is a 15 year old artist from England who won Open Mic UK in 2008 at the age of 12, and has been writing music since she was 7. She’s been on the radar ever since she released her cover of Skinny Love by Bon Iver early this year...
Phoenix In The Studio
As it turns out, Phoenix is in the studio working on their follow-up to their breakout fourth LP, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Fashion designer/photographer Hedi Slimane caught up with Mars and gang in a New York recording studio and took a whole bunch of candid pictures of the band as they worked. Bassist Deck D’arcy has mentioned that...
Bon Iver
Photo via Spin Many of you already know about Bon Iver… what kind of blog would this be if my readers didn’t already know about Bon Iver? For many of us, Justin Vernon’s sweet falsetto marked a specific time in our lives. For me it was the winter of 2008. It was the sound of...
Poster Process – The Black Keys
The Black Keys have the most played tracks in my library over the past 6 months… so it goes without saying that I love their music. This is a great video by the DKNG studio combining great music with great design and it shows the process that goes into creating a really nice show poster,...
The Curse
This is the video for Josh Ritter’s song, The Curse from his latest album, So Runs the World Away. It’s a great song with a great story, and the visual representation just makes it that much more beautiful. I never really understood the last line of the song until this video, but now it’s my...
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
This ragtag group of hipsters are known as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and I’ve been jamming out to their song “Home” for the past few weeks. It’s got a really brave, pioneer feel to it that makes you want to explore new lands and conquer new territories. Go check out their album on...
The Wilderness Downtown
If you haven’t seen this already, it’s worth dropping whatever you’re doing for a few minutes and checking out Arcade Fire’s video for their song We Used to Wait. I wouldn’t describe this as a music video, as much as an innovative HTML5 experience. It’s amazing to see what can be done without flash, and...
