Entries from September 2008

Young Lovers

September 3rd, 2008

I mentioned the Boy+Girl remix of the Young Lovers‘ track Talking in French the other day but I neglected to mention the band themselves, who have a non-unique sound, but they manage to pull it off, at least on the track Talking in French. Check it out on MySpace.

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Tags: New2Me

The Droste Effect from Wild Beasts

September 3rd, 2008

Wild Beasts – Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants. Dir: OneInThree from OneInThree on Vimeo. Freaky. The Droste Effect was pioneered by Escher. It’s all mathematical and shit. Enjoy. Or Puke.

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Scandinavia is taking over

September 3rd, 2008

I still love Sweden, but lately another Scandinavian state has been cropping up pretty regularly in my daily surf.  From blogs like Copenhagenize and Copenhagen Cycle Chic to recent mentions on BigStereo and DiscoDust of the Danish band, Small, Denmark is quickly becoming a focal point for my obsessions.  Small’s Comic Girl and Sunshine Lover […]

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Tags: link · mp3 · new release

Solange Knowles is not as SMRT as she thinks she is

September 2nd, 2008

Solange Knowles (the not famous Knowles sister) shows her contempt for having to lower herself to sit through a perky morning chat show by smugly trying to embarrass the host after misappropriating an off-air introduction. Sadly, Solange is so irretrievably illiterate that the best line she can muster is beyond incomprehensible: “Please don’t talk me […]

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Tags: commentary · link · video

Strange News From Another Star

September 1st, 2008

Damon Albarn performing Strange News from Another Star, sans Blur, for John Peel, via.

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Tags: video