Listening to Shugo reminded me of the songs of Argentina’s Juana Molina and Zoe Keating. Both use acoustic instruments combined with synths and samplers and sequencers to create one woman micro-symphonies. If you dig on the cello, Zoe Keating is highly recommended (though she’s not as cute as the Murder By Death Cellist, Sarah Balliet). […]

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A few weeks back, I caught Stephin Merritt and his merry quartet for a lovely acoustic show at GW’s Lisner Auditorium, and while that show was amazing, it was like the bazillionth time I’d seen Magnetic Fields in the last 15 years. It was, however, the first time I’d ever seen Shugo Tokumaru and he […]

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I had no idea it was no longer available. I really enjoyed Bebel Gilberto’s Tanto Tempo back in 2000, and it’s nice to rediscover it 8 years later. Crammed Discs, who originally put out the record, will be reissuing the record November 18th. rent a car bulgaria Marketing Crap: The daughter of João Gilberto (who […]

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This video is so bizarre. The teeth ruined it for me.

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HRO says this is the next big thing. I believe everything I read at Hipster Runoff. So should you. Ok, maybe not. I’m still partial to Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head.

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I’m a total sucker for bands that take an electronica song and play it on real instruments. The Bad Plus’ version of Aphex Twin’s Flim is pretty awesome. Stephin Merritt’s re-interpretations of his sampler based songs from Holiday and Wayward Bus are pretty much as gorgeous as the originals. This cover of Daft Punk’s Harder […]

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