One of my favorite landscapes by the amazing Rebekka
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
What do you think they are jabbering?
This picture blows me away, I can't believe how human these two look; it definitely gives me a good laugh every time I see it. First of many Flickr posts!
Cat Power - Lived In Bars
Cat Power's voice is mature far beyond her years. When I first heard this song I envisioned a fourty-something woman singing in a smoke-filled jazz club...I love this video, she looks and sounds fantastic. So much personality, yet she makes you wanting more. Cool how her athletic jacket lends tribute to the album's title, and more? Chris Ott over at Pitchfork seems to capture her aura well in his review for her previous album:
"Liz Phair was a grifter. Using sexuality as a weapon, she turned the tables on obsessive boys and set their hearts aflutter with brazen lyrics, from the flagellant lust of "Flower" to her dead-to-the-world praise for doin' it doggie-style, "That way we can fuck and watch TV." Yet, forgiving a few heartfelt ballads like "Explain It to Me", Phair was in many ways a coy tease, partying and watching porn with guys she'd never date, despite their lust for her.
Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) was never such fun, never crude or masculine; she's the opposite fantasy, the porcelain art-school doll whose blissful confusion you could never hold in your hands. She's the girl that never called you back, that made you lose your cool and leave two messages. Every time you see her on the street, or a mutual friend tells you, "Yeah, I saw her at Cokie's, she's dating the guy from so and so," it ruins your weekend.
The cagiest of modern songbirds, Chan has a famously fragile ego and skittish countenance. She's wrestled with the consequences of baring a relentlessly observant soul to the world, and bagged on any number of shows when heckled or simply "not feeling it."...read the rest of the review here: You Are Free Pitchfork Review.
Check out her myspace page.
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
I was introduced to Regina just a few weeks ago and now I'm going through her back-catalog and let me tell you how talented this woman is. Her stuff is different, but her sound is beautifully unique and varies from album to album and song to song. Her most recent album is definitely the most approachable...Anyway, check out this video and you can actually listen to almost all her music, and view the videos for On the Radio, Samson, Better, and Us on her website. Go here: http://www.reginaspektor.com/
Fog (Again)
Dave Matthews once said about Radiohead:
"[Radiohead's music] can take you down a quiet street before it drops a beautiful musical bomb on you. It can build to where you think the whole thing will crumble beneath its own weight - and then Thom Yorke will sing some melody that just cuts your heart out of your chest. There's a point on the album Kid A where I start feeling claustrophobic, stuck in a barbed-wire jungle - and then I suddenly fall out and I'm sitting by a pool with birds singing. Radiohead can do all of these things in a moment, and it drives me fucking crazy." (thanks meg)
I have two suggestions from them:
1. listen to "Let Down" (Ok Computer) really loud, over and over again.
2. listen to "Fog (Again)" [Live], well, just listen to it, it's pretty incredible. It's off the Com Lag: 2+2=5 [EP], and you can download it on iTunes...There's something about the short sad songs with a slightly upbeat guitar riff or piano beat that really get me (e.g. Dear Chicago - Ryan Adams).
Eyes
I decided to start up a blog today after I came across a really cool blog from a guy somewhere over in Germany who posted good music, videos, photos, and thoughts on there. I come across stuff that I want to share with people so often that I'm glad I finally can. When I heard this song, I immediately wanted other people to hear it, because there's something so uplifting about it. I was watching Heroes, episode 5, and I know I'd heard the song before on the show, but I finally found it; it's called "Eyes" by Rogue Wave. Here's the lyrics:
Missed the last train home
birds pass by to tell me
that im not alone
well im pushing myself
to finish this part
i can handle a lot
but one thing i'm missing
is in your eyes
have you seen this film
it reminds me of
walking through the avenues
well im washing my hands
of attachments, yeah
i will land on the ground
but one thing I’m missing
is in your eyes
Anyway, you can hear it streamed at http://www.myspace.com/roguewave. I love this song so much! It reminds me of walking through city streets, thinking about that girl you like but always seem to miss. It really makes me want to be back in the city....I guess that's what it's supposed to remind you of, haha. Anyway check it out.
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