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These kind of performances make me miss London a bit...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:52:57 +0100

These kind of performances make me miss London a bit more.

Bastille - Pompeii

22:19. It's pouring outside. But I'm happily surrounded by 4 walls

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:23:13 +0100

Thanks to Hey Marseilles.

Never heard of Sinkane before, but this album rocks

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:07:14 +0200

Never heard of Sinkane before, but this album rocks

Obsessed with these guys

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:32:00 +0200

Ivan & Alyosha

This NPR Tiny Desk concert from them is also really good. You can download their free Cabin Sessions EP here.

Does anybody have an E Harmonica?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:39:50 +0100

It’s been one of those weekends with not much activity. At least activity in terms of how most young people perceive it. But I discovered something amazing this weekend and that was Bob Dylan’s performances from 1963 to 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival.

In a way I discovered both Bob Dylan and also the festival, which still takes place every summer in Rhode Island. I had never been a fan of Bob Dylan before, probably because so many people talk about him all the time that I didn’t feel like I could discover him. And I love discovering new bands and artists. But holy shit if I did.

Being there in person to listen to those performances +50 years ago had to be amazing. Not only amazing because of Dylan’s performance itself, but because of how that event changed people’s perception of folk music.

Hell, even a big portion of the audience that was there in 1965 booed Dylan because of betraying folk music with electric an electric sound, performing Maggie’s Farm, Like a Rolling Stone and Phantom Engineer. But he came back to the stage that night, alone, and performed one of the best versions I’ve ever heard of Mr Tambourine Man.

“Does anybody have an E Harmonica?”

Funny enough today I have been walking around with the latest album of the First Aid Kit sisters on repeat in my iPhone. An when I listen to it I can’t stop thinking of those Dylan’s videos from 55 years ago. Dunno why. Maybe because it feels like folk music hasn’t died. And it won’t. Ever.

I Like This

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:01:42 +0100

Hang Together (Keep Schtum re-edit) - Odyssey (23/12/11 6pm - 24 hours of free downloads) by Keep Schtum

Some Songs Just Change Your Mood

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:36:47 +0100

FEEDBACK BLOG: Giving it Away: How Free Music Makes More Than Sense

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:07:56 +0100

FEEDBACK BLOG: Giving it Away: How Free Music Makes More Than Sense:

derekwebb:

Music matters. It’s so integral and pervasive in our culture that it almost feels invisible. It’s even hard to imagine walking into almost any store without hearing music overhead. Culture provides a constant soundtrack to our lives. So it’s no wonder there’s so much discussion and debate…

Beirut + Meek Mill

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:31:54 +0100

The Hood Internet - Boss Tide (Meek Mill x Beirut) by hoodinternet

Found at La Blogotheque

Tom The Lion

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:53:47 +0100

Nothing beats what you feel when you discover a new artist or band. It happened to me last Sunday when I walked into Rough Trade East and listened to a few songs from Tom The Lion first album.

After a few minutes I decided to buy the album (awesome packaging as a small little wooden box) and now I can’t stop listening to it. I’ll be seeing him on Dec 7th at the St Pancras Old Church.

More info: http://tomthelion.co.uk/

Hip Hop Orchestra

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:20:38 +0100

I mentioned before that from time to time I have my hip hop moments. I guess today is one of those days.

2Pac's Skinny Love

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:08:00 +0100

I am not a huge hip hop fan, although I have my moments. But I’ve always considered 2Pac’s flow one of the best ever and well… Skinny Love is Skinny Love.

musicvsmisery: This makes my heart hurt: Cary Brothers and...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:06:16 +0100

musicvsmisery:

This makes my heart hurt: Cary Brothers and Laura Jansen cover one of the best breakup songs ever written, Ryan Adams’ “Come Pick Me Up”.

MGMT's latest video

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:52:16 +0100

I’m not a big fan of music videos, but I’m loving MGMT’s last one.

And no i will never speak of ways ‘cause i know you wont...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:11:18 +0100

And no i will never speak of ways ‘cause i know you wont try them / But all the weapons raining from the sky will be ours to embrace / And the cold sky will write us a song / But will we ever confess what we’ve done / Guess we’re still kids on the run

You And I

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:06:27 +0100

You And I

A Dose Of Sadness

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:38:03 +0100

Nothing has impacted me more in the past few months than seeing Ryan Adams live. Don’t get me wrong, there are things outside of the music sphere that have had a great impact on me recently, but in terms of music nothing comes close to being able to see a great artist 3 times in just 11 months.

There’s something magical about seeing an artist you admire for the first time, after spending 10 years of your life listening to his songs, watching videos of his live performances and even reading his interviews.

And the best thing is that I had the chance of reliving that same experience again, twice. Some people might think that his songs are too sad, but I get some of us also appreciate a dose of sadness from time to time. It’s like life, I guess.

I’ve uploaded the whole show he played in Denver in September, as part of the Ashes & Fire tour. Hope you enjoy it.

Ryan Adams - Live in Denver 2011 by Jaime Novoa

I would love to go to a concert in a venue like the Guggenheim....

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:38:14 +0100

I would love to go to a concert in a venue like the Guggenheim. MGMT did it last week.

On our first date, we composed a song

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:11:00 +0100

That night, in Butler’s apartment, the pair wrote “Headlights Look like Diamonds,” which would eventually appear on Arcade Fire’s debut EP. “The countryside’s deserted / there’s no one on the farms,” Butler croons; perhaps not a terribly romantic tune, but when was the last time you composed a song on a first date?

With such a start to a relationship, I can now understand how they ended up creating songs like this.

Read the whole article by Drew Nelles about Arcade Fire’ influence on Montreal’s music scene. It’s really good.

Songs I Can't Get Out Of My Head

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:17 +0100

Five songs that have been stuck in my head this week. The kind that you start singing while taking a shower.

Songs I Can’t Get Out Of My Head by Jaime Novoa