Andrew Bird's new album Noble Beast is available today for $1.99 from Amazon.com! I've listened to it once so far and it is very good!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Noble Beast
Andrew Bird's new album Noble Beast is available today for $1.99 from Amazon.com! I've listened to it once so far and it is very good!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Theresa Andersson
I saw her for the first time on Conan last night. It's like an exaggeration of what Andrew Bird does with pedals, which is impressive, but I think I would prefer a full band. Maybe if she is committed to the one-woman act she could experiment with more amps to imitate a band spatially.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Ray Charles' Saxophonist Obituary
David "Fathead" Newman
Last month, three saxophonists that worked with Ray Charles died: Hank Crawford, who was probably the most well-known, Leeroy "Hog" Cooper, who was primarily a bari sax player, and David "Fathead" Newman, my personal favorite. Here's "Hard Times," from Newman's first album Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David Newman, which also features Hank Crawford on bari sax:
Monday, February 2, 2009
L.E. Flaco
This is cross-posted at The Joy of Daily Living.
Photo from myspace.com
I figure after last week, why not continue with the foreign language theme? L.E. Flaco is a hip-hop artist I found back when I was in school and trying to learn Spanish. I figured I could find songs I like, memorize the lyrics, translate them, and then magically be fluent in Spanish.
It didn't work. Still, L.E. Flaco was super cool when I sent him myspace messages (in broken Spanish, I'm sure) and we corresponded the best we could for a bit. He lives in Madrid, Spain with a beautiful girlfriend and really cool dog. I know this because they were mentioned in just about the only lyrics I could translate!
L.E. Flaco's flows are tight and fast over quality production. Click here for his myspace. Here is one of his videos. I love when he throws in some English ("hurry up," "don't worry").
Here's another of his newer videos.
When I corresponded with him I asked what his lyrics are about, but since he isn't fluent in English it was hard to grasp. Many have social and political themes (or at least did in 2006). Because I'm so used to Mexican Spanish, it's really hard for me to pick up words with his Spanish accent. I just here "th, th, th" and then one or two words I can catch.
Photo from myspace.com
I figure after last week, why not continue with the foreign language theme? L.E. Flaco is a hip-hop artist I found back when I was in school and trying to learn Spanish. I figured I could find songs I like, memorize the lyrics, translate them, and then magically be fluent in Spanish.
It didn't work. Still, L.E. Flaco was super cool when I sent him myspace messages (in broken Spanish, I'm sure) and we corresponded the best we could for a bit. He lives in Madrid, Spain with a beautiful girlfriend and really cool dog. I know this because they were mentioned in just about the only lyrics I could translate!
L.E. Flaco's flows are tight and fast over quality production. Click here for his myspace. Here is one of his videos. I love when he throws in some English ("hurry up," "don't worry").
Here's another of his newer videos.
When I corresponded with him I asked what his lyrics are about, but since he isn't fluent in English it was hard to grasp. Many have social and political themes (or at least did in 2006). Because I'm so used to Mexican Spanish, it's really hard for me to pick up words with his Spanish accent. I just here "th, th, th" and then one or two words I can catch.
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