12/06/2007
Arthur Russell Does The Moonwalk
Arthur Russell is a dead disco cellist, but his spirit is very much alive in this hidden YouTube gem, passed on to me last week by a good friend. Simultaneously soothing and a bit creepy (read: other-worldly), I have found myself addicted to ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 12/06/2007 10:40 AM EST in Experimental, WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
11/28/2007
A Music Video with "Character(s)"
My name is Robin, and I am a typomaniac, a typophile, a veritable typography nerd. I get giddy about music videos that use letterforms. My heart races over animated alphabets. Sylvie Vartan and her video for "Cette lettre-là" from 1965 might ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/28/2007 9:44 AM EST in 60's Pop, YouTube | Permalink
11/27/2007
Highly Recommended: Lizz King
The past came to haunt me in the best possible way! Last Spring, at the very end of a show in a stuffy, odd house called Lemon Hill in a crappy area of Baltimore, a girl with just her banjo sat cross-legged on the floor and sang us all to sleep ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/27/2007 1:33 AM EST in Folk, Blues, Highly Recommended | Permalink
11/16/2007
Finding a Friend in High Places
I'd argue that having friends in high places is always a benefit. But moreover, I want to be friends with High Places, a musical duo out of Brooklyn. Mary Pearson and Robert Barber have birthed a pleasing cross-breed of ambience and poppiness. ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/16/2007 12:30 PM EST in Electronic, Neo-Psychedelic | Permalink
11/09/2007
MENOMENA: Live at The First Unitarian Church - With Video!
The temperature in Philly was falling rapidly, but not inside the First Unitarian Church on Wednesday night. I arrived just in time to catch headliners MENOMENA of Portland, OR. This was my first time going to a show at The First Unitarian C ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/09/2007 11:24 AM EST in Experimental, Rock, Live Review | Permalink
11/07/2007
Not My Wedding Song: The Zombies "This Will Be Our Year"
An ex-boyfriend of mine turned me onto The Zombies via this track. Apparently, it was his good friend's wedding song, and he found that to be compelling. I think I was supposed to take it as a hint. Instead, I went home immediately and downl ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/07/2007 12:59 PM EST in 60's Pop | Permalink
11/02/2007
Deer Tick: Infectious Alt-Country
I feel it necessary to share the music that is currently keeping me sane. Deer Tick (aka John McCauley and friends) based out of Providence, RI circulates through my studio frequently. There is something incredibly sweet about the pairing of ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/02/2007 3:52 PM EST in Folk, Country | Permalink
Highly Recommended: The Rumble Strips
Let's get ready to... (Come on, I'm not going to say it). But I will tell you that I am eagerly awaiting the arrival ofThe Rumble Strips on US soil. This new London-based band is playing a show at The Theater of Living Arts in Philly on Novemb ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/02/2007 1:10 PM EST in Rock | Permalink
Love Song for Tech Nerds? The Hot Toddies "HTML"
Initially, I thought The Hot Toddies, four charming lasses from Oakland, CA, had created quite possibly the most adorable love song for tech nerds that I had ever heard. After I listened to the first minute of "HTML," from their 2007 release Sme ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 11/02/2007 11:51 AM EST in Indie-Pop, WTF? | Permalink
10/31/2007
The Top 5 Strangest Deaths in Rock and Roll
Here are my personal picks for a Zombie Dream Team - rockers who met surprising, creepy, and just plain gruesome ends:
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