In heavy rotation in iTunes this week: Crystal Castles’ “Not in Love” featuring vocals by Robert Smith of The Cure.

Bombay/Jewel (by David Tree)

(via jesskantor)

Everybody is posting this or talking about this these days… But good sound if you ask me.

Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, & Pomplamoose VideoSong!!!! (via PomplamooseMusic)

Esperanza Spalding | Chamber Music Society (via concordrecords)

Mos Def & Lenny Kravitz - It Ain’t My Fault 

“Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, the Preservation Hall Band, Trombone Shorty, and Tim Robbins teamed up recently to record It Ain’t My Fault to benefit Gulf Aid, a nonprofit created in response to the oil spill off the Louisiana Coast.”

(via joelaz)

Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (via SonuSdot9)

R.I.P. Guru

The 87 Stick Up Kids: GURU's Farewell Letter

I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options.

I have a non-profit organization called Each…

HOW MUCH DO MUSIC ARTISTS EARN ONLINE?

Not that much as you can see in this graphic put together by David McCandless. As you can see it is getting more and more difficult to make a living by just making music in the digital age.  

Bill Callahan: Tiny Desk Concert (via nprmusic)

Devil in the Details

And nobody knows where we are
And I can stay here for days
being alone with you in the back of my head
Just never fails

By Admiral Freebee

Headlights

Another great band I have to say. Found this one through Last.fm again. And I actually listened through all their albums on Spotify today. 3 Albums and an EP is not too much.

The have a nice sound to it. Easy listening for a day at work or lounging outside in the sun. And I could easily do more of that …

Spotify link here.
Last.fm link here.

PS: when I compared the “similar artists” from Spotify to those of Last.fm (first 10), only 1 of them is matching ….. Why ?????

A Take Away Show

Behold……. In my search for more interesting music to fill my head with, I stumbled along a wonderful site. There they have a special section….. They call it “A Take Away Show”.

When I had a look at the list of bands there, I noticed a few of my favorites. So I knew it would be something good. Then you click on the bandname, and start watching some of the videos they uploaded. Well the result is…… mindblowing stunning !!!! I mean, the way they got these bands play: in the back of an open truck driving around, at the dark end of a street, in a cozy room with no public, …. It makes you appreciate the music even more. And you realize that those songs are actually really good.

Here are some of my favorites:

Bloc Party, ‘This Modern Love’ - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

TakeAwayShow_JoseGonzalez-1-DivX by La Blogotheque

Together with the little stories they write with it…. a goldmine !!!!

Go and listen: “A Take Away Show” at the blogotheque.net.

Efterklang

I am trying to expand my musical horizon a bit these days. Cause I think I need some new sounds in my headphones. I had friends living here in town who had music (finding new sounds) as their biggest hobby. So that was easy then, just hanging around with them.
But they moved back home to England a couple of years ago and the only thing I actually have been doing is listening to my old stuff (all the way back to the 80’s) and they stuff they introduced me to. Wel…. now I came to an end. Kind of….. There is only that much I can listen to before I get bored of the sound. And here I am …. stuck…..

But thank god that somebody invented last.fm !!!! I have been using it sooo much lately that it saves the day I would say. And my latest finding is: Efterklang. I am only halfway through their album “Parades”, but it is totally worth it. Go and check it out.

Here is the Spotify link.