Spectres…I always seem to be referencing something that came out more than two years ago. Because I can’t let go. Because I don’t want to let go. That’s how I feel about Regina Spektor. Her work is so versatile and invites you to play along with her. Even after a few years, her records are [...]
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Beethova Obas (courtesy of myspace page) Haitian Troubadour: Beethova Obas Mr. Obas is a well-known among Haitians and Caribbean islanders, especially the Francophones. He writes incisive ballads about the country’s trials and impassioned love songs. His influences range from the traditional Haitian beats like compas, which is a slow tempo used for dancing, and Rasin (roots) [...] K'Naan – Troubadour K’Naan is a Somali-Canadian rapper who has been blowing me away lately. Although his music is strictly about Somalia, some of the lyrics would apply to Haiti and the short, brutish life many live there. He is not afraid of a few solecisms in his flow as long as it flows. Although it’s [...] Paolo. Nutini. An italian with a Scottish accent. The appropriate people swoon, please.— Since the rains started last week, I have fallen for his crackling voice. These Streets (Special Edition) is an excellent clash of ballads a la Damien Rice, exhuberant cries about jilted love and happy feet-makers like the song New Shoes, which was featured [...] I am in love with the new song Free Me. If you’ve read past posts or met me in real life, obvious reasons light up in your brain. I just adore her free-mindedness and her balsy approach to her music. “No one is going to give it to you. You have to take it for [...] A few things that I have made me smile this wkend may work for you: Vivo per lei by Andrea Bocelli- I know it’s become popular to take a practical approach to feelings. In He’s Not that Into You (or, He’s An Asshole, I’m a Spinless Dormat) Ginnifer Goodwin taught us that being too interested is [...] Everyone who knew MJ personally have said lately there were two Michael: the performer and the woefully disturbed child. On stage, he was in control, he was brilliant, he was THE RHYTHM (No offense to Janet). But every time I saw him in an interview, I had to avert my eyes. I had a high [...] |
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