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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:The Moonbabies4/12/09-4/19/09
The Moonbabies is a Swedish duo formed in 1997 by core members Ola Frick (Vocals, Guitar and misc. Instruments) and Carina Johansson (Vocals & Keys). In 1996 Ola Frick (Vocalist/Muliti-instrumentalist) and Carina Johansson (Vocalist/Piano/Keyboards) got together and began writing songs and gigging throughout their home city of Malmö, Sweden under the name Moonbabies. After some years playing around with different set-ups and styles, their debut 7", 'Air>>>Moon>>> Stereo' EP was released in the autumn of 1999. After quite some success with the EP, they got signed by US label Duckweed Records who released their debut album 'June and Novas', which met near unanimous critical approval for its blending of glimmering guitar lines, complex electronic and experimental passages, and hauntingly ethereal vocals. Moonbabies got praised by the American music press and has been described as "not just the best of their country but ours as well " by one admiring American critic and "an impressive marriage of traditional indie pop and modern electronic production" by another.
Their diverse music has been called "dream pop", "album rock", "mood pop", and "experimental underwater moods." Their strong melodic songs run the gamut from lulling to heavy rock, and their less traditional instrumental pieces often incorporate elements of classical music, psychedelia, and electronica. Tracks from 'June and Novas' got heavy rotation on Swedish National Radio, and impressive amounts of sale and attention for a small indie release.
"We still 'do it ourselves', everything from recording, mixing, designing the artwork. I think the band has the strongest ideas of how they want to approach their music and artwork." - Ola Frick in Breakthrough Magazine Interview 2001
Moonbabies needed exactly one album to establish themselves as the architects of some of the most exquisite 21st century pop. Compared to the likes of Grandaddy, My Bloody Valentine, Sgt Pepper era Beatles, Kate Bush and Jim O'Rourke. After the release of 2001's 'We're Layabouts' EP, Moonbabies did their first US tour and successfully headlined a dozen venues in the western USA. The following year Moonbabies released another critically acclaimed EP titled 'Standing on the Roof / Filtering the Daylight', which illustrated a significant departure from the Moonbabies' known brand of indiepop, and a change towards a more mature and sophisticated songwriting. After its release the band signed on to the Swedish label Chalksounds, to Hidden Agenda/Parasol in the USA and to Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan.
The band released their second full-length album 'The Orange Billboard', their most ambitious work to date, in January 2004. The album features a wonderful journey through the finest pop songs the band ever written and was praised with fantastic response from the critics and listeners. The swedish booking agency Motor/EMA took Moonbabies under their rooster and during the following 5 months, the band did amazingly around 50 shows. Ola and Carina went out on a acoustic tour supporting Eskobar in April and the band, including live members Markus Weitner (Guitar/Bass) and Anders Sejr Davidsen (Drums) grew to be a dynamic kicking liveact after a most successful tour of Germany.
The future looks bright for the band as Ola and Carina just recently did an successful acoustic tour together with the German band Monta in December 2004 in support of 'The Orange Billboard' album release in Germany.Their earliest efforts recalled early Indie/Shoegazer influences by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride and The Pixies, but with their 2004 album
The Orange Billboard, developed into more sophisticated pop music with a touch of The Beach Boys and The Beatles, as well as experimentation with electronics. The Single/Mini-album "War on Sound" was released in 2005 and became an immediate indie-anthem and followed success on radio and TV-shows like Grey's Anatomy. In 2007 Moonbabies at the Ballroom was released, a somewhat more constructed and song-oriented album including "Take me to the Ballroom", "Shout it Out", "Walking on my Feet" and "Cocobelle" which all were frequently aired on collage radio world-wide and included in several TV shows and commericals.
Their diverse music has been called "dream pop", "album rock", "mood pop", and "experimental underwater moods." Their strong melodic songs run the gamut from lulling to heavy rock, and their less traditional instrumental pieces often incorporate elements of classical music, psychedelia, and electronica. Tracks from 'June and Novas' got heavy rotation on Swedish National Radio, and impressive amounts of sale and attention for a small indie release.
"We still 'do it ourselves', everything from recording, mixing, designing the artwork. I think the band has the strongest ideas of how they want to approach their music and artwork." - Ola Frick in Breakthrough Magazine Interview 2001
Moonbabies needed exactly one album to establish themselves as the architects of some of the most exquisite 21st century pop. Compared to the likes of Grandaddy, My Bloody Valentine, Sgt Pepper era Beatles, Kate Bush and Jim O'Rourke. After the release of 2001's 'We're Layabouts' EP, Moonbabies did their first US tour and successfully headlined a dozen venues in the western USA. The following year Moonbabies released another critically acclaimed EP titled 'Standing on the Roof / Filtering the Daylight', which illustrated a significant departure from the Moonbabies' known brand of indiepop, and a change towards a more mature and sophisticated songwriting. After its release the band signed on to the Swedish label Chalksounds, to Hidden Agenda/Parasol in the USA and to Vinyl Junkie Records in Japan.
The band released their second full-length album 'The Orange Billboard', their most ambitious work to date, in January 2004. The album features a wonderful journey through the finest pop songs the band ever written and was praised with fantastic response from the critics and listeners. The swedish booking agency Motor/EMA took Moonbabies under their rooster and during the following 5 months, the band did amazingly around 50 shows. Ola and Carina went out on a acoustic tour supporting Eskobar in April and the band, including live members Markus Weitner (Guitar/Bass) and Anders Sejr Davidsen (Drums) grew to be a dynamic kicking liveact after a most successful tour of Germany.
The future looks bright for the band as Ola and Carina just recently did an successful acoustic tour together with the German band Monta in December 2004 in support of 'The Orange Billboard' album release in Germany.Their earliest efforts recalled early Indie/Shoegazer influences by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride and The Pixies, but with their 2004 album
The Orange Billboard, developed into more sophisticated pop music with a touch of The Beach Boys and The Beatles, as well as experimentation with electronics. The Single/Mini-album "War on Sound" was released in 2005 and became an immediate indie-anthem and followed success on radio and TV-shows like Grey's Anatomy. In 2007 Moonbabies at the Ballroom was released, a somewhat more constructed and song-oriented album including "Take me to the Ballroom", "Shout it Out", "Walking on my Feet" and "Cocobelle" which all were frequently aired on collage radio world-wide and included in several TV shows and commericals.
Moonbabies Official Website
Moonbabies FREE DOWNLOADS!!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:She & Him3/22/09-3/29/09
She & Him is an American indie pop band consisting of actress Zooey Deschanel (vocals, piano, banjo) and musician M.(Matt) Ward (guitar, production). The band’s first album, Volume One, was released on Merge Records in March, 2008.
Deschanel and Ward first met on the set of the film The Go-Getter[hmm…I wondered why I was so into the movie.ha ha.], in which the actress had a starring role. The director of the film, Martin Hynes, introduced the two and asked them to sing a duet together to be played at the end credits of the film. They decided to perform a Richard and Linda Thompson song entitled “When I Get to the Border”. The two bonded over their shared interest in certain songs and artists. Ward, having heard Deschanel sing previously in the film Elf, was surprised that she wrote songs herself and had many home demos. He asked her to send them to him. Deschanel was shy about music, but sent them to him anyway. Ward called her a short time later, and told her that he would like to record her songs properly, and their band She & Him was formed shortly after that. Deschanel said in an interview: “I always have loved music, ever since I was really little. I just loved to sing.”
For the Album “Volume One” the two originally worked together via e-mail, with Ward in his Portland, Oregon studio and Deschanel in her Los Angeles, California home. Ward would spend time “tinkering” with the music after Deschanel sent it to him, but Zooey eventually had to go to his studio to put the finishing touches on their album. They recorded in Portland in December 2006 and February-March 2007. It took them three recording sessions to complete the album. They also recorded in Mike Coykendall’s and Adam Selzer’s studios, and had a mixing session with Mike Mogis in his Omaha, Nebraska studio in either April or May 2007.
For the upcoming Album “Volume Two” in an interview on October 8th, 2008 with paste magazine, M. Ward announced that She & Him are currently working on volume two. When asked about the album Ward said “Zooey has about a gazillion brand new awesome songs. All we know about Volume Two is that it’s going to be twice as good as Volume One.
I first found out about She & Him from randomly hearing the song “Sentimental Heart”. I think at Barnes and Nobel, and I knew that I fell in love with the song. Then after about four to five months after that first listen of their music I finally found out who sung the song from Pandora.com. Again I say Pandora.com is the best! I found out that Zooey Deschanel sings for She & Him and I was surprised but expected it. Because all actresses that I like are either lesbians, musicians or both[Leisha Hailey! :D Favorite L Word Character!]. At the most part…I then checked out M. Ward as soon as I found out he released a lot of albums. So after I watched The Go-Getter. The movie that started this great band! Him and Zooey Deschanel seperate are good, but together they’re the best.
******She & Him's Websites******
She & Him's Myspace Page
http://www.myspace.com/sheandhim
She & Him's Official Website
http://www.sheandhim.com/
****FREE DOWNLOADS****
She & Him - Sentimental Heart
http://www.box.net/shared/2d5y6gfk38
She & Him - Got Me
http://www.box.net/shared/3cuyknas9l
She & Him - Bring It On Home To Me[Live]
http://www.box.net/shared/pa0a0umfqo
She & Him - This Is Not A Test
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57738367b9fb7b41/
She & Him - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5773833971a50414/
She & Him - Magic Trick[Live]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/577383549bd109b3/
She & Him - I Put A Spell On You
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57738658e3116c41/
Deschanel and Ward first met on the set of the film The Go-Getter[hmm…I wondered why I was so into the movie.ha ha.], in which the actress had a starring role. The director of the film, Martin Hynes, introduced the two and asked them to sing a duet together to be played at the end credits of the film. They decided to perform a Richard and Linda Thompson song entitled “When I Get to the Border”. The two bonded over their shared interest in certain songs and artists. Ward, having heard Deschanel sing previously in the film Elf, was surprised that she wrote songs herself and had many home demos. He asked her to send them to him. Deschanel was shy about music, but sent them to him anyway. Ward called her a short time later, and told her that he would like to record her songs properly, and their band She & Him was formed shortly after that. Deschanel said in an interview: “I always have loved music, ever since I was really little. I just loved to sing.”
For the Album “Volume One” the two originally worked together via e-mail, with Ward in his Portland, Oregon studio and Deschanel in her Los Angeles, California home. Ward would spend time “tinkering” with the music after Deschanel sent it to him, but Zooey eventually had to go to his studio to put the finishing touches on their album. They recorded in Portland in December 2006 and February-March 2007. It took them three recording sessions to complete the album. They also recorded in Mike Coykendall’s and Adam Selzer’s studios, and had a mixing session with Mike Mogis in his Omaha, Nebraska studio in either April or May 2007.
For the upcoming Album “Volume Two” in an interview on October 8th, 2008 with paste magazine, M. Ward announced that She & Him are currently working on volume two. When asked about the album Ward said “Zooey has about a gazillion brand new awesome songs. All we know about Volume Two is that it’s going to be twice as good as Volume One.
I first found out about She & Him from randomly hearing the song “Sentimental Heart”. I think at Barnes and Nobel, and I knew that I fell in love with the song. Then after about four to five months after that first listen of their music I finally found out who sung the song from Pandora.com. Again I say Pandora.com is the best! I found out that Zooey Deschanel sings for She & Him and I was surprised but expected it. Because all actresses that I like are either lesbians, musicians or both[Leisha Hailey! :D Favorite L Word Character!]. At the most part…I then checked out M. Ward as soon as I found out he released a lot of albums. So after I watched The Go-Getter. The movie that started this great band! Him and Zooey Deschanel seperate are good, but together they’re the best.
******She & Him's Websites******
She & Him's Myspace Page
http://www.myspace.com/sheandhim
She & Him's Official Website
http://www.sheandhim.com/
****FREE DOWNLOADS****
She & Him - Sentimental Heart
http://www.box.net/shared/2d5y6gfk38
She & Him - Got Me
http://www.box.net/shared/3cuyknas9l
She & Him - Bring It On Home To Me[Live]
http://www.box.net/shared/pa0a0umfqo
She & Him - This Is Not A Test
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57738367b9fb7b41/
She & Him - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5773833971a50414/
She & Him - Magic Trick[Live]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/577383549bd109b3/
She & Him - I Put A Spell On You
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57738658e3116c41/
Friday, March 20, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:Jeevan Singh3/15/09-3/22/09
Jeevan Singh[pronounced: Heevan/Geevan Sing]I know the last name is sing but the first is either pronouced geevan or heevan. I wish I knew!
Anyway...
"Imagine walking on snow at night in the quiet abandoned farmlands of upstate New York. Imagine a soft pillow to your ear."
Jeevan Singh is a Indie Folk/Pop Singer Songwriter. She was born in Manhattan and has been in Portland and is now living in Spain.
March 1983, New York, the snow fell softly. Her mother had studied classical Spanish guitar in the city, Puerto Rico, and later NYU. She wrote songs about liberty. Her mother sang to her first child in the womb.
March 1997, New York, she was gifted a round guitar, her first guitar, by her mother.
July 2002, Portland, newly relocated, she met a wonder of songwriters, artists, and activists.
Jeevan Singh grew up listening to Cat Stevens, old Bollywood soundtracks, and her mother’s songs on the guitar. She lived in Portland, Oregon and played with two bands there - Love Menu and Gatos - as well as solo.
August 2008, Portland, she released "Golden Lights EP" on House of Sound Records as a sort of goodbye to Portland.
September 2008, Spain, she packed her bags to test her luck on another continent. Now she's in the process of writing new songs.
Jeevan Singh's Website's
Jeevan Singh's Myspace Page
Jeevan Singh's CDBaby's Page
Jeevan Singh's Facebook Page
Jeevan Singh's Amazon.com Page
*****FREE DOWNLOADS*****
Jeevan Singh - Skidmore Bluffs
Jeevan Singh - We All Love To Be
Jeevan Singh - Golden Lights
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:Dri3/8/09-3/15/09
Dri is a reletively new artist that I found out about from Pandora.com(An Only Available in US website) They've introduced me to so many great artists. I found out about New Buffalo from Pandora.com. and many other great artists.[about 15 of my artists I found out about from Pandora.]
Dri has two music videos out which is very good for a person which isn't recognized or even promoted that much. Which sucks, cause she deserves to be known. At least iTunes mention her on iTunes Singer-Songwriters thing in..December?....January?...Dang! I can't remember! Anyway Dri's music is of a vocals of soulful approach and melodies of electronica. My favorite song on the Smoke Rings album is Don't Wait. It's a very catchy song with a great meaning.
Dri's small fame does not mean that she can't do anything because noone knows about her music. She has 2 music videos out, three websties, and more. Dri is stepping up to the plate with the term Do-It-Yourself Method. I love Indie music and independence.
She has been a singer for awhile before she released her debut album. She was the female singer in Fourth Of July. And I think she still is.
Dri's Websites
http://drimusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/drismokerings
http://rangeliferecords.com/listen/listen_DRI.html
FREE DOWNLOADS!!
*DRi-Don't Wait http://www.zshare.net/audio/569539115ed1ec9c
*Dri-You Know I Tried http://www.zshare.net/audio/56953905fdf76915/
*Dri-What's Real http://www.zshare.net/audio/56953919ea51970b/
*Dri-Goodnight,Baby http://www.zshare.net/audio/56954040d614d16a/
*Dri-Mother Nature http://www.zshare.net/audio/5695405488e9057c/
Monday, March 16, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:Hope3/1/09-3/8/09
I am SO SO SO SOOO SORRY!VERY LATE POST FOR HOPE!
I WAS VERY BUSY!
AND I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HOPE'S bioblog.
As If my internet did not want me to wirte it.
Strange but that's the past.(yesterday and the day before that and the day before....)
So On with the bioblog.
Hope Shorter is a pop singer-songwriter. Her most famous song is Who Am I To Say? that played on the Tyler Perry movie, "Why Did I Get Married?"So far since that popular feature of Hope's style and experience of music many people requested the song or the artist to create or sing a new song for their TV/Movie. an example of this is on "P.S. I Love You" and her song "Fortress".(aka my favorite song.)
She has been singed to a record label and is no longer independent. Her debut album was self-released last year and will be re-released sometime this year and could have bonus tracks! :D
She has done more songs and has featured them on her myspace page.
She has been touring and has been playing that oh so famous song of her's, "Who Am I To Say?" and her recently other popular song,"The Rain Don't Last".
Hope's Websites
Hope's Myspace Page http://www.myspace.com/hearhope
Hope's Official Website http://hope-music.net/
Hope's Record Label http://www.atlanticrecords.com/
FREE DOWNLOADS!!
*Hope - Who Am I To Say? http://www.zshare.net/audio/570945718361bf02/
*Hope - Never Forget http://www.zshare.net/audio/570946284ac2c371/
*Hope - The Rain Don't Last http://www.zshare.net/audio/5709464491262664/
*Hope - Never Forget http://www.zshare.net/audio/570946284ac2c371/
*Hope - The Rain Don't Last http://www.zshare.net/audio/5709464491262664/
*Hope - Bring Me Flowers http://www.zshare.net/audio/57094956812faa63/
*Hope - Fortress(P.S. I Love You Version) http://www.zshare.net/audio/570954351c8e483a/
*Hope - Fortress(P.S. I Love You Version) http://www.zshare.net/audio/570954351c8e483a/
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
ArtistoftheWeek:Laura Izibor 2/15/09-2/22/09
Laura Izibor born in Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland in May 1987, is an Irish R&B Singer who won the Jacob's/RTÉ 2fm song contest while still in secondary school. She went on to win a Hope for 2006 Award at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards.[1] She went on to perform at that year's Electric Picnic music festival and Music Ireland '07. Laura has opened for Aretha Franklin, Estelle and John Legend on tour. Her debut album "Let The Truth Be Told" is to be released in April, 2009.
The foundation begins with soul," explains 20-year-old singer/songwriter/producer Laura Izibor of her passionate, piano-guided songs. On her forthcoming debut album, Izibor continues the lineage set out by artists like Lauryn Hill and Jill Scott; artists who combine a reverence for the traditions of early R&B with a thoroughly modern sensibility. After one listen to the powerful, honey-tinged vocals on Let The Truth Be Told, one thing is for sure. For Laura Izibor, it's got to be real.
Born to a working class family in Dublin, Ireland, Izibor admits she didn't grow up in a musical household. "My mother raised five kids on her own, so there wasn't much time to buy records - it wasn't that kind of home. I found myself fancying music at about 13." Once the love for musicians like Stevie Wonder, Candi Stanton, and Roberta Flack took hold, she was smitten for good. "One door opened to the next - first I discovered Marvin Gaye, and then Otis Redding, and I just fell in love with soul music."
At the age of 15, Izibor won a prestigious national performance competition, the "2FM Song Contest." At 17, she started work on her debut album, taking the time to really hone her songs. "Let The Truth Be Told" was recorded over the course of four years in a diverse range of cities: New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Dublin among them. Laura also performed live constantly during this period, finding her true home onstage. Having performed several sold-out shows in Ireland, and opened for acts including James Brown, Angie Stone, and The Roots, she's earned the affectionate moniker "The Soul of Ireland" from the folks back home.
Early 2009 will reveal the fruits of this process, when Izibor releases the fully self-penned and co-produced Let The Truth Be Told. "The title felt like a strong, almost biblical statement," she explains. "I've written this album because it's my truth. It's a sincere record and it has a feel of survival in it as well." Izibor resisted the urge to feature established artists on various tracks, instead creating a revealing, and very personal, document of this moment in her life. "I didn't want to be anybody's protégé," she says. "It's very tempting to put in the reinforcements, but for my debut album I wanted it to be 100% from me."
The songs are ripe with authenticity, from the sassy, soulful album opener, "Shine," to the magnificent and deeply personal "If Tonight Is My Last," to the anthemic and inspirational "Mmm," which colored the soundtrack of Step Up 2: The Streets. With her tracks also featured on Grey's Anatomy and The Nanny Diaries, Izibor has found that airing her heartfelt take on life and love has translated to the hopes and struggles of various characters, as well as to the people at home watching them. "I hope people take away a sense of honesty and realness in the record. They're just songs written from a really sincere place, and hopefully people can connect to it on some level and relate their own lives to it as well."
For Izibor, the process of bringing her Truth to light has had a long gestation period, taking her around the world and back. She's poised and ready for her moment. "Life is good. Music is amazing. It's just a great, unusual thing to be doing what I love, and I'm genuinely grateful. I come from a working class family, so my bothers and sisters and my mother worked so many jobs their whole life, just trying to provide for us. That's why I'm extremely humbled and grateful to be able to do something that is not only what I love, but pretty unbelievable."
Laura Izibor's style and way of approaching music is the style I like. Got the new melodies and catchy pop infectious beats with soulful vocals. That's the kind of music that I like. None of that Rhianna, Lil Wayne, or any kind of mainstream rap music. Laura Izibor's music is the kind of music that would make the ancestors of Soul/Jazz/Gospel/Hip-Hop happy.
In Esthero's song, "We R In Need Of A Music Revolution" this music is the music she was talking about. Styles, Lyrics and Melodies made with the heart in mind. Keeping the music real. Many artists like Laura Izibor are making the music revolution but are not getting recognized. It sucks. I'd love to hear music besides the mainstream music that's out now. Ugh! I Never even pay attention to it anymore. I find out about artists my own way.
I'm so glad that, I've been exposed to more than just mainstream music. Cause if I wasn't exposed to such great music, I probably would have given up on music.
**Laura Izibor's Free Downloads**
Laura Izibor-Carousel(P.S. I Love You Album Version)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5601069804d9a1e0/
Laura Izibor-Can't Be Love[Live]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5601091551aa8cad/
Laura Izibor-It Ain't Over[Cos I Need You]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5601105602ccbcf2/
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