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08.18.10Light Asylum – A Certain PersonLet me introduce you to my new band crush. Light Asylum are Shannon Funchess and Bruno Coviello from Brooklyn. If you think Brooklyn's current output is a dime a dozen, you'll have to think again after hearing this darkwave duo. They're heavily influenced by Depeche Mode, not to mention a few other mainstream industrial dance bands. Shannon's voice has been compared to Bowie and Grace Jones, but I hear some Alison Moyet in there as well. Light Asylum played here in Seattle at Pony last week; I stupidly missed it. I rushed to the bar to hear them play only to ...
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05.15.10Stream Sleigh Bells Debut Album “Treats”For one week you can stream the entire debut album, Treats, from Sleigh Bells over at NPR. They sound a bit like The Go! Team with a grungier heavier feel.
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04.12.10Playlist: April 10th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the April 10th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. Sorry it's late this week. A house-full of kids and in-laws was keeping me other-wise occupied till this morning. We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list after the jump. Continue Reading...
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01.13.10Phil’s Best of 20092009 was pretty underwhelming for music. I struggled long and hard to make a top ten list, but there really weren't ten that I felt made the list. So here are my top nine of 2009! Continue Reading...
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01.09.10100 Extraordinary Examples of Paper ArtPaper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. From complex paper cutting to book carving, this is an ever expanding area of design that is hardly talked about. The folks over at Webdesigndepot have curated an amazing collection of paper art via a blog post. Some of the artists featured use simple materials, such as Peter Callesen's cutouts in A4 printing paper, while others such as Brian Dettmer resort to unexpected materials, such as actual books, as their prime materials. Check out the full gallery at websesigner depot.
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10.21.09Playlist: October 17th Sirius XMU Download 15Here's the October 17th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. If it's this late, you know I must have been up to something good. I was shooting the Treasure Island Music Festival all weekend. Jake Fogelnest picks 'em and plays 'em, and I find 'em and post 'em. A match made in heaven. We also keep a complete Download 15 Archive. Full track list and mp3's after the jump. Continue Reading...
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06.30.09Proud To Be A Music Lover!I spent the last weekend with my gay brothers and sisters celebrating Gay Pride here in Seattle. I don't usually celebrate with the crowds - it's always too sunny and/or crowded and way expensive. This year I made it through with the company of good friends and some really great music moments. On Friday, I busted out the camp and Disco for my weekly residency at Seattle's loudest and dirtiest bar, the Eagle. It wasn't so crowded at the beginning, but the crowd grew and grew and I paced myself pretty well, if I say so myself! It's always fun to get away with ...
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06.22.09Air France: GBG Belongs To Us"Hello love have you seen this? www.gbgbelongstous.se" That was the e-mail I received from Air France today! The news broke the day before and they were probably wondering why we didn't post something immediately. This link contains the summer single Air France told us about back in April. It's a lovely summer song you'll listen to over and over again - it clocks in at under 3 minutes, so why not? "GBG Belongs To Us" is a love letter to a city. Visit the site to see how much love there is. A "Love Letter In Three Parts", this piece contains a lovely essay ...
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05.08.09Friday’s Random RollupHow about this for a random twitter #followfriday ?Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, joined the tweeting masses yesterday. Follow her at @QueenRania (via TechCrunch) Expenses tight? Build your own cigarbox guitar or ukulele. These homemade instruments make some damn fine music in the hands of Keni Lee Burgess and Shelley Rickey. (via BoingBoing) 5 Minute Ice Cream sounded too good to be true. The verdict? Seems like it's more like a high-fat smoothie, but it's still yummy and quick. (Instructables via LifeHacker) Paige's second "twat of the week" award goes to Todd Marcum, recently arrested for shocking his kids with an ...
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04.02.09Hold On There, Hoth!Best April Fool's Joke... EVER. A Tauntaun sleeping bag. I'd buy one! The crazies at ThinkGeek.com have pre-imagined this accessory which will probably be more popular with adults than the kiddos. That's if G-Luc can stop laughing and green light the thing! It may not be as funny as the LEGO album covers, but the inside of a Tauntaun is much warmer!
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03.29.09Tools you can use: Tracking Local ConcertsKeeping up with tours and concerts can be time-consuming. Here are a couple of tools to help you out! iConcertCal: Finding Relevant Concerts Near You There are literally 100's of concerts going on in most metro areas each week. How's a girl to keep on top of upcoming shows without wading through the crap? Enter iConcertCal. iConcertCal is an iTunes plugin for Mac or Windows that displays upcoming shows for all artists in your music library. It covers the United Sates, Canada and the UK. What's On Sale Soon in San Francisco Each Thursday, Adrian at I Pick My Nose posts On Sale Soon, ...
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