.novos baianos.

.supercabana, gente.

.gal.

.feathers.

it may sound silly, but how much do you think these feather costumes weigh? and then how tired you'd be after dancing for five minutes straight in one? beautiful though...

.winter.

.maluca.

yes!


El Tigeraso

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.wuthering heights.

.this is what i do every morning in prospect park.

.valentin.

.genghis blues.

.see this movie about paul pena in tuva if you ever get the chance.

.dobet gnahore.

.so gorgeous.

.dm stith.

.soap&skin.

holy jesus mary joseph. anja plaschg aka soap&skin, is an austrian "wunderkind" at 19years old. it is easy to understand why she is a superstar in her home country, and increasingly popular in the uk- easily selling out concert halls with her trance-like performances. her work is difficult (for me) to look at and listen to, and equally difficult to look away. just breathless and brilliant.

.sahra motalebi.

Sahra Motalebi, “is murky, creepily inviting and frightening, both fearmonger and soothsayer. She sounds like she has a second career as an oracle.” Starting on the 14th of this month, MoMA’s Queens-outpost P.S. 1 will begin Saturday Sessions, a celebration of performance art that takes place monthly, every second Saturday. The inaugural event will feature J. Patrick Walsh 3, as well as Sahra Motalebi—an easy pair, as Motalebi comes from a family of Iranian folk singers, and Walsh’s work focuses on Middle Eastern automative youth culture. Motalebi’s set will feature visuals from collaborators such as Colin Whitaker, who directed the video for “Migration” below, a possible glimpse into what to expect from her on Saturday. Motalebi writhes around on the floor, singing about negative space, which we are certain refers to matters of the heart and not the holes in her leggings.

(Story courtesy of Fader).

.diamond rings.

pop at its best.

.dreamy.

.giana factory.

loui foo and friends (yes, sister of sharin foo of the raveonettes but sound nothing alike). simultaneously delightful and macabre. enjoy!

.cass mccombs.

i am really digging cass mccombs lately.

.dead man's bones.

.musical endeavor of two handsome cinema actors.

.dominant legs.

enjoy.

.slow moving.

.new love.

Bobby Birdman "Weighty Weight" from Audio Dregs Recordings on Vimeo.

.dent may.

love

.mirrors.

love this 'pop noir' band out of brighton. the song i wanted to post, i cannot find, but it's on their myspace: into the heart.

.tongue.

cannot stop listening to this song. it has always been my favorite track off of monster.

.findlay.

que linda.

.tigercity.

yes, and bill's band also rocked this week.

.golden silvers.

saw them this week. it was awesome.

.diamonds.

.sigh.

.hannah georgas.

i have no idea why i have been posting such girly tunes the past couple of days. i've turned soft. oh god. but, keep your ears pricked up for this canadian lady...i look into my crystal ball and see her as the "next feist"- ya know, being canadian and all. check out her song and vid below. cute.

.unravel.

.oh my god.

we need more videos like this.
thanks darlin.

.black moth super rainbow.

also here today...what would it be like if juvenile and black moth super rainbow collaborated? dance puppets..

.juvenile.

this is where i'm at today...

.washed out.

oh my god. people, listen. this is how you do synth pop,k?

.rosie and the originals.

.metronomy.

not made for love. current soundtrack, which is played on repeat.
can someone please teach me how to add mp3s without having to post an entire playlist on something silly like last.fm? thanks. love.

.lindsey.

.this is my favorite fleetwood mac song.

.tinariwen.

dear fader.
this is why you are awesome. thank you for posting this.



Tinariwen, "Lulla"
story Matthew Schnipper

Dirty Glove Bastard needs to write about Tinariwen. We know they are a “rock band” or “world music” or whatever and not “rap,” but this shit is gully as fuck. Right now Young Jeezy is getting his kid ready for school, playing this video and being like THAT’S RIIIGHT. These dudes recorded this shit in the desert in Mali, electric guitars, brown rocks and deep night drone. “Lulla” is from their new album, Imidiwan (which roughly translates to “companionship”), and it bumps. If today works out like it should, we will be in Paris playing this shit out of a convertible eating fresh papaya and spitting the seeds into the wind.

.strangers.

St. Vincent "The Strangers" from Lake Fever Sessions on Vimeo.

big.huge.girlcrush.st.vincent.

.lo-fi.

.not quite a resurgance, not quite a movement. still being figured out.
.loving the dum dum girls and crocodiles. babies and woods.

.mas que nada.

jorge ben

.rose.

i can't believe i haven't posted a picture of our "new" puppy yet.
we've had her for 5 months or so. she's amazing.

.clementina de jesus.

the most amazing part about this woman, aside from her voice, is that clementina was "discovered" at the age of 60 while the tropicalia movement was brewing in the early sixties. before she was a professional singer, she was a servant.

.roberto carlos e RC7.

.os mutantes com gilberto gil.

.os mutantes.

.les.

my favorite pianist of all time. no seriously.



if i could play like anyone, it would be like him.
favorite les mccann song: maleah. find it and find a lover.

latest obsession

.edith frost. i have been religiously listening to her demos.
this is such a ridiculously awkward video. god bless you, edith frost.

high priestess

frida hyvönen and jenny wilson.“shadow of a doubt”

.a lovely sonic youth cover.

cocosuma.'miracle man'

.i dedicate this post to kitty, who loves painting skulls.

francis and the lights

sexy.

YACHT

YACHT - Psychic City (Voodoo City) from Jona Bechtolt on Vimeo.

nite jewel

love this, lover.

bare wires

out of cali and totally awesome.

.good driving songs.

this is one of them.add it to the pile!
Future Islands
"Follow You"

have a lovely weekend.

.james blackshaw.

.jaw on the floor.keep an ear out for this guy...he's going to be big.

.loie, le jolie.

Flutter - Bonobo

.frustrating that one cannot synch this audio and this video online.if only i had my protools....anyway...press the play on audio, then quickly the video. beautiful!

.mina. queen of the screamers.

.love that dress.
.sorry the synch is a little wonky.

mina anna mazzini (who is a knight), is one of the top selling italian pop stars of all time. thanks for the video, joe!

.one more thing...

i have a weakness for big hair.

.off to chicago.

...and this is the perfect send off song.



tom waits is the man. no argument.

.head.

.by laurie anderson.

.focus.

dinosaur feathers

sounds like something that luaka bop should pick up! are you listening?



my god is this video awful at best...although the cowboy getting bitchslapped at the 2:00 mark is pretty priceless. they should have done a quirky claymation.

anyway, I think they're going to be a next big something. keep your ears open for rumbling from them in the future.

.elyne road.

i could listen to this all day. the kora is such a beautiful instrument.

.toumani diabate.




if you're kicking around nyc tonight (and not going to the david byrne show at prospect park), Amadou & Miriam at Webster Hall is the place to be!

friday

40 day dream

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros.

...8-11 people on stage...god i love hippies.






i believe my lovely friend, chris doody did the lighting for this show...looks beautiful.

yma sumac + mohammed rafi

how magical would a duet with yma sumac and mohammed rafi be?
~sigh~

"aaj mausam bada beimann hai" (the weather plays tricks on me today)


+

"chuncho"

.gorgeous.

.kimberly.

patti smith is one of my all time favorite poets and artists. i saw her a couple of months ago at the tibet house benefit concert at carnegie hall. she recited a beautiful passage from the tibetan book of the dead with her daughter, jesse smith, on piano...minutes later she spit on the stage during one of her classics (she did wipe it up after the song). tis the patti way i suppose.

out at sea.

the heartless bastards are awesome.

le pup, rose.

.on a spring day.