I love on this song, from french pop singer Camille, despite not understanding a word. The crazy crazy video makes me think it must be genius. That, and I now want to burn any and all blue sweaters.
Camille - Ta Douleur from Francès - IES Pere Fontdevila on Vimeo.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
1000 Minutes Vol. 2
Time to knock another installment off my 1000 minutes. If you're lost, start here.3. Portishead - Glory Box (5:06) [Time Remaining: 990.41]
It was difficult for me to resist tossing on Dummy in it's entirety. After all, it seems impossible for a girl to outgrow such heavy-hitters as "It Could Be Sweet," "Sour Times," and "It's a Fire." You see, Dummy effectively tamed my inner tomboy. In an age of grunge, flannel shirts, and all-around poor hygiene, Portishead brought the glory back to femininity. If I were brave enough to use the term "sexuality," this album made me own it. I treasure "Glory Box" because it's the ultimate female inner-monologue. We may be notorious for over thinking, but this track simplifies our most basic desires, and poetically. I'm so tired of playing / playing with this bow and arrow / I'm gonna give my heart away / leave it to the other girls to play / for I've been a temptress too long / give me a reason to love you / give me a reason to be a woman / i just wanna be a woman.
4. The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket (3:50) [Time Remaining: 986.91]
We all know The Clash is my favorite band of all time. I've driven that point into the ground. So I'll just tell you why this London Calling track gets me every time. It was love at first verse. I wasn't born so much as I fell out... "Lost in the Supermarket" may be another cautionary tale of crushing commercialism, but observations by a disenchanted narrator set it apart. Nay, above. We all strive to dig out our place in society. A desire to belong means we take instructions on our work, love, and consumption. Joe Strummer is so brilliant he can make me laugh at this very sad fact: Everything we do to belong has actually made us more lonely. I'm all lost in the supermarket / I can no longer shop happily / I came in for that special offer / A guaranteed personality.
Let Me Feel Your Hands Go Clap
New Peaches, I Feel Cream hits stores May 5, 2009. We are tots excited. Exhibits A-C:You Can Wear Your Furr
Portland favorite Blitzen Trapper stopped by Chicago Public Radio's Sound Opinions for a stunning live set and a chat with our favorite music critics/DJs, Jim and Greg.If you aren't already subscribed to the Sound Opinions podcast, take advantage. Make something happen. The show is a perfect blend of relevant music news, album reviews, live sets, and general music commentary by two of the most opinionated and knowledgeable guys in the business.
Here's some links to stream some live Blitzen in iTunes. Visit Sound Opinions, and/or download last week's podcast for more content.Blitzen Trapper - Furr [m3u]
Blitzen Trapper - Lady on the Water [m3u]
Blitzen Trapper - God & Suicide [mp3]
Blitzen Trapper - Lady on the Water [m3u]
Blitzen Trapper - God & Suicide [mp3]
You can also peep them live on Conan here:
Listen and Love
Today's Listen and Love: 100 Monkeys' debut album, Monster de LuxIndie rockers. Improv artists. Actors. In fact, frontman Jackson Rathbone just put his pretty mug all over the Twilight saga, as "vegetarian" vampire Jasper Hale. But don't be so quick to judge the boys' musical talent based on their movie roles. The guys like to switch up instruments, improve tons of their tracks, rock small crowds, and generally kick ass. Let's see Robert Pattinson do THAT.
Same in Any Language
Some quirky Ukrainian band covers Katy Perry's "Hot 'N' Cold", and I love on the accordion-driven track more than the original. They probably like kissing girls too.
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