January 2009
33 posts
“what? you made out with a gay gogo dancer? or am i confused”
Phil and the Osophers - “High Art”
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Watchone of the more amazing music videos i’ve seen in a while. even kanye west likes it! i saw the acorn last summer and love their album so much. yay canadians.
xo
nora
thank you!
i just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who came out to our first monthly show at Union Hall on Saturday. You people are awesome. You will dance to Pat Benetar and you make us very very happy.
the next Spicy Times is february 27th (right jin…?) and will be even SPICIER
xo
nora
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Late of the Pier (40)
Franz Ferdinand (14)
The Beatles (11)
The Spinto Band (10)
Radiohead (9)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Pterodactyl (13)
A Faulty Chromosome (12)
Peter Bjorn and John (11)
Asobi Seksu (10)
Stereolab (6)
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The Constantines - "Nighttime / Anytime (It's... →
The Constantines are a band that really comes alive during a concert. Just try to stop yourself from chanting “Nighttime Anytime It’s alright!” Check out this link for live footage!
~ jinners ~
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Asobi Seksu - “I Can’t See”
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WatchHolly Miranda, lead singer for Jealous Girlfriends, plays a solo show. Video above. HOT. Her upcoming solo album has a lot of amazing collabos, including songs with TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone and Katrina Ford. There are some songs on her MySpace page. She’s playing Zebulon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on January 26. Keep ya posted on more details…
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The Hidden Cameras - “I Believe In the Good...
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A Faulty Chromosome - “Either You...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Bon Iver (20)
Franz Ferdinand (18)
White Lies (17)
Late of the Pier (17)
The Smashing Pumpkins (14)
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~ nora
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Ida Maria (46)
Asobi Seksu (27)
Pterodactyl (13)
Stereolab (10)
Purse Snatchers (7)
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The Cure - “Just Say Yes” (Acoustic...
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Ida Maria - “Going To Hell” (Demo)
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kanye west - coldest winter
brrrrr…
bon iver - beach baby (from the blood bank ep)
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new franz ferdinand tunage makes nora super...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Late of the Pier (79)
Kill Hannah (24)
The Muslims (22)
Ida Maria (16)
Shiny Toy Guns (12)
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~ Nora ~
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Soundpool (17)
Pterodactyl (14)
SpaceKamp (7)
The Kiss Off (4)
Santogold (4)
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Vessels - “Good Advice”
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Arc In Round - “2”
Remember the...
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Spicy Alert: Miike Snow
The new Downtown Records signing, Miike Snow (pronounced “Mike”), has a really great song posted on their MySpace called “Animal.” I love the lyric — “In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody who could be strong, tell me if I’m wrong. Hey now I’m pulling your disguise up, are you free or are you tied up?”
Can’t wait to hear more about...
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Soundpool - “Do What You Love”
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putting my former career in perspective
There have been massive changes in the Music Industry over this past year! Looking at this past year in review, here’s what happened in the A&R world. In 2008, there were forty-four A&R executives hired compared with eighty in 2007. Of those forty-four hires, twenty-six were new to the profession and eighteen were previous A&R executives at other labels at some point in their...
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The Kiss Off - “Fold Up Like a Piece of...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
INXS (2)
Lily Allen (1)
Hot Chip (1)
Devendra Banhart (1)
Rollerskate Skinny (1)
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Spicy Alert: Henry Wolfe
[ photo credit: jen carlson ]
I saw Henry Wolfe perform on Saturday night at Union Hall, and his songs caught me by surprise. Sweet, poetic and endearing… I can’t wait to hear more. Why do I love the singer-songwriters so much? Maybe it’s that whole “I’m vulnerable and singing with only a guitar and a mic” thing. Try it yourself it’s not that easy....
