This week I saw the opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák at the Komische Oper with new friend, book critic and Book Slut editor-in-chief Jessa Crispin.…
View More Komische Oper – In A Berlin Minute (Week 44)Asterix Recommends: Erik Hassle “Are You Leaving”
My brother Asterix recommends a new song by Swedish singer Erik Hassle called “Are You Leaving”. It was co-written by Jocke Berg of Kent. This…
View More Asterix Recommends: Erik Hassle “Are You Leaving”Berlin Musical “Hinterm Horizont”
My family is just not a musical family. And I don’t mean that we don’t like or play music; there’s a cellist and singer, a…
View More Berlin Musical “Hinterm Horizont”MusicMonday: Bright Eyes – “Shell Games”
The new Bright Eyes album The People’s Keys is finally out – and I think it’s fantastic. I also enjoyed the Conor Oberst and the…
View More MusicMonday: Bright Eyes – “Shell Games”Radiohead / Thom Yorke – Lotus Flower – Beyonce – Single Ladies – Genuwine – Pony
Thom Yorke in “Lotus Flower” video Chances are, if you live anywhere in the Western world you’ve seen the video for “Lotus Flower” the new…
View More Radiohead / Thom Yorke – Lotus Flower – Beyonce – Single Ladies – Genuwine – Pony
Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’
If by chance you’ve read some of my recent music posts, you may know that I’m ridiculously excited about next week’s release of the second…
View More Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’Music Monday: Peter Bjorn and John – “Breaker, Breaker” + “Second Chance”
The Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John are about to release a new album in March called Gimme Some. So far I can’t see a…
View More Music Monday: Peter Bjorn and John – “Breaker, Breaker” + “Second Chance”MusicMonday: Congratulations, Arcade Fire!
Canadian band Arcade Fire just won Best Album of the Year at the 53rd Grammy Awards for The Suburbs. While it may seem surprising that…
View More MusicMonday: Congratulations, Arcade Fire!MusicMonday: The Decemberists – “The King Is Dead” / “Down By The Water”
“The King is Dead”, the new album by Oregon band The Decemberists has been pretty much playing non-stop since I bought it last week. Unfortunately…
View More MusicMonday: The Decemberists – “The King Is Dead” / “Down By The Water”MusicMonday: Lykke Li – “I Follow Rivers”
Could hardly wait for this Monday to come around to share this excellent song and video: Lykke Li with “I Follow Rivers”. The video, directed…
View More MusicMonday: Lykke Li – “I Follow Rivers”MusicMonday: Girls Can Be Cute (Best Coast, She & Him, ‘Allo Darlin)
With all the tough girls and the mysterious girls and the sex-you-up girls, I thought it’d be nice to feature a few cute, or even…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2010
This is the last time, I’ll milk some of these songs for a Music Monday posting. Out of the 90 songs I had collected for…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2010MusicMonday: Dance Songs
Just got through a rather intense work phase and now could really use a good night of dancing. But because I’m too tired to go…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 4th 1/4 of 2010
Here is the list for my mix CD of favorite songs from the last three months of 2010. As usual there were more favorites than…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 4th 1/4 of 2010MusicMonday: Poly Styrene – “Black Christmas”
Just heard this very dark and quite catchy Christmas song and had to recommend it to you immediately: “Black Christmas” by Poly Styrene (singer of…
View More MusicMonday: Poly Styrene – “Black Christmas”MusicMonday: jj – “Let Them” and “Let Go”
The new single by Swedish band jj (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander) “Let Them” doesn’t have a video yet, but you can download it for…
View More MusicMonday: jj – “Let Them” and “Let Go”