1. Chris Hadfield - Space Oddity
2. CSS - Hangover
3. The National - Sea of Love
4. FUN. - One Foot (Lyric Video)
5. Alessi´s Ark - Tin Smithing
6. Vampire Weekend - Ya Hey (Lyric Video)
7. Austra - Home
8. Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N.
9. Kanye West - New Slaves
10. Elephant - Skyscraper
Elephant - Skyscraper from memphis industries on Vimeo.
Pick of the month:
The Tocsins - My Bitch
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
April ´13 Music Box
1. She & Him - I Could´ve Been Your Girl
2. Franco and the Dreadnought - Spanish Harlem
3. Oberhofer - Earplugs
4. Oberhofer - You + Me (Still Together In The Future)
5. Oberhofer -Together/Never
6. The National - Don´t Swallow The Cap
7. Florence + The Machine - Over The Love
8. Noah and the Whale feat. Anna Calvi - Heart Of Nowhere
9. Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N.
10. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
11. Holm. - Day 211 CocoRosie Lemonade Remix
12. Holm. - Day 201 my cloud tower dreams.
13. Holm. - Day 189 It´s Getting Late.
14. Shelf Nunny - I Feel So Good About Myself
15. Kali Ma feat. Christina Klaproth - Girl You Got
16.Polica feat. Justin Vernon - Tiff
Pick of April.
What were your favorite tunes of April?
2. Franco and the Dreadnought - Spanish Harlem
3. Oberhofer - Earplugs
4. Oberhofer - You + Me (Still Together In The Future)
5. Oberhofer -Together/Never
6. The National - Don´t Swallow The Cap
7. Florence + The Machine - Over The Love
8. Noah and the Whale feat. Anna Calvi - Heart Of Nowhere
9. Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N.
10. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
11. Holm. - Day 211 CocoRosie Lemonade Remix
12. Holm. - Day 201 my cloud tower dreams.
13. Holm. - Day 189 It´s Getting Late.
14. Shelf Nunny - I Feel So Good About Myself
15. Kali Ma feat. Christina Klaproth - Girl You Got
16.Polica feat. Justin Vernon - Tiff
Pick of April.
What were your favorite tunes of April?
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Top 11 Videos of 2011
Last week I presented you my Top 11 Songs of 2011, here's now my top videos;
11. Tellison - Edith
If you don't pay attention, you'll be surprised of the 'twist' in the end like I was. Somehow I can picture the ending to be my sister's future.
10. Radiohead - Lotus Flower
There's an anti-Radiohead rule at our office, which made me almost forget this mesmerizing video. Anyone who knows our dear Finnish friend Janne, would think that he would dance like that if he was on drugs. Janne's response to that comment was; 'I don't need drugs to do that'.
9. Crystal Fighters - Champion Sound
Of course I have to have the video, in which I am myself! The band just posted today on Facebook and Twitter that it has already over 200 000 views! And I'm the second last person to be seen in it. ;)
(Read here about the video shooting experience, here my feature on the band and here my gig review from last May)
8. Austra - Lose It
My face screams without any motion. Raise your hand if you've ever felt like that before. This is what my friend had to say about the video; 'It's just way too weird for me to watch it now'.
(Read here my gig review from last September)
7. The National - Conversation 16
Seems that I've forgotten the definitions of all sorts of terms. How would you describe this video? Satire? Anyways, great great great acting!
(Read here my gig review from last February)
6. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Here you have an example of why you should have your top music of a year done after the year has ended. Arcade Fire released this video in mid-December, and they've done it again. With the interactivity in their videos I mean. In 2010 they released a video, which requires Google Chrome to work, click here to see the brilliance of it and dive into your childhood. This time the interactive video requires a web cam and some hand muscles, click here for that.
Those who prefer traditional music videos, see below and be amazed of Régine's and others' dancing.
5. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Stamp
This video is just way too funny and accurate. Don't tell me that you've never had any of those thoughts during a gig. And I love the cheeky marketing.
4. Bon Iver - Holocene
Who doesn't love a video, which wants you to travel to the place in which it was filmed? In this case it's Iceland.
(Read here my video review and here my album review)
3. Summer Camp - Down
Such a loony video. Top points to the girl with the Usher's 'Yeah' move in 1:50!
2. Friends - I'm His Girl
You'd have to be sitting next to me, so I could explain every single amazing detail of this video.
(Read here my feature on the band)
And after so many amazing moving images, ladies and gentlemen I present you my favorite video of 2011 and probably of all time.. Does this actually come as a surprise to anyone anymore?
ANNA CALVI - SUZANNE AND I
Like I described the song, I'm going to describe the video; Bju-ti-ful.
(Read here my review of the video and here my gig review from last April)
What were your favorite videos of 2011?
11. Tellison - Edith
If you don't pay attention, you'll be surprised of the 'twist' in the end like I was. Somehow I can picture the ending to be my sister's future.
10. Radiohead - Lotus Flower
There's an anti-Radiohead rule at our office, which made me almost forget this mesmerizing video. Anyone who knows our dear Finnish friend Janne, would think that he would dance like that if he was on drugs. Janne's response to that comment was; 'I don't need drugs to do that'.
9. Crystal Fighters - Champion Sound
Of course I have to have the video, in which I am myself! The band just posted today on Facebook and Twitter that it has already over 200 000 views! And I'm the second last person to be seen in it. ;)
(Read here about the video shooting experience, here my feature on the band and here my gig review from last May)
8. Austra - Lose It
My face screams without any motion. Raise your hand if you've ever felt like that before. This is what my friend had to say about the video; 'It's just way too weird for me to watch it now'.
(Read here my gig review from last September)
7. The National - Conversation 16
Seems that I've forgotten the definitions of all sorts of terms. How would you describe this video? Satire? Anyways, great great great acting!
(Read here my gig review from last February)
6. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Here you have an example of why you should have your top music of a year done after the year has ended. Arcade Fire released this video in mid-December, and they've done it again. With the interactivity in their videos I mean. In 2010 they released a video, which requires Google Chrome to work, click here to see the brilliance of it and dive into your childhood. This time the interactive video requires a web cam and some hand muscles, click here for that.
Those who prefer traditional music videos, see below and be amazed of Régine's and others' dancing.
5. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Stamp
This video is just way too funny and accurate. Don't tell me that you've never had any of those thoughts during a gig. And I love the cheeky marketing.
4. Bon Iver - Holocene
Who doesn't love a video, which wants you to travel to the place in which it was filmed? In this case it's Iceland.
(Read here my video review and here my album review)
3. Summer Camp - Down
Such a loony video. Top points to the girl with the Usher's 'Yeah' move in 1:50!
2. Friends - I'm His Girl
You'd have to be sitting next to me, so I could explain every single amazing detail of this video.
(Read here my feature on the band)
And after so many amazing moving images, ladies and gentlemen I present you my favorite video of 2011 and probably of all time.. Does this actually come as a surprise to anyone anymore?
ANNA CALVI - SUZANNE AND I
Like I described the song, I'm going to describe the video; Bju-ti-ful.
(Read here my review of the video and here my gig review from last April)
What were your favorite videos of 2011?
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Covering your ass
I have heard a couple of really good covers in the past weeks, which made me think that there are covers that are so good that you either think that they are the original ones, if you don't know who's performed it first. Or you wish that the song would be the cover artist's own, because simply once again, it is way too good. The songs, which I chose for this list are in the order of cover first then the original. Let me know which one you prefer more!
1. McKisko - Baibaba Bimba
Australian McKisko is Helen Franzmann, whose music I got to know through a friend who got the chance to interview her for her placement in Australia. Song Baibaba Bimba is the first song I heard of McKisko, and it hit me hard. Still does.
The simplicity of Baibaba Bimba makes it sound so beautiful, and the hint of melancholy gives it the necessary hook to grab the listener and take them to a planet called 'calmness'. But also at the same time the drumming makes your body move a bit, and have you hoping you'd have the drum sticks in your hands.
Baibaba Bimba by McKisko
When I found out that the song actually belongs to a Japanese duet called Tenniscoats, I felt both disappointed and glad. Disappointed because I thought McKisko's cover to be her best song (her other songs are great too) and glad because of the original being good, but different. Happier in this case. Also it's cool to say that an Australian act covers a Japanese one.
For me the better version was the cover. The reason for this might be my Nordic melancholic spirit.
2. Azealia Banks - Slow Hands
Young New Yorker Azealia Banks was recently chosen to be one of BBC's Sound of 2012. I decided to check her music out, when I read an interview of Friend's singer Samantha Urbani wanting to have her babies or something like that.
Anyways a rapper with beats, which make you dance and lyrics, which make you go 'huh'? And an Interpol cover, which makes you go WHAAAAT? when you notice it on YouTube.
Yes you read it right. An Interpol cover by Azealia Banks. My favorite band being covered by someone who sings about homies and bitches.
LOVE IT!!!
It's so much more interesting to hear a song of an artist being covered by some act, which represents the opposite genre. For example if The National would cover Interpol it wouldn't be that interesting, or actually it would, but you get the point. Plus I don't remember hearing an Interpol cover before, and also I have to give points to Ms. Banks (now I realized that she has the same surname as Interpol's singer Paul, related?) who made Slow Hands sound romantic. I think she should cover all of their songs.
Here's the original:
I can't say which one is better, but I'm guessing the original would last in my player longer. But if I need a dose of chilled Interpol, I know Azealia Banks will only be a couple of clicks away.
3. gerrrace - Banquet
This Bloc Party's debut single Banquet cover by American siblings has been one of my favorite covers for at least a couple of years now. There are a lot of Banquet covers on YouTube, but what makes this special is how they make it their own. It feels so sincere and that they really don't need to push the singing. Additionally not seeing the guitarist's head reminds me of the cartoon Cow & Chicken; you never saw their parents' upper bodies.
Too bad they haven't done any music lately, or that I'd know of. gerrrace or anyone else if you see this, hit me up with some more of your music if you can!
The brilliant original:
Once again can't say which one is better, but if I need to feel pumped up, then definitely the original.
Hope you enjoyed and discovered new great music!
1. McKisko - Baibaba Bimba
Australian McKisko is Helen Franzmann, whose music I got to know through a friend who got the chance to interview her for her placement in Australia. Song Baibaba Bimba is the first song I heard of McKisko, and it hit me hard. Still does.
The simplicity of Baibaba Bimba makes it sound so beautiful, and the hint of melancholy gives it the necessary hook to grab the listener and take them to a planet called 'calmness'. But also at the same time the drumming makes your body move a bit, and have you hoping you'd have the drum sticks in your hands.
Baibaba Bimba by McKisko
When I found out that the song actually belongs to a Japanese duet called Tenniscoats, I felt both disappointed and glad. Disappointed because I thought McKisko's cover to be her best song (her other songs are great too) and glad because of the original being good, but different. Happier in this case. Also it's cool to say that an Australian act covers a Japanese one.
For me the better version was the cover. The reason for this might be my Nordic melancholic spirit.
2. Azealia Banks - Slow Hands
Young New Yorker Azealia Banks was recently chosen to be one of BBC's Sound of 2012. I decided to check her music out, when I read an interview of Friend's singer Samantha Urbani wanting to have her babies or something like that.
Anyways a rapper with beats, which make you dance and lyrics, which make you go 'huh'? And an Interpol cover, which makes you go WHAAAAT? when you notice it on YouTube.
Yes you read it right. An Interpol cover by Azealia Banks. My favorite band being covered by someone who sings about homies and bitches.
LOVE IT!!!
It's so much more interesting to hear a song of an artist being covered by some act, which represents the opposite genre. For example if The National would cover Interpol it wouldn't be that interesting, or actually it would, but you get the point. Plus I don't remember hearing an Interpol cover before, and also I have to give points to Ms. Banks (now I realized that she has the same surname as Interpol's singer Paul, related?) who made Slow Hands sound romantic. I think she should cover all of their songs.
Here's the original:
I can't say which one is better, but I'm guessing the original would last in my player longer. But if I need a dose of chilled Interpol, I know Azealia Banks will only be a couple of clicks away.
3. gerrrace - Banquet
This Bloc Party's debut single Banquet cover by American siblings has been one of my favorite covers for at least a couple of years now. There are a lot of Banquet covers on YouTube, but what makes this special is how they make it their own. It feels so sincere and that they really don't need to push the singing. Additionally not seeing the guitarist's head reminds me of the cartoon Cow & Chicken; you never saw their parents' upper bodies.
Too bad they haven't done any music lately, or that I'd know of. gerrrace or anyone else if you see this, hit me up with some more of your music if you can!
The brilliant original:
Once again can't say which one is better, but if I need to feel pumped up, then definitely the original.
Hope you enjoyed and discovered new great music!
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