[source] If you like: Nick Drake, Bon Iver, Ray Lamontagne, Brett Dennen Then let me introduce: Alexi Murdoch The forerunner of my weekend morning playlists, Alexi Murdoch may just have the most powerfully soothing voice around. London-born and Scottish and Greek bred, the singer/songwriter has been featured in The OC and Garden State and more … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Rogue Wave
Monday Playlist: Birdsongs
1. “Sparrow” by Scattered Trees 2. “Hummingbird” by Wilco 3. “Littlest Birds” by The Be Good Tanyas 4. “Songbird” by Oasis 5. “Talking Bird” by Death Cab For Cutie 6. “Falcon Settles Me” by Rogue Wave 7. “Bird Song” by Florence + the Machine 8. “Go Easy Little Doves” by Brooke Waggoner 9. “Flightless Bird, … Continue reading »
The O.C. Made Me Love Music
The O.C. made music its own character. Rooney, Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, and more made appearances in different episodes. Other bands premiered their singles on the music-intensive show such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, and The Shins. More than any other show of the time, indie music was in the foreground. For all of … Continue reading »
Culture Flash
SEE Alice In Wonderland FOLLOW Mama’s A Rolling Stone READ High Fidelity by Nick Hornby RENT Up In The Air LISTEN Jon Palmer & the New Complainers [my friend's new band!] VISIT South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade [Sunday, March 14 at 1pm] DOWNLOAD Permalight album by Rogue Wave SUPPORT MS Awareness Week [March 8-14] … Continue reading »
Culture Flash
SEE An Education [my review] FOLLOW 1000 Awesome Things RENT Coco Before Chanel READ Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut SUPPORT Yellow Bird Project RE-LISTEN Descended Like Vultures album by Rogue Wave VISIT Boston Stands With Haiti at Boston University [Feb. 28 1pm-6pm] DOWNLOAD In the Sun/I Can Hear Music single by She & Him Peace, Continue reading »
Style Icon: Kirsten Dunst
[source] There She Was: Silky Starlit Pressed Up To The Screen THE TALENT Come to think of it, Kirsten Dunst has starred in almost strictly aesthetically-pleasing movies: Marie Antoinette, Elizabethtown, The Virgin Suicides, Crazy/Beautiful, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Many of these have become my favorites, not just for their prettiness, but also for … Continue reading »
