music
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I’m toying with a new sidebar feature here at kinemapoetics right now. “OMG That’s My Jam” will chronicle my five favorite songs for the week (or however long, you see how often I change that weekly stuff). But readers beware: the songs are likely finely crafted, endlessly singable, and may lead to conspicuous consumerism.
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The race is on to be a part of my annual “favorite albums of the year poll,” so I thought I’d give you all a glimpse into the most-played tracks so far this year: 10.”Piece of Your Heart,” Natasha Bedingfield9. “Skeleton Song,” Kate Nash8. “Out There On the Ice,” Cut Copy7. “Bad Sun,” The Bravery6.
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I had tickets to see Adele tomorrow night at a little club in DC, and then got a disappointing phone call (from a California number…?) saying the show was canceled and that I’d be receiving a full refund. I’m pretty bummed! Since buying her album I’ve really come to love her music. I was looking
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Last night I got to tag along with Reb to the George Michael concert in DC. In the process, I met and confirmed the existence of both Tender Buttons and Tender Vittles, which was very exciting for me. They are both indeed tender, although Buttons has a bit of an edge to her that I
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Last week I bought two albums: and Adele’s album, her debut, is stylistically lumped in with the British Neo-soul movement (Amy Winehouse, Duffy, some Lily Allen, etc) but is distinct from her peers in several ways. While Allen’s singing comes with a sneer, Winehouse’s with the threat of self-destruction, and Duffy’s with vague sense of
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