Eleni Mandell @ Hotel Cafe L.A.

Posted on January 30, 2009 Under Music

Nowadays, it seems like the flavor of the month, is a combination of all of them. Eleni Mandell, a Los Angeles based musician, and a fixture of the Silver Lake music scene, is back with a new album after her…

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One EskimO

Posted on January 28, 2009 Under Music

One EskimO is pretty much a children's storybook where each chapter is a song and the illustration is brought alive by smooth, simple animation. The band's sound is kind of the usual upbeat soft pop sound, but once you get…

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Sepultura: A-Lex

Posted on January 27, 2009 Under Music

Brazilian metal pioneers Sepultura give us yet another reason to thrash with their eleventh album since 1986's Morbid Visions. This new LP follows the band's recent trend of concept albums. 2006's Dante XXI was based on Dante's Divine Comedy, and…

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Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart Mash-Up

Posted on January 27, 2009 Under Music
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Starbucks' Sweetheart

Posted on January 26, 2009 Under Music

Love songs were given a bad name by evening radio shows, Michael Bolton, and Hallmark, but there's still a lot of good in this favorite topic of songwriters through history, and Starbucks Entertainment gives us evidence in time for that…

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Peter Gregson x The Words on the Wall

Posted on January 21, 2009 Under Music

We've been fans of Peter Gregson for a while. The young cellist not only is amazingly talented, but his involvement with his fans is always innovative. His new project titled The Words on the Wall takes his concert into the…

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Friendly Fires: Skeleton Boy Video

Posted on January 21, 2009 Under Music

The new Friendly Fires tune "Skeleton Boy" is one that's upbeat enough to be on repeat for the next week (it's already on its fourth playback in the duration of the writing of this post). But the real beauty is…

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John Frusciante: The Empyrean

Posted on January 20, 2009 Under Music

John Frusciante's career has had its prolific periods and plenty of hiatus to balance it out, but the man behind the legendary twang on the BloodSugarSexMagik, as well as the later Chili Peppers work and nine previous solo records, has…

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Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion

Posted on January 20, 2009 Under Music

Another year, another Animal Collective album, further refining a distinct sound of their own device. The Baltimore squad's eighth LP reaches a new level of accessibility, yet retains the experimental heartbeat that made them a favorite noise internationally. Merriweather Post…

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Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland – "Aer OBAMA"

Posted on January 16, 2009 Under Music

We've written about the music of Daft Punk, Barack Obama action figures and Daft Punk designer toys, but I never imagined I'd have the occasion to write about all three in one post. In the latest mashup of politics and…

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