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First Listen: Vampire Weekend’s “Horchata”
Those of you who frequent this site are well aware of my love for Vampire Weekend. The quartet of Columbia grads, led by singer Ezra Koenig, released an awesome debut album in 2008, mixing pop and rock with a world music flavor. Their follow-up, “Contra” is due at the top of 2010, and the first single is called “Horchata”.
So…what the hell is “Horchata”? Well, according to Wikipedia, it’s a drink popularized in Latin American countries. […]
First Look – Alicia Keys’ Doesn’t Mean Anything
Alicia Keys tweeted it out herself (well, through Dream Hamption). It’s the new video to her first single from her upcoming album The Element Of Freedom.
In the video, Alicia sings her heart in a high rise building and then all of a sudden, she’s singing in the desert next to a volcano next to her piano. And no, in case you’re wondering, Common doesn’t die again. He’s not in this one.
Garth Brooks, KISS, John Mayer – Saturday in the Park #1
You’re reading the first shot at Saturday In The Park. This is the prototype. We could blog all day long and cover the comings-and-goings of music, but that’s not what we do here. We’re music geeks, not music journalists, although we’ll drop everything to interview an indie artist who is trying hard to make things happen.
This isn’t Brother Mike’s Not Necessarily the News. He’s serious about his music and writes it that way. This is […]