08/20/2008
Stream Inara George (of Bird and the Bee) and Van Dyke Parks' New Album: "An Invitation"
Two things that seem destined to be together are Inara George's exuberant voice and Van Dyke Parks' whimsical arrangements. George is the lead singer of electro-lounge pop band The Bird and the Bee, and one of our favorites here at The Walrus ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 11:37 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Classical, Pop | Permalink
08/18/2008
Stream David Byrne and Brian Eno's New Album, Everything That Happens...
Well, today's the day. Byrne and Eno's first official album collaboration since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is available as a 320kbps DRM-free digital copy for $8.99 and $11.99 on CD. Then, similar to Radiohead's In Rainbows, there is t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/18/2008 7:26 AM EST in Electronic, Pop | Permalink
06/23/2008
Is Little Boots The Next Queen of Disco?
Touted by some as the new Queen of Disco, Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots has written a snazzy little pop tune called "Meddle" that has absolutely nothing to do with Pink Floyd. In fact, your brain will be more likely to register it as Hot Ch ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/23/2008 1:14 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Pop | Permalink
05/23/2008
Weezer's new video, "Pork and Beans" is bringing the Internetz Together
I don't check Stereogum regularly, but I did catch wind of a new Weezer video from Sean Bonner's site this morning. The video is making the rounds across the internet today. Basically, they got a ton of people together who made youtube videos th ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 05/23/2008 3:46 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, Pop, Video | Permalink
05/22/2008
Music Go Music Loves ABBA, Blondie and ELO...A lot
Then again, who doesn't? Well, ok, maybe not everyone, but I definitely do. On their debut 12" Light of Love, Secretly Canadian's newest signing, Music Go Music mixes together all of those influences into a rainbow of melodic pop sweetness with ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/22/2008 2:59 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Pop | Permalink
05/15/2008
Walruses know music, but did you know they can DANCE, too?
We interrupt your regularly scheduled mp3 blogging to bring you....A Dancing Walrus! Check him out as he gets busy to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal". [yt]http://www.youtube.com/v/DDg7kWgs5e0[/yt]
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 05/15/2008 6:59 PM EST in WTF?, YouTube, Pop | Permalink
05/08/2008
I'm a Mormon!
Did you hear about last months' f'ed up story regarding the Mormon splinter group in Texas? Over 450 kids were taken into state custody from a polygamist compound in San Angelo. Today I heard "I'm A Mormon" by Janeen Brady and the Brite Sing ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/08/2008 3:43 PM EST in Pop | Permalink
04/17/2008
Madonna is Colder Than An Ice Cream Cone
In a moment of weakness, I just watched Madonna's new video for "4 Minutes." The world's best one-trick producer Timbaland has his obligatory introductory cameo, Justin Timberlake does his best Michael Jackson impression, and 49-year-old Madonna ...
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