Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Curse, song by Josh Ritter, video by Liam Hurley

is another candidate for music video of the year. First have a look, then have your say. Oh and don’t forget those handkerchiefs, this stuff is meant to be quite moving, you know.

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Raindrops fall on Earth, out of a piano.

A blonde girl in a polka dot dress is playing it. She is registered as Maike Matern somewhere in Germany, EU, Earth. She calls herself Zazie von Einem Anderen Stern, instead. That is Zazie from Another Star, in German. And … Continue reading

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The power of words. The toxin of chords.

Happy? Satisfied? Smiling? Feeling good? Enjoying yourself? Having a laugh? Is bliss the word? Here’s the remedy. Crippled Black Phoenix -We Forgotten Who We Are. Now what?

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Neither Black nor Noise. A Prince? Absolutely

Electronic music is getting harder and harder these days. When all seems to have been said, programmed and danced to before, what can you do? Well, if you are Hendrik Weber, a lot of things apparently. Like be in a … Continue reading

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Musical. Spectacular. Far Out.

Oh, since 1940 the first guess should still be Walt Disney’s Fantasia. Two of the most entertaining hours of one’s life. If seen it only once, that is -a rare accomplishment, I should add.

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Artists: Beach House Record: Teen Dream

Almost a year has passed and anticlimactic pop never came quite close as to repeat another triumph. Tempt yourself to celebrate at will.

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