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World

Fool’s Gold, Foo’!

July 28, 2010

Here’s another gem I saw on La Blogotheque. In a world where every other site has videos of bands performing on the street, in a car, in an elevator, or in a laundromat, La Blogotheque still sets the standard. Here’s Fool’s Gold performing at a loft party. If you haven’t seen them, it should give [...]

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Today’s Vegetable:
The Very Most Awesome Good Time

June 1, 2010

Large hugs and free ice cream for The Very Best, who brought their celebratory freakout to the Independent last night. The DJ + singer + hype man setup doesn’t always bode well for a good time, but these guys rocked it. Oh, and  DANCERS. Two that were brought by the band and many in the [...]

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Fool’s Gold: “Nadine” [video]

April 29, 2010

This ridiculous-sweet track from Fool’s Gold’s 2009 debut was a close second to their “Surprise Hotel” for making the end-of-the-year mix. Nowadays I listen to it more often than any of their others. Fool’s Gold was one of the best shows I saw last year, and I can’t recommend going to see them enough. They’re [...]

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Today’s Vegetable:
Beatbox Imaginary In The Show

August 19, 2009

While we’re on the subject of Africa, I was super pleased to find out that there’s a new 7-inch by The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit’s project). And goddammit it’s catchy! I was even more pleased when I found out that their label, Green Owl, is making both songs available for download for free! [...]

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This Just In: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Is Totally Going To Blow Your Underwear Off

July 17, 2009

Full lineup at http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com, but can I just say: Amadou & Mariam Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Mavis Staples Okkervil River The Chieftains Gillian Welch Nick Lowe Doc Watson & David Holt Emmylou Harris Marianne Faithfull Robyn Hitchcock Hazel Dickens Earl Scruggs The Knitters Elvis Perkins in Dearland The Del McCoury Band Neko [...]

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Sheffedeh Wah Lohh Mah (?)

July 10, 2009

It’s all the rage these days to hate on Pitchfork or those who read Pitchfork. If you hate hipsters, you take it out on Pitchfork. If you are a hipster, you take it out on Pitchfork. Sure, the reviews are annoying sometimes, but hey, do what I do and don’t read them. Just go check [...]

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LaLaLaLy!!! Je Ne Comprend Pas! Lalala

January 30, 2009

Rupa grew up all over, so she knows that there aren’t different kinds of music, there’s just music. So play! Dance! (And what’s even more admirable in many ways but especially in the don’t-let-people-tell-you-what-you-can-and-can’t-do kind of way, when Rupa isn’t busy slaying crowds, she’s making them well again.) April & The April Fishes – Une [...]

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Hey Hey

January 7, 2009

Ho Ho. The flu is sucking the life out of me and so. Luckily, there’s an easy remedy for life-suckage — you put the song in the coconut and mix it all together say DOCK-TAHHH Esau Mwamwaya (a young Malawian singer now living in London) and Radioclit (a two-man European DJ/production/bootybouncer team) not only put [...]

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That’s Not Good Is Great

December 10, 2008

Welcome To Mali has gotten a fair amount of attention due to the fact that it was co-produced by Damon Albarn. Maybe Amadou & Mariam needed a PR boost? They sold more than half a million copies of their previous album, recorded the official theme to the 2006 World Cup, and will be playing Obama’s [...]

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Fellows And Friends:

June 19, 2008

Soooo hey yeah three years ago this guy Joe Tangari (whom you LOVE) wrote a piece for Pitchfork about Afrobeat that mentioned 100 songs. Then (and this is why you LOVE) he slapped together a torrent of 99 of the songs, plus liner notes (the text of his article). It’s called Africa 100, and if [...]

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