Beach House Responds to Car Commercial Controversy
By Patty Miranda, pastemagazine.comIndie rock outfit Beach House has posted an informal statement in response to the public outcry over a British Volkswagen advertisement that used music eerily similar to their song “Take Care.” The tune in question, “Stories and…
Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don’t Know Shit About Jazz
By Sean J. O’Connell Tue., May 15 2012 at 4:00 AM, laweekly.comLots of folks know almost nothing about jazz, but condensing the hundred some odd years of the genre into ten albums is not easy, something akin to asking someone to describe the history of baseball in ten games. It also depends on where…
The alien-looking images formations come from a variety of locations across the globe including the White Desert in Egypt, Monument Valley in the U.S., and the Chocolate Hills of Bohol Island in the Philippines.
Spacey earth
Star Wars Pop-Up Book
Per Back to Work #49.
This must be seen to be believed. It’s really fun, but it’s also a stunning bit of planning and design, in the true sense of the word.
(via npr)
Rocking hard is Idelic and Red Fang’s wastes no time making Prehistoric Dog this week’s Idelic Hit
This Week’s Idelic Hour is called SXSW Handicappers. Its the 1st of 2 sessions dedicated to this year’s music malee
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This is one of the toughest categories since “pop” is such a broad word. Sub categories include indie pop and pop rock. For electronic based pop bands, see the “electronic” picks:
2. Olof Arnalds
5. Reptar
6. Kerli
7. Owen Pallett
8. Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea
9. Smile Smile
10. Jenn Grant