Linda Perhacs is a California dentist who recorded the legendary psychedelic folk record Parallelograms back in 1970. The album disappeared without much of a proper release and Linda went back into dentistry, only to discover a new generation of fans and artists (like Devendra Banhart, Daft Punk, and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth) hailing her album as an influential masterpiece 40 years later. This is just a snippet of her contribution to freak folk way before it become a genre.
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 582
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“Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.”
- Mickey Spillane
Tori Amos performs “Siren” live in Brussels!
1Chery Lloyd covers You magazine!
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Video Premiere: “Knife” by Alexa Wilding
1“Knife” is a little preview from Alexa Wilding’s upcoming album Coral Dust. We fell in love with Alexa Wilding a while back with “Diamond Day,” but this is just not our cup of tea.
Monica postpones album release date for “New Life”
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Too bad. Monica’s new eagerly-awaited album has been pushed back. She has clarifies on Twitter: “I wanna thank u for your love, dedication & support.. RCA & I are restructuring the entire plan for the album & the entire movement. I refuse to not give the music that those of you who have supported me deserve, creative things take time because they cant be planned.”
Video Premiere: “Lion’s Roar” by First Aid Kit
1Sexy Track: “Movement” by Katy B
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It’s about to be a dance-tastic end-of-year. Katy B has delivered one of the best dance songs of the year with this track. “Movement” is a solid contender in ruling the DJ spins this year. It’s a get-up-and-strut kind of track, the kind that starts a night. It is reminiscent of such classics as Nina Sky’s “Move Your Body” and Lumidee’s “Uh Oh.” Fresh on the vocals, this song has one thing in mind and that is a good time. With this track, Katy B’s career seems to be going strong. This is the sixth single from her Mercury Prize-nominated On A Mission.
PJ Harvey performs “On Battleship Hill” live!
1This is probably our favorite track on Let England Shake. It’s just so dreamy and multi-layered.
Beyonce releases the director’s cut of “1+1″
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Must-Watch: Video Premiere: “Thunderbolt” by Bjork
3Did we get another Bjork video first again? Lovely. This is yet another track from Bjork’s new album Biophilia. A beautiful little number that doesn’t stray too far away from post-Vespertine Bjork. Still, it needs a little oomph to fulfill our desires. The video is surprisingly a live set directed by thirtytwo. You like?
First Listen: “Like Smoke” by Amy Winehouse
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Tracks from Amy Winehouse’s posthumous Lioness: Hidden Treasures are leaking left and right. This is a new track from it called “Like Smoke” and it features Nas, or is it someone else? To tell you the truth, we wanted less rap and more Amy. Actually, no rap at all. That voice!
Video Premiere: “W.O.W.” by Architecture In Helsinki
1We like anything with Helsinki in the title.
Official cover art of Robin Thicke’s album “Love After War”
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Video Premiere: “Galaxy” by Jessica Mauby featuring Stan Walker
1Chirp: Why is Jessie J so popular?
I really don't get all the hype about @jessiejofficial. I think she's a mall rat that got lucky.—
Nasser AlQatami (@nasque) November 03, 2011
Discuss…
Robyn performs “Call Your Girlfriend” on Jay Leno
1This song is a little old for us to be all hyped up about it, but we are glad it’s getting promo. And that dance, we just love love love!
Lana Del Rey covers Wonderland magazine!
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Video Premiere: “Up” by James Morrison fearting Jessie J
1Good things James Morrison landed this duet with Jessie J before she blew up. She probably decided that she is too big to do this video now, but still carried on. She’s been known to have flaked out on people once she got to a certain level. Well, we still don’t see the lure behind Jessie J. It’s actually quite sad that she won that Brit Award over the likes of Jamie Woon and Clare Maguire.
Florence + The Machine perform “What The Water Gave Me” and “No Light, No Light” live!
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Florence and her Machine recently visited Jools Holland to debut some tracks. The new album Ceremonials hasn’t stuck yet. We are hoping we’d hind some gems on it, so if you think there are standout track please inform us. As of now, even the first single “Shake It Out” is not doing it for us. Click below to view the performances.
