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Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Music Lovers
The holidays are quickly approaching, and we consider it our duty to keep you from buying Weezer Snuggies. Here are some ideas for the music lovers in your life—assuming you've already bought them subscriptions to Paste. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Form&FunctionAndrew Bird Announces Tour With Church Performances
Throughout 2009, Andrew Bird has brought his orchestral arrangements with notes of impressive whistling to a variety of locales, ranging from major summer festivals to high-school auditoriums. And once his Austin City Limits and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performances air over the next week, the upcoming months will be no exception.... read more
Found in: Music, News10 Songs That Summon Sleep
There is a lot of road between Athens, Ga. and Decatur, Ga., and to keep from brooding over the gallons of gas that trickle off my gauge or the precious hours of life I spend hunched in the driver's seat during my commute, I rely on music as my one, true beacon of sanity (talk radio as my second). It is my trusty buoy for when I'm stuck in the ebb and flow of Atlanta traffic, or numbed in the limbo of bland highway expanses.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFifteen Favorite Animal Songs by Animal Bands
Today at 5 p.m. EST, I'll be popping into Etsy's incredibly cool Virtual Labs for an event called Shop Live. If you can snag one of the 150 spots in the room (registration is required, but so worth it) you can join me as I dish about Paste's picks for the very best animal-inspired goods on Etsy—mostly handmade stuff for ladies, guys and kids, but I'll throw in a few vintage picks, too. I'm so incredibly excited about the Etsy folks asking me to be a part of this, so I made of some of the best animal songs by... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day20 More Musicians To Follow On Twitter
Since last we scanned the Twitterverse for our favorite musicians, Trent Reznor has given up the Twitter ghost, but plenty of other musicians have begun updating in his place. These are just some of my favorites. 1. Camera Obscura - camera_obscura_ This Scottish band has released one of my favorite albums this year. Best recent tweet: Just been to collect my bike. Sometimes, cycling in Glasgow is a lot like the escape scene at the start of Raiders of the Lost Ark. K Runner-up: Amsterdam to glasgow. 90 mins spent in full view of a filthy urchin feasting gleefully on... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFifteen Songs About The Body Parts I Might Sell Just To Own Specimen's Little Horn Speakers
Right this minute, I am listening to music on my laptop's built-in speakers. I cycled through endless pairs of $10 Target earbuds until Santa Claus brought me a half-decent pair of Bose headphones a few years back, my iPod dock of choice was purchased at a store called Linens & Things, and I don't know my treble from a hole in the ground. Needless to say, I am not an audiophile. So why am I so transfixed by the Little Horn Speakers unveiled this week by Chicago-based custom guitar and amp shop Specimen? Well, just look at them. They're gorgeous.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGet Moving: Fourteen Songs By Which To Pack And Unpack
If you live in the Atlanta area and are wondering why it's 90 °F and ferociously thunderstorming all weekend, well, that's because I'm moving. Hooray! Hopefully my trusty helpers (read: parents and boyfriend) and I will make it through all the packing and unpacking without getting totally drenched and/or struck by lightning—and then I can commence to getting my new place in order with the musical assistance of this moving-day playlist.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFear of Flying: The Most Inappropriate Songs for In-Flight Radio
A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on some panels at Diversafest in Tulsa, Okla. On my flight back home to Atlanta, both my iPod and laptop were dead, so I decided to check out some in-flight radio. I surfed the dozen or so stations until—as we reached cruising altitude—I settled on one with a ’50/early-’60s golden-oldies format. After tunes from Dion & the Belmonts, The Platters and—if I remember correctly—The Shangri-Las, what should come on but Santo & Johnny’s classic 1959 instrumental “Sleepwalk.” Now, normally, I love “Sleepwalk”—it’s one of the most wistful, nostalgic, emotive pieces of... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAndrew Bird, Dawn Landes, Nada Surf, DeVotchKa and More Come Together to Remake Harry Nilsson Soundtrack
Dawn Landes, Andrew Bird, Nada Surf and DeVotchKa are among the eight artists to contribute to Songs From The Point!, a new compilation reinventing the music from Harry Nilsson's cult-classic cartoon musical. After its 1971 debut as a made-for-TV movie on ABC, The Point! amassed an adoring following for the sweet soundtrack composed by Nilsson, a songwriter who had previously released a handful of his own albums and written songs for the likes of The Monkees and Three Dog Night.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAndrew Bird, St. Vincent Tour Together This Fall
Two of our favorite twiggy indie darlings—one equipped with a mean whistle, the other with wonderfully fuzzy hair, and both with a knack for the loop pedal—will hit the road together beginning Sept. 29. That's right, Andrew Bird and St. Vincent have announced a joint tour of the U.S.... read more
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