She and Him announces Volume Two...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 12 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment
When an artist names an album Volume One, we all assume that they also intend to release Volume Two. This was the case when actress Zooey Deschanel and folk god M. Ward released She & Him: Volume One, sounding somewhat as though they had stepped out of the 1950’s. Meant as, “a love letter... 
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Irish band Elspeth to debut with Felix S...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 12 8th, 2009 | 3 Comments
There is a band that I think you’ll hear more about in the coming months, called Elspeth. They’re a group of five musicians from Newry and Belfast, Ireland that formed in March, 2009. Their debut EP, Felix Squirrel will be release in early January, and they’ve already caught the attention... 
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Holler, Wild Rose!: In Angel’s Rea...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 12 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Christmas is just two weeks away and Xmas music is threatening to take over the airwaves. I must admit that most Christmas music puts me in a bad mood, but not this song. Holler, Wild Rose! offers a gentle and original holiday song called In Angel’s Realm. Download and be of good cheer: Holler,... 
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Jónsi: Boy Lilikoi...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 12 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment
First came a side project from Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Þór Birgisson and his partner Alex, called Riceboy Sleeps. Only six months later we’re seeing the first glimpses of a solo album by Jónsi, simply called Go. The album will be release in 2010 via XL Recordings, the same label that Sigur... 
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Five reasons why Apple wants Lala...
Posted by Flick in Opinions on 12 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
It was reported yesterday, December 4th, that Apple was in serious acquisition talks with Lala, a music cloud service. By 6pm the two companies reportedly ’struck a deal,’ according to New York Times, though details have yet to be released. (Update: Apple has acquired Lala) Here are five... 
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Last.fm, Pandora, and Lala are growing i...
Posted by Flick in Opinions on 12 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
As our connection to the web gets increasingly fast, coupled with faster processors, the possibility to stream video and audio becomes easier. In the early days of the web (yes, we’re arguably still in the early days) it was crucial to keep your website’s page size down. You would do this... 
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Shout Out Louds: Walls video and mp3...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 12 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
Shout Out Louds posted a video for Walls from their upcoming album, Work. The video is mostly footage of this Swedish band recording the song in Seattle with Phil Ek (Band of Horses, The Shins, Fleet Foxes). The mp3 for Walls has also been released, so download and share! Work is set to be released... 
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Peter Wolf Crier: Inter-Be...
Posted by Flick in Media, videos on 12 1st, 2009 | No Comments
There are times as a music blogger when I wish I could flip a switch and bring everyone’s attention to a band that I think the music blogging world should be aware of. Peter Wolf Crier sparks this emotion in me. You may remember reading about a Minneapolis band called The Wars of 1812 that I wrote... 
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