For a Swedish band whose music is about “Difficult, dull, unhealthy, passionate, mean relationships“, you could surely never tell from their music. doublePark’s lighthearted, happy sounds belie the angst beneath–in fact, you could easily be listening to American AM radio circa 1972. Word in the blogosphere is they are all the rage overseas (thanks Instrumental Analysis). I predict an invasion.
Check out “I Don’t Want to Party” (from 2006!). This is what I’m going to be singing next week when all[...]
Keep your eyes open for who’s cleaning up on aisle 3.
If Justin Timberlake ever gets tired of making music, he can seriously pursue a career in comedy. Case in point, his most recent stint on SNL, where he plays one of Beyonce’s backup dancers. I dare you not to laugh when he says, “We’re the dancers.”
thanksgiving bonus video!
Woah. This one really brought back memories. “HR Pufnstuf…he’s your friend when things get rough. HR Pufnstuf…can’t do a little cuz you can’t do enough.” Saturday mornings haven’t been the same since.
I finally took advantage of the fact that I: a) work at a local university, and b) have the opportunity to see great up and coming bands. This past Friday, I took Kate and Libby to see Deep Empire, Illuminea, Gene the Werewolf and Punchline.
Deep Sleep Empire opened with a respectable show. The guitarist broke a string and played the second half of the set to the amp to cover it up, but good solid music from them. They fit[...]
