The Cheapskate: The National; Latin American Indie; Phoenix…

This week has brought us a few top quality freebies for all you saving conscious music lovers: Track wise The National were giving away ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’, the surprising first single –we thought it would be the already leaked ‘Terrible Love’- from their forthcoming fifth album ‘High Violet’.
Ex-Beta Band frontman Steve Mason provided another taster from … Read more

Gran Ganga: The National; Bandas Indies Latinamericanas; Phoenix…

Esta semana nos deparaba unos cuantos regalos musicales gratuitos de la máxima calidad para todos vosotros amantes de la música y ahorradores a conciencia: En lo referente a canciones
The National regalaban ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’, el sorprendente primer sencillo –todos pensábamos que sería el anteriormente presentado ‘Terrible Love’- de su quinto album ‘High Violet’.
El el … Read more

The Week That Was (11-01-2010): Lhasa; Vampire Weekend; Nowhere Boy; The Knife…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=warPMy6ss8E

New Year, new section; we begin 2010 with a new a weekly recap of everything that has grabbed our attention during the past seven days. And we do it with some sad news, while we were still shocked with Vic Chesnutt’s tragic death, we found out Lhasa de Mela is also no longer with us. The American born, Mexican raised and Canadian based singer-songwriter who swept the board at the Robers’ 1997 with her debut album “La Llorona” and had just released her eponymous third album. has lost a long battle against cancer. Our thoughts are with her close ones.

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La Semana Pasada (11-01-2010): Lhasa; Vampire Weekend; Nowhere Boy; The Knife…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=warPMy6ss8E

Año nuevo, sección nueva. Comenzamos un repaso, que pretende tener regularidad semanal, a todo lo que nos ha llamado la atención durante la semana anterior. Y lo hacemos con la triste noticia del fallecimiento de Lhasa de Mela, cuando aún no nos habíamos recuperado de la trágica desaparición del cantautor Vic Chesnutt. La cantante de origen Americano, infancia mejicana y afincada en Canadá, arrasó en los Rober 1997 con su debut “La Llorona” y acababa de publicar su epónimo tercer album. Una larga batalla contra el cancer fue la causa de su fallecimiento.

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