i am very excited to announce our next book club read - just kids by patti smith! a couple of you recommended this book but it was literally yesterday during a conversation with our videographer that we chose it. here is what she had to say about it… i’d heard friends talking about patti’s book (…) Read more »
Tagged: music - 19/31 - Free People Blog
tunesday
Dec 28, 2010Create a MySpace Playlist at MixPod.com it’s the last tunesday of 2010! i was thinking back on the new albums that came out this year, and it’s always interesting to me how listening to certain music can bring back such vivid memories of specific moments. for instance, the local natives album gorilla manor – i (…) Read more »
tunesday
Dec 21, 2010it’s tunesday, so with the holiday coming up please enjoy this playlist of christmas-y tunes! some aren’t meant to be christmas songs but hey, that’s ok too. Create a MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com bike image; other images via weheartit. (…) Read more »
rock while you shop
Dec 17, 2010if you’re in the D.C. area tomorrow afternoon, stop by our store at clarendon commons! singer/songwriter danni rosner will be at the store playing some tunes off both her albums, piano actress and on my way. that’s her in the above right photo, which i posted on the blog a little while back, rocking fp (…) Read more »
hair bands
Dec 17, 2010saw this on tumblr the other day and thought it was the cutest thing… and appropriate following the post about vintage records. what’s your favorite band hair? i’d have to go with zeppelin :) update- this awesome drawing is by anna hatzakis, thanks for letting me know! (…) Read more »
rock on
Dec 17, 2010i am so excited that our vintage loves line now includes records!!! they are sold in collections that have been carefully hand-picked and include some of the greatest albums of the 60s, 70s and 80s. this video our team made, featuring one of our stylists, is the cutest thing ever :) i remember so clearly (…) Read more »
tunesday
Dec 14, 2010i’ve always been a fan of matt pond PA but it wasn’t until this past weekend that i got around to listening to their latest album, the dark leaves. it actually feels appropriate that i’d discover it at this time of the year, because every time i listen to it the soothing melodies and gentle (…) Read more »
december playlist: easy rider
Dec 07, 2010if you aren’t familiar with the soundtrack to the film easy rider, it is probably one of the best compilations of classic sixties tunes out there. i couldn’t help myself from including some of the songs from it in this december playlist, inspired by our catalog, easy rider, the open road and freedom. Create a (…) Read more »
grand old lady of broad street
Nov 30, 2010located on the corner of broad and locust in the heart of center city, philadelphia, lies one of the city’s most historic buildings and interesting music venues. it sits calmly in the shadows of skyscrapers on a street lined with flashy buildings, but don’t let its unassuming exterior deceive you – on the inside it (…) Read more »
tunesday
Nov 30, 2010good morning! today’s tunesday post comes from our marketing manager :) photo from the november 7th show at the academy of music in philadelphia. If you’ve managed to come this far without an introduction to Sufjan Stevens – like me until his tour came through Philadelphia – then you are about to experience a treat. (…) Read more »
tunesday
Nov 23, 2010today’s tunesday post is from fp jemma! A blend of hazily new wave-tinged pop, Twin Shadow has become a constant play on my ipod. Swooning tunes with a sweetened distortion, it’s hard not to groove along to this band. Honey coated lyrics and soft space-like light made my night last Wednesday, when I went to (…) Read more »
tunesday
Nov 09, 2010a couple of people have recommended the tallest man on earth to me, but i only just recently started listening to his music. the tallest man on earth is swedish folk musician kristian mattson, who has one of those voices that doesn’t initially strike you as beautiful, but with the guitar and his songwriting he (…) Read more »
