have you guys heard of birdie busch? she’s a philly native whose atmospheric folk music and whimsical voice are starting to gain wider recognition. her myspace page describes her music as “weird and winding: she sings about magic, luck, the universe, the human heart speeding off on dangerous missions like Inspector Gadget. An intimate partnership (…) Read more »
Tagged: tunesday - 5/8 - Free People Blog
surprise show at work
Sep 07, 2010at about 12:53 an email popped up in my inbox that said “come see best coast in building 7 NOW!” umm…twist my arm? builing 7 is home to some of the urban offices, and best coast had set up in the lobby to play a quick set just for us! not a bad break on (…) Read more »
tunesday
Aug 24, 2010another fp girl recommended here we go magic to me – i had heard of them before but never actually listened to their music. i’m so happy to have discovered them – i listened to their latest album, pigeons, on repeat for an entire day after i discovered it. it’s really mellow and kinda psychedelic… (…) Read more »
sing joyfully, even if it’s off-key
Aug 10, 2010the other day another fp girl told me about the LA Ladies Choir, her current obsession. i had never heard of them before but i was immediately intrigued. they are a group of 30 women with careers ranging from music, fashion, art, literature and theater, and they sing covers of old folk songs and wear (…) Read more »
july playlist – quilted dreams
Jul 06, 2010Create a MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com a new playlist for tunesday! this one is inspired by our july catalog and its location – windswept, ghostly and nostalgic. (…) Read more »
tunesday
Jun 22, 2010this album came out a couple of weeks ago but i never got a chance to write about it – it’s ok though because if there was a soundtrack to the americana trend, blitzen trapper would be on it (oh wait, they are…). their music is a mix of indie, folk, rock and country- sort (…) Read more »
tunesday
Jun 15, 2010bonnaroo really threw me off… i’m all discombobulated. but its tunesday so i wanted to post about one of the bands we saw this weekend that really rocked – mumford & sons! a friend actually recommended them to me a little while back, i listened to a couple of their songs, but wasn’t blown away. (…) Read more »
quick questions – karlee bloomfield
Jun 08, 2010karlee bloomfield is a talented gal- she plays keyboard and sings backup for the quincy mumford band, who make music they describe as “earnest pop with a touch of funk and a saltwater twang.” in addition to being the house band at jersey’s historic stone pony they’re on the lineup for a couple of big (…) Read more »
tunesday: band of horses
May 25, 2010i’ve been a big fan of band of horses ever since a friend told me about their debut album, everything all the time, back in ’06 and i loved it. the album’s first single, “the funeral,” completely blew me away – it definitely didn’t sound like a band’s first single, more like something that gets (…) Read more »
tunesday
May 18, 2010i have been eagerly awaiting the new black keys album, brothers, for a while now and it’s finally here! they are one of the few bands that i buy every album they release because i know it will be good – i pretty much wore out their last album, attack & release, from listening to (…) Read more »
tunesday: marit larsen
May 11, 2010good morning! today we have a very special interview with marit larsen, the lovely norwegian singer/songwriter who will be stopping by our brooklyn store for a show this friday! marit rose to fame as half of the pop duo M2M, formed during her teen years with her childhood friend. since then she has been pursuing (…) Read more »
tunesday
May 04, 2010broken social scene is one of those bands that i’ve always respected but haven’t listened to that often – but with their new album, forgiveness rock record, that could be about to change. since the group was founded by members kevin drew and brendan canning (who never left) in 1999, they’ve had over a dozen (…) Read more »
