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Three Records from Sundown
Charles Maynes - Producer, FNR

In Three Records from Sundown, Charles Maynes talks with Nick Drake’s producer Joe Boyd, who shares his fascination and frustration with the enigmatic musician.

The Other Worlds of Sun Ra
Brent Clough and John Jacobs - Producers, Night Air, ABC

The name Sun Ra is synonymous with far out philosophies, experimental music, great talent, and cosmic costumes.

Dreaming of You : Selena Forever

The magazine I work for *ahem* is doing a big retrospective on Selena for the April issue. I hadn't thought much about her for years but I kinda got inspired by her 90s awesomeness.

I wore a bodycon dress to Carlen's Birthday and my friend Ellen exclaimed "Is that Leti, or is that Selena?" Best day ever obvs.


Years ago I thought about her a lot because I had studied Latin American Studies and Women's Studies and was a fan of Lourdes Portillo's film Corpus: A Home Movie About Selena, my favorite part was the roundtable of famous Chicana Feminists bitching each other out about her legacy and whether she was a hack (Sandra Cisneros I'm looking at you). In 2001 I worked with first grade girls who loves Selena even though they had been born after her death, and the school library carried several books about her life for young readers.

Erin Fant is that you?

yes Chanel, why not

little Stevie Nicks influence never hurt nobody

Sadface tribute statue in Corpus Christi.

Okay tell me you don't want to lock yourself in your room and listen to this and think about your crush:

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And then dance in your underwear to this

Still Bill: Bill Withers = Greatest Human Being Ever

Still Bill Trailer from B-Side Entertainment on Vimeo.

I saw Still Bill last night at IFC. I was blown away by both the film and the Q&A session with Mr. Withers afterwards. He may be the most engaging combination of hilarious charm and sincere intellectual self reflexion I have ever encounters. It's pretty impossible that anyone there left without wishing that Bill Withers was their best friend.

One of the most touching parts of the film is when Withers visits the Our Time Theater Company an artistic program for kids who stutter. The film delves into the insecurities and stuttering that plagued him until his late 20s and when the children from the program introduce themselves to him with stilted speech you see tears in his eyes.

Muhammad Ali, Bill Withers, and Don King. Photo taken by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ©, From Soul Power Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Oh and guess what else he said! He loves"No Diggity!"No Diggity by Blackstreet (with a sample from Grandma's Hands)

R.I.P. Lhasa de Sela

Singer and songwriter Lhasa de Sela died New Year's Day of breast cancer. She was 37.

This song killed it in 1998.
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Lhasa de Sela-El Desierto
Vezi mai multe video din Muzica*
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covering Elliot Smith's Between the Bars
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Fiume Night 11 _ Lhasa de Sela & Patrick Watson _ Montreal, april 2009 from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

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Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions

I went to see Hope Sandoval at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday. Photos were forbidden but Luz Gallardo has been taking some lovely shots of the tour.

10/10 The Music Hall Of Williamsburg - Williamsburg, NY Luz Gallardo

Brooklyn Vegan and the LA Weekly seem all annoyed that she didn't allow photos, obviously missing the point. She is what the experts call 'the real deal' shrouded in mystery, temperamental. The lighting was very dark and she faced away from the audience and covered her face with her hand while she sang. She came to Maya's Holiday Party a couple years ago but we were too shy to talk to her.

9/26 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA- Photo Credit: Luz Gallardo

10/7 - The Mod - Toronto, ON-Photo Credit: Luz Gallardo

10/4 - The Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI-Photo Credit: Luz Gallardo

9/29 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA-Photo Credit: Luz Gallardo

I dedicate this Mazzy Star video to Pavla, Nicole and Sunnie who each had no idea who I was talking about.

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Last time I saw Hope Sandoval was at The Fillmore with Jesus and Mary Chain in, I think 1994

We hate it when our friends become successful (total j/k!)

Good photos by Jake Forney via Brooklyn Vegan, Crap photos by yours truly.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Webster Hall on October 3rd.

Who says Indie Pop fans aren't babes? p.s. Shirley Braha started a Party A Day Blog, and our makeshift Pains afterparty at Daddy's even made the cut.

um, how cute are Peggy Wang East's ripped heart shape tights worn avec skort.