by Adam Strohm Al Maslakh was founded to feature experimental and improvised work from Lebanese artists or performances by foreigners in Lebanese venues. I'm a little uncertain, then, where Stockholm Syndrome fits in. Pianist Magda Mayas is German, and drummer Tony Buck, Australian by birth, has lived in Japan... Read More

There's no actual mister in Mr. Little Jeans, the electropop solo project of Norwegian Monica Birkenes -- she actually named her act after a character in the classic Wes Anderson film Rushmore ( OMG ). In 2011, Mr. Little Jeans covered Fire">Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" in a truly remarkable fashion, transforming the straightforward, Springsteen-ish piano rock of the Montreal indie rockers' original anthem for the disillusioned into a sinister specter of a pop song, with a stale drum-machine sputtering along and creepy organs drifting up form the reverb'd deep. The result is strikingly fresh, and it was featured on ...

De La Soul – Must B The Music Sietta – Dark Passenger Oisima – Melting Paraiso Rainbow Chan – Sweet Tooth The Glitch Mob – Between Two Points The Supremes – You Keep Me Hanging On James Brown – Think Albatross – Stockholm Syndrome D33j – Drowning Pools Holy Fuck – Bontempi Latin Sam Cooke [...]

De La Soul – Must B The Music Sietta – Dark Passenger Oisima – Melting Paraiso Rainbow Chan – Sweet Tooth The Glitch Mob – Between Two Points The Supremes – You Keep Me Hanging On James Brown – Think Albatross – Stockholm Syndrome D33j – Drowning Pools Holy Fuck – Bontempi Latin Sam Cooke [...]

The After Party, Hidden Hospitals, and NameSake are three different bands that are currently gathering up some buzz. We put the three bands together for a new PropertyOfZack Playlist feature. Check out the Playlists and listen to the songs on Spotify while reading everyone’s thoughts! (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Coheed & Cambria - Deranged This is the band that got me into music. I wouldn’t even be singing if it weren’t for them. They did this song as a single for the Batman Arkham City sound track and I think it’s one of the best records they have put out thus far.  Paramore - Monster I heard this song the other day, one off the latest songs by the legendary Paramore! I’m not really into bands with a female vocalist but she is just a powerhouse. Very inspirational song.  Panic at the Disco - The Ballad of Mona Lisa I was really excited when I heard the new Panic album. They broke away from that Beatles sound they went for with their second album, and their new sound is very refreshing.  Go Radio - Kill The Beast I’ve been jamming this band a lot lately. They bring a unique sound to the pop/punk genre and I really dig the diversity of the group.  Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows - Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm I don’t normally listen to heavy music but the vocals in this band are incredible. Craig Owens has always been an influence on my own vocal performances. I’m glad to see he was able to get a killer group of musicians together and form a new band after his success in Chiodos.  Used">The Used - I Come Alive The latest song by one of my favorite bands! I have listened to this band since as long as I can remember and they always had songs that could really reach out and give you a nice perspective of things.   30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill An old school hit. I don’t think there is a person in our generation that doesn’t know this song. Theatrically epic in every single way.   The Black Mages - Hunter’s Chance *Song is currently not on Spotify Probably the most interesting thing I have been listening to lately. Familiar with Final Fantasy? Well the guy who wrote all the music for the games has a progressive metal band in which they have redone all of the music for those games with a heavy metal theme. It’s pretty intense!   Escape the Fate - Something I was hesitant when I heard this band got a new singer, but Craig Mabbit is awesome. I really dig the vocals and how this song builds. I’ve always been a big Escape the Fate fan.   Sonny Moore - Gypsy Hook *Song is currently not on Spotify Although this project no longer exists (He’s better known now as Skrillex) This song was one of the first ones he wrote after his fame with From First to Last. As a solo artist he is incredible. One of my favorite songs by far. - Will Crafton   (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Little Dragon - Twice  A filmmaker in Toronto, and very close friend of mine showed me the video for this song. This was my introduction to the Swedish band, Little Dragon. The music video for this song is as crushing as the song itself is. I frequently describe this song as the fastest three minutes you’ll ever experience. The song seemingly ends shortly after it starts, though three minutes have definitely passed. I play “Twice” on repeat for hours, often overnight. This remains one of my top three favorite songs ever recorded.  -David Raymond   AZ - I Feel For You Nostalgia reigns on this track. I was given a mix tape when I was about 14 years old, and this song was on it. I didn’t know the name of the song, or the artist..and until music started to thrive on the internet, I was without this song for years. Though I can’t relate to they lyrics, what hooks me the music and AZ’s voice. AZ was one of the most underrated hip hop artists of his time. The combination of the bell that breaks on beat one , the strings, and the girl’s voice floating on top of it all, set a stage that AZ’s voice enters with grace. I was hooked instantly. I wore this mix tape out when I was younger…literally wore right through it.  I still frequent this track -  it puts my mind in a place that no other song can. - David Raymond   Imogen Heap - Closing In Imogen Heap is truly an anomale. She writes and produces her own records, and does a great job at both. The song that introduced me to her music was “Hide and Seek”, from the album Speak For Yourself. I was riding in the back of a car when it played. She seems to not only capture , but seeks out the same nuances in recording that I’m attracted to; the little things that you don’t catch on the first or even tenth listen. These are the things that keep revealing themselves years exploring a record for the first time. The song “Closing In” plays not only melodically darker than some of her others, but ...

Two members of Galactic will perform with several guests between JazzFest weekends this spring. Scheduled to perform at New Orleans’ Blue Nile on May 1, The Whip! will feature Galactic’s...

The next Playlist in our ongoing series features A Loss For Words, Koji, and Brian Marquis. All three bands are about to head out on a special acoustic tour together, so we thought it’d be great to match them together. Check out the Playlists and listen to the songs while reading everyone’s thoughts! (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Sunny Day Real Estate - Pillars There is nothing to say about this song other than you just have to put your headphones on and close your eyes and listen. This is the intro to my mixtape. Enjoy. Smashing ...

David Fincher’s sensibilities as a director have always been piercing and intuitive, but with this remake of the 2009 Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Fincher pours every ounce of his modus operandi into Stieg Larsson’s story of a troubled and brilliant girl named Lisbeth (Rooney Mara). As an unwilling ward of [...]

[ If reposting, kindly credit Frank & Earthy: http://www.jessejarnow.com/flotsam/ylt ] Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's 24 December 2011 *(Hanukkah, night 5)* The Glands and Jon Glaser opened. benefit for Tommy Brull Foundation. Mix disc by Mr. Finewine Big Day Coming (slow) (with Tara Key on keyboards)
 Stockholm Syndrome (with TK on guitar for rest of night) 
The Crying of Lot G (with TK)
 Demons (with TK)
 Upside Down (drone version) (with TK)
 Beanbag Chair If It's True I'm On My Way (with TK)
 Double Dare (alt. arrangement) (with TK) 
Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck) (with TK ...

[ If reposting, kindly credit Frank & Earthy: http://www.jessejarnow.com/flotsam/ylt ] Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's 20 December 2011 *(Hanukkah, night 1)* The Sea & Cake and Jon Benjamin & Jon Glaser opened. benefit for Roots & Wings of New Jersey. Mix disc by Bob Odenkirk. (entire set with Mac McCaughan on guitar, keyboards, and vocals.) Night Falls on Hoboken Eight Days A Week (The Beatles)
 Nothing To Hide Stockholm Syndrome Tears Are In Your Eyes Did I Tell You? Upside Down Noisy Night (Portastatic) (Mac vocals) Styles of the Times (with John McEntire on drums)
 Don't Say A Word ...

The entire video for James Blake’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case Of You” consists of the actress Rebecca Hall, who played Ben Affleck’s Stockholm Syndrome girlfriend in The Town, running through various different emotional states in the same bedroom. The dramatic lighting helps a bit, but the whole thing should probably go on Hall’s [...]

Off the Billboard-acclaimed album Near Infinite Possibility, the video for Everything Becomes Whole is a visual exploration of one of the many forms of modern day slavery as a relationship turns from loving to abusive. It highlights the psychological dynamics and events that transpire between a victim and the procurer. The female character is objectified and treated by the procurer, as nothing more than a cluster of body parts, which leads to the male character's transformation giving him feelings of grandeur and omnipotence. The female character's impulses are dichotomous, both submissive and illuminating. In her momentary submissiveness, she ...

We throw around the “h” word in this scene like doomsayers for bands — and sometimes we’re right. But Gov’t Mule has had a most fruitful hiatus in 2011: a year to let the mighty Mule beast rest and exhale a bit after so many years of intense touring, and also a year to let each of Mule’s four members jump into a new project or two with both feet and have no one else feel the least bit upset about it. While Warren Haynes has kept his namesake soul and R&B; band on the road and Danny ...

This is the sound of Coldplay collaborating with Billboard Hot 100 champion Rihanna. Perhaps more significantly, it's the sound of Chris Martin singing about ending a relationship with Rihanna. "You really hurt me," Martin and RiRi repeat in harmony at the swelling apex of the track. With brash synth squiggles and a lofty, wordless hook, it's catchy and represents another appealing shift in direction for a group that already refuses to keep repeating the same musical formula — though it's still more inoffensive than inspiring. Ask us again after a few months of constant Top 40 radio exposure ...

i have gone through several catsitting scenarios since my beloved Possum passed on. I have been hesitant to commit to another situation that long term and generally committal. When Jamie could no longer handle Doris/aka 14th Amendment, I took her under my wing, assuming that she'd be at least on familiar territory. She took a shit on my favorite sweater on top of my comforter and futon. I later discovered she'd sprayed urine on a bunch of cds. She is the first cat that resented me so much that she ran away, when she could get her ...