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Twin Tigers “Gray Waves¨ is a Rendezvous In The Park

March 15th, 2010 No Comments

Photo Courtesy of Twin Tigers When a friend of mine told me about the band Twin Tigers and recommended I check them out, I was reminded of the awkwardness surrounding the average blind date. I´d never heard of the Athens, Georgia band and was nervous that after I listened to them my friend would ask […]

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GLOBAL PLAYLIST – Ellie Goulding

March 8th, 2010 1 Comment

Photo Credit Ellie Gould It’s been about a year since I first heard the enchanting song “Starry Eyed,” written and performed by new UK sensation, Ellie Goulding. Back then, I wouldn’t have guessed that Goulding’s music would experience so swift a rise to the top, but that’s precisely what’s happening–and how! The song’s debuted at […]

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Les Queue de Sardines Presents Tights With A Visual Twist

February 3rd, 2010 No Comments

Photo Courtesy of Les Queue de Sardines Fetishists, consider yourselves officially on watch: hosiery just got even hotter (and a little quirkier, too). Les Queues de Sardines, a registered trademark of French clothier, m + o studio, adds panache to your closet with a line of punchy, unconventional stockings. Equal parts elegant and amusing, these […]

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Leading By Example: “Won’t Go Quietly” hits UK Charts, Keeps on Climbing

January 27th, 2010 No Comments

You know that saying, “If at first you don’t succeed then, try, try again?” British rapper Example, who’s been on the grind these last five years making a name for himself, has done just that. Born in London as Elliot Gleave, he adopted the name “Example” as a sly nod to his own initials. Gleave […]

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Francis and the Lights, Live At Red Devil Lounge

January 26th, 2010 1 Comment

Photo Credit: Alicia Adams There must be something beautiful and dangerous happening inside the mind of Francis Farewell Starlite. Having experienced his live shows only through a few video clips here and there, I was ecstatic to hear that he would be gracing the stage at San Francisco’s Red Devil Lounge. Although I had no […]

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Help Invisible Children Help Haiti–Free!

January 22nd, 2010 No Comments

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gIGRaG3zpI What started out in 2003 as a documentary by three young filmmakers from Southern California has evolved into much more than a film meant to raise awareness of the tragedies occurring in Central Africa. Non-profit organization Invisible Children has made it their mission to end the use of child soldiers in Uganda and to […]

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