Why do I like Camille (official website), French songstress…let me count the ways:
1. Camille is f-ing good. She has that nice ingenue voice that Mariah Carey perfected.
2. Camille is French. That’s not necessarily something good since my perception of French pop is that if it isn’t danceable or ambient or classic, then it’s probably not […]
I saw Flight of the Red Balloon the other day and came to the realization that Chinese film directors have really gone to explore other cultures and worlds. I mean, Hou Hsiao Hsien is the guy who made his name with a history of Taiwan, slow-moving and humanist films that captured the sensations of the […]
Cheese smells just as pungent in any other language. And is it any surprise that in the land of fine cheesemaking, France, the cheese stinks of camembert.
When people say France is rich in culture, they don’t mean pop culture. There the pop culture is just as shallow as American culture only not nearly as entertaining. […]
After hearing this music in concert three times in a row by three different performers from three different countries, I thought I might never want to hear it again. But, nah…it’s still awesome.
Rachmaninoff’s recording of the first movement of his second piano concerto, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever:
Moderato (1st movement of Piano […]
Okay, end of the year time right? I only do top 8s, not 10s…sorry. Also, I’m probably forgetting some great ones that I’ll regret not mentioning. Oh well, here goes:
Favorite albums
1. Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
A beautiful, weird, and challenging work. It connects to some primal musical language that has been lost in the haze […]
