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The Orange Spotlight
Artists mentioned:Chris Killen Paul Simon (Self-Released, April 2008)"Paul Simon feels sick with worry. He tries to listen to the son 'Our Way to Fall' by Yo La Tengo, but whereas before it suited his feelings (nostalgia, failed love affair, small quite feeling, sadness, longing), now it feels kind of mocking."How freeing...(read full post)
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Orange Alert's Music Minute
Artists mentioned:Brooklyn's Sam Champion plays folky garage pop, and they have charmed many fans with their free ep HB. This September they will release their second full-length album Heavenly Bender.Listen to: Be Mine Everyone (mp3) On Verve Remixed 4, music’s most respected and emulated remix series once again breaks new ground....(read full post)
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The Watch List
Artists mentioned:Listening:1. Skew: This NYC producer just release his debut ep, Stadiums Are Ok Too, for free on his website. His full-length album is currently being mastered, and will be out in September. His tracks are a complex mixture of hip hop and electronic dance music. It is all very appealing.2....(read full post)
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Paint the Town Orange (Special Edition)
Artists mentioned:June 12th - June 15th - NYC PopfestRecently, we had the opportunity to cover our first of hopefully many summer festivals, NYC Popfest. Three days, 24 bands and no major headliner. What drew me to this festival was the wide cultural range of bands, and the smaller feel of the...(read full post)
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Reader Meet Author
Artists mentioned:Ben SegalIn business you are consistently told to "think outside the box", and as Americans we are always reminded of our freedoms. We are encouraged to discover new ways of solving old problems, and reach out in abstract and undefined ways to become something new. However, some may contend that...(read full post)
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Artist of the Week
Artists mentioned:Cecilia FerreiraAs a white American male sitting behind my laptop in my suburban townhouse, it is not easy for me to understand the plight of abused woman more or less the point of view of a woman living in South Africa. From what I have read, this violence or abuse...(read full post)
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New Release Tuesday
Artists mentioned:Music:Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse (reissue)Butter 08 - Butter 08 (reissue)Eef Barzelay - Lose BigTilly and The Wall - O Listen to: Cacophony (mp3)King Khan and The Shrines - Supreme Genius of King Khan Listen to: Torture (mp3)Head Like A Kite - There is Loud Laughter Everywhere Listen...(read full post)
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The Orange Spotlight
Artists mentioned:Martin Reiner No Through Road (Art Bureau Highball Reading Series, 2007)"Yesterday you cried in your sleep. But I was too scared to wake you."The primary focus of Art Bureau is to give a home to artists looking to display and sell their work. When you visit their site you will...(read full post)
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Orange Alert's Music Minute
Artists mentioned:If you were looking for dark and steamy electronics that slowly build and loop, creating a dark alley way staring into the soul of Copenhagen... then look no further. The debut album from Lulu Rouge is hauntingly danceable, but also suited for sitting in silence. Lulu Rouge is comprised of...(read full post)
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The Watch List
Artists mentioned:Listening:1. High on Stress: They just want to be your 103rd favorite band. That's not too much to ask for, is it? Moonlight Girls is the name of their rock infused twangy album. Listen to: Cash Machine (mp3)2. The Z-Mo Trio: If you are not sure if you would like...(read full post)
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Band of the Week
Artists mentioned:The Atomica Project"I woke up in this world, and wondered how it all could be so cruel."Coming in from an afternoon in the sun, or a few hours by the pool, it may be difficult picture the gray skies that so often fill our Midwestern horizons. However, the storms of...(read full post)
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Reader Meet Author
Artists mentioned:Colin Bassett"I was in a chair. There was a computer. I wasn't in front of the computer. I was doing something else. I looked at the computer to see about emails. I saw a new email. It said something about YouTube that made me think the words 'spam' and 'porn'....(read full post)
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Artist of the Week
Artists mentioned:Martina NehrlingThere are so many wonderful things about summer in Chicago, but it is hard to top the abundance of sunlight streaming through windows, penetrating skin, and filling the eyes of the youth. However, when you are stuck in the office all day it may be difficult to fully enjoy...(read full post)
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Paint the Town Orange
Artists mentioned:June 5th, 2008 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory - Haley Bonar, Hayden, & Kelly RudickImages and Review by Dominck MastrangeloWhenever I go to a show certain songs, hell, even full albums, are opened anew and heard in ways perhaps I wasn't expecting or hadn't really absorbed at first...(read full post)
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New Release Tuesday
Artists mentioned:Music:Haley Bonar - Big Star Listen to: Big Star (mp3)Cool Kids - Bake SaleThe Orb - The Dream (US Release)Flying Lotus - Los AngelesKaiserCartel - March ForthJean Grae - The Orchestral FilesHot Chip - One Pure ThoughtJoan As Policewoman - To Survive Listen to: To Be Loved (mp3)My Morning Jacket...(read full post)
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The Orange Spotlight
Artists mentioned:Aleathia Drehmer Thickets of Mayapple: Letters for Edward (Kendra Steiner Editions, June 2008)"My eyes become set to the treetops, their black lines/intricate and fierce like pumping arteries that carry/the blood of spring, and I stare off until/my vision goes blind in twilight's grip."The question has been asked, is print more...(read full post)
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Paint the Town Orange
Artists mentioned:May 31st, 2008 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY - Langhorne SlimImages by Dominick Mastrangelo Listen to: Rebel Side of Heaven (mp3)June 7 – T.T. The Bear’s — Cambridge, MAJune 17 – La Divian Orange — Montreal, QBJune 18 – The Horseshoe – Toronto, ONTJune 19 – Grog...(read full post)
