kateoplis:

Fairuz - Christmas Hymns: Soubhan Al Kalima

Nice.

"When I get depressed, or anything, I go ‘think of all the music I haven’t even heard yet!’ So, it’s the one thing. Imagine the world without music. Man, just hand me a gun, will you?"

—Jim Jarmusch

~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor

(via beingblog)

(Source: dailystendhalnitesaudade)

File under: WTF. Not pictured: Mozart. (via Adam)

Nice!

Zula Music:

Governor’s Island 8/6/11. Henry drones for stretchers once more.

Put a Bird on it.

K. Vencill:

See also: CHARLIE PARKER: In Sweden, 1950.

Dizzubble Dizzutch

American Routes:

Check out the original video for Frankie Smith’s “Double Dutch Bus”. Frankie’s 1981 song features the first mid-song breakdown of izzles and izzos, later co-opted by Snoop Dogg and turned into pop slang. (It might also sound familiar if you’ve ever heard this song, where it shows up as a sample)

Frankie was inspired by the double dutch that he saw kids in his neighborhood playing, and Philly’s SEPTA bus system, who rejected his application to be a driver. The success of “Double Dutch Bus” actually led to a huge bust of a cocaine ring in the city, which is a whole nother story.

All that aside, the song’s a classic. Hear “Double Dutch Bus” and more Philadelphia sounds on this week’s show.

P.S. American Routes on Tumblr? YES PLEASE

One week left to submit your audio idea to be broadcast from the Foshay!

Northern Spark approaches quickly, and we’re still seeking audio submissions for Station Identification, our one-night project on the observation deck of the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, MN. We’ll be broadcasting live all night from 9pm June 4th to 6am June 5th, so we’ve got plenty of air time to fill. Some ideas:

• Come to the Foshay the night of and tell a story, sing, or do whatever it is you do.
• Send us some music you’ve been working on. (We’ll be streaming it so you don’t have to worry about downloads!)
• Send us that amazing audio recording you made with your smartphone and have no idea what to do with.
• Anything really, just as long as it’s sound!

The deadline is in one week (Monday, May 30th). See the call for submissions for more info, or email your idea to “notioncollective” at gmail. 

(photo: Daytime view from the Foshay observation deck by Jennifer Arave)

[ reposted from The Notion Collective ]

“I gotta play Tetris with my time.”

Emily Qualey:

Wreck and Salvage:

Yard Work is Hard Work (excerpt, 2008) (by jodie mack)

I think I understand my leaf/snow blower neighbors a little better now.