Yes, this is the year of Dark Nights (but not that kind, which is very last year). We'd told you about Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's ubiquitous Dark Night Of The Soul posters, and now we can point you toward a... CONTINUE READING STREAM DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL»
Posted on May 6, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Danger Mouse | Dark Night Of The Soul | David Lynch | Frank Black | Gruff Rhys | Iggy Pop | James Mercer | Jason Lytle | Julian Casablancas | Nina Persson | Sparklehorse | Suzanne Vega | The Flaming Lips | Vic Chesnutt
The "Mother of the MP3" has penned a lengthy essay for NY Times' songwriting blog about her other hit wonder. Vega shares the inspiration for her a cappella tribute to Seinfeld's future hangout and the unlikely DNA remix it spawned.... CONTINUE READING SUZANNE VEGA REFLECTS ON "TOM'S DINER"»
Posted on September 24, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: DNA | Jens Lekman | Suzanne Vega
After catching Suzanne Vega's fantastic homecoming/birthday gig at Highline last night -- highlights: "Left Of Center" with solo bass accompaniment, "Tom's Diner" twice (a cappella and DNA remix) -- we headed an avenue east to Hiro shortly after 10. Courtney... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY LOVE FAILS TO SELF-DESTRUCT IN NYC»
Posted on July 13, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Courtney Love | Suzanne Vega
Where ya been, Suzanne? The songwriter behind the world's first perfected MP3 will release Beauty & Crime this July, her first album of original material since Songs In Red And Gray in '01. On first listen of the album's lead... CONTINUE READING NEW SUZANNE VEGA - "FRANK & AVA"»
Posted on April 16, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: KT Tunstall | Suzanne Vega
In Business Week's profile of Karlheinz Brandenburg (often cited as the inventor of the MP3) the mag traces the history and development of Microsoft's favorite audio file format and reveals that the reproduction of Suzanne Vega's deviously simple "Tom's Diner"... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST PERFECTED MP3 IN HISTORY'S OPENING LYRIC: "DOO"»
Posted on March 7, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Suzanne Vega
