Claire | August 16, 2011
Fozzey & VanC are a two-member up-and-coming band from Queensland well on their way to worldwide fame. They’ve appeared with Flo Rida and were nominated for Cairns #1 Urban Act in the annual timeOUT awards. They were also recognized as Queensland’s #1 Hip Hop act on ReverbNation,. Blending hip-hop with urban, electro, and pop influences, [...]
Claire | August 12, 2010
I was so taken with the song “Holding on to Nothing” when I heard it on the following lovely Asian drama MV that I went off to find more about the band, and having listened to their music I am officially a convert. If you like Secondhand Serenade, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus or any of [...]
Claire | July 29, 2010
“We wanted to begin a band that sounded gigantic”, We the Living say on their website, but oddly enough, this 3-member indie rock/pop band from Tennessee mostly crafts songs that are beautifully contained and tender, even wistful. Their website is a little too wordy and cerebral (probably an influence of Ayn Rand, from whose book [...]
Claire | March 27, 2010
So new that they don’t even have a Wikipedia page yet, Color of Clouds has been described variously as indie folk and electroacoustic, though for the record I tend toward the former categorization. Color of Clouds is made up of a trio from Brooklyn which consists of singer-songwriter Kelli Scarr (formerly of Salt & Samovar), [...]
Claire | February 11, 2010
Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio, never fallen from the wave of his Titanic popularity and still a popular darling to end all popular darlings. Then imagine Tom Cruise, on steroids which double his charisma and acting ability. Now combine those two, and you’ll come pretty close to Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh Khan isn’t just a legend in India [...]
Claire | February 1, 2010
Like your romance repressed and sizzling? You’re in the wrong place. Head over to my period drama post and make yourself right at home. Like your romance nuanced and well-developed? Go check out my Asian drama posts. If, on the other hand, you prefer your romance epic and fiery, Bollywood is right up your alley(I [...]
Claire | January 29, 2010
Art Brut is an English and German indie rock band which I discovered via a side project of one of their members, Eddie Argos, who formed a band with Dyan Valdés from The Blood Arm called Everybody Was In The French Resistance…NOW. He and Valdes just put out an album called Fixin’ the Charts (Volume [...]
Claire | January 5, 2010
Quite Interesting, better known as QI, is a perenially popular Brit comedy show hosted by the amazing Stephen Fry, whom I’m most familiar with as quirky Dr. Gordon on Bones but whom some of you may recognize as the old guy who dies in V for Vendetta(apparently he also used to do a comedy act [...]
