This new song from Benjamin Francis Leftwich feels good to me today. I always love the imagery & lighting in his videos – they calm me down & fuel my imagination. I’m trying to chill out before I brave the post office – I think this did the trick. Besides, it’s a good holiday wish, don’t you think? Happy Music Monday!
One of the most frequent {Music Monday} artists mentioned on this blog is Andrew Bird (& most played in my studio). He is one of my favorite musicians without a doubt. The thing that continuously interests me about his music, is his ability to collaborate & contribute to so many cool projects. I was actually planning on doing this post about his contribution to the Muppet Movie Soundtrack (because we saw it this weekend- & I love the song & Kermit). However, I found out about, “Andrew Bird & Ian Schneller’s Sonic Arboretum” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago & it stopped my in my cyber tracks. What an amazing concert that will be! Ok Santa… did you hear that? Hmmm, well- I suppose that is a real long shot but it’s worth putting on my pretend list. If I was a muppet, I could travel by map. So, If you are in the Chicago area & go to this, will you give me a play by play – complete with a description of what socks he was wearing?
So, anyway, back to my original thought – here is a video of my favorite musician singing my favorite frog’s song. And yes, the Muppet Movie was really good. I loved it…. I can’t help but think that the new muppet character, Walter, was inspired a bit by Andrew Bird himself. Happy Music Monday! Hope you have a great week!
It’s going to be a busy week with (hopefully) a lot of color. This stop motion, colored pencil video fits my mood today. Happy Music Monday! Now I’m off to the studio…
It’s dark & rainy- actually the perfect ingredients for locking myself in my studio (which is good because I need to). I’ve been listening to the new Ryan Adams album, Ashes & Fire all day- pretty sure it will remain on tonight until I go to bed. I have a long night in the studio ahead. Happy Music Monday! What are you listening to?
I discovered the New Zealand band, Avalanche City, because of my love of (paper) stop motion animation. I’m quite taken with this video- but it’s a catchy tune too. Another discovery from this band is Hunter & Gatherer who did artwork for the band’s album, Our New Life Above the Ground– check out their cool Etsy Shop here. Art & music…. a lovely way to start the week. Happy Music Monday!
When I saw this video on the Handmade Romance FB page Thursday, it made me smile. So much so, that I knew that I had to pass it on. It was a rather appropriate find as we’ve been talking a lot about cousins at our house. Sayer is going to have a new cousin (one that will be in this state – rather than across country) sometime in February & we are all VERY excited. I’ve been going through old pictures lately & found this one of me, my little brother, & my two favorite cousins (who also have February birthdays). I really don’t think I need to tell you which one I am, do I? If you have any doubts, just look at Sayer’s picture & you will know right away. In this picture, I’m very close to the age Sayer will be when his cousin is expected to arrive- they will have about the same years apart as my brother & I do (4yrs). We all look forward to the day that Sayer will have a cousin to dance with too! Happy Music Monday!
When I saw this video on the Handmade Romance FB page Thursday, it made me smile. So much so, that I knew that I had to pass it on. It was a rather appropriate find as we’ve been talking a lot about cousins at our house. Sayer is going to have a new cousin (one that will be in this state – rather than across country) sometime in February & we are all VERY excited. I’ve been going through old pictures lately & found this one of me, my little brother, & my two favorite cousins (who also have February birthdays). I really don’t think I need to tell you which one I am, do I? If you have any doubts, just look at Sayer’s picture & you will know right away. In this picture, I’m very close to the age Sayer will be when his cousin is expected to arrive- they will have about the same years apart as my brother & I do (4yrs). We all look forward to the day that Sayer will have a cousin to dance with too! Happy Music Monday!
I don’t always buy albums in full anymore- I tend to pick & choose songs. But the minute I learned that Lisa Hannigan had a new album out I bought the whole album without a second thought. Her new album is called “Passenger” & Iwas interested to learn that it was made between the 14th & the 22nd of February 2011 in Bryn Derwyn in Wales and the Church Studios in London. February is my favorite month so that in itself was a cool bit of information to read. Plus, I love things that are recorded like that. The timing for this album’s release is perfect! I’ve been so busy lately & in need of some great music to help me along the way. I’ve been listening to it non-stop in the studio (& in the car) since Wednesday. She even sings a duet with Ray La Montagne (another studio favorite)- their voices are amazing together. Her videos are always wonderful so I was excited to see this one for “Knots”- it seemed like a good way to start the week. Happy Music Monday! Alright week… bring on the color!
