Esperanza Spalding is a new favorite. I love that her name means “hope” and love her covers even more than her original songs. Like this one of Lauryn Hill’s Tell Him. …and this one of Stevie Wonder’s Overjoyed.
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…and look a little like this {To watch the video version of Ben Sollee’s Tiny Desk Concert, be sure to click through to NPR. I love the first song he plays called Hurting. Ben is one of those talented, positive Kentuckians who make us all proud of home.}
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Summer Reading: Blood, Bones & Butter – Gabrielle Hamilton Bossypants -Tina Fey The Boy In The Moon – Ian Brown Listening: Adele – 21 Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin‘ Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 Matt Duncan – Beacon
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J’adore Adele. Love the black and white photography in this studio footage of her. I’m on a sabbatical from photography for clients for now. New job. New baby boy on the way. Lots of changes in the house. But this video has inspired me to get some good black and white film (TMAX is my...
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It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. I have loved Nina Simone forever. Love this image of her. I would credit the photographer if I knew their name. —- I’m really enjoying Tina Fey’s memoir, Bossy Pants. “…it’s a great lesson about not being too precious about your writing. You have to try your...
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I’m catching up on my RSS reader this morning. Lots of great discoveries to share. The Sartorialist is one of my favorite blogs. I love this video of him in action. His book is amazing too, but I’ve blogged about that before. Trish Keenan of the band Broadcast passed away this week. I’m sad to...
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*My jam this week is Giving Up The Gun from Vampire Weekend – Contra. *Love these photo calendars from Minted.com. *I received one of these personalized desk calendars from Tiny Prints for Christmas and I love it! *Been wanting to try out Paper Culture. Love their clean design. *We’re catching up on missed episodes of...
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros sang the original version, but I like this one better: For more of this sweet family of Jorge Narvaez, here is a link to their page. I love that he writes that although he and the girls’ mother are not together, they work together as a team. It reminds...
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Beautiful snow is falling here. I keep thinking of the song, “Still, still, still, one can hear the falling snow.” I love Christmas Eve. It feels like a finish line, a reward after an incredibly busy time. If quiet is not quite your jam tonight, download Target’s free holiday mix The Christmas Gig, here. It...
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Pink Martini has a new Christmas album that’s a lot of fun. Ben Folds has a new album, too called Lonely Avenue. One of my favorite novelists, Nick Hornby wrote the lyrics. Love this video of them chatting about working together. It’s what art should be: a collaborative conversation where we help each other be...
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