Thanks to About Today for the heads up, and as always the appropriate music criticism:k-os, 4-3-2-1
I’m so excited that k-os has a new album coming out. The way he blends hip-hop, soul, jazz, funk, rock, and damn near anything else he finds appealing is just jaw-dropping. Take this for example. This is his hip-hop respone to Feist’s ‘1-2-3-4.’ Who else would think to do that? Then you pair it with a video with some nice effects, and you have one of my favorite hip-hop tracks of this year. k-os’s new album Yes! hits
3/31.
I discovered them with their album Atlantis, and fell in love with this track, Sunday Morning:
It always reminds me of that wonderful weekend in Atlanta that I spent with my better half and that Sunday in little five points at Criminal Records buying this cd. I love you baby!
Sunday, March 01, 2009
K-Os new CD, Yes! arrive 3/31
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Remember you are dust...
In case anyone missed it, today was Ash Wednesday. I'm thinking of the elevator episode from earlier (see twitter)
Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.
I was fortunate enough to attend Mass at St. Peter's in downtown today during lunch for the observance and was pleased to hear that Mr. Husey and a number of members of the gallery choir were going to attend the liturgy with a selection of sacred music befitting the occasion - including Allegri's: Miserere Meis, Deus.
Please enjoy the Miserere as performed by Kings College Choir,
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
I'm back in the high life again
I want to thank all of the loyal readers of Leonardo's Notebook for checking in and for all the well wishes and greetings during this Christmas Season as we took a hiatus from blogging.
But now, much like Steve Winwood, we're back in the high life again and Mattheus is ready to blog once more.
It's a new year with a lot of new promise, and lots of new activities as well as past times to contend with. Here's wishing a Happy New Year to all this Epiphany 2009.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Well, you've got to attract the Young People to your Church somehow so why not couple the "Starbucks Model" with their lingo and musical stylings
If yesterday's video didn't make you pee your pants, then check this out from the "GodTube." Honestly it freaked me out a bit -- h/t to the homosexualists over at OMG blog for this one too.
**Updated** As St. Izzy points out in the combox -- this video has become a parody of itself and was produced, of all places, right here in little ole Columbia, SC by First Baptist Church. The video, if not the church has become an internet success overnight, and like many videos -- it wasn't supposed to be published, but inevitably was. Thank you to whoever published this video.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Hallelujah, a Christmas Song?
Remember when Andrew Sullivan had us all aswoon and revisiting old memories that still pang on the heart chords even still? Well Oddly enough this song poem is set to be Britain's number one song for this Christmas.
Ruth Gledhill reports it so today, and something we've known in since at least the beginning of December some 15 days ago, more on that in a bit. (Really, we're that far into December?)
The article that Ruth obtained exclusively for her blog, written by Alan Franks shares a similar ethos with the one written by Nigeness at the beginning of the month, though with less cynicism. The reservation and disappointment bleeds through though Mr. Franks tries to persuade his disappointment with the fact that at least Mr. Cohen will recoup funds that were swindled by his accountant from the increased air play mainstreaming affords.
In my own mind I can understand and appreciate the confusion and, admittedly the distaste, of having this ballad as a 'Christmas Song.' Even if, as Mr. Franks put it, "Hallelujah has become as successful as it has because it articulates some spiritual yearning without being too specific," the ambiguity of melody, lyrics, and meaning can only bend so far before it simply becomes the musical equivalent of jumping the shark. The only potential justification would be an equally as bizarre Christmas practice that Ruth pointed out in a previous post - giving credence to the phrase blue Christmas.
