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Anna Ternheim: What Have I Done (Acoustic) [Video]

Andy Fenstermaker
July 16, 2009July 14, 2009

When watching a band perform their latest hit in a music video, it is often dull and uninteresting. But when the song is proprietary — that is, unique to the video — something changes. And when the unique song is accompanied by cinematography that has the occasional wobble, giving the appearance of amateur, the greatness is heightened yet again. Both these elements are highlights in the latest Anna Ternheim video, an acoustic version of “What Have I Done” featuring Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn & John fame. Ternheim too hails from Sweden, and the sexy accent is emphasized by the emotive piano tinkering from Yttling. Read More »Anna Ternheim: What Have I Done (Acoustic) [Video]

Beast: Mr. Hurricane [pReview]

Ron Trembath
March 3, 2009

Something strange and fresh has shown it’s face(s) in the streets of Montreal. And it can only be seen through Beast (MySpace), a collaboration of two of the most amazing French experimentalists, Jean-Phi Goncalves (drummer for Plaster, producer of Lauryn Hill) and the malefic and taunting songstress Betty Bonifassi (of The Triplets of Belleville soundtrack recognition). This transcending duo is creating something entirely new that is retrospectively reminiscent of something that quite can’t be described. Read More »Beast: Mr. Hurricane [pReview]