Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Breaking news: Glen and Marketa triumph at Oscars
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly from the brilliant low-budget independent hit film, Once. And it couldn’t happen to a nicer pair of people. We, at geemuses, are stoked, and congratulate Glen - the lead singer and songwriter from the mighty Irish band, the Frames [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock by Mike Gee
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Air
Jean-Benoît Dunckel (JB) holds what is probably a rare distinction. He studied mathematics before forming his band, Air, in 1995 with Nicolas Godin. Not only is he smart, but he’s also charming, witty and a composer of considerable grace. And he has reason to be content. Air’s electronic moods and atmospheres have graced five sublime [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Electronic, Music by Mike Gee
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Duran Duran
John Taylor is a talkative 47-year-old slightly rock star for whom time may be ticking. And you get the feeling he knows it. If that sounds tough it isn’t meant to be. Duran Duran, the band he founded and in which he’s spent 26 of the last 30 years, are genuine survivors and still know [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Music, Pop, Review by Mike Gee
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Hansard to shine at Oscars
Hollywood beckons the Frames‘ singer/songwriter Glen Hansard. In one of the more fitting Oscar nominations in recent years, Hansard and Marketa Irglova, his co-star in the wonderful low-budget, big hit, musical will perform on the 80th Annual Academy Awards telecast on February 24.
Hansard and Irglova will perform Falling Slowly, their signature duet from the film, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Entertainment, Indie, Music, News, Rock, Roots by Mike Gee
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Feist
Leslie Feist is remarkably down to earth for a woman who recently attended the 50th Grammy Awards as a four-time nominee, and in the past year has seen 1234, the song she co-wrote with Sally Seltmann of New Buffalo, become the soundtrack for Apple’s iPod Nano ad.
On paper, her world changed: When the [...]
