Suzanne Vega has a blog on the New York Times web site. In her last post, she describes the creation of “Luka”. I liked this song when it was released in the eighties. And I still like to listen to it.
The genesis of this song was very long (several years as described by Suzanne).
The discussion […]

I just came across this page that reports that Pharrell Williams has designed 2 chairs that will be exposed in a gallery in Paris (Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin) this fall. Pharrell Williams is better known for his work as a producer (The Neptunes) and singer/rapper (alone or with his band NERD). The photo below shows […]

haha.nu created and posted a bossa Nova mixtape with the service mixwit. It’s an interesting way to share music with readers.

haha.nu Bossa Nova Series - The Mixtape | haha.nu - a lifestyle blogzine via kwout

Techdirt reports that Tent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails demonstrates creativity in the way he distributes his music. After releasing the last band album as free download, he’s offering to download for free an EP containing 5 tracks in MP3 DRM-Free format. Techdirt analyzes this tactic as a way to make the concert more valuable. […]

I came across this amazing optical illusions that are album covers for a band called Soulwax. Here are some hints to see the hidden text:
• squint your eyes• make your vision blurry by ”flexing’ your eyes• cross your eyes just a little bit• raise your eyebrows & stretch your eyes tight

The Monkey […]

This blog post describes with style and humor how people that bought music from MSN Music will be stuck to their actual PC/device once Microsoft will stop their server on August 31, 2008. Another example why DRM music doesn’t work.

The day the music died [dive into mark] via kwout

I came accross 2 good 2007 Best albums review publications that may be use to discover independent artist:

Yahoo Music Blog: Top 100 albums of 2007 by Robert of the Radish. I discovered in this list for instance 100 Days 100 Nights by Sharon Jones.

The Best Albums of 2007: #1 to #10 - The Y! […]

The second single from overpowered. It sounds like a "nineties" song.

Here is the first single from Roisin Murphy (former MOLOKO’s singer) new album Overpowered. It’s disco-pop at its best. There is a review from pitchforkmedia here.

I liked previous Estelle album. This video seems to be from her new one. I grabbed it from Kanye West ’s blog. And yes Kanye has a blog. Other celebrities with blogs are listed here.

Estelle - Wait a Minute (Just a Touch) [NEW]envoyé par Yannicklord