Tag: music
Meet Me at the Blood Bank
Who else could make blood donation sound like the perfect setting for romance and introspection but Bon Iver, the project name of indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon? The first few […]
Happy Beatles Day!
9/9/09 is apparently very significant to numerologists, but I’m more excited by the double-shot of Beatles goodness today: a) The Beatles’ entire digitally remastered catalog is being released!b) The Beatles […]
Imogen Heap: The Fire
What does the devastation of a house fire sound like? I think I just found out. Not because it happened to me (thank goodness), but because I was just listening […]
Cool Jazz For A Hot Day
It’s supposed to be a scorcher today, so I’m bringing you some sweet jazz that should help you cool off. Or at least “Take Five,” as it were. Why this […]
A Letter From Lekman
So you’ve already heard about our love of Jens Lekman here on Cross Blog and on the first episode of Ready Radio. But now I can confirm that Lekman loves […]
Mourning MJ? Honor His Memory By Learning CPR.
The internet is abuzz with the news of Michael Jackson’s death. When I first heard the word of his cardiac arrest (on Twitter, actually), I immediately wondered if those who […]
Jens Lekman And The Case For Basic First Aid
The ladies of Cross Blog love Lekman. That’s Jens Lekman, the Swedish pop crooner. And this Saturday, at least two of us are going to swoon all over him at […]
This Tornado Loves You
When love songs talk about disasters, it’s usually metaphorical – a flood of tears, a storm within your heart, etc. But Neko Case, in her latest album, Middle Cyclone, has a […]
Rock Star With A Big Heart
Check it out! American Idol finalist, Michael Johns, has made a Christmas album and decided to donate all the proceeds to the American Red Cross and ALS. (50/50 split). What […]
Somewhere James Brown Is Smiling…
The safety songs for kids genre is a uniquely odd and amusing thing. Valuable, no doubt. (In fact, we know of at least one instance where a song definitely saved […]