About Mia

Former music and pop culture blogger, couch to 5k podcaster, animal enthusiast.

Miike Snow “Black Tin Box” ft. Lykke Li is Dark, Futuristic Magic

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mia

There is an intense darkness in the latest single from Miike Snow, “Black Tin Box”, and it brings to mind (to my mind at least) imagery you might associate with the films Metropolis or 12 Monkeys. I love it in the same way I love Portishead’s “Machine Gun” and can’t wait to hear what else they’ve got in store for us on their upcoming album.

TOUR DATES

3-13 Austin, TX – SXSW
3-23 Miami, FL – Ultra Music Festival
4-10 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre*
4-11 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater*
4-12 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater*
4-14 Indio, CA – Coachella
4-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
4-24 New York, NY – Terminal 5*
4-27 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory*
4-29 Boston, MA – House Of Blues*
5-01 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy*
5-02 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis Theatre*

*Penguin Prison opening

Bobby McFerrin “Drive” Has Officially Blown My Mind

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mia

Holy crap, Bobby McFerrin just turned his body into a music box and blew my mind. I’ve also got a real hankerin’ for a Puddin Pop for some reason.

Theresa Andersson “What Comes Next” (mp3)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Mia

While multi-instrumentalist, Theresa Andersson, was born in Sweden, the land of amazing pop artists, you can hear how much her current home, New Orleans, has gotten into her musical blood. “What Comes Next“, the first single from her upcoming album, Street Parade, starts with a drumming march and turns into a lovely mixture of folk, soul and indie-pop.

Look out for Street Parade to be released April 24th and if you’re in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, be on the lookout for the singer to make an enormous parade debut. Not only will she be performing with Krewe of Muses but she’s also working with Arthur Mintz, the creator of “the award-winning theater version of Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and will be led by a puppet-driven float with a forty-piece band backing her up.