Nouvelle Vague in the 1190 studio!

I’m a big fan of wordplay. So of course I’ll raise a giant, foam finger to Nouvelle Vague. The Paris-based band sports the perfectly appropriate name, a French phrase that translates to “New Wave” in English and “Bossa Nova” in Portuguese. Give it one listen and it’ll all make sense. Led by producers Marc Collin [...]

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Favorite Albums of 2009

As far as I know, ’tis still the season of giving. I mean, Grandpa has stopped offering me slices of his fruitcake. And the (fake) Christmas tree now rests in its cardboard coffin for another 11 months. But I’ve got one final item in the big, velvet bag o’ gifts. Although I could not afford [...]

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