Category Archives: Music

Favorite Jams I’ve Been Jamming to

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

Today I was biking through Golden Gate Park jamming to a song I just discovered – It’s called “Weight in Gold” by Gallant. It’s a brilliant song, making want to rock my body into a sea of sequins and rubies … Continue reading →

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Translation, tears, titiliation

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

When Zhu’s latest album (GENERATIONWHY) came out a couple of months ago, a colleague of mine sent me the song Palm of My Hand. “It’s got a verse in French, sounds real sexy,” he said to me. I took a … Continue reading →

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Fav Foreign Singer of the Week: Carla Morrison

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

Carla Morrison…I came across her album Dejenme Llorar (and specifically the song “Eres tù”) this week as San Francisco has seen a sudden uptick in rain (first real rain since April). Her music makes me feel warm and cozy but also remember that … Continue reading →

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Daddy Issues

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

I listened to this song by a Belgian hip-hop/electronic artist named Stromae today, and although he wrote his song, Papaoutai, about 20 years and 6,000 miles from the Pacific Northwest where the lead singer of Everclear, Art Alexakis, penned a … Continue reading →

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