Marling’s songs dig well beyond the everyday, with each sung in a wise, dusky, brooding voice that always seems in control of its surroundings. The U.K. folksinger’s fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, takes a remarkable journey over the course of 16 hypnotic, subtly inventive songs. Music
Read More...Posts Tagged First
First Listen: Laura Marling, ‘Once I Was An Eagle’
By admin on Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
First Listen: Tricky, ‘False Idols’
By admin on Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
The producer’s best album since the mid-’90s, False Idols is one of 2013′s biggest surprises so far. His signature mix of menace and seduction still sounds contemporary after Tricky’s more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight. Music
Read More...First Listen: Mount Kimbie, ‘Cold Spring Fault Less Youth’
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live. For their second album, Mount Kimbie’s Dominic Maker and Kai Campos even trot out languid vocal performances and a real live drum kit, while still sounding like themselves in the process. Music
Read More...New memories filmed in action for first time
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
The processes of memory formation and retrieval have been observed across the entire brain for the first time using transparent zebrafish New Scientist – Online news
Read More...Impossible Choice Faces America’s First ‘Climate Refugees’
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the tiny town of Newtok, Alaska, could be completely underwater by 2017. Its 350 residents must relocate or stay to face the floods, but a move is easier said than done. Environment
Read More...Saudi Woman Climbs Everest in First
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
A Saudi woman, Raha Muharraq, on Saturday reached the summit of Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted. Discovery News
Read More...First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...OFFSTAGE: American Idol: Nice Girls Finish First — and Second
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
I wish I could recap the American Idol finale with tales of cat fights and eye rolls and backstage drama. CMT News
Read More...Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. Environment News Headlines – Yahoo! News UK
Read More...First U.S. Company To Enter Export Market For Natural Gas
By admin on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Comments Off
With supplies high and prices at historic lows, there’s debate whether U.S. companies should be allowed to export the gas overseas for a higher price. Many energy companies have applied for government approval to ship liquefied natural gas worldwide. So far, only one company has gotten a license to do that in the past 30 [...]
Read More...