Song of the Day: The Joy Formidable, “This Ladder Is Ours”
The Joy Formidable released their second full-length Wolf’s Law today (yesterday in their native UK), and it’s a monster of a rock album. Taking the foundation laid by the band on 2011’s excellent The Big Roar—loud, distorted, multi-layered guitars, with almost equal nods to shoegaze and Britpop—Wolf’s Law adds another layer to the band’s already […]
Song of the Day: Ancient Astronauts, “Give It To You” featuring Monsoon
Her’s another great song from 2012. On a bitterly cold Monday morning, this should be just what the doctor ordered to get you out of bed and to get the day started with a killer beat. You can once again thank Thievery Corporation and their great label ESL for discovering Ancient Astronauts. —Craig […]
Song of the Day: Jimmy Cliff, “One More”
Imagine recording one of the most iconic reggae albums of all time in The Harder They Come and then 40 years later, putting out one of the best reggae albums of the year. Jimmy Cliff has done just that, with his 2012 gem appropriately titled Rebirth. If that wasn’t enough, he covers “Guns of Brixton” which is […]
Video: SoleFood Lounge at the Loews Hotel Philadelphia
We recently got the chance to shoot an in-room video for Loews Hotel Philadelphia to promote their world-class seafood restaurant, SoleFood and its executive chef, Tom Harkins. The clip features great shots of the restaurant and its amenities, from a relaxed, upscale setting, live jazz and of course, locally-source seafood dishes innovated by […]
Song of the Day: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Survival”
I’m changing up my January plan of listing the top songs from 2012 for one day to commemorate the concert I saw last night at the World Cafe. The Wailers, including legendary bassist Aston ‘Family Man” Barrett who produced many of Bob Marley’s greatest songs and played bass for his last 6 albums, played […]
