Ida Maria

Lollapalooza 2009 Was For The Kids

Festivals like last weekend's Lollapalooza are supposed to be irresistible to music fiends. You know, like Yogi Bear can't say no to a picnic basket. I attended the first seven Lollas back when it was a) a traveling carnival and b) more culturally relevant, so I've struggled the last few years between wanting to go to the new "destination...
Live Review

Pumping: Ida Maria — Fortress Round My Heart

This Norwegian is like the new Liz Phair, except less sucky and less angry at men. Her debut came out in Europe last year and is finally getting released here, and I'm glad. Her punky, edgy sound injects some much needed energy into a very stale female singer/songwriters with guitars genre.
Riff
blog-stereo.gif
Syndicate content