Les Paul passed away Thursday, August 13th at age 94. For some of us who just recognized the name as the guitar brand… Here’s a great NPR’s Fresh Air story about the man and his many accomplishments. Did you know he invented reverb? overdubbing? He wrote songs and, oh yea, built some great guitars! The NPR story includes a interview with Les Paul as well. Great listen. 
r.i.p. 1915-2009. AP photo: Les Paul and wife, Mary Ford. 1951.
jacques labouchere
Listen to ‘Esperanza’ Demo * Listen to ‘Song for Anne’ Demo
As long as I’ve known Jacques, he’s been playing his guitar and writing music…and that’s since freshman year in high school….(man, time flies)… And here is is today, rockin’ the Gothenburg music scene, living the dream and loving it. It’s nice to know that people you meet throughout life are doing what they love.
photo by Wphoto.se
I remember Jacques having great taste in music. I still have some of the mixtapes he made back in ’93, which included music by radiohead, the beatles, dinosaur Jr., talking heads, morrissey… His tapes are still floating around in my sisters vw and I still listen to them today.
Jacques songs are sweet, upbeat and rich with melodies. I would love to see his band live. They are finishing up his latest record and will be playing festivals soon (hopefully by spring) . For more songs, info on his upcoming album and shows go to his myspace music page.
photo by © Lupo Lupo
ps: One of the things I feel make a band stand out are their posters and flyers. Here are 2 examples of them, done by Jacques’ good friend Hanna. She is a multi-talented girl, with a band of her own, as well as being an artist and photographer. love her work.
art by © Lupo Lupo
If you are ever in Gothenburg, swing by and show your support. Hej da!
Juliette Commagere
Juliette and her new solo album “Queens Die Proudly” are incredible. Previously part of one of my favorite bands, Hello Stranger, she has taken her own path. She has written some great lyrics and has created some unique sounds. I had a chance to see her at Fontanas in NYC last month, the band consisted of 3 horns, 3 strings, guitar, bass, drums, Keyboards and Vocals. Big sound for such a small stage, rockin’ and quaint. If you have a chance, click here and check out her music.
The Owl
this is pretty incredible. made out of recycled material, David Ellis creates music using a player piano as inspiration.