Digby OldridgeCrazy just like you: Alice RussellThese days, apparently, British pop-soul sirens are a dime a dozen. Why, all you have to do is go to any smoke-filled pub in Nottingham, peer under the table, and you'll find the next Joss Stone, Lily Allen, or Amy Crackhouse. Seriously, though, Alice Russell had me at "Crazy." Her stripped-down take on Gnarls Barkley's ubiquitous megahit brought new life to a very good, but overplayed song. Russell's version added another context to the original,
April is already here and there are lots of great things to do -- this weekend alone is filled with fabulous movies and concerts. Spend the days playing in the sun and the cold windy nights taking in some San Francisco culture.Friday night, get your sax on with Joshua Redman at Yoshi's. The legendary jazz player will bring his music to the center of San Francisco jazz history through Sunday night with a variety of ticket prices and and a Sunday matinée.If metal is your thing, then Saturday nigh
MetronomyThe hard electro remix of Metronomy's "Radio Ladio" by Database is one of the strongest shots of pure adrenaline you can order up online. The bass drops like an army of electric bricks, buzzing dance beats bouncing the floorboards inside your brain as Metronomy asks over and over, "See that girl, she's taking my breath away. Yeah, what's her name? She's takin' my breath away."Eventually the dude's call is responded to by a buildup of fried industrial clamor, and a computerized chant
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