December 2007
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Band of the Week (12.17.07): Tender Forever
Tender Forever
Hometown: Bordeaux, France
Fun Fact: Before performing as Tender Forever, Melanie Valera was in an all-female group called The Bonnies that covered '60s Motown songs.
Why It's Worth Watching: Brandishing simple sounds with catchy vocals and …
DecemberDec 10 Monday 07
Band of the Week (12.3.07): Nina Nastasia and Jim White
Nina Nastasia and Jim White
Hometown: Hollywood, Calif. (Nina Nastasia); Melbourne, Australia (Jim White)
Fun Fact: Nastasia doesn't own a single record. Nor does she consider herself a "music person" or one who "goes to record stores, browses around and collects …
Band of the Week (12.7.07): Tinariwen
Tinariwen
Hometown: Kidal, Mali
Fun Fact: Tinariwen recently helped establish Taghreft Tinariwen, a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting and preserving Touareg culture and the development of the southern Sahara.
Why It's Worth Watching: The …
Band of the Week (11.14.07): Luke Temple
Luke Temple
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fun Fact: As a child, Massachusetts native Luke Temple begged his mother to take him to one the kitschy "witch museums" that populate the town of Salem, preserving the city's sordid past for tourists--and unsuspecting local …