New Florence and the Machine LP Coming Soonish

Word on the street is F+TM have finished writing their next album, and are looking to book Abbey Road in April/May. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited to hear what's next from them.

Here's what guitarist Rob Ackroyd said about the new album:

"Florence's and my taste in music often overlap in harmonious fashion;
we're both big fans of hip-hop and American indie. But she's also a big fan of
unadulterated pop music, which cuts through me like a knife."

An Open Letter to Lollapalooza

Dear Lollapalooza,

Bonnaroo just announced their line-up for 2011, and they did SO many things right. I hope your organizers stumble upon this blog and take this plea to heart, and steal Bonnaroo's line-up! Ok, so maybe not the WHOLE thing, but if you would please extend an invitation to the following artists, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thankyouverymuch!

Arcade Fire
The Black Keys
Neil Young
Mumford & Sons
The Decemberists
Iron & Wine
Florence & the Machine
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
!!!

A Few Things I Love from NY's Fashion Week

New York hosts two fashion weeks each year, one in February and one in September. September's is taking place now, and my time-crunched self is experiencing it mostly through photos on The Daily Beast. A few caught my eye, so I'm sharing them with you here so that those of you even too time-crunched to venture to The Daily Beast can see a bit of what's going down. If you like what you see, I encourage you to head to The Daily Beast or NY Fashion Week's site to check out more.

Vera Wang - with all her wedding dresses and Kohl's lines, I sometimes forget how fabulous she is. I love this.

Diane von Furstenberg is another favorite, and I love the hoods!

Donna Karan said she was going for a natural, weed and seed influenced, affect. I think this look is fabulous.

Beautiful Doo.Ri shoes.

Two looks from Marc Jacobs. I like them both, but what really caught my eye was the parallel angles on the left model of the shoe strap and the dress. Was that planned? I think it's stunning.

I don't especially love this look, by Mulberry, I just wonder if Florence was his muse.