STRICTLY GLOBAL

I’ve been watching the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer a lot recently, and it dawned on me that Sarah Michelle Gellar totally reminds me of Danni Rosner.  Speaking of which, lil’ miss piano actress herself will be hosting a new episode of Strictly Global this week before she heads off to NYC to perform with her band (check out Rosner’s website for deets!)  Sunnydale may be damned, but we’ll steer clear of it and showcase music videos from Greece, Sweden, Canada, and more.

Mmmm, Greek food.  Man, I want some souvlaki on a stick, with a side of saganaki, and a gallon of tzaziki sauce…  Anyway, Greece is of topic because this week we’ll debut a dude who has an insane backstory of his endeavors as a youth in Greece and relocation to the UK.  This would be Livan, who’s dad and granddaddy were both politicians in Greece, but were exiled during the country’s political turmoil.  Livan, thought he was living in the shadow of a leader and didn’t think he’d ever measure up, so purposefully turned to a life of drug abuse and debauchery.  Then he saw the light, music.  He produced his own debut album and that actually just came out.  Way to turn your life around man, opa!

I know a lot of kiddies were waiting for this one: the Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) interview will also be premiering on this weeks episode.  As far as I know, this is the only reggae band to come out of the D.C. area, and conquer.  These dudes have exploded worldwide, for seriously- they like tour 2/3 of the year globally, and they are independent to the max.  Anyway, you gotta tune in to get their take on life, love, music, and more.  Boom blaze it.

Lastly, one of me and Danni’s fave videos of the week comes from the Portland, Oregon experimental folk rock band, Blitzen Trapper.   These guys recently released an EP featuring rare songs you’d probably only find on live recordings, including the song for this video. You need to tune in to find out what video/song I’m talking about, because if I told you now it would defeat the whole purpose of being surprised.  Der.  And if I did tell you, Danni the Vampire Slayer would have to slay you.