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Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge shares amazing transformations of spaces, fun DIY projects, and insights into the artists' process. So we were surprised when we found this mesmerized music video by Israeli artist Oren Lavie through her site. Lavie directed the video for "Her Morning Elegance" with Yuval and Merav Nathan. Bonney describes it as, " a magical wonderland of bed-time fun". We have to agree.

December is was list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. But this year, just like the last, we took this opportunity to flip that tradition upside down, asking the artists that influenced us what influenced them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008.

                     

Earlier this month, local singer-songwriter Gary Jules concluded his "Old School Tuesdays" residency at the Hotel Cafe (MySpace) in Hollywood, supported by openers Simone White (MySpace), Oren Lavie (MySpace), and Jim Bianco (MySpace). At first a space for jazz musicians, the Hotel Cafe was revitalized as an alternative to Largo -- for early-adopters Jules, Bianco, and Joshua Radin (MySpace) -- a fact that hasn't been lost on Jules, who reminsinced during his set about those early days.