REVIEW: Radiohead, In Rainbows, ?

November 30th, 2007

For all their laurels, Radiohead’s kind of like the Pope – zealots claim infallibility, rationals know better. If you’re not in on the inside concept (or only had your elder brother’s Brother Word Processor 10 years ago), OK Computer is a cold, confusing mess. And Kid A and Amnesiac – both stellar portraits of a […]

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48 hours: Stephin Merritt does NPR’s Project Song

November 29th, 2007

All Things Considered, November 5, 2007 – The challenge: Write and record a song — in two days. The instructions: Choose one photo to inspire the subject of the song; choose a word or phrase that will inspire the style. An odd but vaguely fascinating glimpse into the mind and methods of a modern day […]

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The Semi-Subservient Win Butler

November 27th, 2007

I’m probably way late to this bizarreness. (reminds me of this)

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Sellouts Too Narrow?

November 27th, 2007

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OH NO

November 27th, 2007

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Led Zeppelin: if you can’t do it, don’t do it

November 27th, 2007

The quasi-reunited Led Zeppelin (no John Bonham, no Led Zeppelin) has been rehearsing its classics in a lower key to accommodate the fact that Robert Plant can’t squeeze his lemon tight enough to eke out the high notes anymore, which is exactly why a Led Zeppelin reunion should not be happening. I don’t know why fans are scrambling […]

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MySpace find of the week: Seabear – Teenage Kicks

November 25th, 2007

Iceland’s Seabear(official site) deliver a precious cover of John Peel’s all-time fave, The Undertones’ Teenage Kicks. Seabear’s 2007 release The Ghost that Carried Us Away, was released by Morr. Bonus: Here are some tracks from Seabear’s 2004 Self-Released EP, Singing Arc. Singing Arc Also, while we’re covering covers made by bands on Morr, Seavault covers […]

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