So, I recently read a Spin article (March issue, not online) about Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, et al. and while I can see how they have arrived at the sound they are pimping, I have to say, for me, it’s an inverse case of the sum of the parts not equaling the whole. Which, I think, […]
Entries from February 2008
Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, et al. and the Nu Chicago sound
February 24th, 2008
Tags: video
Those Charming Men, The Rise and Fall of The Smiths
February 23rd, 2008
Via QuarterLifeParty
Tags: video
Succumb to the Hype, week of Feb 23rd
February 23rd, 2008
Throw Me the Statue, Grand Archives, Bon Iver, Science for Girls, and The Gutter Twins have bombarded my feedreader this past week and as such I’ve made an effort to grit my teeth and succumb to the hype, lest I fall behind and be unable to converse with the Pitchfork reading illuminati and DC hipsters […]
Tags: mp3
Always should be someone you really love…
February 23rd, 2008
Gawker points to a collection of visualizations of Pop songs. Highly Recommended. (reminds me of this guy’s work, for instance.)
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RETRO: Talking Heads “The Great Curve” live in Rome 1980
February 23rd, 2008
Vintage Talking Heads performance, featuring King Crimson’s Adrien Belew on guitar. Also, Crosseyed and Painless, Born Under Punches, and Cities. All amazing. With all the talk about Vampire Weekend sounding like early Talking Heads (even from David Byrne himself), I must say they have a frighteningly long way to go before they can touch this […]
Tags: video
RETRO: The Escape Club “Wild Wild West” video
February 22nd, 2008
As a loyal Top 40 listener as a kid, I had a high tolerance for shitty pop music. But there were a few songs that pushed me over the edge. UB40’s “Red Red Wine” comes to mind. To this day, if I hear that song, I can feel my blood begin to boil. However, nothing, […]
Tags: video
Sarcasm 1, media 0
February 21st, 2008
Various media outlets (with varying degrees of legitimacy) have been reporting that Sheryl Crow wants to work with Amy Winehouse based on the following quotation: “I know one song ‘Rehab’ was very popular particularly because a lot of young people are in rehab as well. In fact I’m thinking about going. It looks like loads […]
Tags: gossip