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, […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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