Entries from December 2009

Stream Vampire Weekend’s White Sky

December 24th, 2009

You’ve heard it before, but this is the official(?) release…

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K’s Top 10 Singles of 2009

December 24th, 2009

As a general rule, my list of favorite singles of the year doesn’t include any tracks that are included within my Top 10 Albums of the Year list. This prevents the obvious potential overlap of the lists. These tracks were released in 2009 and listened to innumerable times at some point over the past 12 […]

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The Greatest, Gayest Album of All Time

December 24th, 2009

And the award goes to… (cheeky)

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“They paved Nirvana and put up a Counting Crow”

December 22nd, 2009

Please do yourself a favor and go read the conclusion of The 50 Worst Songs of the 00’s, F2K over at the Village Voice’s blog. I’ve read it several times already today, and I laugh harder each time. It’s a vicious deconstruction of Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carleton covering Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi.” There’s […]

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MP3: Murder By Death “Pizza Party (at Gloria Estefan’s House)” free holiday download

December 22nd, 2009

Murder By Death has emailed its fans a link to download a free (or name your own price) holiday themed mp3, entitled “Pizza Party (at Gloria Estefan’s House).” The song is only 39 seconds long and sounds like, well, a pizza party quite possibly taking place at Gloria Estefan’s house. So, well done on the […]

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UK rages against the machine

December 20th, 2009

In a battle for the #1 spot, a grassroots campaign puts Rage Against the Machine’s classic ahead of the x-factor winner’s debut single. Riotous.

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Trailer for The Runaways

December 17th, 2009

The trailer for The Runaways starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning looks and sounds equally amazing and cheesy: “In 1975, Rock was a man’s world.” Consider me there. And I take back anything I may have ever said about Kristen Stewart playing Joan Jett. She looks awesome. And Sadie over at Jezebel is spot on […]

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