my name is Con and these are my Picks

I'm feeling very anxious right now. I've got so much energy that I decided to... blog. It is a gorgeous day (gorges!) and although I already had a promenade on the boulevard du Logan, I need more. I saw my friend Kevin last night with his brother and cousins, I had brunch with Ileya and her husband today -- who else is visiting Chicago now?Since I was listening to the D is for Disco mix, it's h...

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It was this day last year that I started writing this post about a mix album with this man with a mane inside that I got back then. I immediately ripped it and lent it out to my cousin who kept it ransom for about 6 months. That's ok. That's ok.... and then I finally got it...

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I love Halloween. Escapism? Excuse for ostentation? A method to differentiate and filter out the whores? No, it's obviously the music... not that these are necessarily just for the weekend of the 31st. Speaking of which, daylight savings is on Sunday morning. Whoever thought of putting it there was a genius.PNAU - Donnie Donnie DarkoClinic - HarmonyThe Rakes - TerrorSufjan Stevens - They are Ni...

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This morning a buddy of mine asked how I found a certain link. No idea, only that it probably was a result of looking through ffffound or google images. Thinking about it made me think that I should record internet paths and perhaps retrace steps later on. While looking for Devo's 'Girl You Want' after hearing it at The Gossip show (which was badass by the way even though I got twice-groped) I ...

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I recently received an email from mog about how they are going to offer their own version of a music subscription service (see Napster / Rhapsody) but for $5/mo. I don't know how they're going to do it, but maybe they figure not to make as much money on selling music, but rather attract people and suck them into the mog life and continue to rely on ads.It worked for me.I haven't really looked a...

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Among the many other reasons to learn French, I've never heard Vitalic speak...I've ordered Flashmob and it's on its way over across the Atlantique. Can't wait.

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• Artist:
  Moving Units
• Track:
  • PLAY
  • QUEUE
  Anyone

When I was living in Denver, dating my then girlfriend, and being even more picky of music, there was a place called Lipgloss where all the then indie hipster kids would hang out. They even had a deal that if you drove your Vespa to the club you would get in for free. It was, and still is, located in La Rhumba at 9th and Broadway. DJ's Michael Trundle (whom my ex went to high school with appare...

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• Artist:
  La Roux

La Roux is coming to Chicago on 21Oct to Lincoln Hall. Buy tickets here.By the way, all of the shows that I'm going to are underlined on the column to the right. So.... you should come with me to stuff.This weekend just keeps getting better.

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• Artist:
  Fever Ray

I bought a Fever Ray ticket a while back knowing that I probably wouldn't have the opportunity to see her again. My affinity for Karin Andersson because of The Knife was up there and I thought Silent Shout was a decent album, but I definitely would not have put it at #1 back when it came out. All expectations were crumbled.Fever Ray is hauntingFever Ray is a dream worldFever Ray is putting me i...

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Deep from within the crystal caves of southern France emerging from his cocooned chamber of foot-stomping, leg-writhing, positively asymptotic electric bliss comes Monsieur Arbenz, Mr. Vitalic. Oh my. There is a new album coming out and even though my foot is sprained and swoll from Logan jogging, it is going to fall off on November 3rd while my landlady next door complains to her upstairs neig...

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• Artist:
  Julian Casablancas
• Track:
  11th Dimension

EleniNothing overly underappreciative to say about these tracks other than some quick recent pieces that I've picked up:A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (extended)Julian Casablancas - 11th DimensionVicious Pink - Cccan't You See <--Actually, the Vicious Pink track I've been search...

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• Artist:
  Memory Tapes
• Track:
  Asleep at the Party

cred: punkreasEvery time i'm listening to a song and I surf to punkreas, this guy shows up. He's always right on.Every now and again I talk to some far off friend of mine, and being the music pusher that I am, I feel obligated to share some stuff with them that I figure that they would dig. My most recent trade (20min ago) was with Sabrina, a real character. I gave her some Memory Tapes and she...

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• Artist:
  La Roux
• Album:
  La Roux

So I can't tell you how much I love this girl and this album. I think the CD laser is going to burn through it by the end of the month.Not only is she beautiful, but her voice pierces my heart with femininity darts.However, (there's a however?!), yes however I don't think she's matched up with the right production people. Already I've got 20 different remixes, with 10 just for Bulletproof, that...

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• Artist:
  Randumbs
• Track:
  Gas Pumper

After reading about the new album by Pissed Jeans on Sub Pop and this guy saying that it's best album of the year recorded by any label (Sub Pop here), I found myself desiring to put up some of the more intense stuff that I love. This is the foot-breaking-because-you-stomp-so-hard and two-minute-sweat-generation-four-minute-pass-out music that I'd need 3-4 timeouts during a show in order to rec...

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I've wanted to watch Cool World for a while as it always previewed on one of my middle school VHS tapes. That was supposed to be my first PG-13 movie. I saw it last night for the first time. First off, not only was I totally turned on by Holly Would in animation gear (real life Kim Basinger was a let down), but the soundtrack was super jam-worthy. My friend Alanna said that she had it somewhere...

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• Artist:
  Boxcar
• Track:
  Free Mason

5min wake up bike ride at the company gym and a red bull later, work was still fading me. Luckily there is the Accord and the Bang Gang DJ's (another post). After seeing my downstairs neighbors take the dog out for a spin, that leaves me power on the 200W amp...Yello - Oh Yeah(You...

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• Artist:
  Empire of the Sun

credYou know how Sunday is supposed to be named after the sun? Monday after the moon, saturday after saturn, thursday after Thor, what about the rest of them? I'm glad you asked.They are all named after pagan symbols and gods (for those too lazy to click)Sunday - SunMonday - MoonTuesday - TewWednesday - WodenThursday - Th...

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I should probably throw up my Lolla picks for Sunday. Man, that Friday post took me long enough to do that I don't want to do anything so epic for the other days. By the way, winners so far in order of excellence:DiploMiike SnowSantogold (I don't care that its not her name anymore)LA RiotsHollywood HoltMillion $ Mano (Yo, you plugged your boys, I know that's great, but I came to see you.)Darkwa...

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Have I mentioned that the internet is great? Good ole wearehunted told me about The XX. They have it right. Probably the easiest way to describe them is Lykke Li if she had a dude with her and they danced in a candlelit room solo with a wooden dancefloor and they are dressed to the 9'...

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