gotta go into work today, which is lame because teachers should never work on Saturdays.here's a mix for y'all to enjoy.Ryan Adams - Dreams Of A Working Class Clown [mp3]The Henry Clay People - Working Part Time [mp3]John Lennon - Working Class Hero [mp3]Michael Jackson - Working Day And Night [mp3]Bob Dylan - Working Man's Blues #2 [mp3]I love The Henry Clay People.
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Saturday Music Definitions: Working
Band of the Week: Cut off Your Hands
this morning, as I was gushing over the happy Strokes news of late, I wanted to listen to some music to match my mood. I opened up my cd drawer and my eye caught my The Shaky Hands cd, which reminded me of a slightly better band called Cut off Your Hands, nee Shaky Hands (they changed their name because of legal issues). so I pulled out my vinyl copy of You & I instead.Cut Off Your Hands is lik...
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The Strokes Post #258
Katie is my guardian Strokes angel. Albert looks amazing. the first thing I was gonna ask Jules if I met him was "how is Albert?!" but that looks a tad unneccessary now. I am so happy.this made me cry real tears:it's such a homage to his fellow Strokes, and it was just so cool of him. he's bringing the attention back to the band, not being selfish or anything. oh I love you Julian C.you know, e...
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The Strokes Post #257
oh Pitchfork can whine and moan but they drool over Jules like the rest of ushere's a link to a very good interview. I'm so relieved he's moving back to NYC.I loved this bit:Pitchfork: Are the over-the-top shows the type of thing you'd be able to do with the Strokes?JC: No, I would never get those four dudes to agree on something like that. You'd have one guy say, "Let's go out and have some P...
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The Strokes Post #256
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photos and mp3s have surfaced of Julian's (secret) record release show at LA's Spaceland. I love that tattoo on his right forearm. I'm quite pleased to have a better view of it =)set list: 1. “River of Brakelights”2. “Out of the Blue”3. “Glass”4. “11th Dimension”5. “Tourist”6. “Left & Right in the Dark”7. “4 Chords of the Apocalypse”download the entire show here(
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record review: Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
The album begins with an eerie ten seconds which keeps the listener on edge, unsure of what is to come. Then, “Out of the Blue” explodes with a Strokes-like force that reassures you: all will be well. The song itself meanders along Julian’s existence, as if his whole musical life were flashing before him. But instead of blubbering some ambiguous stream of consciousness, his lyrics are crisp,
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The Strokes Post #255
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Track:I Wish It Were Christmas Today
I wish it was Christmas today.I love Christmas music so damn much. combine that with Julian's voice, and, to top everything off, I wasn't expecting to hear this for at least another month--so seriously, I wish it was Christmas today. this is so perfect.I think my fixation with the holiday derives from my nostalgia for the snow days I never had and the lack of Christmas trees in my childhood hou...
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must watch videos: Julian Casablancas secret record release show @ SPACELAND, LA
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HOLY CRAP I DIDN'T THINK I'D FIND ANYTHING.I love youtube. he sounds so amazing.these two users have the show.
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The Strokes Post #254
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happy happy joy joy! the day has finally come! (cool embedded thing courtesy of Katie the German feline!)happy official Phrazes for the Young day everyone! and screw you Britons for having it a day early.PS did y'all hear? last night, Jules played Spaceland in LA as a secret LA record release show. I'm so uber jealous, because I've heard about Spaceland from PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE PLAYED THE...
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The Strokes Post #253
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guess what I picked up after work today? it made me so giddy, I was dancing around through the store as I left[just for the record, I bought these THE MINUTE THEY WENT ON SALE. I only PICKED them up today.]if I can, I will record the concert. but if I know my big venues, I know they're pretty anal about video. people in the back rows manage to snag videos, but I am always in the front. always.a...
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The Strokes Posts #251 + 252
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here's a nice bootleg as an "I'm sorry for being a neglectful blogger" catch up post.The Strokes - Live at Eurock Cannes, 2006 [ZIP FILE, ENTIRE CONCERT]epic set list. I partiuclarly appreciate the constant love to "Alone, Together", which might as well have been a single--they play it so much =)1. Juicebox2. The End Has No End3. Red Light4. The Modern Age5. Heart in a Cage6. 12: 517. Alone, To...
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Sunday Morning Covers
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ZIP FILEEditors - Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads cover) [mp3]Bonnie Prince Billy - Puff, The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary Cover) [mp3]Guillemots - Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand cover) [mp3]Jimi Hendrix - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan cover) [mp3]Dashboard Confessional - Valens (The Movielife cover) [mp3]Rufus Wainwright - The Origin of Love (Hedwig and the Angry Inch cover) [mp3]Joey Ramon...
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Saturday Music Definitions: Fear
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belated Halloween post!Elliott Smith - Fear City [mp3]Doves - There Goes the Fear [mp3]Death Cab for Cutie - Pity and Fear [mp3]Smashing Pumpkins - Where Boys Fear to Tread [mp3]The Strokes - Fear of Sleep [mp3]The Bravery - Fearless [mp3]Kings of Leon - McFearless [mp3]
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Band of the Week: The Takeover UK
for fans of: Mando Diaothis is a weird coincidence: in posting The Takeover UK as Band of the Week following Bombay Bicycle Club last week, I have effectively posted about 50% of the bands featured in this SPIN articleit wasn't intentional, I've just been listening to their debut album, Running with the Wasters, a lot lately.anyhow, even though this band is from Pennsylvania, they do sound like...
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new Spoon LP on the way
I still haven't listened to the Got Nuffin EP. I am bad. I love this band, just never got around to listening to their latest offering.in any case, I am super stoked about this news, that they are planning to release their seventh full length album in January. it shall be called Transference. Spoon makes perfect albums. seriously, it's insane how cohesive and listenable their studio albums are....
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The Strokes Post #250
[from my MOJO newsletter]:this makes me wish I were a proper music journalist. le sigh.
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Classic Track Thursday
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Rancid - Time Bomb [mp3]from ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)Rancid come from Albany, which is where a lot of my professors at Berkeley lived. the band recorded their stuff at a studio in Berkeley and I'm sure played loads of shows at 924 Gilman (the club of Green Day fame)this band adores the Replacements, you can just hear it in their music.there really is nothing better for everyone's inner...
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The Strokes Post #249
you know how everyone freaks out about turning thirty? I don't think Jules is one of those people.he's so beautiful, it's insane.
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artist to watch: The Potentials
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I get emails all of the time of bands claiming that they have a "unique" sound, and usually it's not true. but sometimes, that's not entirely a bad thing.The Potentials are a three-some from Fairfax, VA. they aren't unique, because their music sounds like what Chester French would be in an alternate universe where they hung out in their garage instead of going to an Ivy league school.regardless...
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The Strokes Post #248
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yeah, the sound mixing was sounding a bit funky (especially at the beginning), but seriously, I was so glad when I heard the imperfections.it means that Julian, who's ears are infinitely more musically inclined than mine, will DEFINITELY pick up on this during his shows and compare it nostalgically to the glory days of The Strokes, and he will never ever allow the band to break up.but anyhow, 3...
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