Another favorite year end lists is the list of anticipated albums for the following year. Here are some that I’ve heard about that get me pumped.P.S. More Best of Albums to come just need that two or three hours of alone time to put more down on ‘computer screen’12/9: Justice, A Cross the Universe (Atlantic [...]
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Looking forward to these albums in 2009
The Hip2besquare 2008 Year End Favorite Albums List
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What I like about the year end lists is getting to see what all your peers have been jamming to over the past year and discovering what gems may have fallen through the cracks. With all the music that comes out in a single year, you're bound to miss a few no matter how much [...]
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A.A. Bondy at Great Scott Tomorrow (11/18)
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For those Ryan Adams fans, keep on reading. Listen to "Witness Blues" by A.A. Bondy Download audio file (11 Witness Blues.mp3) A.A. Bondy has surrounded himself with good company. For starters, he's on the label Fat Possum. Home of the blues rock duo, Black Keys, the virtuoso Andrew Bird (who just announced his new album, "Noble Beast", will be available [...]
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Win TV on the Radio Designed Poster
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Unless you're living on some stranded island and don't have access to the Internet or even basic cable (watch TVOTR on Jay Leno), then you know that TV on the Radio are pretty awesome. Listen to their sounds on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tvotr They're also pretty artistic if you couldn't tell. And not just with the musical instruments but [...]
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Last Minute: Illinois and Hallelujah the Hills at Great Scott Tonight!
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Alright, I can stop screaming now about the Phillies becoming the World Series Champs. Voice is a little raspy but it was worth it. To break my silence, I'm quickly posting about a show tonight at the Great Scott that I'm recommending you check out if you have nothing else better to do. Illinois is a band [...]
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Gettin by with Dylan
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It's been a long time between my last post so I feel I need to vent a little so stick with me, I plan to cover a lot in this post. The title is "Gettin by with Dylan" because just this week I got my hands on the latest Bootleg Series, "Tell Tale Signs", and haven't [...]
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Win tickets to see Delta Spirit and Dr. Dog at Middle East Downstairs
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This Friday night at the Middle East Downstairs, Dr. Dog and Delta Spirit grace us with their presence. For those Dr. fans, Delta Spirit has a similar 60's, Beatlesque filled with Americana that Dr. Dog is superior at. In fact, P-fork found their Beatle similarities to be their downfall. But one thing I know for [...]
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Some top videos for you to peruse: TVOTR, Annuals, Team Love…
The following are some really cool videos from some really cool artists that if you don't already know of, you should. TV on the Radio - "Dancing Choose" This is the second video for TVOTR's new album, Dear Science[comma]. The first to appear was for their lead single, "Golden Age". While the latter is a great song, [...]
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What do Passion Pit, Piano Creeps, YELLE and the Great Northwest all have in common?
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They all were at the top of my list of things to check out from messages received in my inbox but going even deeper, there is a connection with Passion Pit and YELLE as Passion Pit is opening for YELLE, the french new wave gal that's got all the boys in a tizzy, here in [...]
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Raphael Saadiq - Like 60’s / 70’s r&b soul? Then win this contest
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Hey there all you hip, funky, soul loving cats. Heard Raphael Saadiq's new stuff? You dig? Not sure, well, check out "100 Yard Dash" from his new solo album The Way I See It. Download audio file (100yard.mp3) (track found over at Soul Sides. Read more of Oliver Wangs review) If you said, "Right On", after listening, listen [...]
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Silver Jews w/ Hallelujah the Hills @ Middle East Downstairs - 9/5/2008
Did you know that David Berman doesn’t shower while on tour? If you’ve seen the man backstage before a show or out front meeting with peeps beforehand, you’ve probably realized that he doesn’t. As he walked by a whaf came upon us that threw us all for a loop. But he’s married [...]
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Chemical Brothers bring me back into some electronicness
I’ve never fully gotten into Chemical Brothers. Not sure why. I can even remember back in highschool (13 years ago) a classmate playing one of their songs for a school project. I just remember being a little freaked out at the time with the sound. Forgive me as I was an innocent Phish head who [...]
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Update: Soft Drugs release EP…for Free!
The EP is actually side A of their upcoming album, Get Back, which is expected to be released in October on Chasing Lions which is a blog / label.As some of you may remember, I did a little review for The Soft Drugs and T.W. Walsh, former Pedro the Lion drummer, back last fall (Read [...]
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Bon Iver @ Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium - Boston, MA 7/25/08
I remember hearing of the mythical Bon Iver back in the summer of 2007, around the time all the bloggers were freaking out about this free album that landed in their inbox one day. I knew he was a man, gone astray in the Wisconsin woods where he opened up his heart and soul to [...]
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Summer Time Blues News…
This usually happens around this time of year. I go away a lot, especially on excursions north to the Maine coast and to some weddings, which drags down my blogging capabilities. It also doesn’t help that I’ve started a political blog. Lord, when will I stop blogging, I ask. Never, I say.But to add to [...]
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You know it’s summer when…
Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff finally hit the airwaves with “Summertime”. I’ve got it in the pod year round but it never gets the proper love until now. The time when going north to the Maine coast becomes a regular occasion for our Cantabrigian crew.But summer just got even hotter with the move of [...]
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New podcast: Slumberland Records
Thanks to Clicky Clicky and his “Tweet” for recommending us to Slumberland Record’s podcasts. Their Summertime Soul Vol.1 mix is out of site. Just in time for those 4th of July get downs. Check the tracklist below:Billy Preston - Billy’s BagRamsey Lewis - Party TimeGoogie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe’s La LaCliff Nobles [...]
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Double Rec: Herman Dune and CoCoComa
CoCoComa from ChicagoI received an email this morning from a long time PR contact. She use to be with Cornerstone way back and then moved to Vice Records for a long time where we constantly heard about this wild and crazy band called the Black Lips. The next move for her was to Pitchfork to [...]
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Home sick is the only time to blog
Apart from my daily tasks at work and the recent bouts of weekend get aways such as college reunions, bachelor parties and preperation for moving next month, there has been absolutely no time to write about the music that I love.But now, due to circumstances both induced on my own over the weekend and a [...]
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M83 @ Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA 6/2/2008
For M83 it’s always about drama. That’s one thing you can say has stayed consistent between his latest album, Saturday’s = Youth, and his past works such as Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (Pick up M83 music from Amazon MP3). During the show last night I was curious to see how [...]
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