Eyyyo, it's friday. TGIF.On Monday I make my return to the frozen north, and this "cold front" has vanquished my hopes of soaking up all the Florida sun before I go back...Too bad.But, today marks the release of a film I've been awaiting for a long time: Notorious, the Biggie Smalls biopic. Quite possibly more important is the release of the movie's soundtrack (buy it, fool!), which features
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Love Lockdown Cover/Remix
I know I'm a few weeks behind the curve on this, but I finally heard the Mason Proper cover / LCD Soundsystem remix of Kanye's "Love Lockdown". It features some Mason Proper over the LCD beat of "Get Innocuous".The most surprising thing? It was actually pretty good??? No way!(Also, by the way, please let me know when links go bad so that I can re-up. Sweeet)Love Lockdown Gets Innocuous (
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Love Lockdown Cover/Remix
I know I'm a few weeks behind the curve on this, but I finally heard the Mason Proper cover / LCD Soundsystem remix of Kanye's "Love Lockdown". It features some Mason Proper over the LCD beat of "Get Innocuous".The most surprising thing? It was actually pretty good??? No way!(Also, by the way, please let me know when links go bad so that I can re-up. Sweeet)Love Lockdown Gets Innocuous (Kanye
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Love Lockdown Cover/Remix
I know I'm a few weeks behind the curve on this, but I finally heard the Mason Proper cover / LCD Soundsystem remix of Kanye's "Love Lockdown". It features some Mason Proper over the LCD beat of "Get Innocuous".The most surprising thing? It was actually pretty good??? No way!(Also, by the way, please let me know when links go bad so that I can re-up. Sweeet)Love Lockdown Gets Innocuous (
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Songs of the week: 1/13/09
In honor of this Friday's release of Notorious, five Biggie Tracks.***songs of the week #171. Niggas Bleed - The Notorious B.I.G. (Stupid motherfuckers had to go and double park by a hydrant)2. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G. ("It was all a dream...")3. 10 Crack Commandments - The Notorious B.I.G. (Rules to live by)4. Me and my Bitch - The Notorious B.I.G. (A love song, in a crazy, fucked up
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Songs of the week: 1/13/09
In honor of this Friday's release of Notorious, five Biggie Tracks.***songs of the week #171. Niggas Bleed - The Notorious B.I.G. (Stupid motherfuckers had to go and double park by a hydrant)2. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G. ("It was all a dream...")3. 10 Crack Commandments - The Notorious B.I.G. (Rules to live by)4. Me and my Bitch - The Notorious B.I.G. (A love song, in a crazy, fucked up way)5.
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Songs of the week: 1/13/09
In honor of this Friday's release of Notorious, five Biggie Tracks.***songs of the week #171. Niggas Bleed - The Notorious B.I.G. (Stupid motherfuckers had to go and double park by a hydrant)2. Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G. ("It was all a dream...")3. 10 Crack Commandments - The Notorious B.I.G. (Rules to live by)4. Me and my Bitch - The Notorious B.I.G. (A love song, in a crazy, fucked up
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Band of the Week: Allison Weiss
I told my sister Christian, "That the time has come. You don't listen to Allison Weiss? Don't worry you're not the only one, okay? Last night I was listening to her through my neighbor's door, then his young boys turned on their PS2. Its true!***band of the week #9: Allison Weiss (Official Site)(Myspace)The guitar is one of music's most popular weapons when embarking on overt musical missions. A
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Band of the Week: Allison Weiss
I told my sister Christian, "That the time has come. You don't listen to Allison Weiss? Don't worry you're not the only one, okay? Last night I was listening to her through my neighbor's door, then his young boys turned on their PS2. Its true!***band of the week #9: Allison Weiss (Official Site)(Myspace)The guitar is one of music's most popular weapons when embarking on overt musical
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Band of the Week: Allison Weiss
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I told my sister Christian, "That the time has come. You don't listen to Allison Weiss? Don't worry you're not the only one, okay? Last night I was listening to her through my neighbor's door, then his young boys turned on their PS2. Its true! *** band of the week #9: Allison Weiss (Official Site)(Myspace) The guitar is one of music's most popular weapons when embarking on overt musical
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Update! Update!
Hey all, Just got back from my cruise this morning - it was a good time, I might even torture everyone with a few pictures, depending on my mood. The sun was bright, the beer in abundance, and the casino bountiful - yay for five dollar blackjack. Tomorrow or so I'll get back into the normal rhythm of posting, with the next couple weeks seeing a handful of album reviews, mash-ups in the works,
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Update! Update!
Hey all,Just got back from my cruise this morning - it was a good time, I might even torture everyone with a few pictures, depending on my mood. The sun was bright, the beer in abundance, and the casino bountiful - yay for five dollar blackjack.Tomorrow or so I'll get back into the normal rhythm of posting, with the next couple weeks seeing a handful of album reviews, mash-ups in the works, and
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Update! Update!
Hey all,Just got back from my cruise this morning - it was a good time, I might even torture everyone with a few pictures, depending on my mood. The sun was bright, the beer in abundance, and the casino bountiful - yay for five dollar blackjack.Tomorrow or so I'll get back into the normal rhythm of posting, with the next couple weeks seeing a handful of album reviews, mash-ups in the works,
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Erin McCarley - Love, Save The Empty
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2009 Official Site Buy (Amazon) 4/10 From Erin McCarley's Official Site: "McCarley's brand of honesty doesn't come without the occasional flash of regret. "I've looked back at some of these songs recently and thought to myself, 'Are you serious? I can't believe I put that out there!" Erin McCarley got her start doing music on weekends, covering country music during her undergraduate days.
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Erin McCarley - Love, Save The Empty
2009Official SiteBuy (Amazon)4/10From Erin McCarley's Official Site: "McCarley’s brand of honesty doesn’t come without the occasional flash of regret. “I’ve looked back at some of these songs recently and thought to myself, ‘Are you serious? I can’t believe I put that out there!"Erin McCarley got her start doing music on weekends, covering country music during her undergraduate days. N
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Erin McCarley - Love, Save The Empty
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2009 Official Site Buy (Amazon) 4/10 From Erin McCarley's Official Site: "McCarley's brand of honesty doesn't come without the occasional flash of regret. "I've looked back at some of these songs recently and thought to myself, 'Are you serious? I can't believe I put that out there!" Erin McCarley got her start doing music on weekends, covering country music during her undergraduate days.
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Songs of the week: 1/6/09
Welcome, welcome, to the first installment of "Songs of the Week" for 2009.Here's hoping everybody had a safe and happy New Year! Woooo...***songs of the week #161. Leave All Your Doubts About Me - Teamforest (Interesting, to say the least)2. Giving My Sadness A Name - Matt Butcher (I saw this guy live last week with Roppongi's Ace, and he was pretty amazing)3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood -
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Songs of the week: 1/6/08
Welcome, welcome, to the first installment of "Songs of the Week" for 2009.Here's hoping everybody had a safe and happy New Year! Woooo...***songs of the week #161. Leave All Your Doubts About Me - Teamforest (Interesting, to say the least)2. Giving My Sadness A Name - Matt Butcher (I saw this guy live last week with Roppongi's Ace, and he was pretty amazing)3. Don't Let Me Be
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Songs of the week: 1/6/08
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Welcome, welcome, to the first installment of "Songs of the Week" for 2009. Here's hoping everybody had a safe and happy New Year! Woooo... ***songs of the week #16 1. Leave All Your Doubts About Me - Teamforest (Interesting, to say the least) 2. Giving My Sadness A Name - Matt Butcher (I saw this guy live last week with Roppongi's Ace, and he was pretty amazing) 3. Don't Let Me Be
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Band of the week: Proxy
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band of the week #8: proxy (myspace) What a surprise? The act that I pick for Band of the Week is electronic. But, electronic music = fun, fun, fun. Hopefully, you've heard of Proxy, if for no reason other than the fact that the track "Proxy" made my top 20 songs of 2008 list. While, in my opinion, the best song in their rather limited oeuvre, their Dance In Dark EP definitely merits a listen
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