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 #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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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 "Raven" 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 or two
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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 "Raven" 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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Maybe it's just me, but 2008 was a rather slow year for music - or, at least, for the sort of music that I listen to. In actuality, it was probably an average year, seeing releases from names like Lil' Wayne, Fall Out Boy, and Beyonce, as well as countless others. But what about kids like me? You know, the insufferable fucking hipsters? That's not to say that I don't enjoy the music of the
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Maybe it's just me, but 2008 was a rather slow year for music - or, at least, for the sort of music that I listen to. In actuality, it was probably an average year, seeing releases from names like Lil' Wayne, Fall Out Boy, and Beyonce, as well as countless others.But what about kids like me? You know, the insufferable fucking hipsters? That's not to say that I don't enjoy the music of the
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Maybe it's just me, but 2008 was a rather slow year for music - or, at least, for the sort of music that I listen to. In actuality, it was probably an average year, seeing releases from names like Lil' Wayne, Fall Out Boy, and Beyonce, as well as countless others.But what about kids like me? You know, the insufferable fucking hipsters? That's not to say that I don't enjoy the music of the
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20 songs. Happy New Year! *** 20. I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie 19. Soon We'll Be Found - Sia (Probably the coolest music video this year, along with "Heartless" by Kanye) 18. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry (This is one of those songs that will forever define this year, this decade maybe. The era of the bicurious is upon us) 17. American Boy - Estelle ft. Kanye West 16. 3 Peat -
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In April, scientists at Umeå University discovered the oldest living tree located in Sweden. At 9,550 years old and 13 feet the tree has been able to sustain such a long life by continually cloning itself. When a root stem dies, the tree immediately replicates that stem. Unlike the "tree of life" featured in my last sentence many of the artists featured in 2008 had singles that were not
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In April, scientists at Umeå University discovered the oldest living tree located in Sweden. At 9,550 years old and 13 feet the tree has been able to sustain such a long life by continually cloning itself. When a root stem dies, the tree immediately replicates that stem. Unlike the "tree of life" featured in my last sentence many of the artists featured in 2008 had singles that were not
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I figure I haven't pissed enough people off this year, so here's a list of five albums that just didn't resonate with me like I had expected.Here's hoping 2009 finds these acts returning to form.***Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For CutieBarsukBuy (Amazon.com)Since Transatlanticism, Death Cab's been on a bit of a downward slope. This album wasn't really that bad, but it didn't live up to
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I figure I haven't pissed enough people off this year, so here's a list of five albums that just didn't resonate with me like I had expected. Here's hoping 2009 finds these acts returning to form. *** Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie Barsuk Buy (Amazon.com) Since Transatlanticism, Death Cab's been on a bit of a downward slope. This album wasn't really that bad, but it didn't live up to
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Hey all, sorry that things have been all quiet on the Western front. I hope that everybody had a nice Christmas, I certainly did. My parents bought me a lovely gift: the Nina Simone To Be Free CD collection. So, there will definitely be a fun review coming in the days to come. Also, a list of the 5 most disappointing albums of 2008, and the 5 most anticipated of 2009. L'chaim.
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Hey all, sorry that things have been all quiet on the Western front. I hope that everybody had a nice Christmas, I certainly did.My parents bought me a lovely gift: the Nina Simone To Be Free CD collection. So, there will definitely be a fun review coming in the days to come.Also, a list of the 5 most disappointing albums of 2008, and the 5 most anticipated of 2009.L'chaim.
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So here we are: December 24th, 2008. It's Christmas time again, Charlie Brown. So, to celebrate, here's a little bit of Christmas-y music - just not the carols you'd expect to hear. I hope you enjoy them, and have a safe and merry holiday! *** 1. Day One - Explosions In The Sky 2. Xmas Cake - Rilo Kiley 3. Are You Coming Over For Christmas? - Belle and Sebastian
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So here we are: December 24th, 2008.It's Christmas time again, Charlie Brown. So, to celebrate, here's a little bit of Christmas-y music - just not the carols you'd expect to hear.I hope you enjoy them, and have a safe and merry holiday!***1. Day One - Explosions In The Sky2. Xmas Cake - Rilo Kiley3. Are You Coming Over For Christmas? - Belle and Sebastian
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Christmas in two days. New Year's in nine.Where did the year go? And why do I feel like I accomplished nil?Whatevs.***songs of the week #151. Kids - MGMT (Innocent, sincere, catchy - the perfect song)2. The Twist - Metric (Everybody loves them some Metric, right?)3. As Long As You're Happy - Cloud Cult (Quirky lyrics, but it's still a nice effect)4. Cherry - Ratatat5. 99 Problems -
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Christmas in two days. New Year's in nine. Where did the year go? And why do I feel like I accomplished nil? Whatevs. ***songs of the week #15 1. Kids - MGMT (Innocent, sincere, catchy - the perfect song) 2. The Twist - Metric (Everybody loves them some Metric, right?) 3. As Long As You're Happy - Cloud Cult (Quirky lyrics, but it's still a nice effect) 4. Cherry - Ratatat 5. 99 Problems -
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I think it's only fitting that the 100th post on this blog be about one of my favorite bands of all time: Brand New. Happy 100, and here's to one hundred more.***It's been awhile since they've updated the website or played a show, and yesterday (as a member of their "Street Team") I received a nice e-mail from their drummer, Brian Lane, with a little bit of a status update on the band. They've
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I think it's only fitting that the 100th post on this blog be about one of my favorite bands of all time: Brand New. Happy 100, and here's to one hundred more.***It's been awhile since they've updated the website or played a show, and yesterday (as a member of their "Street Team") I received a nice e-mail from their drummer, Brian Lane, with a little bit of a status update on the band. They've
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