concert review: Mates of State, Judgement Day @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario), August 4, 2008On first impressions, the pairing of 'self-proclaimed' string-metal trio Judgement Day with the rambunctious keyboards/drums indiep pop of Mates of State would seem like an odd combination. Ok, maybe the only time the pairing made sense was when the string section(violin/viola) of Judgement Day joined...
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I've been a quiet fan of Mates of State since my days at university. Anecdotally speaking I discovered their music around the same time I started listening to Yo La Tengo, not that it matters. Anyway, for the past few years Mates of State have been sitting quietly off center on my radar screen. I've listened to each of their albums a couple of times through, I've been pleased with their soun...
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I've been a quiet fan of Mates of State since my days at university. Anecdotally speaking I discovered their music around the same time I started listening to Yo La Tengo, not that it matters. Anyway, for the past few years Mates of State have been sitting quietly off center on my radar screen. I've listened to each of their albums a couple of times through, I've been pleased with their soun...
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I am going to get a dog soon...and she will be named Nico...after the first lady of indie rock!Here is a Mates Of State cover of a Nico classic...
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I know, it sounds like a good problem to have, but I have too much music.My iPod, an 80gb, is almost filled to the brim, chocked full of musical goodness, old stuff and new, and that is where my problem begins.I forget to listen to the new stuff.When I am at work, where I get most of my listening done, I settle in to work, scroll through my iPod and draw a complete blank on what I should listen...
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I have this total fascination with that whole Warhol,Lou Reed, Nico era in NYC in the 60's and 70's...i watch and read everything I can about that whole scene...they were the original hipsters!Here is a great cover of Nico's 'These Days'...enjoy!OK...Off to go prepare for the Ohio State/Florida game tonight...and by prepare I mean meet some friends at happy hour(which is til 9) and then watch t...
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Finally, it's official I'm a Californian. Yesterday, I took my written test and I passed! I got my California Drivers License. In honor of this milestone moment I complied a mix called California, I'm Yours.Btw, Badly Drawn Boy's The Time of Times was the first song I heard as I left the DMV. I had to added to the mix.Mates of State - California (cover) {mp3}The Decemberists - Los Angeles, I'm ...
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Well, crap, I missed Sunday Under Covers. Please forgive, and enjoy this lovely update to the "So. Cal." sound...
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Wow...maybe the new mysterious MOG benefactors(The Evil Record Companies) didn't like my last few posts...as they have been banished into the nether regions of cyberspace...I will post this new one anyway, hopefully if sticks around long enough for some of you to hear it...because this new Mates Of State record is SO good! Here is the tile-inspired track...enjoy!
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Mates Of State: Rearrange Us *rating* 5.3*This two person review is by Sage T. and Ethan E.*EE: So we've got the new Mates of State here eh? Why does it seem like just yesterday their new album came out....and then the last one before it. Not that they've grown tiresome...i guess I just can't believe it's already Mates of State time.ST: Yup...they release albums like clockwork, and not a r...
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Here's another song from this cool new album from Mates of State.Perfect for a Sunday AM on a long weekend.
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Mates and States, the real life couple of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, will release the follow-up to 2005's well-recieved album Bring It Back this spring. For the new one, Re-Arrange Us out May 20th via Barsuk, Gardner and Hammel layered keys, drums, and alternately dueling vocals. Some tracks that make the album include "Now," "Jigsaw" and "Get Better." Much of the album was written while Ga...
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Here's hoping the bright minds and leaders the U.S. really THINK LONG term in the direction they take this country. In these troubled times lies unbelievable opportunity.
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It's rare that a twee band forces my sun roof open, makes me long for a convertible. Give this one all four windows down.
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He's told us not to blow it, cause he knows it's all worthwhile.And he told me:Let the children lose it,Let the children use it,Let all the children boogie.
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