Artist: The Minus 5

Big Bloc I: SXSW 2006 Roundup

Jan 26, 2007, 11:22pm Powerpopulist

Okay, I'm a bit skitterish about this one, so please bear with me. Back in early December, I went group-by-group, song-by-song through a long list of artists I found at the 2006 South-by-Southwest festival website . I sampled every song I didn't already know and prepared my own list of the ones I liked best, old friends and new. For various reasons totally uninteresting even to myself I've just never posted a big bloc of the songs, some of which are by some of my favorite current artists. Soooooo, I'm simply [...]

• Ariel Pink - helen
• Bellaparker - Instead
• Boyskout - Back to Bed
• Butterfly Explosion - The Great Game
• Centro-matic - Calling Thermatico
• Cruiserweight - Goodbye Daily Sadness
• Cuff the Duke - Take My Money And Run
• Dressy Bessy - Electrified
• Earlimart - The Hidden Track
• Editors - Munich
• Elf Power - Walking With the Beggar Boys
• Flogging Molly - The Seven Deadly Sins
• Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Whitewash Is Brainwash
• Great Lake Swimmers - Various Stages
• Headlights - Tokyo
• Islands - Dont call me Witney Bobby
• Jim Noir - My Patch (Mastered)
• Laura Veirs - Galaxies
• Mazarin - New American Apathy
• Metric - Monster Hospital
• Midlake - Balloon Maker
• Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and
• OK GO - A million ways
• Owen - She's a Thief
• Page France - Junkyard
• Palaxy Tracks - Grey Snake
• Pink Mountaintops - Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
• Rainer Maria - Burn
• Silversun Pickups - Kissing Families
• Sound Team - Fastest Man Alive
• The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
• The Brother Kite - Death Ray
• The Capes - Tightly Wound
• The Capitol Years - Juicers
• The Carrots - The Train Song
• The Dresden Dolls - Girl Anachronism
• The Evangelicals - Diving
• The Foxymorons - Harvard Hands
• The Giraffes - Hanted Heaven
• The Grates - Sukkafish
• The Meligrove Band - Everyone's A Winner
• The Mendoza Line - Mysterious in Black
• The Minus 5 - Retrieval Of You
• The Morning After Girls - High Skies
• The Most Serene Republic - Content Was Always My Favorite
• The Owls - Air
• The Spores - Spor 02
• The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband
• The Whigs - Violet Furs
• Tullycraft - Stowaway
• ZZZ - House of Sin

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Artist:	Ariel Pink
Title:	helen
Link Text:	helen
File Name:	Ariel_Pink-helen.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Bellaparker
Title:	Instead
Link Text:	Instead
File Name:	Bellaparker-Instead.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Boyskout
Title:	Back to Bed
Link Text:	Back to Bed
File Name:	Boyskout-Back_to_Bed.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Butterfly Explosion
Title:	The Great Game
Link Text:	The Great Game
File Name:	Butterfly_Explosion-The_Great_ Game.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Centro-matic
Title:	Calling Thermatico
Link Text:	Calling Thermatico
File Name:	Centro-matic-Calling_Thermatic o.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Cruiserweight
Title:	Goodbye Daily Sadness
Link Text:	Goodbye Daily Sadness
File Name:	Cruiserweight-Goodbye_Daily_Sa dness.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Cuff the Duke
Title:	Take My Money And Run
Link Text:	Take My Money And Run
File Name:	Cuff_the_Duke-Take_My_Money_An d_Run.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Dressy Bessy
Title:	Electrified
Link Text:	Electrified
File Name:	Dressy_Bessy-Electrified.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Earlimart
Title:	The Hidden Track
Link Text:	The Hidden Track
File Name:	Earlimart-The_Hidden_Track.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Editors
Title:	Munich
Link Text:	Munich
File Name:	Editors-Munich.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Elf Power
Title:	Walking With the Beggar Boys
Link Text:	Walking With the Beggar Boys
File Name:	Elf_Power-Walking_With_the_Beg gar_Boys.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Flogging Molly
Title:	The Seven Deadly Sins
Link Text:	The Seven Deadly Sins
File Name:	Flogging_Molly-The_Seven_Deadl y_Sins.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Title:	Whitewash Is Brainwash
Link Text:	Whitewash Is Brainwash
File Name:	Get_Cape_Wear_Cape_Fly-Whitewa sh_Is_Brainwash.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Great Lake Swimmers
Title:	Various Stages
Link Text:	Various Stages
File Name:	Great_Lake_Swimmers-Various_St ages.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Headlights
Title:	Tokyo
Link Text:	Tokyo
File Name:	Headlights-Tokyo.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Islands
Title:	Dont call me Witney Bobby
Link Text:	Dont call me Witney Bobby
File Name:	Islands-Dont_call_me_Witney_Bo bby.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Jim Noir
Title:	My Patch (Mastered)
Link Text:	My Patch
File Name:	Jim_Noir-My_Patch.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Laura Veirs
Title:	Galaxies
Link Text:	Galaxies
File Name:	Laura_Veirs-Galaxies.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Mazarin
Title:	New American Apathy
Link Text:	New American Apathy
File Name:	Mazarin-New_American_Apathy.mp 3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Metric
Title:	Monster Hospital
Link Text:	Monster Hospital
File Name:	Metric-Monster_Hospital.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Midlake
Title:	Balloon Maker
Link Text:	Balloon Maker
File Name:	Midlake-Balloon_Maker.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Of Montreal
Title:	Wraith Pinned to the Mist and
Link Text:	Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games
File Name:	Of_Montreal-Wraith_Pinned_to_t he_Mist_and_Other_Games.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	OK GO
Title:	A million ways
Link Text:	A million ways
File Name:	OK_GO-A_million_ways.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Owen
Title:	She's a Thief
Link Text:	She's a Thief
File Name:	Owen-Shes_a_Thief.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Page France
Title:	Junkyard
Link Text:	Junkyard
File Name:	Page_France-Junkyard.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Palaxy Tracks
Title:	Grey Snake
Link Text:	Grey Snake
File Name:	Palaxy_Tracks-Grey_Snake.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Pink Mountaintops
Title:	Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
Link Text:	Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
File Name:	Pink_Mountaintops-Rock_n_Roll_ Fantasy.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Rainer Maria
Title:	Burn
Link Text:	Burn
File Name:	Rainer_Maria-Burn.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Silversun Pickups
Title:	Kissing Families
Link Text:	Kissing Families
File Name:	Silversun_Pickups-Kissing_Fami lies.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Sound Team
Title:	Fastest Man Alive
Link Text:	Fastest Man Alive
File Name:	Sound_Team-Fastest_Man_Alive.m p3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Ark
Title:	One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
Link Text:	One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
File Name:	The_Ark-One_Of_Us_Is_Gonna_Die _Young.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Brother Kite
Title:	Death Ray
Link Text:	Death Ray
File Name:	The_Brother_Kite-Death_Ray.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Capes
Title:	Tightly Wound
Link Text:	Tightly Wound
File Name:	The_Capes-Tightly_Wound.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Capitol Years
Title:	Juicers
Link Text:	Juicers
File Name:	The_Capitol_Years-Juicers.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Carrots
Title:	The Train Song
Link Text:	The Train Song
File Name:	The_Carrots-The_Train_Song.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Dresden Dolls
Title:	Girl Anachronism
Link Text:	Girl Anachronism
File Name:	The_Dresden_Dolls-Girl_Anachro nism.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Evangelicals
Title:	Diving
Link Text:	Diving
File Name:	The_Evangelicals-Diving.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Foxymorons
Title:	Harvard Hands
Link Text:	Harvard Hands
File Name:	The_Foxymorons-Harvard_Hands.m p3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Giraffes
Title:	Hanted Heaven
Link Text:	The Giraffes
File Name:	The_Giraffes-Hanted_Heaven.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Grates
Title:	Sukkafish
Link Text:	Sukkafish
File Name:	The_Grates-Sukkafish.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Meligrove Band
Title:	Everyone's A Winner
Link Text:	Everyone's A Winner
File Name:	The_Meligrove_Band-Everyones_A _Winner.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Mendoza Line
Title:	Mysterious in Black
Link Text:	Mysterious in Black
File Name:	The_Mendoza_Line-Mysterious_in _Black.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Retrieval Of You
Link Text:	Retrieval Of You
File Name:	The_Minus_5-Retrieval_Of_You.m p3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Morning After Girls
Title:	High Skies
Link Text:	High Skies
File Name:	The_Morning_After_Girls-High_S kies.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Most Serene Republic
Title:	Content Was Always My Favorite
Link Text:	Content Was Always My Favorite colour
File Name:	The_Most_Serene_Republic-Conte nt_Was_Always_My_Favorite_colo ur.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Owls
Title:	Air
Link Text:	Air
File Name:	The_Owls-Air.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Spores
Title:	Spor 02
Link Text:	Hyperschlieb
File Name:	epo-555-Hyperschlieb.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Twilight Singers
Title:	Teenage Wristband
Link Text:	Teenage Wristband
File Name:	The_Twilight_Singers-Teenage_W ristband.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Whigs
Title:	Violet Furs
Link Text:	Violet Furs
File Name:	The_Whigs-Violet_Furs.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Tullycraft
Title:	Stowaway
Link Text:	Stowaway
File Name:	Tullycraft-Stowaway.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	ZZZ
Title:	House of Sin
Link Text:	House of Sin
File Name:	ZZZ-House_of_Sin.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Happy birthday John Lennon

Oct 10, 2006, 12:34am I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS

John Lennon would have been 66 today (had he not been shot by obsessed fan Mark David Chapman in 1980). He was only 40 when he died, and I've sometimes wondered what other wonderful music he had still within him. I figure the occasion of his entrance into this world (with a bang - he was born during a German aid raid over Liverpool the night of October 9-10, 1940) is a fine reason to post some covers off the Working Class Hero: A Tribute To John Lennon [...]

• Mad Season - I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
• Mary Chapin Carpenter - Grow Old With Me
• The Flaming Lips - Nobody Told Me
• The Minus 5 - Power To The People
• Toad The Wet Sprocket - Instant Karma!

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Artist:	Mad Season
Title:	I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
Link Text:	I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
File Name:	02 I Don*27t Wanna Be A Soldier.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1995

Artist:	Mary Chapin Carpenter
Title:	Grow Old With Me
Link Text:	Grow Old With Me
File Name:	14 Grow Old With Me.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1995

Artist:	The Flaming Lips
Title:	Nobody Told Me
Link Text:	Nobody Told Me
File Name:	08 Nobody Told Me.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1995

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Power To The People
Link Text:	Power To The People
File Name:	06 Power To The People.mp3
Year:	1995

Artist:	Toad The Wet Sprocket
Title:	Instant Karma!
Link Text:	Instant Karma!
File Name:	13 Instant Karma*21.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	1995

RFT Music Awards Showcase

Sep 10, 2006, 2:23pm Dividing By Zero Will Get You Nowhere

The RFT Music Awards showcase is going on today outside at the Loop and at many of the bars and clubs on the Loop. This year, the event features three national headliners: The Minus 5 , Grant-Lee Phillips and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche ; plus an ass-ton of great local bands. The Minus 5 - Goove Supply The Minus 5 - Daggers Drawn The Minus 5 - Dear My Inspiration Here is the [...]

• Another Shot Of Redeye - The Minus 5-In Rock
• The Minus 5 - Daggers Drawn
• The Minus 5 - Groove Supply

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Artist:	Another Shot Of Redeye
Title:	The Minus 5-In Rock
Link Text:	The Minus 5 - Dear My Inspiration
File Name:	download.php?file=16639581741. mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Daggers Drawn
Link Text:	The Minus 5 - Daggers Drawn
File Name:	download.php?file=8708479371.m p3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Country

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Groove Supply
Link Text:	The Minus 5 - Goove Supply
File Name:	download.php?file=104.mp3

Minus 5

Sep 6, 2006, 12:05pm Water All Around

Some albums on an iPod, I’ve found, are like that can of Bean with Bacon soup that sits in the far reaches of the kitchen cupboard. You keep ignoring it with every meal, thinking you have better options. Then one day you’re tired of everything else and you figure, what the hell, I’ll have this can of Bean with Bacon soup. And â€" surprise â€" it’s delicious. With each spoonful, you wonder why you didn’t try it sooner. The Gun Album by the Minus 5 is my latest can of Bean with Bacon soup. [...]

• The Minus 5 - Bought a Rope
• The Minus 5 - Twilight Distillery
• The Minus 5 - With a Gun

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Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Bought a Rope
Link Text:	[MP3] Minus 5 â€" “Bought a Rope”
File Name:	11 Bought a Rope.mp3
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Twilight Distillery
Link Text:	[MP3] Minus 5 â€" “Twilight Distillery”
File Name:	07 Twilight Distillery.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Genre:	AltRock
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	With a Gun
Link Text:	[MP3] Minus 5 â€" “With a Gun”
File Name:	05 With a Gun.mp3
Year:	2006

Monday Music Roundup

Jul 17, 2006, 11:08am I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS

Hey there tiger, happy Monday. Yeah, I'm talkin' to you. So you think you know your rock history? Or do you just want to see how little you actually know? Newsweek has a wicked-ass hard Rock 'n' Roll Quiz . It's probably the worst that this nerd has ever done on a test (52% score), but it is extremely entertaining if you like the minutae of musical history. Fun sound clips throughout, too, so turn down those speakers at work before you start the quiz -- I mean, before you start working [...]

• Golden Smog - 5-22-02
• Guggenheim Grotto - A Lifetime in Heat
• Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
• The Black Keys - Your Touch
• The Minus 5 - Cemetery Row

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Artist:	Golden Smog
Title:	5-22-02
Link Text:	05-22-02
File Name:	Golden Smog - 5-22-02.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2006

Artist:	Guggenheim Grotto
Title:	A Lifetime in Heat
Link Text:	A Lifetime in Heat
File Name:	A Lifetime in Heat.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Muse
Title:	Supermassive Black Hole
Link Text:	Supermassive Black Hole
File Name:	03 Supermassive Black Hole.mp3
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Black Keys
Title:	Your Touch
Link Text:	Your Touch
File Name:	02 Your Touch.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Minus 5
Title:	Cemetery Row
Link Text:	Cemetery Row
File Name:	06 Cemetery Row.mp3
Bitrate:	202 kbps
Year:	2006