Year end top 10 lists are so arbitrary and so opinionated. I think that's what I like about them. What puts those last 10 albums among the echelon of other albums we listened to in 2007? How they can be both similar and completely different from listeners within a field of music? It [...]
I'm wearing my A-Punk tee-shirt today in honor of Vampire Weekend's debut album on XL Recordings. I'm so excited for these guys, I hope that they will make a big commotion in the music industry this year. The first song I heard was by way of KEXP song of the day for Walcott [...]
Oh. My. God. Coachella. Kraftwerk! I've not gone to a musical festival since the first Lollapalooza in 1991, and this is a 3 day festival. The good news is many of my music friends will be going with me and we plan to have a condo to retreat to if it gets too hot, [...]
For symmetry, Last.fm tells me the bands I listened to over the year. I like this list because it not only shows just releases that came out in 2007 but what captured my heart. Often times, a band comes out with an album that led me to a prior release that I connected with more [...]
I thank Kevin for introducing me to the Annuals. I know this video is old news but I couldn't find free, legal MP3 of this song so thought I'd include the video, brought to us by their record label Ace Fu. Bah on the bleep, hence my post's title. I got to [...]
As I stated earlier about my iPod conundrum, Last.fm has statistics more closely approximate my listening habits this year. With the introduction of rolling charts that I was hoping for last year, I thought I'd also list my Last.fm top 15 tracks in my 2007 end of year round-up. With my "Best Of" lists I aim [...]
I wanted to share this Dan Deacon video, which I somehow stated was both wack and precious. It's twee, it's psychedelic, it's electronic, it's genius, it's Dan Deacon. Thanks Carpark for supplying the video. Have fun!
I had a strange situation with my iTunes this year. I listened to many tracks both on my desktop computer at work AND a laptop computer my work supplied me at home or away from the office. All my iPod listens get synced to my work computer. The strange thing that happened was that [...]
End of the year marks the beginning of my "Best Of" lists for 2007. When compiling my lists which lead me to my top 10 albums of the year I made some startling discoveries - like the obscene amount of music I listened to in 2007. Overall I listened to 313 albums, [...]
Me and my friend Winnie went to see Animal Collective play in Hollywood at the Henry Fonda last Tuesday. Eric Copeland (Black Dice) and Wizard Prison opened for them. Eric Copeland had some interesting experimental stuff with sometimes Cure-like beats - it's so hard to appreciate in a concert setting because of the [...]
Substance 1987 New Order Factory Records Reviewing to the Loving Sounds of Static got me listening to the first three singles off of the New Order Substance 1987 compilation. As we approach the 20th anniversary of that compilation (oh my!) and next month the 25th anniversary of the release of the single "Everything's Gone Green", I can easily say, those early singles are still relevant and poignant - they sound as if they could have been release this year. My first exposure [...]
First video put out by the Mobius Band for "The Loving Sounds of Static". Read the Song Review .
The Loving Sounds of Static Mobius Band Ghostly International When my iPod follows me into bed and parks itself on my night-stand, chances are I have song or album that's a keeper. When I play that song on repeat, I know I've got an instant classic. Mobius Band 's "The Loving Sounds of Static" stands out on the sampler Idol Tryouts 2: Ghoslty International, Vol. 2. and positions itself as a quintessential indie electronic song. The song's arrangement seems to follow in [...]
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