On this blog, I've talked before about how much I love director Michel Gondry's work. Hell, the banner for this site started as a picture from Gondry's masterpiece Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (my favorite movie) before I changed it to one from another Gondry film Dave Chappelle's Block Party . I'm a big fan of the films he's directed and his unique visual sensibility, which combines the simple and sweet with the elaborate and haunting. His music videos are some of the best and most recognizable examples of the art form, using camera [...]
Regarding the new LCD Soundsystem album This Is Happening : Look, I can dig how everyone is into the album. It's mighty catchy stuff. And I even like the guy's music myself - his past two albums have been fun as hell. Plus, the good lord knows, I hate a hater . And people may say not to take it all so seriously. BUT in the spirit of this old post , I offer this session of " Wait a Minute, That Sounds Just Like That Other Song! " Let's begin. [...]
This is a real thing. REAL. Every once in a while, my tv will change the pitch of everyone's voices, making them much much lower. It makes the females sound like men and the men sound like a cross between horrifying monsters from hell muttering damnation in the form of "That's what she said" jokes (I'm watching The Office at the moment) and the villain in Scream . Ads sound the devil trying to get you to sell your soul for consumer goods and you scream at the television, "No, I will not [...]
Alex Chilton died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 59. With his band Big Star, he virtually invented the power pop genre and influenced countless subsequent, often more-successful, bands. Chilton wrote some of the most beautiful songs there are about what it's like to grow up in America and in love, whether you're in love with the girl down the street or just with rock and roll. Here are some examples of his amazing legacy: Ted Leo - The [...]
I'm so excited for all of these new tunes, it's scary. Joanna Newsom - In California Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company ( buy ) Her more soulful, visceral sound has been following me around all March. Doesn't she sound like Joni Mitchell? SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE: Joni Mitchell - Carey ( buy everything ) Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Mighty Sparrow ( buy ) [...]
A Valentine's Day mix, only one day late even! The Dirtbombs - Your Love Belongs Under a Rock ( buy ) Bill Withers - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh ( buy ) Q-Tip - Barely In Love ( buy ) Death From Above 1979 - Too Much Love ( buy ) Joe Jackson - Fools In Love ( buy ) Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - You Are What [...]
Hey everybody! Back from Kenya, and working on a new fantastic post, but in the meantime this video is making me exceptionally happy. Enjoy! Animal Collective - Mouth Wooed Her ( Buy AC music ) posted by Adam
You guys, I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be awesome. The World Cup AND the Olympics are both happening, for one thing. And apparently , it's also the year we make contact! That should be pretty sweet, right? Contact with that space baby? But hey, forget all that and let's talk about the albums I got that were released in 2009. There is a trend across the albums on the list: That they mostly have weak moments, but are redeemed by incredible moments. I will now list and review/make fun of them below: [...]
Get it? Because Jesus (H. Christ) was black and died for everybody's sins? And Santa hats? Merry Christmas everybody! Here's a couple tunes for your holiday enjoyment! The Kinks - Father Christmas ( Buy It ) Mark Mothersbaugh - Snowflake Music ( Buy It ) De La Soul - Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa ( Buy It ) Horatio Sanz & Jimmy Fallon - I Wish It Was Christmas Today ( Watch it ) [...]
Charlotte: So do you think it's worth approximately $50 for me to see the Monsters of Folk by myself? Adam: No. But I currently have an unemployed brain, so take that into consideration. Charlotte: I'm basically broke. So nevermind. Adam: Did you get that album? Charlotte: Yessir. Yim Yames . Does Monsters of Folk have an album? Monsters of Folk - Whole Lotta Losing Adam: Yeah, it [...]
I was looking up music videos from the mid-to-late-90s last night, and found this wonderful gem. Hope you enjoy. Anyone who speaks/understands very fast French know if it's an accurate translation? Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More ( Buy It ) posted by Adam
Overheard a woman saying the following on the subway this morning: "... Sweating like I was James Brown. Everybody else is comfortable and I'm sitting there all Gladys Knight and The Pips. They're all wearing shirts and slacks and I'm all decked out like Diana Ross." I love this and wish I talked this way naturally. James Brown - Cold Sweat (Part 1) ( Buy It ) Gladys Knight and The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine ( [...]
And then sometimes the internet gives you a present like this. I found this on CraigsList the other day while job searching. 1980's Pop Star seeks ambitious people for Healthy Chocolate Biz. (Upper East Side) And thank you to that video for reminding me just how absurdly stupid the movie Scarface is. Ridiculous. posted by Adam
Charlotte reminded me - about a month ago, we have slow reaction times around here - that I was obligated to post a summer mix, so here it is! Summer's been kind of a weird process so far this year. Most of the season has been nasty (see post below), with random beautiful days sprinkled in between. Non-weather life has been just as bipolar, with deaths and births, jobs gained and lost, houses bid on and outbid on, trips planned and scrapped, some friends made and some becoming estranged, relationships started and ended. There have been some amazing [...]
Mark Suozzo - Looking Suite: The Shortest Weekend / After Alice (So Sweet, So Sad) ( Buy It ) Charlie Parker Quintet - Don't Blame Me ( Buy It ) Django Reinhardt - Improvisation on Pathétique (Andante) ( Buy It ) Quincy Jones - The Drawing Room (Interlude) ( Buy It ) Yo-Yo Ma - Doce De Coco ( Buy It ) Oscar Peterson - Georgia On My Mind ( Buy It ) [...]
Charlotte : Do you read Aziz Ansari's tumblr ? Adam : Yeah, once in a while. Charlotte : I want a tumblr where I make fun of my little brother and cousins in hilarious ways too. And talk to Kanye West of course. Adam : Haha, I'd read it. Charlotte : The conversations with Kanye may be a little one-sided. I kind of want a tumblr now, a real one, but it'll be so . . . . lame. [...]
One hell of a party. Here are a couple songs for Independence Day, both from duos and both with instructions for enjoying them to their fullest potential: 1. Get psyched for July 4th fun, and sing along! Sifl and Oly - United States of Whatever ( Buy It ) 2. Now calm down and do some reflecting, and still sing along! Simon and Garfunkel - America ( Buy It ) Happy Fourth, gang! posted by Adam
Despite all the insanity of later years, let's all remember just how freaking amazing Michael Jackson was . Really freaking amazing, that's how amazing. Seriously, these are two of the best songs ever recorded, and it's barely scraping the surface: The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back ( Buy It ) Michael Jackson - Billy Jean ( Buy It ) We'll miss you, you crazy space alien genius pop machine. And a couple of covers to round it all out: [...]
It's about to get real emo up in here. Sebastien Grainger - Love Can Be So Mean ( buy ) When I'm upset music doesn't usually help. It will only intensify whatever misery I'm already working with. But it's very present. I heard this song in my head almost immediately the last time I felt acute, intense pain: Cat Stevens - Trouble ( buy ) And while I'm already feeling bad, I might as well dwell for a minute: A.C. Newman - The Heartbreak Rides ( buy ) [...]
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