It was a much ballyhooed clash of the hip hop titans this summer. Kanye West vs 50 Cent. They dropped their albums on the same day, they talked more trash than Muhammad Ali, and at one point 50 even told the press that he would retire if Kanye's album outsold his in the first week. Well, as we know now, Kanye's album trounced 50's. Not entirely because it's a much better album to begin with but I would argue Kanye is just a better star. He's not really a thug, he doesn't identify with [...]
Is anyone else as excited for this new Wes Anderson movie as I am?
A long time ago I posted the fully performance that The Arcade Fire did for KCRW. It crashed the file host that I was currently using not just for me but for all their customers. Then I posted it again using a new and improved file host. They banned my account for life. A third file host took the files, watched me eat all of their bandwidth, and promptly upgraded servers conveniently losing my files and all the links along with them. Let us hope and pray that this time is different. What [...]
Ok, this might not be fair, but I do think that this is the best thing Josh Schwartz has done since season two of The OC ended. Let's face it, the last seasonish of The OC totally sucked. So tonight, on The CW, his next series premiered. Rumour has it that at first Gossip Girl was targeted as a feature film starring Lindsey Lohan , but after that all blew over [or rehabbed over, respect], the idea was given to Josh Scwartz to develop as a television series. [...]
Well my friends, I'm still trying to get Hype to work well with this here site. For some reason it recognizes the mp3 files but won't index them on their site. So we'll see if reposting an old standby does anything. I'm sick of this not working right because I have a ton of great music to start dumping. Anyway. mp3 : Arcade Fire - Intro (Live on KCRW) mp3 : Arcade Fire - Wake Up (Live on KCRW) [...]
I love the man, and I love the fact that he's covered Modest Mouse even more. Does that make me a double timing lover? I don't know, you decide. mp3 : Josh Ritter - Blame It On The Tetons (Modest Mouse Cover) I'm still sick, so get over it. That's all you get. + hype site
In the past whenever Hype and Elbo.ws started to fail me I took a moment to reflect on what this blog has meant to me, and maybe more importantly, what it means to other people. First of all let me guide you to the list of Friends and Lovers there on the right. I love those bloggers, I really do, and I would appreciate it greatly if you clicked over there and checked out their sites. I know that I'm risking losing you forever, but as long as one blogger benefits then it's worth it. And [...]
A long time ago I posted the fully performance that The Arcade Fire did for KCRW. It crashed the file host that I was currently using not just for me but for all their customers. Then I posted it again using a new and improved file host. They banned my account for life. A third file host took the files, watched me eat all of their bandwidth, and promptly upgraded servers conveniently losing my files and all the links along with them. Let us hope and pray that this time is different. What [...]
The other day I was checking around this new space I call my blog and I was clicking through all the links, making sure they were pointed at the correct sites, and so on. Well I stumbled down to where the ad banners are displayed and I did something that I honestly rarely, if ever, do. I clicked on one because it actually caught my attention. It was actually an ad for a free music mix presented over at the website for The Vancouver Sun. And of course, like a good little blogger, I snapped it [...]
Well, to be fair, they may not be the most watched network. They might not be the most family friendly or America's favorite. But they are my favorite. Simply put they have most of the shows that I want to watch. And Thursday nights are by far the best. With The Office, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and ER all in a stretch I could theoretically not move for hours on end as I sit and laugh and then cry for a good two hours plus. Even doubly so now that The Office is kicking off [...]
Well expect some changes here on The World Forgot as I figure out how to use Wordpress and the K2 theme. I must say that already I love it over here on my own site and I'm glad to have finally made the jump from Blogger to something that I can more easily control. Expect the site to gradually and slowly shift into what I want it to look like and feel like. You can be sure that this simple template won't last forever. Cause really, no one wants forever anymore. In other news I picked up a [...]
As you can see I'm making some changes here at The World Forgot. The biggest is that we just went through the switch from blogger 1.0 to the new blogger. This, however, totally erased all the fun stuff we had. You know, like links to other blogs, links to bands, ads, etc. But have no fear, those things will all be incorporated, eventually, into our new home. Our new home being www.theworldforgot.com . Yep, that's right, I'm running with the big dogs now. [...]
I first heard of this delicious group when, believe it of not, I saw The Thrills, Phantom Planet, and Stereogram play a little show north of Indy. For some reason they were handing out little Franz Ferdinand flyers at the door and it served to pique my interest a bit. Now that was all years ago. Before the 'nand hit it big both in the states and elsewhere. Before they sold out shows and jet setted around the globe, buying pints of milk and going out for a smoke every now and then. That [...]
If I could hang out with one musician for a day I would have to admit it would be a toss up between Ben Folds, Ben Gibbard, or John Samson from The Weakerthans. They all have such interesting musical styles and they can flat out write lyrics. For me that's essential to liking a bit of music. It must have great lyrics. Well that is unless you're Sigur Ros or some other ambient/sings in a different language band. Anyway, lately I've been thinking about doing a week long tribute to Mr. Ben Folds, similar [...]
Well, the Foo Fighters never seem to disappoint. I've heard it said that they are one of the most consistent rock bands currently out there and I would have to agree. Each and every album they turn out seems to be a pure and wonderful rock album. And, to be honest, we don't get those very much anymore. Even the venerable RHCP seem to dabble a bit much in psychedelic funk to be called simply a rock band. The Foo Fighters do have a new album coming September 25, available for preorder [...]
So awhile ago I posted these songs because literally everyone I know was asking about them. Well it only takes a second to google and wiki it and then I figured I would share it here. Especially considering all of my previous links have been killed by the old file host that I was using. I posted the preview for the movie Sunshine, below, for two reasons. The first being that it contains the song Lux Aeterna (Lord of the Rings Remix). This remix of Lux Aeterna (originally a song on the [...]
Well it looks like Rilo Kiley is all growns up now. Using a new, and somewhat eccentric, mix of psychadelic throwback disco with other noise that appears to hail from Yeah Yeah Yeahs it's apparent that Rilo Kiley has come a long way from dancing the frug . To be honest I'm not a huge fan of this metamorphosis, but it is what it is. I'll let you decide how much you like their sound now. mp3 : Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up mp3 : Rilo Kiley - [...]
Rogue Wave : noun - a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas. Rouge Wave : noun - a kickass band with a mellow side and a new album available fro preorder on their website . Oh, and they're also playing Conan on September 19th. So set your Tivos or DVRs, cause they'll be sure to bring the noise. mp3 : Rogue Wave - Chicago X 12 mp3 : Rogue [...]
We bloggers seem to drool over Jose and his style of music. I can't really pin down just why it sounds so good other than that it has a certain road ready [weary] feel that makes me want to jump in a car and drive west. Or rather just drive. On one hand, when I listen to Mr. Gonzalez, I feel the need to nod my head to the groove. On the other hand it feels like the music I would play over a nice slow motion scene in the new indie film. Something about [...]
Well, we are undergoing some changes here at The World Forgot. The most notable being that we finally went legit, bit the bullet so to speak, and bought our own domain name. We'll hopefully be migrating over to that new platform soon, but not right today. There are still decisions to make such as Movable Type vs WordPress or cerulean blue versus indigo violet. Trust us though, we will be making this blogging experience more enjoyable. Please have a little faith in us. For some reason I really love this song. [...]
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Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
