Came across this new track from School of Seven Bells the other day. It looks to be the first single from their forthcoming LP Ghostory, which is set to be released Feb 28 2012 (I refuse to use the term "drops"). Just the right mix of 80s pop/new wave and shimmery synths - think Cocteau Twins meets Inxs. Looking forward to the full album if this single is at all reflective of their work. I had their album Alpinisms ...
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"I ain't wasting time no more - because time goes buy like hurricanes, and faster things" - it's damn near time I saw the Allman Brothers. I've passed up probably 20+ opportunities in my 32 years to see the Allman Brothers, but, unbelievably, I never actually have seen them live. My friends in high school all went to a number of Allman concerts, but at the time I was too busy listening to Dr. Dre and the Beatles and ...
Talk about bending the rules - not only is Beggar's Banquet FAR from a lost classic, it's also being blogged about by an author who wasn't alive when it was released. I'm completely unqualified to write this post, other than the fact that I'm a huge Stones fan. I'm hoping by me writing this instead of John, it may inspire him to awaken from his blog posting slumber. With a gun to my head, I would probably say Exile ...
Editors Note: Yes, I realize how ridiculous it is to post a Best Albums of 2010 writeup in August of 2011. I thought I had finished this long ago, but turns out it was sitting in my draft queue gathering dust. Any other post I would have thrown away, but I love to look back years from now on how silly my taste was at the time. So here it is in all its glory. Happy New Year everyone, ...
Just finished streaming the new Radiohead remix double album featuring remixes from guest artists. Really looking forward to owning this one on October 11. Stream the whole album here. You May Also Like: Radiohead - Kid A Album Review: Gil Scott-Heron/Jamie XX - We're New Here The Giant Panther's Best Remixes of 2009 New Sigur Ros Out Today Via Download Neon Indian Remix
We threw a small end of summer bbq that went long into the night. The last few stragglers that remained into the twilight all gathered around the firepit with a drink, and we started playing my favorite game, one that I love to think I invented. It's basically giving everybody a chance to be the DJ for a song, a mix between a jukebox, and that game where you start telling a story and then the next person finishes. I love ...
I've been putting off reviews of two of my most loved albums of 2011 for two long now. Given both these artists recently collaborated on a track together, I figured it was good timing to finally dust off this review. The two artists in question are non other than Bon Iver and James Blake. Judging by playcount, these have been my two most listened to new releases of 2011 so far. They recently collaborated on a track that premeiered on the BBC, "Fall Creek Boys Choir", it's primarily Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) on vocals, and production from James Blake. Great [...]
As a New Englander, we get a bit jaded around here. I find it really hard to take overblown (get it?) prognostications of foul weather very seriously. I distinctly remember one time it cost me dearly though. I was working in Framingham, MA and there was a big snowstorm in the offing. Why I went to the office that day I'll never know, but I think I was scheduled to have lunch with a friend of mine if memory serves. There was some kind of announcement at work and the office was closed by 11 AM. Everybody was scampering [...]
I came across a track from this new 2011 LP on a MOG mix done by David Byrne, which was quite eclectic and enjoyable. It peaked my interest enough to pick up the full album, and upon further listening, I'm really glad I did. For those of you that don't already know (like me), Gil-Scott Heron was a soul/jazz/spoken word artist coming up in the 70s. He recorded an album last year titled I'm New Here. This album is a completed reworked/remixed version of that album done by Jamie Smith aka Jamie xx from the indie group XX, who I [...]
I fell in love with Washed Out the minute it hit my ears in what seems like forever ago, but was only back in 2009, when Earnest Greene aka Washed Out released his first EP. He hasn't made a bad song since as they have slowly leaked over the last year or so, and now it's finally here, his debut LP, Within Without. Definitely a more complete sound for Greene, now on sub-pop, he has truly hit his stride with this album. Some would call it downtempo, chillwave, etc, but it's something more than that. Sampling, synths, [...]
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These days I listen mostly to Seattle's fabulous radio station KEXP and if you are endlessly curious about music like I am, you run into absolute gems on this listener powered commercial free slice of musical heaven. It's what radio should sound like. Their main DJs; John Richards, Cheryl Waters and Kevin Cole respectively, are what DJs should sound like. Sharp, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, understated and normal. Not a fake DJ voice in the bunch. I envy the hell out of them to be honest. I know they aren't making a killing working at KEXP, but [...]
A Living Legend. A National Treasure (who cares what Nation?). A Game Changer. There is nothing this humble blogger could write that hasn't already been written, but that's never stopped me before has it? I don't know if the folks who asked me to help promote a contest they are running for graphic artists around the world are going to see these records the way I see them, but this isn't pay for play as they say in the world of market research. As I undestand it, designers are invited to submit graphic art that is supposed to have been inspired by [...]
Summer, Summer, Summer...it turns me upside down. Well, not really. I live in the Northeast, as I've said in the past, because I'm not that big on the heat. A lot of folks love the summer weather. Heck, half of them don't even need air conditioning. That's definitely not me. I don't mind a good dip in the ocean, but I'm not going to work that hard to make that happen anymore. Something about all these extra pounds I figure. My friends go to Cape [...]
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future...turn the way back machine to The Year of Our Lord 1978...see the spindly teenagers coming and going in and around the then three year old Voorhees High School. I'm glad there aren't too many photos of me from that day and age. Suffice to say it wasn't very pretty. Come to think of it, the same could be said of the John Jay circa 2011. What's 33 years really? I ask you. I could have sworn this same sign was there in 1978, but maybe the parents of the class of [...]
I can't tell you how many years I've been doing the summer concert series. It's my own personal concert series, but it happens every summer. The list of shows comes out and I'm picking my top ten for the summer. Ten might seem like a lot of concerts to you, but generally speaking I probably attend 10 or 15 between April 1st and September 20th. The other six months combined I probably see 5. They come and go so quickly I seem to space them as I look to the next one. Recently I have seen The Cars, Ray Manzarek & Roy [...]
You don't have to be a Hawk or a Dove to appreciate the sacrifice of those who have gone before. I'm looking forward to a documentary debuting on The History Channel tonight on The Battle of Gettysburg. I've seen documentaries that glossed over the Battle of Gettysburg, but I think we're getting a deeper dive tonight. It'll take my mine off the gastly cancellation of Chicago Code by Fox. They can keep all kinds of crappy entertainment going year after year (I'm talking to you Amazing Race) and yet Chicago Code gets the shortest of leashes. I still love you [...]
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