Here are 50 songs that defined 2011 for me. Listen. Enjoy. Tell me what you think. And yep, that's my ugly mug on the cover. Given and Taken in Ink's Top 50 Songs of 2011 from gtimusic on 8tracks . Here's the playlist: 1. Wilco - One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) 2. City Reign - Anywhere Anyway 3. The Mountain Goats - Never Quite Free 4. Zaac Pick - Whitewater 5. Yuck - Holing Out [...]
{Hey fuckers! FYI: Fuckers is a term of endearment. Another FYI for you: I forgot I had a blog. But the accidental blogging interim did provide me with much time to not sit on the internet all day. It gave me time to process a break up. I mean, I think it was a break up. I officially gave up on getting married (I NEED SOME CATS!) and living on a farm. That was tough on my brain. But I'm fine now, all. Music is again my boyfriend. The break also gave me time to hang with my child, buy [...]
I've been thinking a lot about the list-making process. Someone recently asked me: What is the purpose of making a list? My initial reaction - because it's fun - is actually somewhat shallow. Is it really? Yeah, probably...somewhat...maybe? But if so, still: Why? In listening to me think out loud about this, my wife commented that she doesn't make lists for fun. Why, then? "To keep myself sane. To make sure I don't forget things I need to do." In other words: To make order out of chaos. To provide structure to an unstructured world. As [...]
Two Lids, 2011. Welcome back campers. Here are some tidy sensory blips for the benefit of your imagination, and future generations. I seem to be finding new music more and more through movies and TV these days, so here are some of those selections. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar - The theme song, for the now cancelled HBO show How To Make it In America otherwise known as the Vice Magazine show. Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust [...]
We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I'm going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I'm going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. 15. The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy The Middle East - Jesus Came To My Birthday Party Darkly toned [...]
wowz. This has been so amazingly difficult. It's been a year of evolution in regards to my music taste - a year when maamf featured perhaps more local stuff than ever before, and a year when the local scene in general was pretty freaking strong. It's also been a year where my taste has gotten [...]
By Sara Al Ibrahim, for Loft965.com Walking into the Flash Yas Arena I expected the standard pre-concert activities. Walking around trying to find friends, stocking up on food and drinks before the concessions stand gets too crowded, and the general standing and waiting for the star of the night to make their appearance. I was very pleasantly surprised by the pre-show entertainment, which consisted of games where concertgoers could win fun prizes, and a photo booth fully stocked with wacky accessories to make for some photos you're sure to remember years later. The [...]
Zola Jesus Editor's Note: I don't do "Best of" or "Top" lists, but I do like things ... as hard as it might seem to believe. I'm going to post a few editorials between now and the end of the year about the various things I've liked about 2011. It seems that every year I have less time to listen to music than the year before. This year proved to be no different. With that said, I did find time during the last 11.5 months to listen to some wonderful [...]
Angry white men doing angry rap music. Don't miss out. Slaine x Action Bronson Friday, December 16 The Middle East Downstairs, 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA hosted by Sly Young / Music by DJ Slipwax feat. NBS, Powda, The Expendables, Rich Budz, Natural, Dave Holt + Joey Stadik $15 Advance / $20 doors / 18+ / 8 PM leedzedutainment.com / mideastclub.com
Grieves and Budo hit the subterranean confines of Cambridge's Middle East downstairs on Monday. The duo performed their big energy, multi-genre influenced hip hop at a high level leaving the mostly full venue (not bad for a Monday night) no doubt satisfied. Opening the set were frat rap duo Boom Box, the guys seemed to have difficulty connecting with the kids as they, in ever-increasingly futile attempts to rouse the disinterested crowd, doused water out from the stage. "You guys like dubstep?" asked one of the MCs to a mostly negative response. The rappers still went on with the song [...]
Photographic Evidence by Chris March We Take You There... The Middle East Cambridge, MA - 9.27.11 Milagres - Glowing Mouth ( Radio Edit) [...]
20. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver Bon Iver - Hinnom TX.mp3 19. Woods - Sun & Shade Woods - Hand It Out.mp3 18. Yellowbirds - The Color Yellowbirds - The Rest Of My Life.mp3 17. Megafaun - Megafaun Megafaun - [...]
Photographic Evidence by Chris March We Take You There... The Middle East Cambridge, MA - 11.19.11 Black Taxi - Head on a Pike [...]
Photographs by 5342 Studios Live Review by Nick Parker We Take You There... The Middle East Cambridge, MA - 11/10/11 Wu Lyf - We Bros [...]
The legendary Miss Britney Spears took her highly critically-acclaimed Femme Fatale Tour to Abu Dhabi this past weekend (11/11/11) as part of the F1 formula opening ceremony, and LOFT965.com had an exclusive press pass to give you all the inside details of what went down. It is safe to say that Britney spears has still got it, is using it and will probably have it for a long time to come. She certainly rocked the stage, and is probably going to earn her thrown as the queen of Abu Dhabi with her amazing, eye-popping, flashy dancing, [...]
Sustainability in indie music is a motherfucker, probably more so than any other realm of music. All it takes in pop music is one hit, then you can slide off comfortably, unto giant piles of cash.... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
On Saturday, Nov. 12, in conjunction with Projekt Records , the Middle East Downstairs will be host to the first darkwave/steampunk/cabaret music festival in the Boston area. PROJEKTFEST '11 will feature three national headliners from the Projekt Records label - WEEP (featuring Doc Hammer of "The Venture Brothers" fame); Black Tape for a Blue Girl (pictured above, the brainchild of Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal), and Voltaire (who has a massive cult following in the world of sci-fi conventions, comic book fandom, and is known for "The Grim [...]
Images of The Black Angels by Tom Gilmore from their recent stop at the Middle East downstairs... Alexandra Valenti The Black Angels , Dead Meadow , and Spindrift Wednesday, October 26 at Middle East Downstairs The Black Angels - Telephone Photos by Tom Gilmore [...]
Images of Spindrift by Tom Gilmore from their Middle East Downstairs performance... The Black Angels , Dead Meadow , and Spindrift Wednesday, October 26 at Middle East Downstairs Spindrift - Theme From Confusion Range Photos by Tom Gilmore [...]
Images of Dead Meadow by Tom Gilmore from their recent Middle East Downstairs show... The Black Angels , Dead Meadow , and Spindrift Wednesday, October 26 at Middle East Downstairs Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be Dead Meadow - I'm Gone Photos by [...]
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