Category Archives: Media
La Vida No Vale Nada
Most of my coworkers are from Mexico. At lunchtime we all crowd around a little circular table and they turn on the radio and teach me about the music I hear. So far I can definitely pick up on familiar songs and on artists I like. One of them, which is my friends’ favorite, is [...]
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SNL Enters New Dimension Of Weird
America is the weirdest place ever on Saturday nights. On the one hand, Tina Fey’s Palin impersonations make for great comedy (i.e. reality). On the other hand, who cares about comedy with all the seriously scary stuff hanging over this election? What effect can jokes really have on American politics? As amusing as The Daily [...]
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Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Holy moly. This new Beyonce song was just alright for the first verse the first time I heard it. Then the chorus popped in and it was pretty sweet until it didn’t progress like I thought it might. Then, second listen, it was all on its own terms. Now I can’t stop listening to it. [...]
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Wye Oak
I’m really feeling this Wye Oak video. It’s got the super cute 90s indie rock thing with the Breeders-esque vocals and the explosive noise contrast. And the abrupt ending is great. They’re a Baltimore duo easily categorizable with Beach House but really unlike Beach House musically. Merge is putting out their album and you can [...]
Sarah Palin on CBS and SNL
So I haven’t written much about Palin on this here blog. I would have said a whole lot if I had been in writing moods. Mostly I’ve been in reading moods. But it’s time I make it clear that I can’t believe John McCain picked that woman to be his VP. It’s absolutely insane. She’s [...]
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Bon Iver and Bowerbirds
I like me some Bon Iver and some Bowerbirds both. Forgive me if I don’t have many fancy words for a description, or even any additional mp3s for you, but there are plenty around for sure and the music is worth seeking out. I came across this video of a performance they gave in NYC [...]
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Initials B.R. – The Music Man
From initialsbr.com…
In anticipation of the upcoming C-Rayz Walz show (see initialsbr.com for details), I’d like to present, finally, at long last, without further ado, the first single off the upcoming album. Loosely inspired by the musical of the same name, “The Music Man” is an “I Use To Love H.E.R.”-esque track about courting the crowd [...]
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Doppelganging With Of Montreal
It took me a bit, but I really got into Of Montreal’s last album. The closing track, “We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling” is probably one of my favorite songs ever. And “Bunny Ain’t No Kind Of Rider” is mind-blowing. I’ve since realized that more than anything, the bass guitar is just genius. [...]
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Metronomy
This hit by Metronomy kind of sounds like it could be Bloc Party if they weren’t, well, Bloc Party. It’s super catchy and has some great sounds going on. Like the creaking door in the right channel. Like the warbly 2001 synth in the chorus. I’m feeling it.
Metronomy – Heartbreaker
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My Academy Award Winner