February 2009
59 posts
“Dry the Rain” – The Beta Band (Words/music: Robin...
A hilarious story. You should really be following...
Phoenix "Anything You Ask and More"
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT!
Maybe you don’t get why people were excited about the new Phoenix song when it debuted earlier this week. Perhaps you’ve never really paid much attention to them, or you’ve dismissed their brand of classy, immaculate pop rock at some point in the past. This mini-mix is for you, and I hope that you dig it.
Bless you, Mr. Perpetua, and your mixmaking ways.
Included in...
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love...”
– To Kill a Mockingbird, chapter 2
postpunk:
Yaz - Don’t Go
imlosingmyedge:
I...
It's Official
shutupinternet:
It’s Baseball season!
Couldn’t come soon enough!
Phoenix - "1901" [MP3] | Pitchfork →
It’s killer.
18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs →
tristanjay7:
I only read one of these, though I respect copycats for using the reblog feature (the MO of postpunk). In a parallel universe woopwoop, doyoucompute, britticisms, somesongsconsidered, badgin, thisismyfavoritesong get their due. (via ericmortensen)
I’d be remiss if I didn’t pass on some of my favorites. Off the top of my head:
A Post Punk Tumblr - the cream of the crop...
18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs →
tristanjay7:
I only read one of these, though I respect copycats for using the reblog feature (the MO of postpunk). In a parallel universe woopwoop, doyoucompute, britticisms, somesongsconsidered, badgin, thisismyfavoritesong get their due. (via ericmortensen)
Thanks for the kind words (and I’ll vouch for the other ones he linked to as well). I saw this before and thought about adding my...
Trying something different
Tonight’s Some Songs Considered post is coming in two parts - first the song and my thoughts about it, and then a video and my personal story about it.
Part 1 is coming right now (after I finish this), Part 2 in an hour or so when I finish writing it.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22) →
Titus Andronicus (11)
No Dunks Inc. (8)
Dexys Midnight Runners (2)
Grizzly Bear (2)
The National (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My New Band
Band name: Malikassery
Album: Know What to do with It (I imagine this as Malikassery Know…)
Album Cover:this sweet picture
I’m thinking Malikassery is like a snarkier, 2nd rate Lightning Bolt.
dkendall:
Oh, this is awesome.
My band: Ruckus
Album title: No Discourse Can Please When Too Long
Album cover:
arsenicnet:
Want to do it yourself, here are the instructions from...
wasted-efforts:
amyyy:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
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The Best of FLUXPOP, Vol. 2
perpetua:
DOWNLOAD IT! Today marks the seventh anniversary of Fluxblog, and so it seems like a good time to put out another in this series of mini-mixes celebrating some of the best and most significant songs in the history of the site. Enjoy. The songs: Gene Serene & DJ Downfall “I Can Do Anything” / Kylie Minogue “Sweet Music” / Maxi Geil! & Playcolt “Makin’ Love in the Sunshine” / The...
“We’ve heard time and time again: ‘I really don’t get it. Why would anyone use...”
– Are the Creators of Twitter Living in the Last Dreamworld on Earth? — New York Magazine
This was my exact experience with Twitter. My first reaction - “this is so fucking stupid” and now it’s something I use every day.
Remembering Gene. →
dkendall:
Roger Ebert’s remembrance of the 10th year since Gene Siskel’s passing. Ebert writes this perfect chestnut of a line:
“In 1977 we were on a talk show with Buddy Rogers, once Mary Pickford’s husband, and he said, ‘You guys have a sibling rivalry, but you both think you’re the older brother.’”
This is an excellent article - highly recommended. I wish I could find the Youtube video of...
“They may be the most unassuming arena-level band on the planet, but nobody ever...”
– Wilco Announce Spring Tour | Pitchfork
Agreed.
Every Band Mentioned in LCD Soundsystem's Losing...
douglaswolk:
imlosingmyedge:
One track per day.
Awesome - looking forward to it!
Chicago indie powerhouse Touch and Go cuts... →
This explains my last post better.
dkendall:
“…announced Wednesday that it is drastically shrinking its business, cutting ties with 20 independent labels and laying off an unspecified number of employees.
‘The current state of the economy has reached the point where we can no longer afford’ to provide manufacturing and distribution services for the labels, including stalwarts such as...
R.I.P. Touch & Go Records? →
Huge bummer. They just had (what I thought) was a very successful anniversary last year, right? I guess that doesn’t translate into record sales though.
EDIT: Time Out has updated their blog post to clarify that it’s Touch & Go’s distribution wing that’s folding, not the label itself. Still, T&G Distribution handled a lot of other smaller labels - it will be...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15) →
Slowdive (15)
Japancakes (13)
The American Analog Set (13)
No Dunks Inc. (4)
The Kinks (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Writing Lesson
A tough, but necessary lesson that I need to remind myself of every so often: Yesterday morning, I wrote maybe my favorite single paragraph I’ve done yet for Some Songs Considered - I even e-mailed it to my girlfriend to get feedback and then tweaked it myself later on that night.
Then, I didn’t use it because it didn’t fit. I put it in a “drafts” folder and...
“There are a few books I have read that I’ve never been the same after, and I...”
– David Foster Wallace, in a 1993 interview (bottom section of the linked post). (via gregbrown) (via everybodycares) (via intweetion) (via elvira) (via counterforce) (via offnotesnotes)
What a great quote.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-8) →
Sigur Rós (21)
Japancakes (11)
Nirvana (7)
No Dunks Inc. (7)
Pete Townshend (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Radiohead Grammy Rumor Mill Goes Into Overdrive |... →
Am I the only one who thinks that Radiohead and a marching band will not work, or do I just need to drink the Radiohead Kool-aid and stop worrying about these things?
Exclusive Song: The Hold Steady Cover Springsteen... →
OK, so they turn one of Springsteen’s darker songs (“Atlantic City”) into a full blown, over-the-top Hold Steady song, but my lord, what a hell of a Hold Steady song this makes.
