August 2010
27 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29) →
The National (9)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists (8)
The Love Language (6)
U2 (5)
Radiohead (4)
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Download Cee Lo's already-omnipresent song "Fuck... →
Seems like someone wisened up and rushed up that October 4th date to “right now.”
“And it’s not my job to turn their volume down, it’s my job to turn mine up....”
– Right now Dave Holmes is my hero. Go read this whole post.
WatchThis, however, is pretty spectacular. (Via Videogum)
Notes On "Fuck You."
daveholmes:
So the new Cee-Lo song has already inspired a backlash, which just proves that it’s a phenomenon*. But all the hoo-ha about whether it should be the song of the summer kind of misses the point: people are going bananas over what is basically just a pretty good song.
“Fuck You” is a catchy song that arrives without fanfare, performed by an artist who doesn’t exist in the...
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“The radio version replaces “fuck” with “forget,” and it...”
– Pitchfork: The Playlist: Cee-Lo - “Fuck You”
First, this is a pretty terrific song. Let’s be honest though: if this was called “Forget You,” it doesn’t spread remotely fast (nor is it as satisfying.)
Are Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Miley Cyrus All Singing... →
The video inside the link is at times really interesting and most of the time really annoying (but to be fair, the two of the three songs that I know annoy me on their own, so this just speeds up the process).
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-22) →
The Smashing Pumpkins (14)
Plumtree (12)
Big Star (11)
CEO (8)
Matthew Sweet (1)
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WatchOK - favorite things in the new Ted Leo video:
“Take a whispering class!”
“He died because he didn’t believe in the power of punk,” particularly coming from Chris Wilson dressed as a priest.
Patrick from Titus Andronicus crying and then later dancing joyously.
The vinyl dig - “compressed globs of goo that nobody cares about except for people whose...
Scott Pilgrim vs the Animation (Click through if... →
So I just barreled through all six Scott Pilgrim books this week - the first five volumes over an eighteen hour span on Monday and Tuesday (I didn’t sleep much, which is probably the most succinct review I can give it) and the final volume this afternoon. I’m approaching the movie with tempered expectations for the story (understanding that it can’t cover what six books covered, obviously),...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-15) →
Elliott Smith (2)
Billy Bragg & Wilco (1)
Syd Straw (1)
Sex Pistols (1)
The Jesus and Mary Chain (1)
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New Haven-bound
blondesnotbombs:
Heading to New Haven for the best wedding ever!!!!
So excited to see Conor and Brenda tie the knot!!!!
See you in a few days, Tumblr.
You’ll probably miss this (and if you have New Haven friends, you probably don’t need the recommendation) but since you’re into beer, I felt compelled to share my two cents. If you’re looking to kill time, Bar on Crown...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-8) →
Arcade Fire (19)
Versus (3)
The Smiths (1)
The Afghan Whigs (1)
X (1)
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Recently Single Al Gore Finally Able To Listen To... →
From a photo caption within: “Gore enlists a couple of old friends to help him ‘ride the demon.’”
“Me: They have three Neil Young albums that we don’t have already: Zuma, Harvest...”
– 15 Imaginary Conversations about Music with My Son - Pretty Goes with Pretty (via pgwp)
Click through and read the entire post - well done, Scott!
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