I was going to do a Top 10 list, but I honestly don’t listen to that many albums to narrow down from a single year. Chances are I’ll discover numerous albums from 2008, but until then I’ll point out some that I ended up listening to . Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago Busting… Continue reading 2008 Top 5 Albums
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Mixtape: Too Much December
December was busy. Plenty going on, plenty to listen to, plenty of plenty. I didn’t capture much to mixtape this month, and it didn’t help that a good portion of the stuff I collected have no documentation other than rarer recordings or the are just too unestablished to have a music video or performance. I… Continue reading Mixtape: Too Much December
Enhance your Music Searching
Searching for free music – I’ve done it before, but things change and I get smarter (hopefully). Trying to get a digital copy of a song or album? Look no further. I’ve found the latest and best online tools to get you right to your goal. Instead of previewing 30 second samples or scrounging through… Continue reading Enhance your Music Searching
Mixtape: You’re Nothing Like All The Other Novembers
November was a jam-packed month. And December is surpassing the busyness. Well all is good here. This month by chance got invaded by upbeat songs from more recent times. Not much early blues and older-than-oldies that I sometimes get hung up on. Versus – “Eskimo” Think of the coolest musical catches and a spurt of… Continue reading Mixtape: You’re Nothing Like All The Other Novembers
Put Down That Song! Try an Album.
In an attempt to match the caliber of scholarly writing and technical diction, I present you with Prejudice of Music in the Congregation of Song and other Phrasal Groupings. There are multiple “Audio-Admiring Paradigms” of elitist listening forms and casual listening. The major modalities involved with processing music categorically involve the forms of hook, riff,… Continue reading Put Down That Song! Try an Album.
The Walkmen vs Alicia Keys Mashup
I’ve always been fascinated with mashups. There are some wonderful songs that mix into an equal or better song than the original. There are also mash-ups that mix two already poor songs into a worse song. I attempted to contribute my remixing cents into the pot and I chose “No One” by Alicia Keys to… Continue reading The Walkmen vs Alicia Keys Mashup
Mixtape: Presently October
“Feel the Pain” by Dinosaur Jr. This live version has a painful introduction- It’s a bit scratchier than the studio version. The instrumental arrangements are so complimentary. The bass and guitar were born to play like this together. This song comes off of their lesser-known gem of an album Without a Sound. “Give Me Strength”… Continue reading Mixtape: Presently October
Undiscovered Lyrics from the Basement Tapes
If you have your hands on the Basement Tapes bootleg, you will have a fragment of a song called “I’m Alright.” Below are the lyrics transcribed by me (most likely off a bit as Dylan is good at mumbling). Bob Dylan and the Band are playing here for about a minute. Possibly they ran out… Continue reading Undiscovered Lyrics from the Basement Tapes
Mixtape: September is Splitting
Broken Social Scene – “Superconnected” A band I will have to put on my unwritten “bands I want to see live” list. I had the unfortune (very different from misfortune) of being too busy to see My Morning Jacket and Vampire Weekend perform in my town in the month of September. My Morning Jacket’s new… Continue reading Mixtape: September is Splitting
New Pop Music is Radiohead
Radiohead seems to fit well as a poster child of the current Pop Music. They have taken the sentiments typical of Pop Art and electromagnify it. The attitude of ambivalence and conflicted duality seem to be expressed in the sonic compositions. They blend electronic transformation with traditional instrumentation of rock or alternative music. They utilize… Continue reading New Pop Music is Radiohead
Black Swans are the Forrest Gump of Tom Waits
That’s the only way I can describe the chillingly odd voice of Jerry DeCicca, the singer for The Black Swans. The Black Swans borrow some of the Midwestern folk style with some extraordinary additions that make me say “Interesting.” The voice is like nothing I’ve heard. It’s not that it is so deep, it manages… Continue reading Black Swans are the Forrest Gump of Tom Waits
Mixtape: August On a Wing
Kim Taylor is a better candidate for incessantly repeated airplay than Sara Bareilles. I wrote about this song over a year ago stating that I had heard it a year before that. Unfortunately, the studio mp3s are no longer hosted on her site, but I was lucky enough to catch her demo version when it… Continue reading Mixtape: August On a Wing