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100bookshelf: Rob Sheffield & Mark Oliver Everett
Artists mentioned:I’m a great big dork and love reading about music almost as much as I love listening to it. I’d like to tell you about some of the music books I’ve enjoyed, on a monthly basis, if you’d like to hear about them. To start things off this month, I’ve...(read full post)
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Poptastic Day: Manha, Mahna Covered
Artists mentioned:This weekend I was watching Waitress with the Bean and heard the theme song from one of the more charming McG productions evar, Chuck. Of course, this made me realize the Chuck theme wasn’t just a tv show theme. But, who was it? Well, if you don’t already know, it’s...(read full post)
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Those Zany Charts …
Artists mentioned:I’ve been known to be a bit derogatory when it comes to the whole green craze. Of course it’s a good thing when people protest for the things they care about, especially when it’ll make the environment a priority in politics. I just don’t like feeling like I’m being guilted...(read full post)
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100b’s News-ish Roundup
Artists mentioned:NKOTB sans the unnecessary First off, you have got to know by now that, after yonks of to-ing and fro-ing in the lead up to a trial, it’s now all over. R. Kelly has been acquitted on charges of child pornography. Apparently, according to one juror, the question wasn’t whether...(read full post)
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Backtrack: R.A. The Rugged Man Mini-Sampler
Artists mentioned:In May 2007, I posted an Aesop Rock Mini-Sampler Backtrack. R.A. The Rugged Man is not Aesop Rock. In fact, The Rugged Man is to Aesop Rock as turds are to brownies. Aesop is a cerebral underground hip-hop lyricist. The Rugged Man is often filthy and rudely vapid, which should...(read full post)
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From The 100(mail)b(ox)
Artists mentioned:Bringing some of the music sent to the 100b HQ mailbox to the attention of the music-loving public has been something on my To Do List for a while. One thing I used to love as a radio DJ - in college (at university to those from the U.K.) and...(read full post)
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In The Merry Merry Month Of … May
Artists mentioned:First things first - aDawgg would like to offer his sincerest apologies for having to skip this week’s edition of Those Zany Charts… He told me to tell you all something, but I’ve completely forgotten what it was. In any case, Those Zany Charts… will be back in its regularly...(read full post)
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100b’s News-ish Round-Up
Artists mentioned:This week we start off with some tragic news. Rock n Roll icon, Bo Diddley passed away at the age of 79. A lot of musicians, like members of Wilco, Franz Ferdinand and The Rolling Stones have already given tribute and praise to the legendary artist, who once rightly said...(read full post)
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Classics: Iggy and The Stooges, “Search and Destroy”
Artists mentioned:I’m having a rather grumpy day today. No music was really suiting my mood until I came across Raw Power in my iTunes library. Definitely in my list of the greatest albums of all time, Raw Power drips with the kind of attitude that just dares people to mess with...(read full post)
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100best: Missy Elliott
Artists mentioned:This month we select our favorite songs by the incomparable Missy Elliott. As a producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer she’s a quadruple threat. Luckily, we only had to choose from the seven albums she put out herself, but she’s worked and featured on so many other great records it’s daunting;...(read full post)
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Backtrack: Ikara Colt, Chat and Business
Artists mentioned:In the process of ripping my entire CD collection to my shiny new external hard disk, I’ve come across tons of albums that I’d totally forgotten about. It’s kind of sad how that happens, but also nice to rediscover them later. Kind of like finding money in your pocket. Ikara...(read full post)
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New Band Day: Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Artists mentioned:If you enjoy haunting neo-folk, then For Emma, Forever Ago, the debut album from Bon Iver (a.k.a. Justin Vernon), will be just what the doctor ordered. A haunting nine tracks of thought-provoking and introspective music written and recorded in an isolated cabin in Wisconsin. Vernon released the album himself in...(read full post)
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Poptastic Day: Loverboy, “Working For The Weekend”
Artists mentioned:Musically, Canada’s super popular eighties band, Loverboy is somewhere between The New Kids On The Block and Bon Jovi. When I think of the cheesiest of cheesy eighties sound, I think of their biggest hit “Working For The Weekend” from 1981. I actually really like it, it embraces every eighties...(read full post)
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Those Zany Charts …
Artists mentioned:During a visit to Rough Trade East last weekend, I picked up Best Of Grand Royal 12’s, a collection of, as the smart folks at Rough Trade note, “not strictly legit” Beastie Boys remixes released in September 2007. Beasties? Yes, please. Remixes? What more could a remix whore like me...(read full post)
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100b’s News-ish Round-Up
Artists mentioned:So what’s going in this wacky world of ours this week? A bunch of absurdity? Yeah, probably - let’s have a look … Like pretty much everyone else on Earth, I love Indiana Jones. I’m pretty excited about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - I’m a...(read full post)
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Classics: Brakes, Give Blood
Artists mentioned:I’ve said it before, but one of my greatest music related regrets was not buying the beautiful signed Brakes CD at Rough Trade on a trip to London three years ago. It was signed in gold! Sigh. The reason why it still hurts to even think about it, is because...(read full post)
