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Listening Assignments 6.23.08
Artists mentioned:1. Sam Champion - Be Mine Everyone - Riff riff riff riff riff riff riff riff riff. Raff. Raff. But mostly just riff. And a hell of a riff at that. [from Heavenly Bender|info]2. Iron and Wine - Serpent Charmer - Sammy's back, but it's not a 4-course meal this...(read full post)
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Chris Merritt and the Fabric of Reality
Artists mentioned:As an artist, making a double-album takes balls. A double-album is an auditory finger to anyone who was even thinking about taking just a cursory listen. At the same time, it's an artistic risk on par with the dreaded "concept album". If you can't deliver the goods, you're going down...(read full post)
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Don't Coldplay With My Heart
Artists mentioned:Sweet Artwork, dudes!I think we all oughta know Coldplay by now. With every new release comes scores of promotion and interviews where the artist calls this "the best thing we've ever done," and simultaneously downplays the relevance of their previous material. Have you ever heard a singer say "Well you...(read full post)
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Cello, Ben
Artists mentioned:Cello, how are you today? Ben Sollee would like to know. He'd like to extend his right hand in a formal offering of friendship. His left hand will be plucking the wobbly strings of a cello. His eyes will be closed. Don't be offended by this, he's only concentrating on...(read full post)
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Listening Assignments 6.16.08
Artists mentioned:1. N.E.R.D - Yeah You - The boys of N.E.R.D. say this is the true manifestation of their musical minds, while the Neptunes and other side projects just pay the bills. This is important because as The Neptunes, Pharrell and Chad are pretty unstoppable with the hooks and beats that...(read full post)
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The Best of 2008 So Far
Artists mentioned:Lists are always (always) fun to think about and we're a little over the halfway point of 2008. It's been a great year for music so far. Here's a rough look at how my 2008 best-of lists are shaping up. I won't rank them til the end of the year,...(read full post)
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Viva la Beer
Artists mentioned:As I may have mentioned before, I'm a beer freak. I applied to become the new beer columnist at Link Magazine, a daily culture mag owned and operated by the local newspaper The Virginian-Pilot and was chosen as one of 3 finalists. I got to meet with the editor and...(read full post)
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Listening Assignments 6.9.08
Artists mentioned:1. Wolf Parade - Call It a Ritual - If this track is any indication of the rest of WP's upcoming LP, sign me up. This is tastefully controlled and a big step forward from their at-times great and manic previous album. [from At Mt. Zoomer (out 6.17)|buy]2. Jason Collett...(read full post)
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Blankets, V.2 (a linesthroughlines mix)
Artists mentioned:It's been 9 months since the first installment of Blankets, and we're long overdue for a mix in general. So I whipped this mix of covers into shape for you to rock while you're out and about enjoying the weather. Great stuff coming up this week including a preview of...(read full post)
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Apples and Bacon
Artists mentioned:If you press play below, consider yourself handcuffed to the chair. Joan As Police Woman further matures into the fearless cop we always wanted her to be in her new release To Survive. The silky smooth voice is still there, the sass as well, but some really nice horn and...(read full post)
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Rook takes King
Artists mentioned:Shearwater's Palo Santo came out around this time in 2006 and I immediately loved it. I'd never gotten into vocalist Will Sheff's Okkervil River as much as I'd wanted to, but Shearwater provided that middle ground I needed to get footing. As discussed seemingly ad nauseum here and elsewhere, expectations...(read full post)
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Travel by Adron
Artists mentioned:I know you're wishing you were on a hammock somewhere, sipping daiquiris in the shade. I'm pretty sure you'd prefer to be barefoot and shirtless, soaking up rays like a chamois, smiling. I'm also confident you aren't doing those things right now, accessing this page on your blackberry from some...(read full post)
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Listening Assignments 6.2.08
Artists mentioned:1. Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook - Yes yes yes yes yes yes. Tribal poundings + circling acoustic guitars + cooing and artfully-panned vocals = anticipation for June 23rd. [from Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust (out 6.23)|info]2. Balmorhea - San Solomon - I keep trying to listen to this...(read full post)
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linesthroughlines Vs. Low Vs. Diamond
Artists mentioned:Wikipedia is a fairly good place to start when I'm looking for info on bands I don't know a lot about, but sometimes it's kind of a funny collection of knowledge. Take Low Vs. Diamond, for example. There's not a lot to be found on their wiki, other than the...(read full post)
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A Fleet of Foxes?
Artists mentioned:I know you're tired of waiting for the new Grizzly Bear record, but if you squint your eyes in the sunlight, you might just make do (and then some) with the fantastic album Fleet Foxes is set to release June 3rd on both Subpop and Bella Union. Two top-notch labels,...(read full post)
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Listening Assignments 5.26.08
Artists mentioned:1. Philadelphia Slick - Culture Industry - If you know where I can find the mother load of jazz-backed hip-hop in the chilly cool vein of this, please let me know. ASAP. (I found this on thesixtyone) [from Culture Industry|buy]2. David Cook - Hello (Lionel Richie)- I don't know if...(read full post)
