I have to dedicate tonight's post to Jack White and his outstanding Third Man Records. Jack White may not only be one of the greatest musicians out there today...he also gets. He gets music. He doesn't use autotune. He doesn't blast the levels out of his productions. He lets the music speak for itself rather than letting the engineer make it into whatever pop schlock than can conjure. His
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The Cold War Kids
Posted on 14:53 by Unknown
You know how a picture says a thousand words? I think this picture of the CD racks at a local Target speaks volumes to the problems within the music industry. I went to pick up the new Cold War Kids CD at Target. They didn't have it. "Out of stock" was the answer I was given. In fact, they were out of stock of many hot artists. In the top 20 slots they were out of stock on 14 titles. The
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Iron & Wine
Posted on 10:34 by Unknown
The big news in the music world yesterday was that Trent Reznor (the voice and force behind Nine Inch Nails) was nominated for an Oscar. A freaking Oscar. I was surprised when Eminem and Three 6 Mafia were nominated and won...but this is even stranger for some reason. Eminem and Three-6 were nominated for song, and although this is a category usually reserved for Celine Dion and the Alan
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The Get-Up Kids
Posted on 10:57 by Unknown
This weekend I took the long drive up the California 5. A dreary drive that was immensely improved by two unhappy children in the backseat who made it their obligation to inform us of their unhappiness every 5 seconds in case we had already forgotten. One of them even used the kid-version of backseat wolf-crying by alerting us to a coming waterfall of vomit...causing us to pull over to a 7-11..
Friday, 21 January 2011
Free Music Fridays: M.I.A. - ViCKi LEEKX
Posted on 09:28 by Unknown
The Coachella line-up was released this week, which I'm sure everyone and their mother has poured over by now. Even my mom's seen it and she was bitching about Animal Collective and Mumford & Sons getting top billing over Bright Eyes. And she doesn't even like Bright Eyes.
In case you're living on Mars, here it is: http://www.coachella.com/
My issue is that I always seem more excited about
In case you're living on Mars, here it is: http://www.coachella.com/
My issue is that I always seem more excited about
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
The 11 Best Songs By The Decemberists
Posted on 11:56 by Unknown
Combining two great musical forces from different generations can have disastrous results. David Byrne & Fatboy Slim. Billy Corgan & Ric Ocasek. Or it can be a welcome surprise: Them Crooked Vultures. The new Decemberists falls into the latter category. The album is produced by Peter Buck of REM, which is a perfect match. Buck's signature restrained twang is an effective compliment to
Friday, 14 January 2011
Free Music Fridays: Wax Unwound Compilation
Posted on 11:24 by Unknown
Yesterday, one of my favorite used record stores had a huge sale. 20%-50% off all used merchandise. I thought I would stop in for a few minutes, maybe pick up an item or two. I was wrong. I was blown away by the throngs of people. There were dozens of audiophiles packed in the aisles. You could barely move from the King Crimson section to the John Lennon section without shoving at least
Thursday, 13 January 2011
The Unknown: Cage The Elephant Daytrotter Session
Posted on 23:39 by Unknown
Yesterday I promised proof that rock music is not dead. It's alive and it's still kicking ass.
This is a break down of the top 200 best-selling albums of 2010 according to Billboard. I have broken them down by genre.
1. Rock - 57 albums (28.5%)
2. Country - 35 albums (17.5%)
3. Pop - 26 albums (13%)
4. Rap - 23 albums (11.5%)
5. R&B/Hip-Hop - 20 albums (10%)
6. Soundtracks/
This is a break down of the top 200 best-selling albums of 2010 according to Billboard. I have broken them down by genre.
1. Rock - 57 albums (28.5%)
2. Country - 35 albums (17.5%)
3. Pop - 26 albums (13%)
4. Rap - 23 albums (11.5%)
5. R&B/Hip-Hop - 20 albums (10%)
6. Soundtracks/
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The 11 Best Songs By Cake
Posted on 17:43 by Unknown
I watched Social Network last night. A great film and an excellent script even though Aaron Sorkin is a bit of an asshole. One issue that struck me the most is how the character of Sean Parker kept bragging about bringing down the music industry. That Napster ruined the music industry. Is this how history is going to be written? Is this now the forgone conclusion? Did Napster and illegal
Monday, 10 January 2011
The Unknown: Tapes 'N Tapes Daytrotter Session
Posted on 23:00 by Unknown
According to the BBC, 2010 was the worst year for rock since 1960. That's a very depressing statement...especially if it's true. But is it? According to the BBC, the reason they arrived at this damnation proclamation is that there were only 3 rock singles to chart in the top 100 singles of the year. They must be looking at the British charts because for my own assessment I came up with at
Sunday, 9 January 2011
The 111 Best Albums of 2010
Posted on 22:54 by Unknown
Alright...without further delay...here it is. The final grand tally. The 111 Best albums of the year...as voted on by you. Don't send your complaints to me. Send them to your own inbox.
The Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Kanye West – My Dark Twisted Fantasy
The National – High Violet
The Black Keys – Brothers
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Vampire Weekend
The Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Kanye West – My Dark Twisted Fantasy
The National – High Violet
The Black Keys – Brothers
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Vampire Weekend
Friday, 7 January 2011
Free Music Fridays: The Klaxons -Landmarks of Lunacy
Posted on 20:29 by Unknown
Next week should be a great start to the 2011 music year. Though there were many great releases in the latter half of 2010, I struggled to get wood about any of the new releases. Many times it was like hearing about a great taco place that was opening up next door to the last great taco place.
I'm not sure I understand the method to the music industry's release schedule. In past, they
I'm not sure I understand the method to the music industry's release schedule. In past, they
Sunday, 2 January 2011
The 11 Best Albums of 2010 (#1-#11)
Posted on 13:35 by Unknown
I recently picked up a new computer and had to go through (actually still going through) the arduous task of transferring my colossal music library to a new computer. Maybe it's wrong of me to not let Itunes do the automated filing system. I prefer my music where I want it. So when Itunes decided that my choice was wrong and it would just arrange my music how they see fit...it basically set me
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