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Ten Reasons Why You Should Download "At the Club" by Kenickie RIGHT NOW!!
1. They look like this: (from left to right: losery boy drummer Johnny X; bassist Emmy-Kate Montrose; frontman/rhythm guitarist Lauren Laverne; lead guitarist/vocalist Marie du Santiago) For more hot...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation: Madonna, Visage and the Small Faces + More!
Madonna, “Physical Attraction” Apparently lots of crazy things are going down in Madonna’s world lately. Who cares? I don’t care! (And please imagine me sing-shouting those last two sentences just like...
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To Go: Afro Punk Festival + The Dudes of Dub, A Pictorial Extravaganza
New Yorkers, if you hurry, you can catch the tail end of the film part of the Afro Punk Festival, taking place mostly at BAM Rose Cinemas. Afro Punk is a multi-day cultural event celebrating black...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation: Sonny & Cher, Courtney Love, Liz Phair + More!
Sonny & Cher, “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done” This is Sonny & Cher ripping off Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra, and it is one of life’s myriad examples of how bubblegum approximations can...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation: Harry Nilsson, A Tribe Called Quest, Tilly & the Wall + More!
Harry Nilsson, “Gotta Get Up” I recently came to the conclusion that I have devoted way too much of my life to ignoring the existence of Harry Nilsson for no reason. It makes no sense why I never...
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A few random notes and observations on Pitchfork 2008
+ When did the basketball jersey become part of the dude hipster uniform over the last few years? For reals, I spotted it on all sorts of peeps. I have also concluded that the female end of things has...
View ArticleHeavy Rotation: Fiery Furnaces, Animal Collective, Maximillian Colby
There’s all kinds of out-of-the-ordinary happening in this week’s installment of Heavy Rotation: covers of “Norwegian Wood,” rare post-hardcore 7″ singles in their entirety…what other strange aural...
View ArticleWhat Your Ex-Boyfriend’s Feeling After a Breakup, Courtesy of Beck
Breaking up with boys sucks. They just go on with life, hanging out with their friends, drinking, running around all “Whee, I’m free of the ball-and-chain, FREEDOM!” and chasing skirt, as the...
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Proto-Empowerpop That Won’t Make You Vomit (As Much)
You know what I mean by “empowerpop,” right? Pop songs with lyrics that could come right out of the self-help bestseller list, with a kind of buoyancy and expansiveness in the music. Usual suspects...
View ArticleLaura Marling Asks the Most Important Question in Deciding Whether or Not to...
Here’s what I know about love lately: 1. You’re on a journey, and your (perhaps would-be) beloved on a journey, and wouldn’t it be nice if your paths could meander through the Great Forest of Spirit...
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