random things I find interesting
From the monthly archives:
I finally got around to listening to this, and I’ve been listening and listening. Spoon are stuck in the holding tank tipping point as a big name indie rock band with limited almost mainstream attention. Spoon’s Gimme Fiction is a sprawling diverse album, from the rolling, piano-driven "The Beast and Dragon" to the the Prince-ish [...]
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The idea for this post and the hillarious quiz below comes compliments of The Churning. Are you way into a band or trend before it’s " mainstream"? It hits the masses so you brush it off like it’s soo passe? You contemplate if Puma’s are out now, if it is still cool to wear [...]
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New wave, garage rock, and dance music, swooning around like Robert Smith… sound familiar? The Bravery apparently never heard of a nu-rock revival and just read The Hipster Handbook. Leading to the front mans conversion from dreadlocked ska guy to uber hipster. Can I say…on the bandwagon. Everyone’s on a wagon and wagons are for [...]
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The Rhones thing is on indefinate hiatues but better late than never… eh. They scored a a publishing/licensing deal with Choice Tracks a company owned by former a Director of A&R for Epic Records. Listen for Quitter on TV shows, ads and movies in the fall and winter. I must say, still the best [...]
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The Fab Channel is well pretty darn fab. You can stream live shows for many acts. Check out the Bright Eyes show in Paradiso from Monday the 11th. Check it. They have a ton of live shows such as; Arcade Fire, Death from Above 1969, Morcheeba,Stereophonics, Low, British Sea Power, Sonic Youth, Tricky, Paul [...]
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