January 2010
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ODDSAC premiers at Sundance, 27 Seconds Everywhere...
Following in my recent trend of cross-platform efforts by artists, I present to you Animal Collective’s ODDSAC. With a 4-day run at Sundance (the last of which is at 6 this evening), the film directed by AC collaborator Danny Perez is finally seeing light. After just about everyone dubbed Merriweather Post Pavilion as the best album of 2009, the Collective shouldn’t have any problems...
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Teen Who Just Discovered Led Zeppelin Starting To... →
fortruthisalwaysstrange:
GURNEE, IL—Mark Campa, 16, who has listened to and talked about Led Zeppelin almost exclusively since discovering the ’70s rock group over the summer, is “really starting to piss off” his friends, sources reported Monday.
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Album Art Isn't Cutting it in 2010.
Musicians are getting more and more creative with each passing day. Unfortunately, most of this creativity is not focused in their music, rather it’s packaging and appeal. No longer is music a means to make money based on music alone. These days, with the virtual collapse of the music industry on the horizon, it’s hard for musicians to make a decent living doing what they love. This is also in...
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I Remember Way Back When
The other day, I left my iPod on my desk at home. While this may not seem like a problem to most people, you should know that on a good day, my commute is almost an hour each way. A man can only take so much sub standard radio programming! Luckily, I have an iPod in my car from a few years back that only works when it’s plugged into a car charger (thus why a new iPod was needed). I decided...
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The Record Crate Goes Global
I’ve been repping JAQK Apparel pretty hard on the Record Crate in the past. I’ve joined the blog roll over on their new website (click the link above). Check the site weekly for my take on things musical and otherwise. And for the hell of it, pick up some of that fresh gear. You’ll thank me tomorrow.
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Record Review - Vampire Weekend "Contra"
Being perfectly honest? I didn’t hate it. In fact, it was exactly what I had expected. Whenever I hear such passionate mixed reviews- as I have heard pertaining to “Contra”- it makes me a little wary to listen to it. I’ll admit, I had it for a few days before giving it a listen all the way through. On my way home from work today, while stuck in traffic, I put it on,...