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MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES-”Swallow the Sea”
Artists mentioned:Who is Matthew Perryman Jones? [Insert Chandler reference here.] I’m not sure who he is, being that “Swallow the Sea” is the first album I’ve heard of his. But color me impressed. The work is very similar, vocally and lyrically, to the work of Ryan Adams, but it lacks the...(read full post)
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SHORT BUS ALUMNI-”Mr. T’s Revenge”
Artists mentioned:Atlanta’s Short Bus Alumni dropped “Mr. T’s Revenge” in July oh-eight, a rollicking CD of what is best called nostalgic new jack. It’s chock full of references to old school, but never uses a simple 808. The beats will definitely move modern butts, but should also appeal to Hip-Hop purists...(read full post)
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THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE-”Hometowns”
Artists mentioned:The Rural Alberta Advantage are a Canadian indie-rock/Americana trio with a sound not unlike Centro-Matic. I found them thanks to a reader submission, but I’ve been unable to learn much about them. Far as I can tell, they’re unsigned. Which is a damn shame, because their debut record, “Hometowns,” is...(read full post)
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THE MORNING BENDERS-”BEDROOM COVERS”
Artists mentioned:Recorded with a single mic and a computer, the Morning Benders are releasing a full album of cover songs, free to you! You’ll find covers of tunes by The Crystals, Randy Newman, The Cardigans, the ubiquitous “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac, and many, many more. It’s to help promote their official...(read full post)
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WHY DON’T SUPERHEROES DATE SEXY CHICKS?
Artists mentioned:Recently, I wrote how this has been the summer of the superhero. But a buddy asked me why I thought the women of the best movies of the summer were so . . . Sexless. It got me thinking. Let’s look at the best superhero films ever. Who were the...(read full post)
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BACKYARD TIRE FIRE-”THE PLACES WE LIVED”
Artists mentioned:A Backyard Tire Fire review practically writes itself. Take everything you love about Patterson Hood’s emotional grit, The Old 97s classic barnburner footstompers, and the spirit Whiskeytown had when Ryan still had something to prove, and you’ve already got a good sense of what the band is about: Rockin’, drinkin’,...(read full post)
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MODERN CLASSICS: HAIKU D’ETAT
Artists mentioned:ANNOUNCING A NEW FEATURE: MODERN CLASSICS! Not that there isn’t enough great music out there—this year is proving to be a banner year both for major label artists like Nas and Lil’ Wayne and for little indie folks like Grand Archives and The Features—but I’ve been noticing lately how many...(read full post)
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LIL WAYNE-”Tha Carter III.”
Artists mentioned:You know what I love about writing hip hop reviews? I’m guaranteed to have at least one commenter telling me I don’t know shit and another saying the artist in the post is dope. People who listen to rap have opinions, and opinions are what bloggery is all about. So...(read full post)
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NATALIE PORTMAN’S SHAVED HEAD-“Glistening Pleasure”
Artists mentioned:What the hell? With a name like this, you’d expect dance-y electropop, and that’s exactly what you’ll find on Seattle’s Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head’s debut LP, “Glistening Pleasure.” Song after song, the album is high-energy without being high-fructose: It’s dance music for adults, and there’s no good reason not to...(read full post)
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THE BEATLES SOLO . . . A to Z!
Artists mentioned:Remember my recent series, the Beatles A to Z posts? Well, they were so unpopular (zero comments y’all!), that I’m gonna do another one! This time, it’s just the solo work of the fab four, covered. I’m not doing a zip file this time because nobody seems to care when...(read full post)
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10 REASONS NOT TO DISS JOE BUDDEN
Artists mentioned:Joe Budden isn’t the greatest rapper alive, by a long stretch, but he may be the most honest. Where Eminem tries to glam up his psychopathology, Buddens is known for honest, self-disclosing rhymes about his upbringing, his own drug use . . . He doesn’t bang or even pretend to...(read full post)
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JESSE MALIN-”On Your Sleeve” (Import Only)
Artists mentioned:My old buddy Ryan, whose blog appears to have gotten huge lately (I remember when it was so little . . . they’re never cute again!), was gracious enough to share this hard-to-find album with me: Jesse Malin’s all-covers release, “On Your Sleeve.” I’m not going to say that his...(read full post)
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THE WEEKS and THE YOUNG COYOTES
Artists mentioned:Today, two indie rock bands that share one thing in common: There’s been almost nothing written about them on the internets. Well, actually they share two things in common: They’re also both really good. Scratch that: Three things. The third is that both bands succeed where many fail. THE YOUNG...(read full post)
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10 REASONS NOT TO DISS EMINEM
Artists mentioned:Em has had lots of famous beefs–too many write about here–but one of his earliest was against Canibus. The two had a misunderstanding, because Em was suspected to have been the writer for LL Cool J of “The Ripper Strikes Back,” which dissed Canibus. Em has never admitted writing it,...(read full post)
