August 2012
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WatchThe official music video for Lord Huron’s “Time To Run” in spectacular Spaghetti-Western Technicolor glory More here via NPR
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New Classics: Looking Back On Big Echo by The...
Of the many albums that have come out in my years as a music blogger, there are a choice few that really stand out as excellent albums and one of my favorites, the one that I will start with, is Big Echo by The Morning Benders.
It’s strange to realize that the album, or LP (whichever suits your preference) has once again taken a back seat to the single. Thanks to the internet’s ability to...
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New Classics: Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers by The...
Love being a losing game was a big theme back in 2003, the year of Beck’s Sea Change and its equal partner in romantic shame, Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers. So why did one become instantly lauded as one of the greatest albums of all time (Sea Change) and one fall through the cracks (Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers)? The simple answer would be name recognition, with Beck holding the obvious...
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Classic Albums: The Wild, The Innocent, and The E...
I saw rock ‘n’ roll’s future—and its name is Bruce Springsteen
On August 25th, 1975, Bruce Springsteen’s musical career changed forever. Born to Run was a triumph of encapsulating the motifs of the American Dream, the hope of the future versus the world weary reality, the desire to make something out of nothing and never look back, audiences took to it immediately and a...
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McCartney; In Which One Beatle Became One Man,...
The heart can be a horrible thing. Horrible in that it dissuades logic and reason and throws irrationality to the fore, and in 1970, the weaker strains of the heart were all The Beatles had left.
THE END OF LEGENDS
The narrative for the eventual Beatle break-up has two well-trodden beginnings: the death of Brian Epstein and the emergence of Yoko Ono — with neither one placing blame on The...
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Classic Album Series: Ram, Paul McCartney (1971)
While it is common fact that Paul McCartney officially called the Beatles quits in the spring of 1970, most people don’t realize the immense struggle it put McCartney through. While Lennon, Harrison, and Starr went on with solo careers with the vigor of free men, it was McCartney who seemed to suffer. This struggle was rampant through his songwriting of the time; usually a songwriter who...
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Summer Gems Part II: An End of Summer Compilation
To commiserate/celebrate the end of summer, here’s your friend Summer Gems Part II. Tracklisting:
1. You Turn Clear In The Sun - Telekinesis 2. Hypnotic Winter - JEFF the Brotherhood 3. Before The Dive - St. Lucia 4. Henrietta - Yeasayer 5. Falling Out - Body Language 6. The Look - Metronomy 7. Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones 8. Just My Imagination - The Temptations 9. I Want To...
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