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20 May 2009 22:11

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Culture: OMG OMG DID YOU HEAR WHO WON “IDOL”?!!?!?

  • KRIS! well that’s a major shocker, guys source

19 May 2009 21:22

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Music: Think Pitchfork’s right about Eminem’s “Relapse”? Judge for yourself.

17 May 2009 13:19

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Music: When it comes to rock stars, EVERY-BO-DY MUST GET SToooNED!

  • Trying to show a link between rock stars and drugs is like trying to make a link between mouths and tooth decay—too obvious to bother.
  • R.U. Sirius • Author of the new book “Everybody Must Get Stoned: Rock Stars on Drugs.” Sirius (the nom de plume of Ken Goffman) analyzes the drug culture of rock music and how rock stars (as well as drugs) are the epitome of the release from a tightly-focused life. Snoooches! • source

16 May 2009 12:54

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Music: ShortFormBlog Saturday Mixtape: ’90s one-hit wonders

  • 1. The Refreshments are far more known now as the creators of the “King of the Hill” theme song, but “Banditos” is still an unsung classic. And lead singer Roger Clyne is still around with his band The Peacemakers.

    2. With “Brimful of Asha,” Cornershop managed to create an simple-sounding but ultra-nuanced pop tune – there are dozens of obscure references to Bollywood cinema in this song.

    3. The Cardigans sounded destined to sit next to Sixpence None the Richer on the Radio, but they were far more interesting than that. Check out “Explode,” a solid attempt at electronica by them.

    4. “Closing Time” might be a perfect example of a one-hit wonder, but Semisonic didn’t deserve the fate. Songs like “Delicious” brim with songcraft. And singer Dan Wilson later won Grammys for his songwriting

    3. Fountains of Wayne started as a pretty awesome synthesis of power-pop when nobody cared about power-pop. Eventually “Stacy’s Mom” pigeonholed them, but “Leave the Biker” is still a funny ditty.source

14 May 2009 21:48

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Music: Help Paste Magazine stave off advertising cuts or they’ll get deleted

  • Sigh, magazines are feeling it too. Paste, which is probably one of the best music magazines out there (even if it does dig deep into that mushy adult-pop-indie), is begging for your help to stay afloat. Seriously. They have a donation page and everything. Plus, Paste is awesome. Why would we want this magazine to die? Sigh. Throw in $25 bones and help pay for someone’s freelance piece. You’ll feel better for it, trust us. source

07 May 2009 20:31

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Music, Tech: Gamers, meet DJ Hero, conditioning agent for wack DJs

You know, some people will think this is an awesome game. We’re afraid that this is going to create the next Linkin Park. source

29 Apr 2009 23:49

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Music: Random music recommendation: The Humms

  • We were disappointed tonight that we couldn’t get to see King Khan & The Shrines at the 9:30 Club (long story), but these Georgia dudes, on songs like “Are You Dead?”, mine the same fuzzy psychedelic territory in an engaging way.

    Not bad guys. Come to D.C. You can sleep on our couch as long as you take turns sleeping on the couch, because we only have one.source

 

26 Apr 2009 21:51

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Music, Offbeat: The PS22 Chorus: An “Eye of the Tiger” you can get behind

  • It’s official: This guy playing the guitar is the coolest teacher in the history of awesome. If only we had this teacher, we’d be less pathetic than we are.source

20 Apr 2009 21:20

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Music, Tech: Are you in a band? Want an iPhone app? Meet MobileRoadie.

Now your band can make a cool iPhone app without all the complications of knowing what you’re doing. source

18 Apr 2009 18:47

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Biz, Music: Go in a record store today and buy a cool physical disc

  • Independent record stores may be in declining in influence and popularity, but they’re still institutions worth supporting. Which is why Record Store Day which started in 2007, came about. source
  • Numerous bands – big and small – are chipping in to support the institutions, both via live performances and special record-store-only releases. So what are you waiting for? source