Fluxblog ❤ of Montreal @ Roseland Ballroom 10/10/2008 Id Engager / So Begins Our Alabee / Triphallus, To Punctuate! / She's A Rejecter / For Our Elegant Caste / Touched Something's Hollow… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Marykate O'Neil "Happy" - What does 'happy' even mean? In the context of this song, it's more or less synonymous with lazy contentment, and hopes and dreams are just things… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Sparks "Lighten Up, Morrissey" - The title may give you the impression that Sparks are slagging off Morrissey, but that's not really the case -- if anything, this is more of… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Shrag "Forty Five 45s" - This song, which is about a stack of singles soured by its connection to a failed relationship, may as well be an entry on the… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Murs "The Science" - The really amazing thing about this song is that Murs can explain the history of hip hop and the American government's war on drugs without coming… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Stereolab @ Irving Plaza 10/3/2008 Percolator / Neon Beanbag / Eye of the Volcano / Mountain / Chemical Chords / Valley Hi! / Ping Pong / Double Rocker / Ecstatic… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Here is the final part of my interview with Amanda Petrusich, author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music. Thanks again… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ This is my favorite part of my interview with Amanda Petrusich, author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music . Enjoy.… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Here's more with Amanda Petrusich, author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music .Matthew: How are you doing talking about the… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Here's more with Amanda Petrusich, author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music .Matthew: So you went all over the country,… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ If you read about music on regular basis, you are no doubt familiar with the work of Amanda Petrusich . She's written criticism and features for Pitchfork Media, the New… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ TV on the Radio "Golden Age" - This song is a collision of nerves, caution, faith, and optimism. The groove is tensed up, like a jittery version of "Don't Stop… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Weezer @ Madison Square Garden, 9/24/2008 My Name Is Jonas *@ / Pink Triangle / Perfect Situation @/ Say It Ain't So / Susanne #/ Keep Fishin' / King @… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Golden Silvers "Magic Touch" - As I see it, there are two ways to be old-fashioned: You can either be a slave to tradition, and end up with music that… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Dressy Bessy "Do You Whisper?" - The great thing about Tammy Ealom's voice -- aside from that she sounds a bit like a shinier, crisper variation on Kim Deal --… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Luomo featuring Jake Shears "If I Can't" - Jake Shears is a fairly versatile singer, but he usually pushes himself to ostentatious extremes -- giddy rave-ups, soaring power ballads, Gibb-y… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Populous with Short Stories "Porcelain" - "Porcelain" hovers about in a state of indecision, but there's a bit of pressure within the song to actually go ahead and commit to… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Frida Hyvönen "Scandinavian Blonde" - It seems fair to say that this song is a celebration of blonde Scandinavian women, or more specifically, the cultural archetype of the Scandinavian Blonde,… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Terry Lynn "Streetlife" - Terry Lynn's music is mostly comprised of harsh, overbearing tones, but it also has a thrilling bounce and throb that adds excitement and physicality to her… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Pit Er Pat "Trod-A-Long" - About a year ago, I saw Pit Er Pat open up for the Fiery Furnaces, and was totally knocked out by their peculiar, groove-oriented music,… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Morgan Geist "City of Smoke and Flame" - Geist's song seems to concern some sort of middle class guy who must travel regularly for work, leaving him alone in his… Read full post »
Fluxblog ❤ Simon Bookish "Synchrotron" - Simon Bookish sounds like a cartoon professor in a musical theater production on his latest record. There's this great, manic thrill in his voice as he… Read full post »
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