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Sheena Beaston ❤ As the title implies, one of my favorite musical duos, Erasure , are gearing up to release TOTAL POP! , a collection of their first 40 hits. The collection will… Read full post »
Sheena Beaston ❤ We've hailed the lyrical delicacies of one, Jane Bang , a few times in the past, and she continues to keep as amused and entertained with her mix of biting… Read full post »
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS ❤ Since you know you’re probably not gonna quit your job and Teach For America (unless you are one of my idealistic college-student readers in which case: DO it !) there’s… Read full post »
Faronheit ❤ Take a trip with me, if you will, back to the tragic year known as 2008. Yes, we don't always have to be looking forwards, and I wanted to make… Read full post »
Pretty Much Amazing! ❤ On Sunday The Music Slut and We All Want Someone To Shout For were both on the hot seat. It was a close one. It started out with We All… Read full post »
Pretty Much Amazing! ❤ If you have kept up with this blog, you’d know I have a sweet tooth for Rihanna and some of Chris Brown’s jams. You’d think a track with both of… Read full post »
Viva La Mainstream! ❤ Today's installment of Album A Day takes a trip to the underground with Texas space rock (their words, not mine) band The Boxing Lesson. I've received emails from The Boxing… Read full post »
Pretty Much Amazing! ❤ Animal Collective (AC) albums are impossible to review. Not to bang the ultimate cop-out drum, but it’s true. If you’ve heard their music, you have an opinion and (really) you… Read full post »
Viva La Mainstream! ❤ I don't know how badly I missed the boat on this one, but from the looks of it, this isn't too moldy. Not too long ago Minty Fresh Beats dropped… Read full post »
Sheena Beaston ❤ It's been quite some time since we last checked in with one of our favorite emerging acts of 2008. Let's touch base with the Canadian dynamo known as Thunderheist .1.… Read full post »
Addicted to Vinyl ❤ This morning I feel a bit like Jim Carrey hearing the voices and problems of everyone in Bruce Almighty . Except I’m hearing nothing but Duran Duran fans arguing over… Read full post »
The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown ❤ It was the year Napster broke into the music industry and changed it forever. Why? Because the record labels were forcing crap like Britney, Nsync, and Backstreet Boys upon the… Read full post »
Pretty Much Amazing! ❤ To be honest, I’ve never really been a big fan of Tyga. I never really caught on when I listened to his debut No Introduction and none of the singles… Read full post »
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS ❤ I got me a sweet kiwi-bird necklace from New Zealand the other day, one that you wish you had. Its shiny loveliness hails from the same shores as one of… Read full post »
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS ❤ Last summer, Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) wrote a guest post on Stereogum about his newest, favoritest band — which is really just one super-talented guy named Michael Benjamin… Read full post »
Viva La Mainstream! ❤ Decided I should probably devote some of the early days of this project to stuff for the Best Of 08 list (due late this week/early next). This seemed like a… Read full post »
MOG Most discussed tracks ❤ Dunno about you, but I would love to feel the sun on my head, listen to sun-kissed music and lift a beer bottle to my lips right this minute. The… Read full post »
Pretty Much Amazing! ❤ Iâve long been a fan of cover songs, and Iâm proud of it. I guess it stems from my embarrassing roots as a pseudo-hardcore Dave Matthews Band fan. Â It began,… Read full post »
Jonk Music ❤ "These Roses" from the EP Extended Play 2008 iTunes Gin Wigmore is fairly confident she's the only blonde-haired, blue-eyed artist ever to sign to Motown, home of Marvin Gaye, Stevie… Read full post »
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