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Thoughts on The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Mika
For his second album “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”, Mika draws his inspiration from feelings and escapades experienced during childhood adolescence. He sings about everything from that damned teen angst, to the awkward crushes to struggles between friends, and learning how to be comfortable with who you are. A lot of his songs are [...]
New Single, “Horchata” released by Vampire Weekend
What do you think? VW are one of my favourite bands out there and are perspectively worth every penny from all angles. Their new album entitled, Contra will be released January 12, 2010 in the US and January 11 everywhere else. Let the countdown begin!
Album Review of “Album” by Girls
I discovered this band through an Indie playlist I had downloaded (free of charge) through iTunes. Girls are a band from San Francisco that experiment with mellow beats accompanied by alternative influences and simple riffs. What catches my attention is the simple structure of lyrics used to persuade such an overall effect of [...]
New video from the Flaming Lips (And Karen O)
The Flaming Lips have put out a new video for their song “I Can Be A Frog,” which sounds reminiscent of YACHT’s work, something that really catches my attention. The video for this song is the real high point however, featuring Karen O being…well, just about everything. The best thing about this is that whatever [...]
What I’m Listening To: The Violent Femmes
Hey there guys, I’m finally back up and writing again. I should be a lot less busy nowadays, so I will be writing more frequently again. Recently, I have been listening to The Violent Femmes. The Violent Femmes were formed in 1980, and recently broke up this year. Before the split, the band was comprised [...]
New from The Smith Westerns
The Smith Westerns are a fairly new band who have been putting out some more-than-fairly good music. Gorilla vs. Bear has already credited their debut album, “The Smith Westerns,” with the number 3 spot in their working list of the Best Albums of 2009. The big song from that album is titled “Be My Girl,” [...]
New Video from Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs has a new music video out for “The Executioner’s Song,” off of his new album “Catacombs.” The video is directed by Aaron Brown. At first the song feels like it doesn’t really know where it is headed, but then it settles down in a soft melody with an easy beat. In the beginning, [...]
What I’m Listening To: Owl City
First off, I need to apologize to those of you that come around and read my articles throughout the week, I haven’t been able to put out quite as many articles recently. This should be changing pretty soon, I apologized again if it takes longer than expected. Anyway, down to business. Lately, I have been [...]
Matt & Kim on Jimmy Kimmel
Just recently, Matt & Kim were on Kimmel, playing, to no one’s surprise, “Daylight,” a fan favorite. They gave an excellent show in my opinion, as they have a kind of sound and style that is even better when they are performing live. It’s always going to be one of my goals to make it [...]
What I’m Listening To: Ghostland Observatory
Lately I have been listening to Ghostland Observatory, a two man electro-rock group from Texas. They released their first album in 2005, titled “delete.delete.i.eat.meat,” an interesting name for interesting music. Ghostland Observatory has a style similar to The Bravery, with excellent guitar melodies and electronic beats. Personally, my favorite song is Sad Sad City, one [...]
Seventh Weezer Album Named
“Raditude.” The first thing that jumps into my head when I hear that is a failed hair-metal band from the 80’s, trying to make a comeback. I couldn’t be further from the true meaning. When Rivers Cuomo was searching for a name for Weezer’s upcoming album, he went to his friend Rainn Wilson. It has [...]
Album Review of “Because of The Times” by Kings of Leon
The quartet from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee are sweeping the international charts one single at a time to promise substantial lyrics, well produced tones, and an unforgettable image. It is undeniable that the masses have succumbed to what Caleb, Matthew, Nathan, and Jared Followill bring to the table; Only By The Night is definitely responsible [...]
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