Music

17 Dylan Songs for People Who Don’t Like Bob Dylan

02.12.2010

I know how it is, you just don’t “get” what some people like about Bob Dylan. And even if you were inclined to to try, how would you know where to start? A (virtual) trip to the iTunes store reveals 40-some albums, and that’s just counting the proper releases, never mind greatest hits, live albums [...]

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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe ’67

02.11.2010

The greatest team to ever play the game.

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The musically fragmented decade

01.02.2010

Music is fucked-up these days, isn’t it? It used to be so simple, stop by Karma Music or Camelot, grab a new CD, take it home and pound it into your skull until you know every note and every word. If an album was solid enough to rise through the radio and MTV rotations, it [...]

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New Yorker 2009 Best Lists

12.19.2009

The New Yorker is more than flush with great critical writing. Well, this is a list of lists (some are decade-spanning, too) from those wonderful writers. I’m trying to tell you it’s a dream come true. Get over there. Click around. Get lost for a few hours. In fact, to encourage you, here’s my list [...]

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State of Love and other songs I love & trust

03.29.2009

This got me thinking: “State of Love & Trust” (Pearl Jam) is definitely in my top ten favorite songs of all time. What else goes there?

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New Tunes: Band of Horses

11.07.2007

I really dug the first Band of Horses album. It was a sad, country-ish, slightly psychedelic record with a voice that reminded me of the guy from The Flaming Lips. That sentence alone will turn-off most of my friends. Their new album is sad sometimes, but it turns up the rock and the hooks. The [...]

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Two Things I Like Today

05.10.2007

Handsome Furs – Cannot Get Started Fujiya & Miyagi – Ankle Injuries

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My name is El-P I produce and I rap, too.

05.05.2007

Me with El-P, the best hip-hop producer on the planet. A hell of a rapper, too. And a really nice guy.

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April 07

04.29.2007

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. In other news, we saw The Whiles last night. Their new album is great, here’s a sample. Songs We Used to Know

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Two more reasons Aesop Rock is the shit.

03.05.2007
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