Review: Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static
So what if I kinda like Jack Johnson? He did the soundtrack for the animated Curious George movie that I’ve probably watched more than a dozen times at my daughter’s request. Those songs are really chilled-out, soothing, and have really simple and enjoyable melodies. His newest album Sleep Through The Static is basically more of (Read more…)
Review: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) – When The Sea Became A Giant
The emo re-revolution is most certainly upon us now. It’s almost as if this new breed of emo bands like Street Smart Cyclist, Algernon Cadwallader, Rapid Cities, Bridge and Tunnel, Know Think, Jacob and I, and others have just fallen out of the sky and onto my stereo. Another band that fits snugly into this (Read more…)
Review: Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Yeah, I’m (again) the last person in the world to jump on the Vampire Weekend bandwagon, but their self-titled debut album is just so damn infectious that it simply can’t be ignored. I ignored all the initial hype, I missed them on SNL, and I was basically an idiot for ignoring them as long as (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 17)
Now that my problems with Chinese mega-conglomerates hotlinking my files has apparently been solved, here is another healthy dose of 1990’s tunes to accompany you on a long walk down memory lane. Want more of these? Click on the “Search this site” drop down list on your right and select “1990’s.” Have at it. MP3 (Read more…)
Review: Two Hours Traffic – Little Jabs
If you are looking for some breezy and garagey Canadian Maritime indie-pop that can be incredibly infectious, you should check out Two Hours Traffic. Their album, Little Jabs reminds me a little of something like The Bodeans vs. (perhaps) Andrew Bird (if a little less drastic). It is a (even though I fucking hate this (Read more…)
Bleeding Cubbie Blue
So last night I was at Wrigley Field to witness my beloved Cubs blast the Brewers by a final score of 19-5. Great game and sure, the Cubbies hit a few home runs, but this ain’t your grandpa’s Cubs team. These “new look” Cubs of 2008 play baseball the way that I’ve been hoping they (Read more…)
