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February 2, 2012
Bro. Stephen is the name that (Stephen) Scott Kirkpatrick records under and (lucky for all of us) he’s just released a new album called Baptist Girls which is fucking brilliant, if you like that sort of thing. It was recorded primarily in a converted chicken coop in rural Indiana but you’ll find no clucking or (Read more…)
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January 26, 2012
Howdy folks! This is just a test post so I can properly tweak the new layout. More posts coming very very soon. I promise! If you don’t believe me, that’s OK, but you should. OK great. Let’s get one thing straight (div test) Some text is better than no text at all, right? Yeah, I (Read more…)
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December 24, 2011
This is the first year that I’ve named a band of the year. If you’ve paid any attention at all to what I’ve posted on Twitter, Instagram, or even here, it should be a no brainer. So officially, Can You See the Sunset from the Southside’s band of the year for 2011 is none other (Read more…)
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December 23, 2011
Here it is, my favorite albums of 2011. If you missed Part One, you’d better go back and check that out as well. With the holiday right around the corner and some household emergencies, I didn’t quite feel like writing much about these albums even though they are all great. Ok. Check the list and (Read more…)
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December 20, 2011
Let me just preface all of this by saying how much I hate making these lists. There’s no good way to do it. Everything on this list is great and the placements are general at best. Although I’ve numbered the list, there is zero science behind it. Next year I might just make it alphabetical. (Read more…)
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December 19, 2011
All these albums would have been on my best of 2010 list (or at least damn close) had I heard them all earlier. Robyn – Body Talk I think it was late December of 2010 when I became infatuated with Robyn’s infectious dance-pop. I haven’t been able to shake it since. The Arrivals – Volatile (Read more…)
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December 16, 2011
I’m back at it again and for the fourth year in a row I’m revisiting my favorite albums of ten years ago. So far I’ve done 1998, 1999, 2000 and now I’m happy to present 2001. Looking back (and knowing what I do now) here are the 20 albums from 2001 that have really lasted (Read more…)
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December 16, 2011
So how the heck have you been? Thanks for sticking around. I’ll have a the usual “listy” year end sorta posts up over the next few days, so there’s that. That’s about it. Here’s to 2012! I can’t fucking wait for a new year to begin after the way this one has ended. If you’ve (Read more…)
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October 5, 2011
I know that a good majority of the “local” people that read this blog will be going to Riot Fest this Friday, but if (by chance) you aren’t going, you should come out to Batavia, IL since I’m playing a free show and sharing the bill with Dustin Darnold. That’s right, I said FREE show. (Read more…)
