Robyn – Body Talk
A few months ago (for whatever reason) I was watching a rerun of the Jay Leno show from right before last Thanksgiving. Really? Yeah. It’s odd considering how infrequently I watch late-night television, but I need to move on with the story. Anyhow, I turned on the show just as Jay was introducing a performance (Read more…)
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Just a few weeks ago my neighbors were (for whatever reason) blasting their gospel music at 10AM on a Sunday morning. It was WAY too loud so what exactly did I do? Well, I cranked up some LCD Soundsystem (I think it was probably “Losing My Edge”) and turned the bass way up and let (Read more…)
Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues
You may or may not have known that Justin Townes Earle’s previous album, Midnight At The Movies, was one of my favorites of 2009, but now you do. As much as that album served to really prove that Earle could step out from the shadow of his famous father, this album takes it a step (Read more…)
Hostage Calm – Hostage Calm
As someone who is completely unfamiliar with pre-Hostage Calm Hostage Calm, this is my singular opinion of this Connecticut-based band’s self-titled full-length. Before ever listening to a note of the record, I just casually and carelessly assumed this was a hardcore record. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Hostage Calm is a record that covers (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 3
What we’ve got here are a few of the most awful and/or annoying Christmas songs known to man. Don’t argue either… I mean, how can the synth that opens “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time” not make you want to stab through your ears with an icepick? And is there anything creepier than Johnny Cash (Read more…)
Against Me! – White Crosses
It would be stupid to review this album by comparing it to earlier releases by Against Me!, but it would also be stupid to pretend they didn’t happen. Look at this way, Against Me first released the Crime As Forgiven By EP in 2001 and when they released their full-length debut Reinventing Axl Rose, some (Read more…)
Away We Go – Lights! Camera! Attraction! EP
If you’ve got/know/are teenagers that like Paramore and/or Fall Out Boy, you should check out Las Vegas’ Away We Go. Their horribly titled EP Lights! Camera! Attraction!, features everything from acoustic songs to radio-ready pop rock and is some of the most derivative stuff I’ve heard in a long time. Sure, it’s power pop that’s (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s: Day 9 (funny/creepy songs)
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, nine ladies dancing… and a whole bunch of Christmas MP3′s. Ladies dancing? This ain’t the Silver Slipper Saloon so don’t expect any dancing ladies, especially considering the nature of these songs. The Christmas songs below range from funny (“12 Days Of Christmas”) to (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s: Day 3 (annoying songs)
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens… and a whole bunch of Christmas MP3′s. In this case, some of the worst/most annoying/most awkward Christmas songs I’ve ever heard, and these aren’t meant to be novelty or joke songs. It’s true. I mean, every time I hear that (Read more…)
