Many bloggers need events in order to stop trying to chart on hype machine and combine their talents. But where are the long-lasting partnerships in music blogging? Are we all so busy competing for readers that we can’t be bothered to come together in the name of what it is we’re doing all of this...
Another week, another contrast podcast! This week’s theme is “Song Chain,” and yours truly was able to jump in and contribute a song and intro. Basically, each blogger that participated had to choose a song that connected to the song before it in some way. Knowing the song choices out of context isn’t much fun...
Blind Melon: “No Rain” (download)
When it comes to rap & hip-hop, my thoughts are generally, “the dirtier, the better.” With this in mind, it’s no wonder why I love Plastic Little’s “Get Close.” With lines like, “first we’re text messaging, then we’re sex messaging,” it’s a classic of filth from this Philly rap group who specialize in salacious songs....
For a long time, whenever someone asked me about the best concert I’ve seen, Explosions in the Sky was always one of the first bands to come to mind. The first (and up until this week, only) time I saw them was at the now defunct NorthSix in Brooklyn during the Winter of, I think,...
Pictures only for this one, folks. Mahogany played a short but very good set, and I didn’t see any of the opening bands… Mahogany: “Soleil Radieux” (download) Mahogany: “Springtime, Save Our Country” (download) – M4A format
Before the Blow became an overnight blog sensation with Paper Television and “Pile of Gold,” they release a little EP called Love Songs: Poor Aim (not right before, but about 2 years before). It’s full of simple pop love songs, and it’s probably one of my favorite EPs ever. To tell the truth, it’s the...
When I was at Hofstra, I took a class called the History of Electronic Music. It was one of my favorite classes that I took there, partly because it was taught by Herbert Deutsch, who collaborated with Bob Moog on the creation of the Moog synthesizer. Aside from the fact that the class was taught...
When I first started my blog, I sort of had delusions of grandeur. I originally started it for my friends and family. I generally have a lot of success in recommending music to people that they end up liking, and I thought of starting a blog as a way to take that success to the...
Zebulon is softly lit. There is a candle at each table and 11 dim globe lamps hang overhead. It is a small place, about the size of four large bedrooms. In front of me, a couple is sitting at a table playing with a dog. To my right is the bar, lined with men in...
I’ve wanted to take part in the Contrast Podcast for a long time now, but just kept putting it off, mostly out of fear that I would just choose a completely ridiculous, out of place, inappropriate song. This week’s theme gave me no reason to fear any of those things, however, because the theme for...
Since it’s a bit hard for me to believe, it will probably be harder for all of you to believe, but this past weekend marked the one year point since I started this website. Over the past year, I’ve documented a lot of things – my ever changing taste in music, my internship at Rolling...
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