One of my co-workers lived in Australia for awhile. A couple weeks ago, she was listening to an Australian radio station online. It was playing a really killer mix of music, mostly indie rock, but also a lot of great indie hip-hop. A song came on that I’d never heard, but I recognized something instantly...
I tend to be wary about “indie bands” on major labels. I don’t mean bands like the Decemberists or Death Cab for Cutie that become big indie bands before they sign. I mean bands that seem to be plucked up by major labels before they make their mark on the indie scene, and that are...
I’ve (finally) come up with a workable feature to present here on T-Sides, and I’m calling it “Lost MP3 of the Week.” What does this mean, do you ask? Well, allow me to explain. As you can probably guess, I have a ton of music. Probably not enough to rival with the collection of a...
I know, I know. It’s not that I lied to you — it’s that I came down with a nasty cold shortly after writing that entry. I have the worst immune system ever, and I get sick about every other month. I do have plenty in store for you in the next day or so,...
Don’t worry, I haven’t slipped into yet another not-posting coma. I’ve simply been waiting to add more mp3s to my hosting because those 50+ songs from my end of the year lists are taking up a lot of disk space and bandwidth, and I don’t want to risk going over my limit. Speaking of which,...
WFMU’s Beware of the Blog has MP3s from the Velvet Underground acetate that sold on E-Bay for a ton of money. Go download them now here.
Anyone remotely familiar with the psych-folk world will instantly recognize the name Animal Collective, who’ve been cranking out incredibly experimental, strange albums since 2000. Cutely enough, the labels putting out their releases are called Paw Tracks and Fat Cat. Even cuter is the fact that one of the members of Animal Collective calls his project...
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2006 When choosing my Top 10 albums from 2006, I considered mostly what I actually listened to. This was a particularly good year for music — one of the best in recent memory — and a lot of great albums were released. There were plenty of albums that I liked, but...
I understand that I am one of the few people in the world that really like the new Jay-Z album, and I’m fine with that (consider this Taylor vs. Everyone Else, Part 2). I also understand that regardless of what I say here, few of you will be convinced. But I’ve never been the type...
Although I’m sure no one will read this before the New Year, I wanted to share my favorite New Year’s song with you, oh internet. The Dismemberment Plan: “Ice Of Boston” (download) Enjoy! Tomorrow comes the T-Sides Best of ’06 lists, including the following lists: Top 10 Albums Top 6 EPs/7″/Demos Top 5 Rap/Hip-Hop Albums...
I’m pulling an all-nighter tonight in preparation for my trip to Seattle for the holidays. But unlike in college where my all-nighters were usually thanks to ridiculous amounts of fun (I only ever pulled one or two all-nighters because of work that was due), I’m staying up because it just seems easier, as I need...
I had originally planned a sort of blog update weekend extravaganza. I’ve been crazy mad exhausted lately, so I was looking forward to a weekend of relaxation and mild but enjoyable work, such as finishing the little things left to do in the apartment, watching ROME and updating T-Sides. Then yesterday I realized that this...
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