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Category Archives: music
Taking me back twenty years: Pearl Jam 20
This documentary about Pearl Jam directed by Cameron Crowe is now on my to-watch list. Right after the rest of Downton Abbey, actually, since that’s what comes to mind when I think of PBS.
Next new album: Kanye West’s “My Dark Twisted Fantasy”
I finally got around to watching the 34-minute Kanye West “feature film” called “Runaway,” named after that very same single he performed at the VMAs. It’s twisted and wacko and really, really interesting. Innovative? Maybe. It’s an innovation in the … Continue reading
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Josh Ritter’s Creepy New Song
I happened to catch the NPR interview with Josh Ritter this morning, where he discussed not just his new album but also his admiration for Flannery O’Connor. Apparently the album is full of songs about tragic characters, or at least … Continue reading
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Tagged josh ritter, npr music, so runs the world away, the curse, the curse song
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Music in review: Ben Folds on "Mess"
Roby was looking for new music last night, and I was playing with Grooveshark. Somehow, making a small Flaming Lips test list led me to making a much larger Ben Folds playlist, and I found a few iTunes “exclusive” interview … Continue reading
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A marching band (+ OK Go) brings a brighter day
At the recommendation of the good folks at ALOTT5MA, I checked out the new OK Go video that stars the Notre Dame marching band. But that undersells it: it stars the band wearing camouflage. There’s band goodness, marching goodness, and … Continue reading
Ben Folds takes one for Team Me
I can tell that I’m worried or anxious about something by the quality of the music I’m listening to. Happy with life? A constant cycle of hair-rending indie sob stories will fill my iPod. If I’m worried about pending assignments … Continue reading
Lucinda Williams' West
Many things got me through my master’s exam. Caffeine probably tops the list, and Tower Defense fits in there somewhere, too, as does Bernard Malmud. But the music that helped me survive was the Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter” and … Continue reading
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Stars for Cutie
I love hearing that one band I like likes another band I love. Over at The Onion A.V. Club, Torquil Campbell of Stars talks about five songs off his iPod, one of which is Death Cab for Cutie’s “Summer Skin.” … Continue reading
Jonathan Coulton folks
He’s interviewed/featured today at Yahoo!’s People of the Web. The video even has my favorite, “Skullcrusher Mountain,” playing briefly in the background. Yes, “even my henchmen think I’m crazy… “
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