tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212343402024-03-18T22:50:36.709-04:00WGTB Georgetown RadioWe Got The BeatWGTB Georgetown Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08082077481263883119noreply@blogger.comBlogger390125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-79955074084925468742010-09-14T01:14:00.002-04:002010-09-14T01:17:26.346-04:00We've Moved!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFt81QovVWkpVZP1aIC_q4d__6gUTl9dVuMEdoTwoXjfn5QvBSymZ0iQEWw1WbXUAHALkHruNWZwVwH04HI8wPJX2TV7pZ-8JzdsR2Nouc5ppBN97x-8thE8fqCEr5NLRzS7C/s1600/moving_girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFt81QovVWkpVZP1aIC_q4d__6gUTl9dVuMEdoTwoXjfn5QvBSymZ0iQEWw1WbXUAHALkHruNWZwVwH04HI8wPJX2TV7pZ-8JzdsR2Nouc5ppBN97x-8thE8fqCEr5NLRzS7C/s1600/moving_girl.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>In case you don't already know...this is no longer a thing. Go to</div><div><br /></div><div>www.georgetownradio.com<br /><div><br /></div><div>No, really, Blogspot. It's not you...it's us. Great new content over on our official website!</div></div>igshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357680861027121481noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-52313665200341623142010-08-31T09:23:00.000-04:002010-08-31T09:23:00.047-04:00Take Cover: Meet Me In A Pillar of Fire<div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TG9xEwWZ-OI/AAAAAAAAAVg/qXDY0avXtvg/s1600/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TG9xEwWZ-OI/AAAAAAAAAVg/qXDY0avXtvg/s400/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507745195809700066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Tallest Man on Earth w/ his fiancee, Amanda<br /> "I'll Be Glad" (Bonnie Prince Billy)</span><br /></div><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fL1BKyGC4Go?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fL1BKyGC4Go?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />If this doesn't melt your heart into a big bleeding mess, you don't have one to begin with. They're so in love! And adorable. And talented.<br /><br />And who knew BPB aka Will Oldham's close-to-gospel song could be turned into the loveliest love song? It's a far jump from his pathologically loaded <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p26kW302T1g&feature=search">(though stunning)</a> funeral dirges. (He's been covered <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqodCNWqS8c&feature=search">pretty notably</a> before, too.) Check out the original "I'll Be Glad" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXcOmBKs17M&feature=search">here</a>, the organ is super nice.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Caroline Klibanoff</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-5140338425876780522010-08-30T10:45:00.000-04:002010-08-30T10:45:00.232-04:00Recap: Solid Sound Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://solidsoundfestival.com/promo/solidsoundposter_small.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 412px;" src="http://solidsoundfestival.com/promo/solidsoundposter_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Large silver letters spelling out “<a href="http://massmoca.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">MASS MoCA</span></a>” usually tower above the contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, but on August 13<sup><span style="font-size:small;">th</span></sup>, <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4898805873_6ffc9bd91f_b.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">even larger orange letters</span></a> were fastened in front, declaring that the take-over had begun. From the signs along Route 2, to an announcement board outside the community center advertising a pancake breakfast and welcoming “<a href="http://i36.tinypic.com/2cnjwpj.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">Wil Fans</span></a>,” to countless other local businesses hanging signs greeting the Chicago-based band and its fans, anywhere you looked, it was hard to miss that <a href="http://wilcoworld.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">Wilco</span></a> and its <a href="http://solidsoundfestival.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">Solid Sound Festival</span></a> had taken over this small city in the Berkshires for the weekend.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">And let’s just say if your city <i>must </i>be taken over by a musical act, Wilco are benevolent overlords. Amenities included bike valets, free parking (with enough security to ensure no Ryan Adams fans—or actual Ryan Adams—took bats to your windshield), shuttles to and from the lots and free refills on water. No overpriced, reheated festival food here; instead Berkshire-based vendors offered chicken tikka masala, varieties of samosas, handmade ice cream and locally brewed beer. Families brought younger children for free; parents enjoyed morning yoga while their kids took in puppet shows. The band handpicked the lineup of artists and comedians and assembled their own exhibits. Make no mistake, this weekend was about Wilco—but if you were down with worshiping at the temple of Tweedy, the inaugural Solid Sound Festival was a breath of fresh air after a summer full of sweaty mobs navigating venues as crowded as the schedules.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><object height="375" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F34643998%40N04%2Fsets%2F72157624740190928%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F34643998%40N04%2Fsets%2F72157624740190928%2F&set_id=72157624740190928&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F34643998%40N04%2Fsets%2F72157624740190928%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F34643998%40N04%2Fsets%2F72157624740190928%2F&set_id=72157624740190928&jump_to=" height="375" width="500"></embed></object><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Arriving early, we decided to check out the exhibits. After wandering the maze of MASS MoCA’s 14-acre refurbished industrial complex with no help from our map (seriously: aesthetically pleasing, but graphic designers are not cartographers, Jeff Tweedy), we stumbled into Sol Lewitt’s Wall Drawing Retrospective. Inside the vertigo-inducing walls hung Glenn Kotche’s Interactive Drum Heads exhibit. Passersby tinkered with the unique additions to the drums, unleashing echoes of haphazard percussion—which the Solid Sound volunteer manning the room must have appreciated. Although, no one had it worse than the staff assigned to the cavernous space housing Nels Cline’s Stompbox exhibit. Groups huddled around stacks of lunchbox amps connected to a smorgasbord of effect pedals, flicking switches and shifting EQ sliders, trying to detect changes in the deafening drone. Happier staffers kept watch over Pat Sansone’s room of Polaroids and the hallway of silk-screen concert posters from Wilco’s past.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">In addition to contributing exhibits, the individual members got time to showcase their side projects. It began with <a href="http://www.prontosphere.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">Pronto</span></a>. Keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen led his group in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwcpU298rok" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">pleasant piano-driven pop</span></a>, ranging from easy-going to edgy, recalling moments like “Hummingbird” or “You Never Know.” Bassist John Stirratt and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone indulged the audience with the hazy, 70s soft rock harmonies (<i>Sky Blue Sky</i>, anyone?) of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theautumndefense" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">The Autumn Defense</span></a>. Drummer Glenn Kotche and Darin Gray of <a href="http://onfillmore.com/news.html" target="_blank">On Fillmore</a> traded duck calls before launching into eerie and experimental <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_U_Oifd8c4" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">percussion and bass numbers</span></a> that culminated in Kotche nearly decapitating a woman with a thunder tube. To watch Glenn go all out is to realize how vital his more subtle, unconventional beat-keeping is to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLlg9LMPwnE" target="_blank">Wilco’s sound</a>. Finally came the <a href="http://www.nelsclinesingers.com/" target="_blank">Nels Cline Singers</a>, which unfortunately is not an acapella group for <a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/nelscline.jpg" target="_blank">tall men in short pants</a> but an avant-garde jazz ensemble—yeah, I don’t even know. But what I do know, being familiar with the noise-outro of “Less Than You Think” and the guitar freak outs on “Spiders (Kidsmoke),” is that as I <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h72gHEuJtGQ" target="_blank">watched Nels</a> wail with furious technical precision on his guitar and masterfully fiddle with electronics, it was not hard to imagine exactly where Jeff Tweedy saw Cline fitting in when he joined Wilco post-<i>A Ghost Is Born.</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">All of these sounds converged on Saturday night as Wilco took the stage, managing to pack a lively performance of 30 songs into 2 and ½ hours. Mixed in with charged performances of live staples were some rarities including <i>Yankee Hotel Foxtrot </i>demo throwbacks like “Not For The Season,” “A Magazine Called Sunset” and “Cars Can’t Escape.” The audience came through on the “Jesus, Etc.” sing-along, which an impressed Tweedy ranked in “<i>maybe</i> the Top 2.” The band ended the main set on a strange note, playing the bittersweet “On and On and On” with Tweedy sans guitar, but soon returned with an upbeat four-song encore ending in a rousing rendition of “Hoodoo Voodoo.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">But it’s kind of an exercise in narcissism to throw a festival all for yourself, so the band brought some friends along, too. We were treated to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvjKbStmOjI" target="_blank">sweet harmonies</a> of Burlington-based <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mountainmansquint" target="_blank">Mountain Man</a>, the finger-picking goodness of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sirrichardbishop" target="_blank">Sir Richard Bishop</a>, and the jam band groove of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vetiverse" target="_blank">Vetiver</a>. Crowds vibed to sample-happy hometown heroes, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebooksmusicpage" target="_blank">The Books</a>, and indie newcomers like <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brendaslicer" target="_blank">Brenda</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/avibuffalo" target="_blank">Avi Buffalo</a> alike. But the real crown jewel of the lineup was Gospel legend <a href="http://www.mavisstaples.com/" target="_blank">Mavis Staples</a>. In addition to old standards, the 71-year-old icon belted CCR’s “Wrote A Song For Everyone” and The Band’s “The Weight.” Jeff Tweedy even joined her on stage for the title-track of her newest album, “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW0kE6mucFY" target="_blank">You Are Not Alone</a>.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> Mavis wasn’t the only act to share the stage with the Wilco frontman. On rainy Sunday evening, Jeff Tweedy was putting on a charming solo performance in which he engaged in his favorite activities: singing and goading audience members—offenses included laughing at a bum note in “Muzzle of Bees,” being unprepared to back-up whistle on Loose Fur’s “The Ruling Class,” and being too knowledgeable on the capo placement for Uncle Tupelo’s “New Madrid” (“That’s a desperate cry for help”). Although he refused requests to cover “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UysRo34pUsA" target="_blank">Single Ladies</a>” again, he broke out affecting covers of Bob Dylan’s “Simple Twist of Fate” and “So Much Wine” by The Handsome Family.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">But my favorite cover of the evening (and one of my favorite moments of the whole festival) came as he welcomed the young Avi Buffalo to the stage for a cover of “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjNcnb8_giQ" target="_blank">Look Out For My Love</a>.” I stood there thinking that I could only dream of achieving the same level of musical idolatry nirvana that the visibly nervous </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg must have been experiencing if, well, Jeff Tweedy brought <i>me </i>on stage to duet to a Neil Young song. Other guests included Nick Zammuto of The Books crooning “Ingrid Bergman,” Scott McCaughey of Minus 5 joining in for “The Family Gardener” off <i>Down With Wilco,</i> and Nels Cline on lap steel guitar for a rare and stunning “Dash 7.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">After promising more friends, Tweedy returned with The Autumn Defense and Nels Cline, relinquishing lead to John Stirratt on “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGXWKtIFsXI" target="_blank">It’s Just That Simple</a>.” Adding Mikael Jorgensen to the mix, Wilco minus Glenn Kotche (who was expecting a baby “any minute—well, hopefully not any minute” and had understandably left) gleefully stumbled through the drunken “Passenger Side,” ending on a folky take of “Outta Mind (Outta Sight)” with Tweedy appropriately barking “Look out, here I come again / and I’m bringing my friends!” And with that, the festival was over. The band waved goodbye, and Tweedy shouted a promising “See you next year!” as he left the stage.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">It was easy to forget that I shared this experience with a crowd of 2,000 to 5,000 others. Under the (mostly) sky blue skies of the Berkshires, everything seemed relaxed and intimate. It was the kind of atmosphere in which it wasn’t strange to run into John Stirratt taking in the sounds of the Deep Blue Organ Trio in front of the beer tent or to see Nels Cline towering above the crowd awaiting Pronto. It seemed perfectly normal to bump into Mikael Jorgensen mid-bite into your hot dog or for your friend to mistake Pat Sansone for a tour guide and block him in line for the sugar. And there was nothing out of the ordinary about having Glenn Kotche hold the door for you right after Wilco rocked the main stage or about spotting Jeff Tweedy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YnOMAls83g" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">perched atop a dunk tank</span></a> in that ugly nudie suit he wore on <a href="http://gapersblock.com/transmission/Spin_Cover_0809.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 78, 197);">the cover of SPIN</span></a>. It was their festival, after all—and I think I'm not alone in hoping that they’ll return to North Adams again next summer to continue their reign.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Catherine DeGennaro</span><br /></span></p>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-63371664501543609622010-08-27T10:09:00.000-04:002010-08-27T10:09:00.311-04:00SummaJamz Part TwoLast week, I got an email with a subject line containing simply: "F You."<br /><br />From Cee-Lo Green.<br /><br />Normally I'd be offended, but after clicking through to the song included in the email, I found a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc">diamond in the rough</a>, if the rough is email spam and the diamond is this super sweet summer dancey jam groove by Green himself, who already won me over a few months ago with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUTWQ-WMkI&feature=search">"Georgia." </a><br />This is even better. I was sold when I heard "Bein' in love with your ass ain't cheap, I pity the fool that falls in love with you." (And later: "Ooh, I really hate your ass right now.") Cee-Lo is on fire here, with old-school brass horns and a hooky chorus consisting of "Fuck you, fuck you," giving some snarky undeserving girl <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>her new boyfriend the BOOT.<br /><br />Anyway, here's a much-needed roundup of some other summer jams, continuing from <a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-jam-2010-need-one-look-no.html">Part One</a> earlier this summer. Check out the playlist below and let us know what your favorites are, and what we left off!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Robyn - </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVuh-E3J_Y&feature=search">Cry When You Get Older</a><br />Guess we missed this the first time around, because this song has been out for a while. Still it makes for an arching, beat-heavy, ass-kicking song. And she's got some lyrical prowess too: "Back in suburbia kids get high and make out on the train / and this incomprehensible boredom takes a hold again."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Nelly - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBrXweTly8c&feature=search">Just a Dream</a></span><br />I realize not everyone is as mindblowingly excited for Nelly's <a href="http://movin997.radio.com/2010/08/06/nellys-new-album-release-date/">upcoming release</a> as I am (and this single is no <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYHDfJDPDc&feature=search">Dilemma</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qKNlcUwKs&feature=search">Country Grammar,</a> believe me). But that doesn't stop the inevitability of this song dominating Top 40 radio this fall. It's kind of sad, though, thematically! But whatever, as soon as the bass drops about 21 seconds in, you'll be too busy dancing to care. Definitely a capital-J Jam.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Andre 3000 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SV9fG4TUes&feature=search">I Do</a></span> (leaked)<br />Remember when Andre's verses were the strongest <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_rfMI2Cxp8&feature=search">unreleased cuts</a> off the Big Boi record? And how he drops these absolutely killer verses like they mean nothing to him, all the time? He's smart and it shows here: "And maybe 2030 our baby she'll be nerdy, make the whole club swoon."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Best Coast, Kid Cudi, Rostam Batmanglij - </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUx9bVJLFuQ&feature=search">All Summer</a><br />This also came out a while ago, before Best Coast blew up, and it's a great lineup of voices: Cudi sounds super laid back and carries the track, while Best Coast's clean melody on the chorus makes this hook, line, and sinker a full-on lovable song perfect for summer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Arcade Fire - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH_7_XRfTMs&feature=search">Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)</a></span><br />Though we've given this album <a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-arcade-fire-suburbs-with-album.html">a lot of credit</a> already here, this track is exuberant enough to separate from the rest of the concept-album and cross over to keep company among the four songs listed already - an impressive feat for an indie band, but not a surprising one for a band that sells out arena tours and performs on the Daily Show.<br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODIzNzM*MDAxNDkmcHQ9MTI4MjM3MzQwMjM3MSZwPTY5NDMwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*zMGNlNjAyYjlkODI*MGVlYWRi/ZmUyOGU4NTQzZDU1NSZvZj*w.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility: visible; margin-right: auto; width: 450px;"> <object height="270" width="435"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D80097006%26t%3D1282373398&wid=os"> <embed style="width: 435px; visibility: visible; height: 270px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D80097006%26t%3D1282373398&wid=os" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0" height="270" width="435"></embed> </object><br /><a href="http://www.musiclist.us/"><img src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/images/create_black.jpg" alt="Get a playlist!" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.musiclist.us/playlist/20504833547/standalone" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/images/launch_black.jpg" alt="Standalone player" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.musiclist.us/playlist/20504833547/download"><img src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/images/get_black.jpg" alt="Get Ringtones" border="0" /></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-30089115583067439762010-08-26T11:01:00.000-04:002010-08-26T11:01:00.146-04:00Review: Sia, We Are Born<span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedeadhub.com/wp-content/gallery/uploads/2010/06/sia_we_are_born.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 271px;" src="http://thedeadhub.com/wp-content/gallery/uploads/2010/06/sia_we_are_born.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: georgia;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Sia</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span">We Are Born</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span">3/4 Hand Claps</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span">As far as I’m concerned, and take my expertise as you will, Sia is a master of both emotionally reflective songs, like the ones used at heart-string tugging scenes in </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYA-77Av2-0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span">Grey’s Anatomy</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span">, and the upbeat sassy song that makes you want to dance in front of your mirror as you get dressed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span">The majority of the songs off her new album, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">We Are Born</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">, fit into the upbeat music category. Carried through almost all these songs is a clap-along-to beat. The album starts strongly with the track, “The Fight.” It does seem to be a sort of rallying song with her soaring vocals calling one and all to join the fight. That song sets the tone for the rest of the album. Percussion that sounds as though it was spontaneously created by tapping </span><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs255.snc4/40102_1403494962495_1085970181_31030378_5699714_n.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span">nearby objects</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> carries the listener through the album.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Like with her previous work, Sia creates a sound that you won’t find elsewhere. (After all, her last album was called Some People Have Real Problems and had </span><a href="http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/files/2008/01/sia.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span">this album cover</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span">) Her unique voice makes her upbeat songs sound powerful and sassy, while lending a haunting and emotional sound to her slower songs. She writes creative, but at the same time, raw lyrics. While the music sounds quirky, the lyrics are bold and straightforward. The words are sung directly, as if the person she is trying to communicate with is in the room. They are also real and explore the trials of humanity that we all face, as “we are born.” She sings with an authority that makes you want to follow her beliefs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Only a few exceptions to this upbeat pop music appear on this album. However, when they do, they hit the bottom of your stomach like a stone. Her voice, at times self-assured, switches to being quite delicate and vulnerable. She pleads, and reveals, and sounds pure – so pure it sound a bit familiar at time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Standout Tracks:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> The Fight, You’ve Changed, Be Good To Me, Never Gonna Leave Me, Cloud, and Oh Father</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">-- Kaitlin Carano</span></i></p></span>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-71493382426307208962010-08-25T10:15:00.000-04:002010-08-25T10:15:00.605-04:00The Dog Days Are Over: A Fall Music Preview<span style="font-size:100%;">The proverbial <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sszAVSx4Wwo" target="_blank">dog days</a> of summer are fading away, as we prepare to head back into the routine that fall brings. We’ve enjoyed our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKFw-5OdBgs" target="_blank">days at the beach</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpJUrt0O7uY" target="_blank">nights</a> out, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rUXisy3lw" target="_blank">the feeling of the breeze rustling our hair</a> as we <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLK7hrRijes" target="_blank">cruise around with nothing to do</a>. So, as we say farewell to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8LmfH2kuB8" target="_blank">another summer come and gone</a>, let’s look ahead to some of the great music that will get us through the next season.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Jared Iversen</span><br /></span> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2010/07/rrr-orchard-608x608.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 199px;" src="http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2010/07/rrr-orchard-608x608.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><b>Ra Ra Riot –<span> </span><i>The Orchard</i><span> </span>– August 24<sup>th</sup></b><br /><br />The<span style="color:black;"> </span><a href="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/99178/juice_cuse.jpeg" target="_blank">Syracuse</a><span style="color:black;">-based band (don’t hold it against them) will offer up more of their orchestral pop on the follow up to their critically acclaimed<span> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhumb_Line" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">debut</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">album. This isn’t really a fall release, but I missed it on the<span> </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/sounds-of-summer-summer-music-preview.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Summer Music Preview</span></a><span style="color:black;">, and it’s supposed to be<span> </span></span>“so poppy you will want to throw up on yourself” (in a good way, I’m assuming). And seeing as it was produced and mixed by members of<span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Walla" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Death Cab for Cutie</span></a><span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span></span>and<span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostam_Batmanglij" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Vampire Weekend</span></a><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">, </span>that is entirely possible. Listen to the<span> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQ6M9lQDeg&feature=related" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">single</span></a><span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">(</span>and other tracks from the album) and decide for <span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">yourself.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://turanchox.com/wp-content/uploads/the-walkmen-lisbon-0.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 178px;" src="http://turanchox.com/wp-content/uploads/the-walkmen-lisbon-0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><b>The Walkmen –<span> </span><i>Lisbon</i><span> </span>– September 14<sup>th</sup></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;">Indie rock veterans<span> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walkmen" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">The Walkmen</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">will release their sixth studio album next month. The record’s title and<span> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">Romantic</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">spirit were inspired by the band’s trips to the<span> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">Portuguese capital city</span></a><span style="color:black;">, which spurred the writing of nearly 30 songs (11 of which found their place on this album). The lead single,<span> </span></span><a href="http://stereogum.com/436212/the-walkmen-stranded/mp3s/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">Stranded</span></a><span style="color:black;">, features regal horns and Hamilton Leithauser’s distinguished whine, and creates a perfect cocoon of sound, with just the right dose of melancholy and nostalgia, to get you through those early </span>days<span style="color:black;"> of fall.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/of-montreal-false-priest.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 194px;" src="http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/of-montreal-false-priest.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><b>Of Montreal –<span> </span><i>False Priest</i><span> </span>– September 14<sup>th</sup></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;">The always<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.onmilwaukee.com/images/articles/of/ofmontreal/ofmontreal_fullsize_story1.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">strange</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">and<span> </span></span><a href="http://ben.stupidfool.org/.a/6a00d83455876069e20105357f8300970b-500wi" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">interesting</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"><wbr> </span></span><span style="color:black;">Athens, Georgia band will release their tenth studio album next month. The upcoming LP features hip-hop sensation<span> </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-janelle-monae-archandroid.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Janelle Monae</span></a><b><span style="color:black;">,</span></b><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">who they are currently<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.930.com/concerts/#/930/10257/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">touring</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">with to promote the album. The two singles indicate the record will have more of the band’s signature<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVoXb2xDVSc" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">funky</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">and<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8fh9g_40eA&feature=av2n" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">danceable</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;"><wbr>pop. And the album cover is pretty sweet.</span></span></p> <p face="georgia" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; line-height: 13pt;" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; line-height: 13pt; font-family: georgia;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/music/story_preview/2010/07/09/deerhunter_halcyon_digest_lp_on_the_way.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 209px;" src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/music/story_preview/2010/07/09/deerhunter_halcyon_digest_lp_on_the_way.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><b>Deerhunter –<span> </span><i>Halcyon Digest</i><span> </span>– September 28<sup>th</sup></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The fourth album from<span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/OfMontreal_FalsePriest_600.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Bradford Cox’s</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">band is a concept album of sorts about “</span><span style="color:black;">the way that we write and rewrite </span>and edit our memories to be a digest version of what we want to remember, and how that's kind of sad.” The album was produced and mixed by Ben Allen, who also worked on Animal Collective’s<span> </span><i>Merriweather Post Pavilion</i>,<span style="color:black;"> </span>and, despite the more guitar based sound of the album’s pleasant <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uowHgu2ZYSg&feature=related" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">single</span></a><span style="color:black;">, this suggests there should be more brilliant<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu3tZX26u3I&feature=related" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ambient</span></a><span style="color:black;">,<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1I0FOtE4c&feature=related" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">psych-pop</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">o<wbr>n the way. This<span> </span></span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Halcyondigest.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">album cover</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">is just creepy though.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:black;">Girls – TBA - TBA</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;">Last year, San Francisco beach rockers<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/girls" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Girls</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">released their<span> </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-girls-album.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">debut album</span></a><span style="color:black;">, quickly becoming to the<span> </span></span><a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13477-album/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">indie world</span></a><span><span style="color:black;"> </span></span><span style="color:black;">what<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAg6ePGZUE&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">Justin Bieber is to 12 year old girls</span></a><span style="color:black;">. In a recent<span> </span></span><a href="http://iwantyourlovethemovie.cubikhq.com/InterviewPart2.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 40, 184);">interview</span></a><span style="color:black;">, front man Christopher Owens revealed that a new Girls album would be released “sometime in the fall.” There’s not too many deets at the moment, but for now check out this<span> </span></span><a href="http://stereogum.com/445581/girls-oh-my-love-new-song-live-from-chris-owenss-bedroom/top-stories/lead-story/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">new song</span></a> in which <span style="color:black;">Owens shows a much softer side.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:black;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i-rock.org/blogpics/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-album-cover-art-2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 186px;" src="http://i-rock.org/blogpics/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-album-cover-art-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kid Cudi – </span></b><span><b><i><span style="color:black;">Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager - </span></i></b></span><b><span style="color:black;">October 26<sup>th</sup> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Cudi" target="_blank">KiD CuDi</a><span style="color:black;"> is dropping the sequel to his debut album, <i>Man on the Moon: The End of Day</i><span>, in October, saying it will </span>bring “you into [his] reality, good and bad.” The rapper’s brand of electronic hip-hop will likely provide </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXFeEMf_NQY" target="_blank">one</a><span style="color:black;"> or </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Il3MCgTkCQ" target="_blank">two</a><span style="color:black;"> songs that will become staples at Village A parties this fall. Until then, listen to the </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TZqsh2LeMM" target="_blank">official single</a><span style="color:black;"> (featuring Kanyeezee) and a couple </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4EY6kS1lOk" target="_blank">other</a><span style="color:black;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4Ds6UQmeg" target="_blank">tracks</a><span style="color:black;">, and cop his </span><a href="http://everyoneloveshiphop.com/2010/02/03/exclusive-mixtape-digital-product-dj-woogie-kid-cudi-cudderisback-mixtape-2/" target="_blank">latest mixtape</a><span style="color:black;">.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:black;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/c/4a/73a/c4a73afa-9aba-11df-92e3-0017a4a78c22-revisions/4c50ea5117809.image.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 203px;" src="http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/c/4a/73a/c4a73afa-9aba-11df-92e3-0017a4a78c22-revisions/4c50ea5117809.image.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Nelly – <i>Nelly 5.0</i> – November 16<sup>th</sup></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">We finally have an answer to the question <i>everyone</i> has been asking (mainly just Caroline) – what happened to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly" target="_blank">Nelly</a>? The St. Louis rapper hasn’t had a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQu2woQDK-c" target="_blank">hit song</a> since 2005, when Facebook still required an invitation to join and Twitter wasn’t even invented (you know, the good old days), and seemingly dropped off the grid for the second half of the decade. The man who kicked off the new millennium with classics like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qKNlcUwKs&feature=av2e" target="_blank">“Country Grammar,”</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSDWq6HsJE&feature=related" target="_blank">“Ride Wit Me,”</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-qN6TCY85c" target="_blank">“Hot in Herre”</a> appears to be making a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyX7dHmaRlA" target="_blank">comeback</a>, with the release of his sixth studio album. Listen to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zBSwa2rpE" target="_blank">single</a> and get ready to shake ya tailfeather.</span></p><p style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - TBA- TBA</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >This ectro-folk-psych-pop duo is the best thing to be associated with </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr." target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">NASCAR</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" > since, umm, ever (except for maybe </span><a href="http://nascarjackets.org/wp-content/themes/revolution-20/images/daytcrash.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">this</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >, and probably </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwmZOxQmHlE" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">this</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >, ok and definitely </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxi1J2EntVU" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">this</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >). According to their </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/daleearnhardtjrjr" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">MySpace</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >, the debut album will be out in the fall, but in the meantime check out their painfully catchy <i>Horse Power</i></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><a href="http://store.quitescientific.com/qsr017.html" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">EP</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >, which features a </span><a href="http://quitmumbling.com/2010/07/dale-earnhardt-jr-jr-god-only-knows/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">cover</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" > of The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" (Do I smell/hear a feature on </span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/take-cover-you-oughta-be-proud-that-im.html" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Take Cover</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;color:black;" >?). </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:black;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/story_preview/2010/07/24/photo_op_kanye_west_dark_twisted_fantasy_artwork.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 214px;" src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/story_preview/2010/07/24/photo_op_kanye_west_dark_twisted_fantasy_artwork.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Kanye West – <i>Dark Twisted Fantasy – </i>November</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Speaking of comebacks, ladies and gentlemen, Kanye West is back. It seems the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z8gCZ7zpsQ" target="_blank">enigmatic</a> rapper has abandoned the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgImurRY-XY" target="_blank">abhorrent</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU" target="_blank">auto tune</a> that was featured prominently on his last album, the <a href="http://www.hesanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/twilight.png" target="_blank">emo</a> dud <i>808’s and Heartbreak</i>, and has returned to form. He recently joined the <a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-kanye-west-broke-internets.html" target="_blank">web’s most popular narcissistic outlet</a>, and has shown no signs of checking his ego when <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/09/kanye-west-new-album-avatar" target="_blank">discussing the new album</a> either, comparing it to the “masterwork” of “<span>Michelangelo, Picasso, [and] the pyramids</span>.” He says his goal is to reach “that Avatar level,” but let’s hope he doesn’t substitute substance for some <a href="http://3dguy.tv/2009_3D_Movies/Avatar_3D_Movie.jpg" target="_blank">glitzy gimmick</a>. Then again, <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XQCuD8bYyw0/R7b-2qO_yFI/AAAAAAAABZA/Qudzrl559ZE/s400/Kanye+West1.jpg" target="_blank">glitzy gimmicks</a> are what ‘Ye does best. As if that’s not enough, it has been <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/39752-justin-vernon-talks-kanye-collaboration-gayngs/" target="_blank">confirmed</a> that he flew Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) out to his studio in Hawaii to lay down vocals for “at least 10 songs!” While I can confidently say this album won’t actually compare to <a href="http://www.lib-art.com/imgpainting/2/5/14052-interior-of-the-sistine-chapel-michelangelo-buonarroti.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> or <a href="http://ensinarevt.com/conteudos/ponto-linha/imagens/arte/linha/picasso_guernica.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> or <a href="http://www.destinationafrica.info/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/sphinx-great-pyramid-egypt.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>, Kanye appears to be as motivated and cocky as ever, and that is a very <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEKEjpTzB0Q" target="_blank">good</a> thing. Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53gjP-TtGE&feature=av2e" target="_blank">single</a> and a <a href="http://stereogum.com/468122/kanye-west-see-me-now-feat-beyonce-charlie-wilson-tiding-us-over-til-this-bon-iver-collab-we-keep-hearing-about/mp3s/" target="_blank">leaked track</a>.</span></p><p face="georgia" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Other releases to be on the lookout for: </b></span></span></p> <p style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Fleet Foxes are supposed to </span><a href="http://www.nme.com/news/fleet-foxes/48721" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">release</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> their sophomore album around “stocking-stuffer” time</span></span></p> <p style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">(You’re my boy) </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_%28rapper%29" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Blu</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> is slated to </span><a href="http://whatsinmyheadphones.com/2010/04/21/blu-bossco-2-music/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%;">drop</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> his album NoYork! this yea. </span></span></p> <p style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">And of course there’s always the possibility of a new Radiohead album...</span></span></p>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-76932650347295039932010-08-24T10:02:00.003-04:002010-08-24T10:02:00.068-04:00Take Cover: Papa Literally Has a Brand New Bag.<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGxVKmbpRKI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Vm-W2pZWiTM/s1600/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGxVKmbpRKI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Vm-W2pZWiTM/s400/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506870084970824866" border="0" /></a></span><div face="georgia" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tom Waits, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (James Brown)</b></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-size:small;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have written this column now six times, for this week, and each time I find something </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">better</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> to top the last cover and so have to write it all over again and postpone whatever I had written for a future week, but then there's always the chance that the postponed cover becomes either horribly irrelevant (the internet age is fast, you know) or becomes like a viral video and becomes so relevant that I'm the last person to write about it (the internet age is fast, you know!)</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-size:small;" ><div><br /></div><div>I am overlooking no less than <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xq2NYFFyM0&feature=player_embedded#%21">Macy Gray killin' the Arcade Fire</a>, <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/download_fever_rays_peter_gabr.html">Fever Ray covering Peter Gabriel</a> (really well), <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/vulture_premieres_mavis_staple.html">Mavis Staples covering CCR</a> (come <i>on</i>), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmceSj07_fs">Rage Against the Machine covering Dylan</a> (killing me) and the force-of-nature buzz band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. <a href="http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/dale-earnhardt-jr-jr-concert/20031150-3738290.html">actually doing justice</a> to the sun-kissed harmonies of The Beach Boys (I am dead). Finally there was the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UsvLyu3N0">North Carolina A&T Marching Band</a> covering the instant classic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw">Bed Intruder Song</a> <i>(why?!)</i> that put me over the top. (Thanks for the tips Fiona, Ben, Jared.)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But this is simply the best of all possible worlds. I mean it this time. Classics on classics. Kings on Kings. Listen up.</span></div></span></b></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><object style="font-family: georgia;" width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvnqIG3uiyk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LvnqIG3uiyk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><i style="font-family: georgia;">--Caroline Klibanoff</i></span>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com221tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-69635106943867049872010-08-23T10:01:00.001-04:002010-08-23T10:01:00.411-04:00Artist of the Week: Dawes<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlubOmaUD_3j0oQ_jmWV6YP5Y5wPykZB_WKuAqSuQY9pfsF6AYYvUkHLuWCejzLo2tU-l5WIaZQh15YTy8szhrwERTDzTdH0-XMdOAYWkk4alNmIXaiLtA-LbtylfXxjXQWWY/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlubOmaUD_3j0oQ_jmWV6YP5Y5wPykZB_WKuAqSuQY9pfsF6AYYvUkHLuWCejzLo2tU-l5WIaZQh15YTy8szhrwERTDzTdH0-XMdOAYWkk4alNmIXaiLtA-LbtylfXxjXQWWY/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508010260746390834" border="0" /></a><b>Artist of the Week: Dawes</b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal">I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dawestheband" target="_blank">Dawes</a>, a four-piece band from Los, Angeles, at this year’s <a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/recap-newport-folk-festival-2010.html" target="_blank">Newport Folk Festival</a>, and I was instantly taken with their endearing folk rock. Hailing from the renowned <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Canyon,_Los_Angeles,_California" target="_blank">Laurel Canyon</a> region of California, they don’t shy away from their influences, infusing the warm harmonies of CSNY and the comforting melodies of The Band into their familiar sound. What really set these guys apart though are the lyrics, inspired and poetic, yet somehow instantly germane and deeply human. They’re debut album, <i>North Hills</i>, came out last summer, and it is a compelling collection of Americana songs that show a remarkable maturity for a few guys in their early twenties.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Jared Iversen</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Listen to a few tracks below:<br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9n-E1EknHlI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9n-E1EknHlI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="400" height="325"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9901898&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=8800f0&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9901898&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=8800f0&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="325"></embed></object></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9901898">Dawes & The Morning Benders "When My Time Comes"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/yourstruly">Yours Truly</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></div>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-39309973944999462642010-08-20T10:59:00.005-04:002010-08-20T12:32:15.434-04:00Review: Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.themusicninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sir-Lucious-Left-Foot-The-Son-Of-Chico-Dusty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="http://www.themusicninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sir-Lucious-Left-Foot-The-Son-Of-Chico-Dusty.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: georgia;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Big Boi</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >9.5/10</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I’m going to cut straight to the chase: Big Boi’s debut solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, is dope! No questions asked. I must admit that over the last few years I have pretty much been a hater of most new music released under the ‘hip-hop’ genre. This is due in part to my love-hate relationships with both T-Pain (it’s hard for me to continuously hate his music after he joined forces with Andy Samberg for “I'm On a Boat”) and Lil Wayne, coupled with my complete and utter dislike of artists such as Gucci Mane and Bangs. Over the course of these past few summer months, I have tried to mentally accept that the music industry is changing; genre roles are changing and therefore, hip-hop must also change. And, although I do miss the innovative styles of such artists as Eric B. & Rakim and De La Soul, not all of the hip-hop artists today are complete crap. Actually, some of them are pretty damn amazing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I first heard Big Boi rapping on Southerplayalisticadillacmuzik as part of the duo OutKast. This album dropped in 1994 and I distinctly remember little ol’ me sitting in the back seat of the car as my older cousin drove around Chicago with this album on full blast. By the time Stankonia dropped in 2000 I was finally old enough to seek out the album myself and sing along to the lyrics whenever I was clear of adults. At this time I knew very little about production quality or lyrical flow and judged music solely based on the beat. It’s now 2010, I’m older, wiser and I have become a hell of a lot better at distinguishing albums that I will blast for a season then quickly forget from those that I believe represent true artistry.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I can’t get enough of Sir Lucious Left Foot. Big Boi has definitely been able to hold his own both as part of Outkast and as a solo artist. Despite doubts as to his potential success releasing a full solo album not accompanied by Andre 3000 (Speakerboxx was released with Andre 3000’s The Love Below so it doesn’t count in this instance) Big Boi has proven to be a definite innovator in the music industry. Maintaining the oh-so-precise calculations of production Outkast was so well-known for, Big Boi serves listeners with back to back dope tracks. He spits ill rhymes that had me continuously saying to myself, “Oh snap, he said that”. My top four tracks off the fifteen-track album are “Follow Us ft. Vonnegut”, “Shutterbug ft. Cutty”, “Hustle Blood ft. Jamie Foxx,” and “Fo Yo Sorrows ft. George Clinton, Too Short and Sam Chris”. Some of the tracks are slow jams while others remind me of summer parties back home but all fit together so perfectly that I enjoy listening straight through the album. If you have not yet listened to Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty I highly, highly, highly, recommend you do so. And soon. I for one will definitely be rocking this album for seasons to come.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Disclaimer: I would have given the album 10/10 but I had to deduct points for Gucci Mane’s presence on the track “Shine Blockas” (Gucci’s voice is a drone but the track otherwise is pretty awesome).</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">-- Dominique Barron</span><br /><br /></span></div>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-80509856988447434032010-08-19T11:00:00.000-04:002010-08-19T11:00:00.238-04:00Review: Various Artists, Twilight: Eclipse Official Soundtrack<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Twilight: Eclipse (Original Soundtrack)</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <br />
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I don't know where to begin on why I hate Twilight so, so much. There's just too much to hate. But then again, this is not a literary blog, or a vampire blog, or a </span><a href="http://videogum.com/?s=teen+korner" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Teen Korner</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> blog, this is a blog about music. And the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Eclipse_%28soundtrack%29" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Twilight: Eclipse Official Soundtrack</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> makes me forgive Twilight a tiny, almost insignificant bit for making the world </span><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Twihard" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so much worse</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. The Twilight movie saga has set a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_soundtrack" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">strange</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_New_Moon_%28soundtrack%29" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">reputation</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> for itself by roping in more and more (previously?) respectable indie bands to create and collaborate on original tracks for the movie soundtracks--a moneymaking scheme, no doubt, but one I finally agree with. <br />
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As this is the easiest way to go about a "Various Artists" album, I'll run through the best and worst tracks artist-by-artist. Metric's track "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9rIOcSAXc" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Eclipse - All Yours</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" is decent at best--there's no denying </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Haines" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Emily Haines</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is a </span><a href="http://www.delvecchio.ca/images/golden_god.jpg" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">golden god</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> no matter what she attempts, but the song just falls flat. As an aside, who is </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/siamusic" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sia</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">? Did I miss something? What is that name? Wasn't there </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghPcYqn0p4Y" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">that one song everybody put on their angsty mixtapes for a while</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">? Anyway, "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtM_cc4SPJI" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My Love</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" is utter twee, but movies need those moments just like we do (</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2b_8qnNbCQ" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">unless we're robots</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">). I'd never heard </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ceelogreen" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cee-Lo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on his own before (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cee-Lo_Green#Discography" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">which isn't a surprise, if you look at his utterly impressive list of collaborations</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">), but "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-aOqKTniYU&feature=av2n" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What Part of Forever</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" made me curious for more. <br />
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As for the real highlights--the Black Keys track "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw0FmI7ficU" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Chop and Change</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" is gritty, gritty gold with epic movie potential (does the beginning remind anyone else of </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkQ0C4qDvM" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Inception</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">?). Good work on two great tracks from </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bombaybicycleclub" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bombay Bicycle Club</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> ("</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rXwwKaku7E" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How Can You Swallow So Much</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">") and </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/battlestheband" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Battles</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> ("</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqg7RLXo2C4" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Line</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"), Twilight producers, you've truly upped your ante with some indie heft. There's a </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/beck" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Beck</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">* and </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/batforlashes" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bat for Lashes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> collaboration--a track I at first thought might turn out like Converse's </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPZ5fnYFI4Q" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">first </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G081rEJPSn4" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">second</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> round of summer jams (read: really, really high expectations thanks to a dream team collab coupled with a really, really mediocre turnout). "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghovdQlIYs" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Let's Get Lost</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" actually turned out great, to be honest--the two utterly different respective vocal styles melded together perfectly. <br />
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Finally--as per usual, I've saved the best for last, only because everything else pales in comparison to </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachine" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Florence + the Machine</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">'s "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELNiWGF0aM" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Heavy in Your Arms</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">." I've said it before, but I'll say it again, I get </span><a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/299981541/depth-overcharge" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">depth overcharge</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> when it comes to this band. "Heavy in Your Arms" is thundering, epic, utterly mind-blowing--and oh, the funniest, cruelest joke, </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it's not actually in the movie</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">--it's not even the first song as the credits roll, to add insult to injury, it's the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">second</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Which is, I suppose, in a roundabout way best, because if the scene this song was slated for was not the most epic, rousing battle scene in the movie, then it's probably best it was cut altogether. Because, in the end, the whole movie (</span><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.jsyk.com/media/2010/02/razzies-color-300-020210.jpg" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kristen Stewart-the-Worst</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> included) should have been cut as a scene, leaving only this decent soundtrack behind it. <br />
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</span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Up next for the Twilight movie soundtracks</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">? One mega-collaboration track with every artist on the album contributing to the same song--a la "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQqCTaRTqrQ" style="color: #0065cc;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We Are The World</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">."</span></span><br />
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*Hang on, I just realized that Beck's Top 8 Myspace Friends are all Greek Philosophers? Points? So many points!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/boris">Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin</a> creates tantric pop. They are able to identify that climactic moment in a pop song, that fleeting micro-second that saves pop music from the over saturation by the Biebers in the world. Upon identifying it, though, they exploit it. They dissect that one instant into minutes. Stretching it out over repeating riffs and building handclaps they let us experience that perfect moment for longer than we ought to. And it feels pretty good. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Let it Sway</i> is the third release from Springfield, MO pop quartet Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. They recruited heavy-weight Chris Walla (of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deathcabforcutie">Death Cab For Cutie</a>) to help with the production and mixing, and though Walla's influence is definitely noticeable in the album's aesthetic, the arrangements of the tracks shows a return to the patience that gave <i>Broom</i>, the band's first release, its rich texture.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm always impressed with SSLYBY's comfort and self-confidence. They seem OK with being a pop group. With any other group, this may equate to an eventual staleness, or at least a plateau, but SSLYBY is able to thrive in the space they've created for themselves because their songs are rides. They know that the strength of their songs comes in the arrangements- and while the expertise of a good producer or mixer can help- unless their arrangements are interesting and captivating no amount of Pro Tools is going to help. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bigdecibel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SSLYBY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.bigdecibel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SSLYBY.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">In <i>Broom</i> the rides were slow, piping, wooden structures with tedious build ups and slow releases (I'm thinking of, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmyB9CkEfS8">I am Warm and Powerful</a>"). In <i>Let it Sway</i> the rides are much more chaotic. There are peaks and valleys- songs will burst into a flury of punchy guitars and fall just as sharply into a quiet breakdown and acoustic guitar. This dynamic is the salvation that pop bands need, and the push pull (Sink/Sway?) that SSLYBY creates is instrumental to this albums success. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Its immediately evident that they're more comfortable opening things up a bit with their sound as well. "All Hail Dracula!" opens with drone worthy of <i>A Ghost is Born</i>. "In Pairs," has a menacing pair of its voice as a second vocal track harasses the first in a mocking echo. The seamless transition into, "My Terrible Personality" is masterfully pulled off. Their ability to tweak the periphery of their songs without damaging its core shows a maturity that was unfortunately absent for parts of <i>Pershing</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The best moment in <i>Pershing</i>, though, was the last track, 'Heers.' It was a huge step for the band, and again on <i>Let it Sway</i> the closer is truly a beautiful moment. In a simplicity that both inspires and awakens: "Nothing's made to last these days, But I'm gonna be by you until my last day." It's neither blissfully unaware and oversimplified, nor is it annoyingly hyper-literate. It just is. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lyrically, the album demonstrates a self-confidence. As a band, SSLYBY thinks that their time has come, "I just wanna show you what I know, I know its right." They don't want to be the sole providers in this game anymore, "When you gonna shake off those new legs? I need you to be strong." SSLYBY has given a lot. If there is any word that doesn't describe the band, it's, 'lazy.' They've shown that they care immensely about every moment on their album, and they think that you should too. Can you blame them?</div><div><br />
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<i>-Igor German</i></div>WGTB Georgetown Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08082077481263883119noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-2203023459322933942010-08-17T14:30:00.001-04:002010-08-17T14:36:34.415-04:00Take Cover: The Roots of Rock 'N' Roll<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGGA9YXWK2I/AAAAAAAAAUM/uVXvtHGyy-g/s1600/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503822011624205154" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGGA9YXWK2I/AAAAAAAAAUM/uVXvtHGyy-g/s400/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 100px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
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If you don't know Sister Rosetta Tharpe and think that Jimi Hendrix or even Chuck Berry or even Little Richard originated rock 'n' roll guitar playing, you better get acquainted quick, because the lightyears-ahead-of-her-time Tharpe, a gospel singer in the 1940s, is the reigning queen of the instrument and entire generations of musicians owe her a debt.<br />
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A Philadelphia gospel singer raised in the Pentecostal church, Tharpe's self-taught guitar playing was at the forefront of her whole performance at a time when the electric guitar was considered controversial in the church. In addition to her powerful, throaty voice, Tharpe manipulated the instrument like it was an extension of her own body, playing blues solos and rhythm with an ease and confidence that a whole lot of modern artists can't hold a candle to. She invented the windmill arm swing (Pete Townshend, you're welcome) and played perfect bluesy solos with flying fingers, all while lifting that big, big voice to the Lord.<br />
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Oh, and the Tallest Man on Earth recently did a really lovely cover of her song "My Journey To The Sky" at the Pitchfork Music Festival, a gentle acoustic version that is quite moving in its sincerity and simplicity. His voice sounds better than ever here; I just wish the song was longer.<br />
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Watch two killer performances by Tharpe herself after the jump.<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7lN1R2LP-4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7lN1R2LP-4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-12801035697002787732010-08-17T09:02:00.000-04:002010-08-17T09:02:00.339-04:00Review: Jaill, That's How We Burn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jaill-thats-how-we-burn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.mbvmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jaill-thats-how-we-burn.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><b>Jaill</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><b><i>That’s How We Burn</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><b>3 mustaches out of 4 (actual band statistics: 2/4)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><b>
<br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Michael Chabon, musing on the possibility of a totally original novel, said that “All novels are sequels; influence is bliss.” The same is true in the world of music. This review will not be able to tell you whether or not Jaill’s new album sounds like <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14486-thats-how-we-burn/">The Soft Pack</a> has a crush on XTC, or of what it is “reminiscent.” Nor will it contain a lengthy analysis (with spreadsheets and percentages) that charts the band’s influences from their toddler days, when they were big into<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjUYAom5i4c"> </a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjUYAom5i4c">Raffi </a>to their teenage years spent idolizing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4w8HDwPgI&feature=fvst">Joe Strummer</a>. This review is, in fact, significantly more concerned with how the name of the band is pronounced (I alternately envision the word ‘jail’ pronounced with a Southern drawl or a Jamaican saying ‘ja! ill!’) and the fact that one of the members is named Ryan Adams.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span> </span>Regardless of influence, what sets this album (and any other) apart is what Jaill does differently from others who have come before. Sure, Jaill may not fully be the “psych-pop” band that they envision themselves to be, but they still know how to throw together some slick, catchy tunes. The guitar lick on the deliciously upbeat ‘Everyone is Hip’ is utterly irresistible. The sardonically titled ‘How’s the Grave?’ sports some quite fun guitar solos and ‘Baby I’, though a bit slower, has an equally catchy hook. Sure, ‘Snake Shakes,’ and ‘She’s My Baby” could have just as easily come from an early Shins album, but then again, you would never find Mercer and company crafting a song like ‘The Stroller,’ the most “psych-pop” song to be found here. The album does have a few duller moments, and it is clear that Jaill are at their best when they are rocking out, keeping things upbeat and tight, and surfing easily through pure pop riffs. Still, when all is said and done, <i>That’s How We Burn</i> would be a pleasant addition to any summer rotation.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><i>-- Mark Waterman</i></span></span></p></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span></span>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-21306645192101179722010-08-16T10:15:00.019-04:002010-08-16T10:15:00.825-04:00Mystery Train: Requiem For A King<a href="http://www.8notes.com/images/artists/elvis-presley.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="http://www.8notes.com/images/artists/elvis-presley.jpg" style="float: left; height: 244px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 244px;" width="200" /></a><div style=" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.3602851014584303" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today marks the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. It’s been 33 years since he died rather famously, the stuff of legend, at age 42.</span></span></span><br /><span id="internal-source-marker_0.3602851014584303" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have met people that have never listened to Elvis. This astonishes me, though perhaps it shouldn’t; his music can seem dated today, his story told and re-told so many times it’s now less like a legend of rock ‘n’ roll than a tired old movie plot rehashed again and again. It becomes one of those snoozefest tales your dad tells you while he’s driving somewhere and you’re literally subject to his will and his memory, trapped as you are in the front passenger seat by a seatbelt and the car’s velocity.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But more than that, I have met people that have listened to Elvis and still never really </span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">heard</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> him, never truly given his music that concerted listening it deserves. They admit his story and his influence, but for them his music moves no bones, stirs no heart. I get it. I feel the same about, say, Frank Sinatra. And it’s not that it is somehow </span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wrong</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to have a deep love for rock ‘n’ roll music, or even the blues, without giving Elvis records a second listen; it’s just something you might want to consider, is all. He has a remarkable talent for saying beautifully simple things in an incredibly truthful way. I didn’t get it until I saw footage of Elvis live, namely his </span></span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpCTqZI9OCg"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seminal</span></span></span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 1973 </span></span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb7XM6NZorU&feature=related"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">performance</span></span></span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in Hawaii. See below:</span></span></span></div><div style=" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vb7XM6NZorU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vb7XM6NZorU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It’s easy to write him off as a stage presence only, a white-suited caricature of a pop star swallowed alive by his own fame. But watch closely -- he is a </span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">presence</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, but that’s entirely part of why he was, and is, so captivating live. Swinging hips, the gospel choir, and his classic snarl are essential here, but it’s also clear how much he means every word he sings. </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nobody has vocal pitch that perfect while fighting addiction and inner demons and a crushing fame and performing live in front of a mammoth audience, unless they mean every word they’re singing. </span></span></b></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is real gospel.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a name='more'></a></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The King’s blessed beginnings are as well-known as his unfortunate ends, born in a one-room house in Tupelo, Miss., east of the Delta, smack dab in the middle of the Depression, about as unknown and anonymous as anyone’s ever been. But he loved music, and grew up internalizing as much as he could from both sides of the race coin in an age and a region where that was difficult, to say the least. His impoverished childhood and gospel-spun upbringing lent a true bluesman’s sensibility to what later become rock ‘n’ roll. As a young adult he teamed up with Sam Phillips and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="http://www.sunstudio.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sun Studio</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in Memphis, which later boasted a roster including Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash, and became a full-fledged star, American cultural icon, arbiter of change, pioneer in rock and dance music, etc. </span></span></span><a href="http://www.rockislandrebels.com/images/sun-studios2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.rockislandrebels.com/images/sun-studios2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 272px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 300px;" /></a><br /></div><div style=" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:transparent;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To visit </span><a href="http://photos.igougo.com/images/p215144-Memphis_TN-Sun_Studios.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sun Studio today</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is to hear an earful about Cash and little about the rest of the group -- perhaps the staff figures the next stop on your Memphis road trip is Graceland, and I guess it’s justified for them to think that, because if </span><a href="http://static.open.salon.com/files/graceland1246261576.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Graceland</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> isn’t your next stop it should be. </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheesy? Take one look at the numerous Elvis </span><a href="http://media.nowpublic.net/images//cb/7/cb780739dc7981a80bded1a3a0423a72.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">impersonators</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> visiting the site, </span><a href="http://www.pierretristam.com/images2/i07a/0816-elvis-grave.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the elaborate memorials</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> placed by eager fans, or the chintzy shag </span><a href="http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/img/elvis/graceland/jungle_room.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">green carpet</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in the house and you’ll have your answer. Cheesy doesn’t even begin to cover it. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But Graceland remains one of the most moving places I have ever visited in my life. The tour lets you get underneath the Elvis myth. And then</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> there’s his </span><a href="http://www.theironskeptic.com/articles/elvis/elvis_grave.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">grave</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Amid hordes of fans come to pay their respects, having just gained a new appreciation for The King’s music and life from the house-turned-museum, it’s more than a bit uncomfortable to suddenly be confronted with his gravestone, with the cold, hard fact that this humbly-rooted </span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tour de force</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is laid in the ground right before your feet, excuse my bluntness, dead as a doornail. That, to me, says a lot. You want immortality? Do something as great as Elvis Presley, whose legacy is so powerful you literally </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">forget he’s no longer alive</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> when you listen to his music and read about his life. </span></span></span></div><div style=" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:transparent;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After all, his influence seems inescapable: my favorite Elvis song, “True Love Travels on a Gravel Road,” was </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Golddigger”</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> long before Kanye West was even conceived as an idea in his parent’s minds, and “Stuck On You” made famous the blues-rock riff you can hear in </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfyEpmQM7bw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">every </span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqlLs1NR1M"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blues-rock</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALyQIUFgenI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">song</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> since. The opening line of “Viva Las Vegas,” along with the skittering beat, is perfect for anyone jonesing for escape: “Bright lights city gonna set my soul on fire.” His phrasing and intonation is flawless on “Don’t be Cruel.” “Burnin’ Love?” Tell me you don’t want to listen to this every morning when you wake up. And even the classic “Hound Dog” is worth a revisit, given its handclaps and rapid-fire drum break. </span></span></span></div><div style=" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:transparent;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So on this day, the anniversary of Elvis’ death, let’s pour a little bit of our metaphorical drinks out for The King. Give the songs below a listen -- a real one -- and if you’re still not moved, a visit to Memphis might be in order. I’m sure some dressed-to-kill impersonator with an </span></span></span><a href="http://www.elvis-is-alive.com/"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Elvis is Alive!” </span></span></span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bumper sticker and a conspiracy-theory-friendly agenda would be glad to show you around. (I didn’t say Elvis fans weren’t total cultist freaks).</span></span></span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-CK</span></span></i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyODE5MjI2ODExMjkmcHQ9MTI4MTkyMjY4NTEwNSZwPTY5NDMwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*1OGNjMWVlZTcyZmY*MjIzOTdk/MDIzODg2NDhiYjg3MCZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /></span><br /><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 450px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><object height="270" width="435"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.playlistproject.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_blue_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playlistproject.net%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D80042904%26t%3D1281922679&wid=os"><embed style="width:435px; visibility:visible; height:270px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.playlistproject.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_blue_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playlistproject.net%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D80042904%26t%3D1281922679&wid=os" width="435" height="270" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"></embed> </object></span><br /><a href="http://www.playlistproject.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="Get a playlist!" border="0" src="http://www.playlistproject.net/mc/images/create_blue.jpg" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.playlistproject.net/playlist/20490983435/standalone" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="Standalone player" border="0" src="http://www.playlistproject.net/mc/images/launch_blue.jpg" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.playlistproject.net/playlist/20490983435/download"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="Get Ringtones" border="0" src="http://www.playlistproject.net/mc/images/get_blue.jpg" /></span></a></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-58925931749643497312010-08-13T15:02:00.001-04:002010-08-13T15:08:40.582-04:00Our Top 30 Albums of the Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGL-z2bNF7I/AAAAAAAAAU0/6exQLagHRMA/s1600/bigboi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGL-z2bNF7I/AAAAAAAAAU0/6exQLagHRMA/s400/bigboi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504241861336569778" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></span></span></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BIG BOI</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-arcade-fire-suburbs-with-album.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ARCADE FIRE</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-arcade-fire-suburbs-with-album.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-arcade-fire-suburbs-with-album.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Suburbs</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Forgiveness Rock Record</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">CEO</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">White Magic</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WILD NOTHING</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Gemini</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BLACK KEYS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brothers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WAVVES</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">King Of The Beach</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BAND OF HORSES</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Infinite Arms</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">9</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BEST COAST</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Crazy For You</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-national-high-violet.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">NATIONAL High Violet</span></span></a></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">11</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">TAME IMPALA</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Innerspeaker</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">12</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/album-review-sleigh-bells-treats.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SLEIGH BELLS Treats</span></span></a></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">13</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">DANGER MOUSE AND SPARKLEHORSE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dark Night Of The Soul</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">14</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Disconnect From Desire</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">15</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">IVY WALLS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Elegant Universe</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">16</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PAPER TIGER</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Made Like Us</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">17</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BLUE GIANT</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Blue Giant</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">18</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">YOUNG MAN</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Boy [EP]</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">19</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">STILL FLYIN'</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A Party In Motion [EP]</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">20</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">MAPS AND ATLASES</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Perch Patchwork</span></span></a></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">21</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">JAILL</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">That's How We Burn</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">22</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR.</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Horse Power [EP]</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">23</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-drums-drums.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">DRUMS </span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-drums-drums.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-drums-drums.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Drums</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">24</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">MINIATURE TIGERS </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fortress</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">25</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">UFFIE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">26</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">EL-P</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">27</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SUCKERS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wild Smile</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">28</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">DAN SARTAIN</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dan Sartain Lives</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">29</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">LCD SOUNDSYSTEM</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 153, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This Is Happening</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">30</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BOOKS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Way Out</span></span></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-20590149653740732912010-08-13T09:40:00.001-04:002010-08-13T09:54:31.714-04:00Review: Wild Nothing, Gemini<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background- font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xvXxe7O_bhEpV-2SMgr3xVTy3ArrT0MDf6-DAVkJGVpaGTSwV0kiyGbOf2lRWRMCrTID7phjS8yUR2A66D1BgjgflTXT8DfGuZ8svmcD6Nh6MybzCQ" width="227px;" height="227px;" id="internal-source-marker_0.29156250692903996" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span 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<br /></span><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Wild Nothing</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Gemini</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">8.5/10</span></span></p><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
<br /></span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">If you are like me, you took one glimpse at the wholly discomforting album cover of </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wildnothing"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Wild Nothing’s</span></span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Gemini</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">, and immediately grabbed at your own face to make sure that you still possess your highly desirable lower jaw. It’s not unlike waking from a fraught dream, shaking off the sleep and scouring your body to account for everything being intact. The sensation of reverie is entirely fitting for Wild Nothing, whose aptly pegged “80’s dream-pop” treads the familiar while never escaping the surreal throughout the artist’s wonderful debut album.</span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
<br /></span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Hailing from Blacksburg, VA, Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing does not shy away from the dream association; instead, he welcomes it from the very first track, “Live in Dreams.” With </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Gemini</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">, Tatum constructs a musical world saturated with shimmering synths and reverberating guitar, creating the blissful mood that never falters for the duration of the album. His voice floats and drifts, sometimes for several seconds, seeming both all-encompassing and completely out of reach at any given moment. The lyrics teem with unfulfilled sentiments and suppressed yearning (“Where are you going?/Can I come with you/I don’t feel right when you’re not here.”), but under the layers of hazy texture, the pain never seems acute. Compartmentalized in this other-worldly space, Tatum’s troubled emotions are only passing, and a sense of peace persists as each track fades to a gentle close. </span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
<br /></span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The clarity of Wild Nothing’s expressiveness is refreshingly welcome, as the pervading anesthetic atmosphere takes the edge off the Tatum’s sharp reflection. The entire album has a well-conceived rhythm, and as such, no one song is worthy of a skip. A full listen without interruption is surprisingly comforting, especially during the summer months when music often aims for stand-alone anthems. That’s not to say that </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Gemini</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> does not have its clear breakout moments; </span></span><a href="http://vimeo.com/11277984"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">“Chinatown,”</span></span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> for one, exudes exuberance and conveys the restlessness that so often accompanies the mid-year break. Another album hightlight, “O, Lilac,” features a bouncing acoustic melody and is decidedly upbeat in comparison to the rest of the LP.</span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
<br /></span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Sure, Wild Nothing sticks to a consistent musical formula, and doesn’t introduce any particularly novel concepts. But the strength of Tatum’s composition is unwavering, and maintained a inescapable grip on my own attention within every listening moment. Ultimately, the cool lushness of </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Gemini</span></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> provides the perfect counterbalance to the sweet, beachy, sun-soaked albums that have become commonplace in the summer of 2010, and will have staying power long after the warm months dissipate into the crispness of autumn.</span></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; white-space: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
<br /></span></b></span></span></div></span><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Worth many listens: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">“Chinatown”; “O, Lilac”; “Summer Holiday”; “Confirmation”</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">
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<br /></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/gayngs" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gayngs</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Relayted</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">
<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (or 2/2 Unnecessary Silent Vowels)
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<br />Before we begin, I have two tasks--first of all, please proceed to </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayngs" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gayngs' Wikipedia page</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Read the first few paragraphs. Now, I </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">dare </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">you not to immediately like this band, based just on those few bits of information. There are so many things to like! 23 musicians (including </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/boniver" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Justin Vernon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (</span><a href="http://popsecret.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/justin-vernon1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SWOON</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">) and </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rhymesayers" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">a rapper</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (</span><a href="http://www.southwestern.edu/studentlife/orgs/megaphone/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/peanut-butter-jelly-spreader-2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">classic combination of things</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">?)), check; the entire band dressed as "</span><a href="http://vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/e10/gayngs-the-last-prom-on-earth-at-first-avenue.4810268.87.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">prom</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" for their first show, check; </span><a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/gayngs-relayted,40990/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the Onion liked it</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and we're suddenly taking the Onion seriously (?), check; they not only </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4KsWY9XOK0" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">did a cover song but a cover video</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (something </span><i><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/search/label/take%20cover" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Take Cover</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">could look into!), check. Check!
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<br />Now that we've got a predisposed bias in favor of the band, we're ready to face the music. To make things easy, Gayngs takes everything about Justin Vernon that could have made you fall asleep and turns the beat up a few notches and back a few decades--from "smooth and sonorous" to "big, harmonic 80's boogie." The album is huge, and lovely, the kind of album that fills a listener up with sound and warmth. This sounds trite, but I'm not kidding, the album is, metaphorically speaking, the </span><a href="http://www.lasvegas4vipusa.com/images/GRCA_GrandCanyonHDR.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Grand Canyon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in an </span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/222/518361436_c0e69a43b2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">elephant's ribcage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.
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<br />The </span><a href="http://www.indyweek.com/imager/b/magnum/1446133/b174/05.26musfeat2_gayngs.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">23 band members</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> surprisingly don't end up tripping over each other--but their respective influences do shine through in bits and pieces from song to song. "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prYYwPyjyc0" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Walker</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"--who knew gunshots could, well, fit into a soft rock piece without making me fall out of my office chair? Hats off to Rhymesayers' influence. "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKGr6yhdv0" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Spanish Platinum</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" is kind of </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/twinsisterband" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Twin Sister</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-esque spacey, no doubt </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/solidgold" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Solid Gold</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'s influence. I couldn't even hate "</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDE3ycQFtxw" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No Sweat</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" despite the presence of a saxophone (and </span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-josh-ritter-so-runs-world-away.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have a vendetta against saxophones</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and 80's music in general). I could go on, but I'll end it here by saying the best thing about the album is that there's something to like about every song, and that there's no telling which one will be my favorite on any given day. My favorite game recently has been playing a "Where's Waldo" of sorts with the list of musicians--can you find the Andrew Bird contributor's influence shine through in any of the tracks? Anyone? Please, keep the </span><a href="http://www.surprisegiftforme.com/images/dreamstime_6690593_surprise_gift.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">surprises</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> coming, Gayngs. </span></span>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097120633692394002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-39476567627962736212010-08-12T09:00:00.000-04:002010-08-12T09:00:01.215-04:00Recap: Newport Folk Festival 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">DJ and Biz Director Jared Iversen took to the New England countryside to catch some folk-rockers new and old and reported back to us with some sweet pictures. Check out his review and the gallery below.</span></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="407" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&noautoplay=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F113869811111767229472%2Falbumid%2F5501318992101208769%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCL-G65j5sKOEyQE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The</span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Folk_Festival" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Newport Folk Festival</span></span></span></a></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">began in 1959, and is probably best known for launching Bob Dylan’s career and as the site of his notorious 1965 performance, where</span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dylan_controversy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">he went electric</span></span></span></a></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and changed the face of both folk and rock music. This past weekend, nearly 18,000 people descended upon Fort Adams, an 18th </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Century military base situated on the pristine shores of Newport, Rhode Island, for the 51st </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">performance of this historic concert. It was my first time at a music festival, and the relaxed air of the folk fest proved to be a great introduction to the festival experience.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On Saturday morning, my friends and I departed Providence behind schedule and anxiously drove across the state, hoping to make it in time for </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-blitzen-trapper-destroyer-of.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Blitzen Trapper</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">’s set. We drove through the quaint Newport streets, passing mansions and battling traffic, finally making it to the scenic hilltop that hosted the festival. As we entered the gates, we heard the first chords of “</span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBgxP56R1I" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Furr</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">” and excitedly ran to the Harbor Stage, arriving just in time to see our favorite song. The memory of the day’s shaky start melted away as we stood in the blissful aura of the crowd, watching the Seattle folk rockers finish up their set.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We left the Harbor Stage satisfied that we had caught “Furr,” and began wandering around, scouring the numerous vendors for free food (thanks CLIF) and just taking in the gorgeous sites. After watching snippets of sets by the foot-stompin’ </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Death" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">O’Death</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the incredible mandolin and banjo based bluegrass of </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bush" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sam Bush</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, and the soulful </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandi_Carlile" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brandi Carlile</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, we settled back down at the Harbor Stage to watch one of my favorite artists, Jim James of My Morning Jacket (performing as Yim Yames). As James took the stage, replacing Sam Bush, the average age of the crowd was cut in half, as its size nearly doubled. People drifted off between sets and we snagged seats about 12 rows from the stage, watching the bearded James, dressed in a stylish maroon suit and sunglasses, set up.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After a few minutes, James began </span></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128724481" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">his set</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> with the</span></span><a href="http://monsters+of+folk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Monsters of Folk</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> tune “His Master’s Voice,” and I gazed admiringly, pretty much like </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxAdzXlL6i4&feature=channel" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">this</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, as he stood alone on the stage, plucking his acoustic guitar and singing like an angel. The crowd seemed to share my adoration, as everyone sat enraptured by James’ intimate performance, only breaking their silence for an occasional hoot or holler as he showed off his vocal range and an explosion of applause after each song. He continued his beautiful, heartfelt set with an unreleased song called </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFyelklEanQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Wonderful (The Way I Feel),”</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and the My Morning Jacket songs </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HiuoyfWuXM" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Look at You,”</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> “Tonight I Want to Celebrate With You,” and “Bermuda Highway.” At this point, he took a moment to remember his friend, cartoonist and musician </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Callahan_(cartoonist)" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">John Callahan</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, who had passed away the week before, dedicating the performance to him and playing a cover of Callahan’s song “Summer Never Ends.” He continued with “It Beats 4 U” and a very subdued version of </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0qh4F9h-s" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“What A Wonderful Man,”</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> both of which carried a new gravity in light of James’ earnest tribute. Continuing the festival's collaborative tradition, he called up his friends </span></span><a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ben+Sollee/track/How+to+See+The+Sun+Rise?src=onebox" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ben Sollee</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/danielmartinmoore" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Daniel Martin Moore</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, who recently released an album to raise awareness for </span></span><a href="http://ilovemountains.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">mountain top removal,</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> which James produced. They added a cello, bass, and drums to James’ acoustic guitar, picking up the pace on the next few songs, before ending the stellar set with knockout versions of “Smokin’ From Shootin’” and </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4zJjXftU98" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Gideon.”</span></span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As the sun shined on our smiling faces, we hurried over to the Main Stage to watch </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bird" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Andrew Bird</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, who stood on the huge platform all by himself, playing his violin, surrounded by the bevy of other instruments and equipment he would use during his set. Bird started off by playing what he called “musical ideas,” bits and pieces of music that weren’t really fully formed songs yet. We ended up making our way towards the front of the stage, and stumbled upon a small group of people dancing off to the side, in front of the press tents. We immediately joined in, jumping around joyously and uninhibited, as Bird was accompanied on stage by Calexico, and launched into “Plasticities,” “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head,” and “Tables and Chairs.” People stared at us. And laughed. And took pictures. But we didn’t care. It was one of those special moments that music festivals seem to induce, where strangers come together, and yell as loud as they can that “oooh there will be snacks there will.” We tried to get other people to join, and attempted to orchestrate a group clap, but the crowd seemed more content to just lounge around on the lawn, only half paying attention to Bird’s impressive set.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As the day wound down, and the sun began to approach the sailboats on the horizon, we decided to check out one more band before leaving. As we approached the smaller Quad Stage, </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dawestheband" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dawes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> had just finished their set, but, continuing the day’s good fortune, they asked, “Anybody wanna hear one more?” and came back out for a rare encore. I had never heard of these guys, but they instantly won me over with their uplifting anthem, </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n-E1EknHlI" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“I Got a Feeling,”</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and sent me off with my favorite song of the day, which is still stuck in my head. After the first stanza, front man Taylor Goldsmith called his father, a musician and former member of </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweathog_(band)" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sweathog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, onstage to help him belt out the catchy refrain. The crowd joined in, chanting elatedly as Taylor strummed his guitar and hopped around the stage with childish excitement, seemingly thrilled at how the crowd had embraced his band. Dawes was a real pleasant surprise and, after seeing their rousing performance, I discovered that this California band released a beautiful album last summer called </span></span><a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Dawes/track/Bedside+Manner?src=onebox" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">North Hills</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, filled with warm harmonies reminiscent of fellow </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Canyon,_Los_Angeles" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Laurel Canyon</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">musicians Crosby, Stills, and Nash. They are definitely one of the most promising young bands on the Americana scene, and Goldsmith has </span></span><a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/03/mgv_a_deer_tick.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">joined forces</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> with a couple of </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lurIOyuErP8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">other rising folk stars</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left- border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; color:windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">John McCauley</span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> from </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-deer-tick-black-dirt-sessions.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Deer Tick</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and Matt Vasquez from </span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-delta-spirit-history-from-below.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Delta Spirit</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, and is slated to release an album with them sometime this year.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" line-height: 13px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This wasn't a huge music festival, and I only saw some of the band's on just one of the two days, but it was still one of my greatest music going experiences. During his set Jim James mused at “what a miracle it all is,” asking “how can things be so great?” Wonderful music, perfect weather, and lots of cheerful people, all set against a picturesque backdrop, can make things great, and the Newport Folk Festival was nothing short of that.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></p>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-16158112834373703552010-08-11T10:47:00.002-04:002010-08-11T10:47:00.480-04:00Re: Stacks - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq9MN5gQGLwsybd7qIEFVzZnAziIaLATU-aBbSTLOShOTWkjExeoxPdFY_CEFs7HwYhtgtl2TuoPzwhafQo-_FCb9h1ya0WtKqfHyQZy0BxFx555Rt7gWn9w3y6m8w6CRWo0o/s1600/P1020612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq9MN5gQGLwsybd7qIEFVzZnAziIaLATU-aBbSTLOShOTWkjExeoxPdFY_CEFs7HwYhtgtl2TuoPzwhafQo-_FCb9h1ya0WtKqfHyQZy0BxFx555Rt7gWn9w3y6m8w6CRWo0o/s400/P1020612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>WGTB Georgetown Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08082077481263883119noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-42689284678574619452010-08-10T14:40:00.002-04:002010-08-10T15:28:02.318-04:00Review: 180° South: Conquerers of the Useless Soundtrack <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><img title="180south.jpg" alt="180south.jpg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial0480v5gm0WphrU-0hyzXdYfIHi66-sUMf95T_WzGFuWzuYi7zdmxaxPUi8flAogYpD1-N0u17EYM4ec7SwsiNLghgRYAGfBUGkKxg9iQaEsY3Cge8ejUmOWkSguoR9LmmXUXA/s1600/180south.jpg" width="200" height="150" /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">180</span></span><a style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">°</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> South: Conquerers of the Useless Soundtrack</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Various Artists<br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">B</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3mIrbOeFw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">180° South: Conquerers of the Useless</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">just another regular movie about another bunch of </span></span><a href="http://yoga-doc.com/headers/yoga%20for%20regular%20guys.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">regular guys</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, right? Not really. And it's not a soundtrack put together by a regular bunch of guys, either, but we'll get to that. To sum up, the plot of the movie consists of "adventurer*" </span></span><a href="http://www.alpinist.com/media/web10s/180south-5.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeff Johnson</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> deciding to venture off to</span></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Patagonia&sll=-1.757537,-52.382812&sspn=124.513633,226.054688&ie=UTF8&cd=3&geocode=FR0Hgv0d45Lk-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=Patagonia&z=4" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Patagonia</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and retrace the steps of </span></span><a href="http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/whq/37.4/images/kirk_fig05b.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, two regular guys who went to Patagonia in 1968, who had their lives "changed," and decided to put this "</span></span><a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/823830494/la-cuna" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">last wild place on earth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" under protection. You'll have to take my word on this one, because I, too, have only seen the trailer, but I have the feeling Johnson's story will probably include beautiful nature shots, overcoming massive setbacks and finding his destiny along the 10,000 mile journey.<br /><br />So what about the soundtrack, the one that you didn't get to listen to in the trailer because somebody decided to play Animal Collective instead? There's a little bit of Jack Johnson, a little bit of James Mercer, topped off by a whole lot of Ugly Casanova. </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Casanova" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's everything you'll need to know about Ugly Casanova, ever</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In my professional opinion, that's a great backstory to a band if I've ever heard one. It is, however, unnecessary to read that the band is essentially </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/modestmouse" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Modest Mouse</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, because listening to just one song on this soundtrack will give that away--especially if it's not an instrumental and you can actually hear Isaac Brock's lisp. The Ugly Casanova tracks on the album sound like back-to-basics, performing-in-your-back-yard Modest Mouse, stripped down and a lot of twang. </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jackjohnsonmusic" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jack Johnson</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> has always been </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWVnZAJaq4Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">performing</span></span></a><a href="http://www.lat34.com/_/Image/_/jack_johnson_surfing.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">shirtless</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/jack-johnson-surfing-outsid.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in your backyard</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (</span></span><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/01/29/jackjohnson_wideweb__430x273.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in Hawaii</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), with a lot of twang. </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mercer_%28musician%29" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">James Mercer</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is harder to place--member of </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theshins" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the Shins</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and lately </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Broken Bells</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, what is he doing on this soundtrack? Let's take the fact that he was born in Hawaii as well--shirtless twang is, then, in his blood, as is protecting beautiful places, adventures, probably surfing, and definitely making soundtracks for movies about adventurers.<br /><br />Essentially, these artists have written songs that will complement the film perfectly. Even listening to the soundtrack only once, it's easy to imagine where each of the stripped-down, restrained indie-rock tracks is going to fit into this movie--an adventure movie with a strong underlying environmental message. Take "Maybe We're Lost"--here's where the big plot setback will happen. It'll get really cold, and Jeff Johnson is going to lose a toe to frostbite, or his tent is going to blow away in the wind, or he'll be pummeled within an inch of his life by a monster wave. There's going to be a sweeping panorama shot that shows how small he really is, Man vs. Wilderness, while some muted guitar chords play and Isaac Brock mutters something existential into the microphone. Or take "</span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVHxMn8trOk" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's to Now</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"--here's how the movie will end, on a song that's probably about living in the moment (</span></span><a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858834123/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">though I'm not quite sure</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), and in a broader sense about appreciating the </span></span><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0710/aurora_kuenzli_big.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">things</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.zgodzinski.com/galeria/i/jura1999/images/Wysokie-Tatry-Panorama.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.chrispoliquin.com/Front-Image.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">can</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/36974-bigthumbnail.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">have</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in said </span></span><a href="http://www.nicolascretton.ch/Pictures/Glacier_Grey_panorama.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">moment</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and trying to </span></span><a href="http://www.cliffspreserve.cl/english/home.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">preserve them</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for the future. Man has the power to</span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">destroy</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, man has the power to </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9hr9Ucyftg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">save</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. After the thoroughly enjoyable yet predictable (don't these movies always end the same?) two hour ad made by </span></span><a href="http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/home?slc=en_US&sct=US" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Patagonia</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in support of environmental protection (and their clothing), we'll fade to black with a sense of </span></span><a href="http://www.climatecrisis.net/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">urgency</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/20100503-bp-oil-spill-debris.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">impeding doom</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and a modicum of </span></span><a href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/otterlicious.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">hope</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.<br /><br />"</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Man is alright, you can't beat him</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" --</span></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128513514" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">William Faulkner</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">**<br /><br /></span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Highlight Tracks</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: "</span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVHxMn8trOk" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's to Now</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">," "Maybe We're Lost"<br /></span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When to Listen to the Album</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></span><a href="http://blog.mattclemi.org/public/Egypte/.nap_m.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While Napping on the Beach</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- Fiona Hanly</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*first off, what kind of a career is "</span></span><a href="http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=adventurer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">adventurer</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">?!" and where can I sign up to be one??</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">**</span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/08/review-arcade-fire-suburbs-with-album.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">it must be something in the water, but Faulkner has been an inspiration to WGTB DJ's of late</span></span></a></span></div>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-27483616338489944422010-08-10T09:03:00.003-04:002010-08-10T14:05:47.031-04:00Take Cover: You Oughta Be Proud That I'm Getting Good Marksssss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TFHIS-GR1nI/AAAAAAAAATM/QS-NXG8sGZ4/s1600/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TFHIS-GR1nI/AAAAAAAAATM/QS-NXG8sGZ4/s400/MyBannerMaker_Banner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499396848228619890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sad Kermit: "Needle In The Hay" (Elliott Smith)</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Your regularly scheduled weekly column, in which I uncover (pun) and discuss a well-done cover song worth your time, will return next week. For now, let me interrupt standard programming to bring you something that will make you thank your lucky stars that the Internet is still the Internet and that we can have nice things like this, because the real wealth of human existence is our endless treasure trove of creativity and also communal pop culture, and we are truly blessed to live in a world where someday our children and grandchildren can know a Kermit the Frog of multiple moods and variations, including what might be termed his "Blue Period" (because it's not easy being green!), when he denigrated into a lifestyle of drugs and crime and depression while watching The Royal Tenenbaums on repeat, all of which came to a rather ugly head in his hit ballad, <a href="http://sadkermit.com/audio/Sad%20Kermit%20-%20Rainbow%20Disconnection.mp3">"The Rainbow Disconnection."</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5oEYMGL0ZtA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5oEYMGL0ZtA&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Check out Sad Kermit's whole discography <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1K8t3BtNaw&feature=related">here</a>. (Radiohead's "Creep" is notable.)<div><br /></div><div><i>-- Caroline Klibanoff</i></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-90567336486323554412010-08-09T14:33:00.004-04:002010-08-09T14:59:38.364-04:00Review: Band of Horses, Infinite Arms<div face="Times" size="medium" color="transparent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background- "><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/ckkthebYdbJnt57Ylb-L2DT8PHlqxiTkmNPZxqJb8mIz7ExKXb4dHZk1Wm8VprDOOcFtN9jfgXNPP9uvwf0r9-QbbO07KAcK2EvEU1vH4MTwtRvz3g" width="254px;" height="254px;" id="internal-source-marker_0.5193663742393255" /></div><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"></span></span></div></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Band of Horses</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Infinite Arms</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4.0 out of 10 disappointed fans</b></div><br />There it was, on display at the Whole Foods register, double-teamed by Jack Johnson and Michael Bublé: Infinite Arms, the latest release from Band of Horses. “Bwah?” No one around me would have known it, but I was immediately ashamed. How did my beloved band find themselves in the snoozer company of adult-contemporary all-stars who rhapsodize about banana pancakes (delicious, no doubt) and impersonate Frank Sinatra?<br /><br />A phenomenal debut and an excellent sophomore album raised expectations for this third LP from the Seattle-turned-Carolina rockers. However, what should have cemented of Band of Horses’ place as one of the most satisfying acts in indie rock instead represented a dive into a limbo of lazily meandering melodies. I probably should have seen the writing on the wall, as lead singer Ben Bridwell remains the sole original member of the band. Even when the video for the first single, “Compliments,” previewed in early April, with its bizarre montage of nature photos, I refused to believe that more of this risk-averse music would come on the album. Of course, I was wrong.<br /><br />If Cease to Begin was one totally acceptable step from Everything All the Time into more accessible song-craft, then Infinite Arms is a leap into substanceless tunes. From start to finish, not one song truly stands out from the rest, an absolutely glaring change from their previous efforts that reverberated indefinitely in my head for days and weeks at a time. Multiple-part harmony with a Southern-rock tinge reigns the day on this record, usually accompanied by a daintily strummed acoustic guitar and nominally tapped drums. The wondrous reverb is gone, as this album relies completely on the pleasant but lackluster vocals that constitute the foundation for each and every track.<br /><br />The only remaining constants of today’s Band of Horses are Bridwell’s lovely and expansive voice, and an abundance of beards. Despite the nature motifs of this LP, the songs fail to reach into the infinite abyss as they once did; the vocals are altogether contained and restrained. Bridwell’s pipes no longer haunt nor unsettle, but instead breeze past the listener without taking root. Lyrics like “If there’s a God up in the air/Someone looking over everyone/At least you got something to fall back on” are straightforward and uninspired, with a sense of contentedness to just have someone listen to the singers’ musings. Songs such as “Blue Beard” resemble dated 1970s love-ballads, and don’t elicit more than an unimpressed sigh. Ironically, even with tunes that spill over with affections and aches, this record lacks heart.<br /><br />And I don’t strive to be overly harsh, but I can’t help but discuss at length my disappointment with a band that I once held dear. It just seems that with the well-deserved success of their first two albums, Band of Horses, and Bridwell more specifically, made an indulgent record that they knew could ride on the coattails of fan loyalty. While Whole Foods’ prominent recognition of the group is not a damning sign in and of itself, it is certainly an indication that the band had lost its creative and compelling identity. Let’s hope that, somehow, Band of Horses regain their unshakable sound on the next effort..<br /><br /><b>Meh…:</b> “On My Way Back Home” and “For Annabelle”<br /><br /><i>-Scott Lensing</i>WGTB Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821058161454919666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-75505027812947127672010-08-09T09:30:00.007-04:002010-08-09T15:37:53.491-04:00Synesthesia: Eat, Pray, Love Trailer<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGAHGExLLlI/AAAAAAAAAT8/aH_OkwwiKdc/s1600/synesthesia+logoooo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KNntKq9EVek/TGAHGExLLlI/AAAAAAAAAT8/aH_OkwwiKdc/s400/synesthesia+logoooo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503406545587351122" border="0" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">I don't know how anyone could have missed </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gilbert" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Elizabeth Gilbert</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">'s memoir </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat,_Pray,_Love" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Eat Pray Love</span></span></a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> when it came out in 2006––</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/08/03/rachel-zoe-literally-uses-the-word-literally-a-lot/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">literally</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> every single person (female) I knew on Earth had read it by the end of summer 2007, myself included, and half of those people again had made vows to attempt a similar experiment--</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUhwA-C-ACg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">to throwing the shackles off</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">! A quick summary of the memoir's plot: "</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">[Eat, Pray, Love] chronicles [Gilbert's] trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">." Let me jump in and give away the ending: she discovers herself, and how to be happy. Classic plot twist! It took the movie industry exactly three seconds to capitalize on the book's unprecedented success and make a movie adaptation.
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<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Great! OK!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Was anyone else incredibly bored for about, oh, the first two entire minutes? Of the two and a half minute trailer? As far as music goes, the trailer boldly uses one song and one song only––Florence and the Machine's "</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dog Days are Over</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">." I have a severe case of </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/299981541/depth-overcharge" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">depth overcharge</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> when it comes to Florence - so, </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">logically</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">, this is right up my alley.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Wrong! The trailer is simply the worst. One of the million reasons to be in love with "Dog Days Are Over" is its pacing: starts out slow, builds, rushes in gleefully, backs off again to just a whisper...and then the beat comes back (BOOM!) all accompanied by Florence Welch's howl. It's not just a song, </span><a href="http://www.kgcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Its-Alive.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span">it's </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span">alive</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">. But the Eat, Pray, Love trailer utterly ignores the pace, the vibrance that effuses from the song, and instead throws massive shackles around it by spending the entire first two minutes lingering in a looped repetition of the song's harp-chorded, tiny-clapped introduction. This amounts to two minutes of what the original spends five seconds on––a kind of terrible restraint that feels about as bad as that </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-feeling-of-not-being-able-to-sneeze-pisses-me-off/320940654787" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">common human experience</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> of trying </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">so </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">hard to sneeze for MINUTES on end, but somehow still not being able to. Let it OUT already! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Conveniently, I have a glaring parallel point of contention with the trailer thematically--the fact that </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Eat, Pray Love</span></span></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> is a memoir of what Gilbert experiences </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">after </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">her divorce, yet the trailer lingers in the mind-numbing boredom of Julia Roberts' life falling apart and James Franco folding her "delicates" (tee hee!) in dreary NYC. The book spends its first few pages elaborating it will </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">not </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">be dwelling in the time of Gilbert's depression and divorce, and tears voraciously (literally!) into the "Eat" part of the journey––a journey that should the movie adaptation's selling point as well, yet one its trailer gives us only a hurried glimpse of. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br />What tends to happen when one reads </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Eat Pray Love</span></span></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> or listens to "Dog Days Are Over" is a tiny rush of with pure, utter, unabashed </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">joie de vivre</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">, coupled with a hinted certainty that happiness is within your grasp if you could just let the universe in, just live for once (</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://johnsboxofsoap.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/52-get-off-your-couch.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">a reminder humanity needs</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"> now and then). The trailer, conversely, falls flat. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">All things considered, will this deter you from seeing the movie itself? We'll give it a solid sideways-thumbed "maybe"––</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eat-pray-love-original-motion/id377595028"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span">the soundtrack looks dull</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">, Julia Roberts is dull, so let's be honest: we'll end up watching it on Megavideo this November when it's sleeting and we have a paper to write. </span></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></span></div><meta charset="utf-8">Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097120633692394002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234340.post-52979367976997945522010-08-06T10:32:00.000-04:002010-08-06T10:32:00.731-04:00Play What? Play This Playlist: An Ode To The Dog Days of Summer<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The dog days of summer are, quite literally, a drag, and they have officially Arrived. If <a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/play-what-play-this-playlist-o.html">July</a> was the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpJUrt0O7uY">joyful carefree summer</a> of your youth, then August is a half-life of bided time and listless suspension, caught apathetically between enjoying the last few weeks of summer sun and ushering it along to something new and possibly better and ultimately not really giving a damn either way whether time slows down or speeds up, because if the augustine humidity indicates one thing it is that nothing moves, nothing changes, nothing rushes or sweats or jumps or feels anything, really, for about the last three weeks of the month. It's that feeling cued up quite perfectly by Jessica Lea Mayfield's disinterested bargain in <b>"Kiss Me Again,"</b> the same one that accompanies the fade towards the end of a relationship: "You got me where you want me, but I ain't all there." And again, later: "You can touch me if you want to, I don't really care."</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yet something is sort of dark and mean about these dog days of summer, because despite their existence as almost a non-entity they can kind of weigh you down. It's the limbo of it, I guess, that has you thinking a little too deeply and a little too vaguely. <b>Josh Ritter</b> says it best: "I know the dog days of the summer / Have you ten to one outnumbered / Seems like everybody up and left and they're not coming back." </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You might get nostalgic at the time that's passing, and accept it a la the <b>Avett Brothers</b> ("Tear down the house that I lived in, I'll never be the same again") or take it more as a <a href="http://www.bigeye.com/donotgo.htm">Do-Not-Go-Gentle-Into-That-<wbr>Goodnigh</a>t warning, soundtracked by the ever-having-your-back <b>Japandroids</b> ("Give me that time you were already in bed, said fuck it and got up to drink with me instead.") It begs for both company and escape (<b>"Into the Mystic"</b>). It encourages your willing derision (<b>"You are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me."</b>) It demands that you shelve and restrain all questions and concerns regardless of what you want, because you don't </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">know</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> what you want (<b>"Misunderstood"</b>).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So you need some consolation (<b>"Queen Jane,"</b> the Spokesman's best offer of everything-is-gonna-be-<wbr>alright) and some resilience (to kindly tell the <b>Shine Blockas</b> to step off, with a growl.) And of course, some surround-sound cocoon comfort, courtesy of Mojave 3's pensive <b>"Love Songs on the Radio,"</b> which takes, roughly, the melody of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" and threads it through nine hundred layers of dream-fuzz warmth. And lastly, <b>The Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby," </b>which includes all of the above traits and is the best August song ever written.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BIG BOI</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-national-high-violet.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">NATIONAL High Violet</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Forgiveness Rock Record</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Arts And Crafts</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BLACK KEYS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brothers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-black-keys-brothers.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">WAVVES</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">King Of The Beach</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">WILD NOTHING</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gemini</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BAND OF HORSES</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Infinite Arms</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BEST COAST</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-best-coast-crazy-for-you.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Crazy For You</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">TAME IMPALA</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Innerspeaker</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">10</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">DANGER MOUSE AND SPARKLEHORSE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dark Night Of The Soul</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">11</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CEO</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">White Magic</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">12</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/album-review-sleigh-bells-treats.html" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 170, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SLEIGH BELLS Treats</span></span></a></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">13</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Disconnect From Desire</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">14</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">IVY WALLS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Elegant Universe</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">15</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">PAPER TIGER</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Made Like Us</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">16</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">STILL FLYIN'</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Party In Motion [EP]</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">17</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MAPS AND ATLASES</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-maps-and-atlases-perch-patchwork.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Perch Patchwork</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">18</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">JAILL</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That's How We Burn</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sub Pop</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">19</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-fol-chen-part-ii-new-december.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">FOL CHEN</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-fol-chen-part-ii-new-december.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-fol-chen-part-ii-new-december.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Part 2: The New December</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">20</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">DRUMS </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Drums</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">21</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">MINIATURE TIGERS </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fortress</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">22</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">EL-P</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">23</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">UFFIE</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">24</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SUCKERS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wild Smile</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">25</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">DAN SARTAIN</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dan Sartain Lives</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">26</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">WOODS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">At Echo Lake</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Woodsist</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">27</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">LCD SOUNDSYSTEM</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-lcd-soundsystem-this-is.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This Is Happening</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">28</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-kurt-vile-square-shells-ep.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">KURT VILE</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-kurt-vile-square-shells-ep.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="http://georgetownradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/review-kurt-vile-square-shells-ep.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Square Shells [EP</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">]</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">29</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BOOKS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Way Out</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Temporary Residence</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">30</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BATHS</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cerulean</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anticon</span></span></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923653532875206239noreply@blogger.com1