The other day at the Oranges Band show I ran into Chris Applegren (the President of Lookout! Records) and had a great conversation with him about record labels, Lookout!, and the future of music and media in general. Talking with him inspired me to do something I’ve been wanted to do for a long [...]
I was inspired by my buddy Wu over at Backfield in Motion to make a list of my favorite twenty songs released so far in 2005. Since I’m too lazy to write something about each one, I chose instead to let part of each song do the talking. Hope you enjoy; click below [...]
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One of the main reasons I stopped listening to nothing but punk rock records is that there was simply no place left to go. Many of my favorite punk rock bands kept on releasing record after 30-minute record as I grew up; Screeching Weasel alone released fourteen full length albums over the course of [...]
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Over beers the other night, a friend of mine proposed an interesting challenge: to create a Beatles covers mix consisting of all bands and singers that I think are good. I’ve made my first crack at it, but I’m looking for feedback. If you consider yourself knowledgable in the field of music, suggest [...]
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This review is genius.
So every time "The O.C." releases one of their mix tapes (this is #4), it’s like The Smoking Gun digging up an old crime report on the entire indie scene, blowing the cover on 1) its feelings of isolated superiority, and 2) its supposed disdain for pop music. Hell, even in my [...]
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