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2016-03-19 18:53
It's time. I always said that when Shake Your Fist became more obligation than pleasure, I would quit. Even if I could make time to write posts, I don't have the hours to deal with all the p… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Image: Susan SeubertCorrespondence Course - The Hermit CrabsYou don't hear a lot of musical a-ha-moment stories, conversion narratives or even conversations in which music is an end to itsel… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Image: SquareamericaSinkership - Sin Fang BousEconomically speaking, Iceland makes the U.S. look like it only needs to borrow some quarters for the soda machine (pay ya back tomorrow!). I ho… Read More
2009-04-29 03:35
Image: Your personal moonRiver's Edge - Great Lake SwimmersPut There by the Land (live) - Great Lake SwimmersGreat Lake Swimmers is a maddening band to invest anything-- time, money, energy… Read More
2009-04-01 00:10
Image: Christopher DavidsonIceland - Bark Cat Bark It's been a long, hard winter. But I don't need to tell you that; it's been a long, hard winter for you too. And even as gray rain slushes… Read More
2009-03-21 02:35
Hiroshi SugitoStrider - PaperI've heard the first album this year that I can say absolutely unequivocally will make my year-end best list. "Strider" is one of the awesome tracks from it. Jus… Read More
2009-03-09 02:46
Image: holgabotThousand Crazy Nights - Music Go MusicFrom Warm in the Shadows (eMusic, Amazon), MyspaceImage: Byron BarrettKeep a Secret - The Whitest Boy AliveFrom Rules, MyspaceImage: sula… Read More
2009-02-27 02:22
Image: Dark Roasted BlendYou know that 2008 best-of list? I take it back--not gonna happen. 2008 was a rotten year for music overall and I'm not motivated to extend it any longer than necess… Read More
2009-02-27 02:20
Image: Susan SchwakeChildren of the Polka - Children of the WaveThis being Chicago and me being half German, I've obviously heard and, more importantly, witnessed--in all its pink petticoate… Read More
2009-02-15 21:46
Image: Gush O.Like other music bloggers, I've started to think about the best songs of the decade. After doing a fast, rough sweep, I culled more than 200 songs--and that doesn't include any… Read More
2009-01-21 01:55
Image: Michelle CaplanSome songs that won't make my 2008 list, but are still pretty awesome.Shitty Little Disco - ArmsGuitars stutter then slide, keys weep, bass pogos and someone rides cymb… Read More
2009-01-21 01:53
Image: National Photo Company CollectionThe Treehouse Song - Ane Brun These are days of miracles. In less than two weeks -- bar catastrophe -- Barack Obama will become this country's next p… Read More
2009-01-21 01:53
Image: National Photo Company CollectionThe Treehouse Song - Ane Brun These are days of miracles. In less than two weeks -- bar catastrophe -- Barack Obama will become this country's next p… Read More
2009-01-21 01:53
Image: Caitlin AtkinsonYowzers -- didn't realize it had been more than a month!As I've said before, I don't make excuses here -- blogs being totally optional and therefore not worthy of guil… Read More
2008-10-12 21:28
Image: Franziska von StenglinMidnight Blues (live at Planet Claire) - Liz Green Midnight Blues - Liz Green Thanks to Blogotheque for reminding me (a month ago, things are on a 30-day delay… Read More
2008-10-08 04:47
Image: Mokona73Private Amber - Rosemary KrustNico's smoky slur & drawl dances an uneasy lap with an opiated guitar strum. Instead of sun-baked, this field of poppies is traced with frost… Read More
2008-10-08 04:45
Image: Shelby NycoleLet's Talk About It - White DenimWhite Denim's (first? new?) album is a package bus tour of 70s rock, breezing through psychedelia, glam, hard rock, prog, soul, post-punk… Read More
2008-10-08 04:44
Image: Jayme McGowanPerception Stick - Talbot TagoraHyacinth Grrls - Abe Vigoda"Perception Stick" is what screenplay pitchers refer to as high concept. Just sort of beats you into entertaine… Read More
2008-09-21 15:50
Image: Alexis RockmanEternal Day - Henegar-Union Sacred Harp ConventionKedron - Sam AmidonFrom Awake, My Soul: Original Soundtrack (Amazon)Image: Rachel DennyThe Fallen Aristocracy - Norther… Read More
2008-08-22 04:12
Image: NestaHalf an Apple - HospitalityDespite a "you" address, this song is an internal monologue, a desperate reach for fleeting thoughts and places buzzing by -- wading boots, pennies, tr… Read More
2008-08-14 04:18
Image: New York Times/Westminster Dog ShowLeave That Scene Behind - The Wave Pictures It's not a matter of "getting past it." You either hate Dave Tattersall's voice, or you hate it less. It… Read More
2008-08-14 04:17
Image: aperrigueBrightness - Organic StereoFirst off, Organic Stereo has the prettiest album cover this year, the linearity of its buildings buffeted by cotton-ball clouds, color-saturated b… Read More
2008-08-14 04:16
Image: Christina RomeoThe Snow Leopard - ShearwaterShearwater's new record, Rook, sounds comfortable, like the band pulled the shades, settled into vast, fluffy floor pillows, drank black te… Read More
2008-08-14 04:15
Image: aptrickLotus Flower - One Little PlaneMyspaceImage: Lauren GreenfieldYour Red Dress - Alaska in WinterMyspaceImage: Michele ValdezWho Loves the Sun - Velvet UndergroundFrom Loaded (Am… Read More
2008-06-23 02:59
Image: Karen Casey SmithSan Solomon - BalmorheaFrom Rivers Arms (eMusic, Amazon), MyspaceImage: Jake DobkinOutta Sight - Osborne From Osborne (eMusic, Amazon), MyspaceImage: Lisa KeresziNow… Read More
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