R.I.P. Lou Reed
R.I.P. Lou Reed"The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet…I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy’" - John Cale
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)(MP3), New Yo La Tengo - Before We Run (video)
Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)(MP3)
While we won't have another Outkast album, next month comes the next best thing, Big Boi's follow-up to 'Sir Lucious Left Foot'. Big Boi says Andre 3000 is not on the album because he's too busy doing Gillette commercials.
Yo La Tengo - Before We Run (video)
Excited for the new album, 'Fade', due January 15, and their new tour.
Labels: hip-hop, indie rock, mp3, video
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Albums, Beach House - Wild (video), Phantogram - Don't Move (video), Infinite Jukebox
Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List
Interesting to see Public Enemy and The Slits on this list. The Vaselines, David Bowie, and Leadbelly are listed and are well known to fans as they were also covered on the Unpluggged album. Black Flag is the only group to make the list twice.
Beach House - Wild
New, depressing video from Beach House. Possibly NSFW.
Phantogram - Don't Move
Official video comes nearly a year after the release of what is still their best song. Features a girl who reminds me vaguely of Carrie plus the cube from Mulholland Drive.
The Infinite Jukebox
The most fun I've had with a web music program since The Wub Machine. Unfortunately, it only works in Google Chrome. Part of a series of projects introduced at MIT's Music Hack Day this past weekend.
Labels: indie rock, video
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Why Doesn't MTV Play Music Videos Anymore? (video), Watch Mitt Romney's Facebook Likes Decrease in Real Time
Why Doesn't MTV Play Music Videos Anymore?Ok, I'm sorry I asked.
Disappearing Romney: Watch Mitt Romney's Facebook Likes Decrease in Real Time
Are humans becoming less intelligent?
A look at YouTube comments suggests the answer is yes.
Labels: humor
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing (video), Terrence Malice Austin film, Forthcoming MBV Album?
Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing
I'm not sure when I'll get sick of her. Move over Lana Del Ray.
Pitchfork reports on a mysterious Terrence Malick film set in Austin.
Tell me if you've heard this one before: Kevin Shields Says a New My Bloody Valentine Album Will Be Out This Year.
Labels: indie rock, movie, pop, video
Saturday, May 05, 2012
R.I.P. MCA
Still hard to collect my thoughts and write a worthy tribute. Here are some remembrances from around the web.
Beastie Boys
?uestlove
Eminem, Nas, Chuck D, LL Cool J, Common, will.i.am, Justin Timberlake, Q-Tip, and others
Santigold, B Real, Major Lazer, Ice T, Duran Duran, Biz Markie, and others
Sasha Frere-Jones
Pitchfork
Labels: hip-hop
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, op.11
Albert Hall, London, Sept. 15, 2001.