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Classical music is just as relevant and important as pop music (or, “How to Listen to Great Music” proves that Mozart is as cool as Lady GaGa)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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What’s that old adage?  “When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.”  Yeah, well in this case, my assumption didn’t hurt anyone.  In hindsight, it was a tad lazy – and perhaps made an ass outta me – but certainly not harmful in any way. Here’s the thing: I got an [...]

New Animal Collective: Honeycomb/Gotham

Saturday, May 12, 2012

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Whenever Animal Collective releases new music, it begs to be analyzed and critiqued. This new release, a two-track 7″ that will likely feature one of their singles off of their upcoming record (Honeycomb) and another track that will probably be a B-side (Gotham), is (thankfully?) far less abstract than their release from earlier this month, [...]

Silversun Pickups: Neck of the Woods

Friday, May 11, 2012

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  Album title: Neck of the Woods Release date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Tracks: 11 (you can find the tracklist here) Rating: 10/10 (all exaggeration aside)               After a good three years and some odd weeks, Los Angeles alternative band Silversun Pickups has released its third true studio album to date, [...]

Musical Ladder: Mike Dirnt to Bessie Smith

Friday, May 4, 2012

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It may be hard to believe, but Green Day’s Mike Dirnt turns forty years old today. In honor of the iconic bassist hitting the big 4-0 I decided to construct a “ladder” connecting Mr. Dirnt to 1920′s blues powerhouse Bessie Smith. I mean hey, why not have some fun to celebrate a milestone in the life of a member of [...]

New Gaslight Anthem: “45″

Monday, April 30, 2012

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The Jersey punks are back with the first single from the upcoming fourth record, Handwritten.  The band tells Rolling Stone that they “wished to return to the driving punk rock that ignited” their early work. True to their word, the song’s a little heavier (relatively speaking, of course) than anything on 2010′s American Slang.  I’d [...]

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