The members of Mad Season (members of Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees), have had their fair share of nights away at sea. “Wake Up,” the first song on their lone album Above, is a mini-epic document of their grasping into the darkness, seeking some shore. The steady-yet-woozy marimba (played by drummer Barrett [...]
If you read the whole thing, you’ll see that Newton Minow’s notorious “vast wasteland” speech—delivered right after he’d been tapped by JFK to lead the FCC—at least had its heart in the right place. Its official title is “Television and the Public Interest,” and Minow used it to lobby a still-formative medium to incorporate more [...]
Like the official version, with less egregious product placement. Also: so so so great. Via Lady Gaga’s Facebook fan page.
I’ll go ahead and assume this is a Nike commercial, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable.
From the ancient sports journalism desk: A 1981 SI profile on Steve Stipanovich (via DS), at a time when casual racism still permeated the upper ranks of sports journalism. Remember, kids: just because black players are born with a natural ability to play basketball doesn’t mean you can’t work harder than them:
“Unlike Sampson and Bowie, [...]
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1. Volcano Choir “Island, IS” (Jagjaguwar)
2. Portishead “Chase the Tear” (amnesty.org.uk/portishead.co.uk)
3. Hot Chip “Take it In” (EMI)
4. Vistoso Bosses “Delirious” (Collipark/Interscope)
5. Au Revoir Simone “All or Nothing” (Moshi Moshi)
6. A Sunny Day in Glasgow “Shy” (Mis Ojos)
7. Atlas Sound “Sheila” (Kranky/4AD)
8. AnCo [...]
This one–rife with debuts and hot comebacks–takes a detour through weirdsville about halfway through, but stick with it. We wind up at a sweet party.
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1. The xx “Crystalised” (Young Turks/XL)
2. Sade “Soldier of Love” (Sony)
3. Alicia Keys “Sleeping With A Broken Heart” (J/Sony)
4. Maxwell “Help Somebody” (Columbia)
5. [...]
Guitars! Beards! Punk dudes! Old dudes! A barely-2009 Spoon song! A few ladies! Two (2) bands from Indiana (#8, #18)!
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1. Yo La Tengo “Nothing to Hide” (Matador)
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart “The Tenure Itch” (Slumberland)
3. The Fresh & Onlys “Peacock and Wing” (Woodsist)
4. So Cow “Casablanca” [...]
Wherein I make my play for a programming slot on NPR’s All Songs Considered.
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1. DM Stith “Creekmouth” (Asthmatic Kitty)
2. Here We Go Magic “Fangela” (Western Vinyl)
3. The Books & Jose Gonzales “Cello Song” (4AD/Red Hot)
4. Bat for Lashes “Daniel” (Astralwerks)
5. St. Vincent “Laughing With A Mouth Full of Blood” [...]
Here’s Volume 2, chock full of 09’s monster pop/rock grooves. Fashionable Kelis bookends, a couple songs about dying and murder. Expect to see Royksopp, St. Vincent, AnCo and ASDiG again later.
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1. Basement Jaxx “Scars f. Kelis” (XL)
2. Phoenix “1901″ (Loyauté/V2)
3. Yeasayer “Ambling Alp” (Secretly Canadian)
4. Memory Tapes “Bicycle” (Sincerely [...]