The Modern Soundtrack
I don't have any brand new content for this blog at the moment, (although hopefully I'll get some pieces done on the V Festival and Swedish Avalanches-esque indie pop soon...
View ArticleThe V Festival
Getting pumped for a music festival often involves preparing yourself for the disgusting experience you'll have to put up with in order to see your favourite bands. Being surrounded by...
View ArticleMore Swedish Indie-Pop: Air France
To my knowledge, Air France have so far only released one four-song EP, On Trade Winds, and one mp3, 'Hold On To Me, Baby' Really Long Link These guys are...
View ArticleSince I Left Gothenburg: Swedish Indie-Pop and the Avalanches
While we're talking Swedish indie pop, we may as well talk about Jens Lekman. On a beautiful sunny day mid-last year, when I was in love, I heard his 'Your...
View ArticleJust Starting a Blog
It's 1 AM right now and with my insomnia, I'm not going to get to sleep for several more hours. So I thought what the hell, I'll make a blog...
View ArticleLupe Fiasco (One of the only rappers I actually like)
I'm super stoked for Lupe Fiasco's new album. Still not 100% sure what it's actually called. It's either lupE.N.D; L.A.S.E.R.S.; Lasers; We are not Losers; We are not Losers, We...
View ArticleBest Albums of 2008
It's obviously a bit late to do a best album of '08 list, but i didn't have a blog at the end of last year, so i figured what the...
View ArticleJanus-- The next huge band from Chicago?
Nearly a year ago I was talking to my friend about this new band I just discovered. I told him how crazy good their music was and that they are...
View ArticleChris Knox and a Tribute Album
Chris Knox, if you don't know, is a singer from New Zealand. He started several influential bands (most notably The Tall Dwarfs), and has released a ton of albums. Sadly...
View ArticleBritney Spears' New Single Makes Me Want To Puke
ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just found out that Britney Spears' new single, "3", debuted number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first song not by an "American...
View ArticleJack White and Q101
This isn't really breaking news. It happened May 30, 2007. But on that day, Q101 (the only good radio station in Chicago) played the new White Stripes album, Icky Thump...
View ArticleI wish I could say I was Keith McDougall
I wish I were Keith McDougall, the former author of this blog. He is such an eloquent writer. I mean, I believe I am proficient, but he made the words...
View ArticleGuantanamo Bay Torture Playlist
Everyone knows (or at least I assume they do) that the CIA implemented music from various artists to torture detainees at Guantanamo Bay. They would force an inmate to listen...
View Article"Sublime"
On February 28th 2009, Sublime reunited to play a show in Nevada with Rome Ramirez taking Bradley Nowell's spot on vocals. (Nowell, of course, died of a heroin overdose in...
View ArticleBright Eyes - Fevers And Mirrors
Conor Oberst's voice is heard in all its nervous, wavering glory on Bright Eyes' 2000 release, Fevers and Mirrors. He seems to be at his most emotionally brittle on this...
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