Sunday, June 15, 2008

Dinosaur Jr.

I've been hearing a lot about Dinosaur Jr, and I'd never listened to them before today, but damn! They're pretty good, although a little out of vogue now that the 90's are over and Kurt's dead. Anyway, check them out, cause they're pretty good and they're touring a lot so you might actually be able to indulge in the last method of supporting starving artists permissible by major labels. Hope your summer's turning out to be everything you expected.

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Monday, April 7, 2008

Vampire Weekend

I love Vampire Weekend, and so does the rest of the world. It's nothing to be ashamed of really: they're technically tight, melodically inventive and overall pretty awesome. I can't shake the feeling though, that I'm not supposed to like them; it's a little like how I feel about Madonna. But no matter how much I resist them I have to admit in the end that I love this band. Perhaps their only weakness is their stupid name. Then again, The Beatles is a stupid name too.

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Daft Punk

I first heard Daft Punk's song Technologic about a year ago. I thought it was clever but not that great, so I didn't listen to them again until a month or so ago. They're amazing. Most techno sounds a little amateur and experimental, but these guys have their sound figured out. If you've never heard them before, check out the song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. It's a mashup of several of their hits, and I've had it on repeat for the past couple of days.

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Monday, August 20, 2007

Tiny Masters of Today

The Tiny Masters of Today are a ridiculously awesome Brooklyn duo composed of a twelve year old boy and his ten year old sister. Usually when I like a band this young, it's because of their age and not because of the music. But after hearing thousands upon thousands of adults pouring out recycled riffs, it's really exhilarating to hear kids because they're just playing what they want to play because it's fun, not because of arbitrary societal rules.

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