Fuck Peter Gabriel.
( Lloyd Dobbler Songs )

So, jackfalsh37 and I met up for some good old times at Other Music for Record Store Day today.
Someone over at Spin was behind us, seasoning his account of my conversation with Jeremy with a bottle full of Lawry's and posting it to Twitter. 1) Dirtbombs TOTE, not TEE 2) Not TRASHING the Dead Weather, although, he's a music journalist - gotta make everything ( Read more... )

Even after spending some time with Holly at Other Music on this gloriously sunny and warm Record Store Day, I still couldn't think of anything to write about. So basically I'm posting a list of songs. How exciting for us all.

( Everybody knows you're no one )

Sorry about the incredibly late post, guys - my job has had me running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Regardless...
In honor of Record Store Day (it's tomorrow, guys - go pick up a few albums at your favorite shop and support your local record stores!), I decided to drop by a few of my favorite spots in New York City.

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( Alright, MGMT... )

( Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music? )

Hey y'all! Sorry, I was supposed to have a post up yesterday, but I have a BIG project in the works about local record stores that's going to take me longer than usual. I promise, it'll be worth the wait!

Here, debate away:

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And why?

( Music as sine wave. )

As usual, at Chez Eclectic, we talk about music a lot. And in general, what we like is riff heavy. Riffs, according to the Resnick Dictionary of THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS AND YOU ARE WRONG IF YOU DISAGREE, are a repetitive musical figure...or if you wanna be all official, according to Merriam Webster: "A short rhythmic phrase, especially one that is ( Read more... )

Holly’s letter to Jack White represents a perfectly understandable sentiment about the White Stripes and Jack’s musical evolution over the years. But it’s one that I, as a fan of the Raconteurs far more than the Stripes, am frankly a little sick of hearing. My idea of what Jack should do musically is much different.
( steady as she goes... )