Better late than never, my Best Of 2008 podcast:

1. Video Tapez by Amplive ft/ Del The Funky Homosapien (radiohead remix)
2. Halfway Home by TV On The Radio
3. Push It Along by Paul Weller
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa by Vampire Weekend
5. Inni Mer Syngur Vitlesingur by Sigur Ros
6. Librarian by My Morning Jacket
7. My Favourite Year by Destroyer
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Great video for the title track from the upcoming Doves album. Really like the Johnny Cash-like elements of the song. Last album was heavily influenced by Northern Soul, so I wonder if this song is indicative of a more Roots/Country influence for this album.

New album comes out the first week of April.

And thanks to Top Gear last night, I know that ( Read more... )

Although February was more hectic than planned, I did do those dual mix-cd/podcasts I had talked about. But then ran into some trouble getting the files to upload, so that project was temporarily set aside.

Last night, I started a test podcast to sort out the issue, and it turned into a quickie podcast. The theme should be obvious, but take note ( Read more... )

OK, I finally did it. got my first podcast posted!

SilentKid's Monthly Musical InterludesBasic theme was trying to catch the emotions of the last few months of the election. From the uncertainty and nervousness of August, through to the Jubilation that broke out on election night. So a little more celebratory overall, with the genres ranging from ( Read more... )

I woke up early yesterday to beat the Sunday crush and do my laundry. After taking the first load down to the laundry room, I fire up my computer and check my e-mail. Got the weekly concert alert from the Granada, and right in the title was an item that grabbed my attention.

"Roky Erickson on sale now! Announcing Mogwai ..."I had not heard ( Read more... )

So I've been rediscovering the greatness of Pandora lately. Letting it replace my iPod, just to have a variety of music. Yes, even with a CD collection numbering over 1000, I can get tired of the same things over and over.

One of the stations I've set up, The Brits Are Coming radio, uses nothing buy British groups from the 60's through today, as a ( Read more... )

Sometimes My Bloody Valentine just seems to strike the perfect chord when it feels like everything is spinning out of control. For just a few moments it makes everything seem like it will be O.K., before the entire jumble begins to again whirl wildly about.

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Thanks to the annual Believer Magazine Music-issue Compilation CD, I have a new musical infatuation...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present No Age:

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A live performance of their song "Everybody's Down" their upcoming debut album, Weirdo RippersThe U.S. may already be enjoying the iPhone, but the rest of the planet is already enjoying this cd. Quite an ( Read more... )

"Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
Can I get a minute of not being nervous"

"Slow Show", The National from Boxer

One thing I did do over the weekend was head down to Good Records on Saturday to finally pick up 'Boxer' by The National.As I expected, it is definitely one of the best albums of the ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago after seeing a couple references to this on the Internets, I checked out a preview MP3 for the song "Fake Empire" by The National from their upcoming album 'Boxer'.

DAMN! Why had it taken me so long to discover them?

After falling in love with that song, I purchased their second album 'Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers' through iTunes ( Read more... )