December 2010
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merry christmas
download some free* music! radiohead dvd live for haiti yeasayer live at ancienne belgique and in case you missed it: my top 25 albums of the year and my top 50 songs of the year. *choose your price for yeasayer
Dec 26th
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grab jj's kills mixtape now →
Dec 24th
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the 25 best albums of 2010
Below you will find my “best” albums of 2010. Thanks. 25. Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty This is an undeniably effective album from Big Boi and comes as no surprise that the better half of Outkast manages to transcend the rap genre and continue to push the boundaries of his own talent. “Shutterbugg,” the hallmark single of the album, is infectious, glamorous...
Dec 23rd
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coming tomorrow...
my epic list of my top 25 albums of the year
Dec 22nd
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shaq has rhythm
who knew? watch shaquille o’neal conduct the boston pops. pretty awesome and hilarious.
Dec 21st
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WatchWatch
jj - let them
Dec 21st
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50 of my favorite songs from 2010
(Photo: The magic of the Gorge amphitheater at the 2010 Sasquatch Music Festival, taken by me)  This year has been a strong year in music. Last year’s “indie” heavy hitters cleared the way for long awaited albums from some of the big boys. With long awaited releases from LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire to all things Kanye West, the music world had a lot to get excited about....
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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right. this. second.
banger.
Dec 17th
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the new rock-star paradigm →
Dec 17th
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download a concert from the national for free →
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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aaron dessner talks about the national →
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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andrew bird releases live album →
Dec 16th
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“I was obsessed with Y2K, which negatively impacted my interest in things like...”
– chuck klosterman in eating the dinosaur
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Listensong of the day: spoon - the mystery zone. in...
Dec 14th
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trent reznor’s social network score nominated for... →
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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“The unification of the audiences is superb, and the smaller crowd also subtracts...”
– consequence of sound’s review of the festival of the year, sasquatch. i was there and it was amazing (link: http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/12/10/festival-of-the-year-sasquatch-music-festival/)
Dec 10th
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and the award for terrible hipster of the year... →
Dec 10th
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will neutral milk hotel’s jeff mangum play more... →
Dec 10th
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if you haven't heard this...
…then you are seriously missing out. seattle rapper, macklemore, teamed up with some DJ/producer named ryan lewis and came out with one this year’s surprise releases. download it here and enjoy.
Dec 9th
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fourteen actors acting
from the new york times magazine. scored by owen pallett. check it out.
Dec 9th
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r. kelly and the roots...on tv →
Dec 8th
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check out: sneak preview for the "monster" music...
the video definitely looks crazy. from the looks of it i thought it was directed by mark romanek but it’s actually jake nava. i have no idea who jake nava is but he’s definitely channeling nine inch nails closer video in this one.
Dec 8th
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where i pick apart another top album list
music blog, stereogum, just released their top 50 album list for this year. you can see it here. the list isn’t as bad as rolling stone’s and it’s not as forcefully pretentious as spin’s. here are my thoughts… titus andronicus comes in at #34 on this list and definitely should be higher. putting mgmt ahead of them is an insult. speaking of mgmt, i still cannot...
Dec 8th
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download now! jeff tweedy live at the bowery... →
Dec 8th
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american psycho musical: yes, please. →
Dec 7th
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yikes!
so spin and rolling stone just released their top albums of 2010 lists. a few critiques… rolling stone’s list eminem’s recovery does not belong anywhere close to the top 10. last time i checked this wasn’t 2003. high violet is a top 10 album and no i’m not just saying this because i’m a biased fan of the national.  big boi and yeasayer should get more...
Dec 7th
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olivia wilde joins daft punk →
Dec 7th
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north shore
watch and enjoy
Dec 7th
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listen to jeff mangum's surprise show! →
Dec 7th
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wow, kicking myself for missing this one...
“we’ve been had” by the walkmen from last night’s show at terminal 5
Dec 3rd
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song for tonight
drake - fireworks (deadboy slo mo house edit)
Dec 3rd
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this seems like a good song for december
jj covering the dream’s “the right side of my brain” as a version called “no more you”
Dec 3rd
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good day today
new song from david lynch is quite good.  
Dec 2nd
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listen now:previously unreleased edward sharpe &...
the song is called “fire and water” and it’s off an itunes session.
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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“all of the lights” is this year’s version of “run this...”
Dec 1st