Nov 4 2010

Five MP3s You Must Grab 11/4/10

Crystal Castles – Not in Love (feat. Robert Smith)

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Rihanna – What’s My Name (feat. Drake)

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Hooray For Earth and Twin Shadow – A Place We Like

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Evan Voytas – Our Thing

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Fang Island – Patterns on the Wall (feat. Andrew W.K.)

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Oct 2 2010

Quarterly Review: July-September 2010

Once every three months I list the best of what I heard in albums/songs/remixes for the quarter. I do this to personally keep up with all the awesome music I hear, as it ultimately helps me at the end of the year when I do my overall listing for the previous twelve months. I also do it to introduce you cool cats to tunes you may have missed independently.

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Sep 22 2010

The Songs of Summer 2010

Today marks the official first day of autumn 2010.  As far as music goes, there is usually one “song of the summer” – a track that we will forever associate with the previous season of this particular year.  This song usually embodies the typical moods related to summer – laziness, partying, a carefree, optimistic attitude, et al.

While I’m not going to try and pick this song, I have my nominations – songs that will bring me back to this summer, my first few months in a new city, and, as with most summers, a good time in near-intolerable heat.

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Jul 27 2010

Five MP3s You Must Grab 7/27/10

Nicki Minaj – Your Love

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Star Slinger – Minted

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Evan Voytas – I Took a Trip on a Plane

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Marnie Stern – For Ash

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Yuck – Daughter

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