Jan
5
2011
no comments | tags: A-Trak , Band of Horses , Ben Folds , Best Coast , Big Boi , Big K.R.I.T. , Bon Iver , Carte Blanche , ceo , Chiddy Bang , Cloud Nothings , Crystal Castles , De La Soul , Deftones , DOM , Dominique Young Unique , Drake , Evan Voytas , Free Energy , Games , Gauntlet Hair , Gil Scott-Heron , Gorillaz , Gruff Rhys , Hooray For Earth , Japandroids , Jay Z , Jeff the Brotherhood , Kanye West , Katy Perry , Kelis , Kid Sister , Magic Kids , Matthew Dear , Nick Hornby , Nicki Minaj , One Wolf , PS I Love You , Rick Ross , Rihanna , Robyn , School of Seven Bells , Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings , Sleigh Bells , Star Slinger , Superchunk , Tame Impala , The National , The White Stripes , The-Dream , Thrift Store Cowboys , Toadies , Twin Shadow , Vampire Weekend , Wavves , Wolf Gang , Yeasayer | posted in Best of 2010 , List , MP3 , Music
Jan
4
2011
no comments | tags: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti , Band of Horses , Beach House , Ben Folds , Big Boi , Brothertiger , ceo , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Cults , Deerhunter , Deftones , Delorean , Diamond Rings , Dominique Young Unique , Fang Island , Janelle Monae , Japandroids , Josh Ritter , Kelis , LCD Soundsystem , Local Natives , Magic Kids , Male Bonding , Marnie Stern , Nick Hornby , OFF! , Onra , PS I Love You , Reggie B , Rihanna , Robyn , Rogue Wave , Sleigh Bells , Surfer Blood , Tanlines , Teenage Fanclub , The Hold Steady , The National , The New Pornographers , The Radio Dept. , The Tallest Man On Earth , The Thermals , The-Dream , Thrift Store Cowboys , Toadies , Tobacco , Toro y Moi , TV Girl , Wavves | posted in Best of 2010 , List , MP3 , Music
Oct
2
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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1 comment | tags: Arcade Fire , Basement Jaxx , Big Boi , Black Mountain , Cee Lo Green , ceo , Colleen Green , Coolrunnings , Deerhunter , Dent May , Drake , El Guincho , Evan Voytas , Fools Gold , Grum , Interpol , Japandroids , Kelis , Local Natives , Magic Kids , Marnie Stern , Nicki Minaj , Restless People , Robyn , Star Slinger , Superchunk , The Hood Internet , The-Dream , Thermals , Toadies , Vampire Weekend , Walkmen , Wavves | posted in List , MP3 , Music , Quarterly Review
Aug
10
2010
Today my sis is coming to visit me! I love my sis. More than my fleeting indie cred. So this post is for her. These are a few of her favorite videos.
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3 comments | tags: Atlas Sound , Backstreet Boys , Best Coast , Hanson , Kid Sister , LFO , Magic Kids , Soul Decision , Thao With the Get Down Stay Down , They Might Be Giants | posted in Music , Random , Video
Jul
2
2010
Today I continue my ten-part series showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of last year.
30. Magic Kids – Hey Boy
San Francisco has churned out some pretty awesome music as of late, and the 50’s-esque Magic Kids are too fun to pass up. Mix up a little Beach Boys, add some poodle skirt twists, and throw in the finest moments of Grease, and you’ve got “Hey Boy,” a girl/guy sing-along my sister and I have mastered.
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no comments | tags: Art Brut , Best Coast , Big Boi , Cass McCombs , Dirty Projectors , Discovery , Fergus and Geronimo , Gucci Mane , Japandroids , Magic Kids , The Big Pink | posted in Analysis , List , Music , Top 100 Songs of 2009 , Video
