The very first thing that caught me about Built to Spill is how ridiculously beat up the band’s guitars are. But that’s expected; hell, the band’s been going for no less than 17 years now, and singer/guitarist Doug Martsch is sporting more than a bit of gray in his beard. Luckily, the quality of the… Continue reading Built to Spill @ Siren
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Adorable Youtube Animals: Sonya the Slow Loris is back for more!
Sonya, everybody’s favorite (and probably first) slow loris, who AWWWWd everybody to death with the debut video of her being tickled and continued the cuteness parade with footage of her eating live worms (horrifyingly adorable!) is back! This time, it’s a day in the life of a slow loris. Hooray! She lives a pretty charmed… Continue reading Adorable Youtube Animals: Sonya the Slow Loris is back for more!
A Comment About Youth
I never thought that I would care about getting older and having my tastes change. It really should not be a big deal. I guess that I might have to take a job that will require a lot of time…but I’ll still be able to enjoy the same things right? Music is a passion to… Continue reading A Comment About Youth
Annie Lennox is officially crazy. Crazier??
Annie Lennox, of The Eurythmics, made a video promoting her show in Hong Kong. In rainbow pajamas. With Mickey Mouse ears. As some sort of fake newscast. Because that’s what crazy people do. Or people that don’t understand what crazy is and are easily talked into doing them. I’m SO hoping the latter. Bonus MP3!! … Continue reading Annie Lennox is officially crazy. Crazier??
New Department of Eagles Video: “No One Does It Like You”
Is it just me, or are music videos really awesome lately? Art really seems to take off during a recession. Here’s a new one from Department Of Eagles’ “No On Does It Like You” off In Ear Park out now on 4AD. Yes, it’s awesome. Yes, it’s a recession 🙁 Department of Eagles – “No… Continue reading New Department of Eagles Video: “No One Does It Like You”
Falling Up!
It seems that today, March 24th, is the day of releasing albums that I have been excited to hear. Lets not even start to talk about Mono just yet…I will have to tackle that album in the next few days. But just recently, I heard of a band out of Oregon called Falling Up. They… Continue reading Falling Up!
New Peter Bjorn & John Video “Nothing To Worry About”
So PB&J finally made a video for their latest single “Nothing To Worry About” off their upcoming album, Living Thing, and it’s… well yeah. Dancing gangs? In Asia? Ok guys, that works. They did say the new record would be all kinds of different and experimental. So I give them a free pass on this one. The… Continue reading New Peter Bjorn & John Video “Nothing To Worry About”
In the cold, cold winter.
I have a friend who thinks about music in terms of what season it falls in. This person has some albums and bands that he correlates with “summer.” Since this is turning out to be a cold winter season, I began to think about what music reminds me of winter. I start with one of… Continue reading In the cold, cold winter.
Use The Internets!
Hey everyone, I have a quick thing to tell you. If you use facebook (I imagine that someone who reads this blog has a facebook account), please consider joining our group “Knox Road Music Blog!” It is totally free, and we will be putting updates about several fun things we are going to be doing… Continue reading Use The Internets!
“Pop music splintered in ’08”
Interesting article by Brian McCollum over at the Detroit Free Press, concerning the lack of truly excellent pop music in 2008: “In the textbooks of the future, 2008 is already assured its own highlight on the timeline. It was a milestone year on the world stage, from politics to economics. But popular music? Score it this… Continue reading “Pop music splintered in ’08”