(part 124 in a 1001 part series)
Ah yes.. Good ‘ol Stephen Malkmus has a new record out: Real Emotional Trash. It’s a much ‘jammier’ rock record than previous solo albums. While Pavement is long gone, Malkmus has put out some great things since then. This song “Out of Reaches” might be one of the [...]

With little fanfare, the legendary jazz producer Teo Macero pass away this week. Jazz producers typically do not get recognized for their work and compared to the giants he worked with, Macero was sort of an afterthought when it came to famous jazz records. At least for casual jazz listeners who didn’t pay [...]

The popularity of the upstart music video series “The Take Away Shows” (hosted by la Blogotheque) has been surprisingly influential in the world of web video.
With artists such as Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, Andrew Bird, The National and so many more, series creator and filmmaker Vincent Moon stages lo-fi, yet fantastically shot portraits [...]

Yet another Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.

(part 91 in a 1001 part series)
Today’s nomination for ‘best song i’ve heard all day’ goes to the one-man bedroom musician, Scott Reitherman — who records under the name of Throw Me the Statue.
A mix of electronic pop and garage rock, this song “Lolita” from the new album Moonbeams, has been on repeat all day [...]

Somehow today I was reminded of one of the weirdest characters on SNL – Dieter. You might remember those “Sprockets” sketches Mike Myers did where he played the late 70s, early 80s Kraftwerk-inspired, monkey touching, post-industrial German tv host.
There was something about that character that was always hilarious to me, even when I had [...]

As the campaign trails roll on, its easy for any candidate to basically revert a series of buzzwords to define their political stances on issues. Here is one montage proving such a point:
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Brilliant.
Reminds me of this one I just saw on Colbert Report.

(part 63 in a 1001 part series)
This song is by a guy named Nick Harte who records under the name Shocking Pinks. He is also the drummer for the New Zealand band The Brunettes, who I saw a long time ago opened for the Shins (2005) and whom I wrote about last year.
“Second Hand [...]