When I was a kid, I formed an instant connection and adoration for my favorite bands. The first time I heard Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” I was like, “What’s that!” I went out and bought their albums one by one and let few other bands in. I was exclusive with my favorite bands for extended [...]
This weekend, I picked up a copy of the Flight of the Conchords brand new CD. It’s basically music from their HBO show. It’s been a long time since I’ve bought a novelty CD like this and I highly recommend it. As usual, I’ve tried to intellectually dissect what makes it all work [...]
That’s the actual title of The Clientele’s 2007 album. I agree with the sentiment. This album pretty much took over my internal soundtrack last week. When I listen to it, I hear certain overused adjectives like “exquisite” and “achingly beautiful.” Some of the songs make use of a harp-like guitar, while others add well-placed orchestral [...]
Hacktone Records has an interesting business strategy. They sign a few current artists and then scour the rock vaults for great music that either didn’t get released or was overlooked. Getting in the Christmas spirit, they put up a free sampler of their releases on their website. I downloaded most of these selections. One I [...]
The question most frequently asked between sips of Stella and glances up from not-quite-broken-in Chucks at yupster parties this weekend will surely be, “So, what did you pay for the new Radiohead album?” Unsigned to a label as I write this, Radiohead released their new album In Rainbows for download on their website this week. [...]
