January 2009
9 posts
George says he has lost his way in this world
The Clientele. A band that never seems to get its due. Their music is universal, maybe that’s why—in an age of hyper-specific branding, the simple pleasures just don’t stand a chance sometimes.
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Muxtape
Can someone explain to me what’s really going on with Muxtape? Are the mixes that people are allowed to make only going to be able to consist of those tracks that bands have uploaded onto Muxtape themselves?
Tool Academy
What’s the best new show on TV? Surely it’s VH1’s “Tool Academy.”
Haven’t seen it? Okay, neither have I. Yet. But judging by the description on Wikipedia, this is one reality television show that I can, nay, must support:
The nine men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the...
Sophisticated Lady
The music of Art Tatum, like that of, say, Van Morrison, or Jonathan Richman, has a way of sneaking into situations and making everything feel All Right, but where Van Morrison does it with his wistful, elastic voice and Richman does it with his unstoppable joie de vivre, Tatum did it just with his hands. His songs pass by so quickly and fluidly that they never take control of a...
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