For those of you just joining us, let me give you a little background before we go much further. This website is named after a song by the Brooklyn band, Bishop Allen. After releasing one of my favorite albums, 2003’s Charm School, the band got quiet for a little bit. Then, last month they announced […]

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If you hadn’t noticed, I updated my seldom-updated ‘In the Ipod’ section a couple weeks ago to include Six Demon Bag, the new album by Man Man. I haven’t been this taken over by an album since I got The Light Footwork’s One State, Two State. At the risk of turning this into an album […]

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To me, one of the most fun parts about music is noticing trends in your own listening habits. For instance, I’ve often found that I’m willing to make lyrical concessions if the melody is particularly good. I can think of no better examples of this than the mix I’m about to present to you. The […]

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(found via Punknews.org)
Indie rocker, Ted Leo, has released two new demos on his band’s official website. “Army Bound” and “Some Beginner’s Mind” will most likely see rotation on the band’s upcoming tour–dates for which can be found here–and be featured on their upcoming album.
MP3: Ted Leo - Army Bound (demo)
While the lyrics are great in […]

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Eef Barzelay, Clem Snide’s frontman, is currently touring America in support of his solo album, Bitter Honey. After doing a long set at Lexington’s CD Central, Eef had time to sit down with me at my favorite local restaurant: Tolly Ho. I was already in a good mood because Eef had just covered everyone from […]

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Before I start this, I’d like to make something known: the first music I really obsessed over was that of the 19th century opera-writers Gilbert and Sullivan. I loved the H.M.S. Pinafore and the Pirates of Penzance with all my heart. Since then, my tastes have…matured a bit; but I still appreciate a bit of […]

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I’d like to wish a special hello to anyone who might be reading my website for the first time today. The Kernel, one of the papers on UK’s campus, should be running a story about my website today. I tried to pick a particularly good song to feature, so as not to scare off any […]

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While not technically new, “Folk Death 95″ is the first song that we bloggers have been allowed to post. Mogwai’s new album, Mr. Beast, is pretty interesting. It’s a lot more strung-out than what little of their older work I’m familiar with.
MP3: Mogwai - Folk Death 95
I’m not a huge fan of instrumentals. The last […]

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