So tired. Our plans to see Matt Pond PA fell through at the last minute. Thankfully Sigur Ros is still on for tonight. If you see a kid with shaggy hair and a big nose, who is taking photos every 10 seconds…that’s me. MP3: The Sunspots – Carmen Sadly, I’m tired and need to finish [...]

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This is the title track off Of Montreal’s new 7″, Micro-University. It’s better than their two new songs from the tour EP, but still quite weird. Thankfully weird works for Of Montreal. MP3: Of Montreal – Micro-University Whereas the other track on the 7″, “Christian Son,” is an acoustic tune that wouldn’t be out of [...]

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It is with slight trepidation that I present to you the first guest-review on You Aint No Picasso. I did this for two reasons: my Journalism professor suggested that I take a crack at being an editor, and also my friend Jordan is a huge VU fan. A review of Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII by [...]

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Thanks to Blogger and Lexington’s ABC news network for linking to me/featuring me in the past day. I’ve seen a lot of new names pop up in the comments, and a lot of people emailing me for the first time. Hopefully I won’t drop the ball now that the pressure’s on. All I know is [...]

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Two Gallants have been tearing through the indie community lately. What with the release of their new album, What the Toll Tells, and a string of successful live shows, it seems like they won’t be stopping any time soon. One kind reader sent in a treat that I think you all might like. This is [...]

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Sorry this is going up so much later than expected. Something weird came up. Anyway, here’s the Yin to the earlier mix’s Yang. The plus side is that I think my blog and I are going to be on tv (11pm news on ABC, for those of you in Lexington), but the downside is that [...]

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If all goes as planned, I’ll be posting two Valentines-themed mixes today. The first is for all those folks who find themselves single on this day of love. I did my best to pick an album’s worth of songs that take a negative stance on the subject of love, but I’m sure that you all [...]

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So I was up until 5am last night trying to finish some Journalism stuff. I’m kinda tired. Thankfully I got emailed this new song by KFS so that I don’t have to actually search for something good to post. It’s always nice when quality songs land in my inbox. MP3: Kite Flying Society – Groundflower [...]

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Just so everyone’s on the same page, The High Water Marks are Hilarie Sidney of the Apples in Stereo on vocals and guitar (which I did not know until just now – I assumed drums), Per ole Bratset of Palermo on guitar and vocals, Jim Lindsay of Oranger doing the drumming, and Mike Snowden from [...]

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