March 2010
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Stupor Sunday
My friend Karinne’ made me 25 minutes of recordings of herself singing whatever comes to her mind, and I’m going to cut it all up and make it into music. Someday. When school is over. I’m very excited to reach that stage.
February 2010
103 posts
glassanimal: wasn't expecting to hear "two weeks"... →
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Little Boxes by Pete Seeger from “We Shall...
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“These (40 inch waist) pants have taken over my closet, and in a way...”
– Kevin Federline on Celebrity Fit Club
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glassanimal: Josh on Real World DC has a band... →
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Ben's new faves Local Natives are burning the... →
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Mozart Week: The Epic Final Chapter!
For a class project, I (Mike) had to listen to three hours of a genre of music that I have never listened to by choice before, and keep a detailed log of observations from the listening experience. I chose Classical Period Classical Music, and decided to listen to nothing but Mozart for all three hours. This week, I am posting all five days of my listening log. It’s a trainwreck...
glassanimal: songs more than 10 yrs old that... →
glassanimal: wondering if "cars" by gary numan was... →
Ben Flash: Sun on the Sand takes a MASSIVE song by... →
Ben Flash: And Pitchfork makes a comeback! →
Ben Flash: Is there any particular reason figure... →
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Mozart Week, Part 4
For a class project, I (Mike) had to listen to three hours of a genre of music that I have never listened to by choice before, and keep a detailed log of observations from the listening experience. I chose Classical Period Classical Music, and decided to listen to nothing but Mozart for all three hours. This week, I am posting all five days of my listening log. It’s a trainwreck...
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“I get musical inspiration for the characters. Like for example, there was a...”
– Johnny Depp discussing the inspiration for his Mad Hatter in the new Alice in Wonderland movie. This is just another example of how Johnny Depp and I are pretty much exactly the same person. I’m always getting mistaken for that guy. It’s annoying.
I have cracked the Ke$ha code.
This guy has “figured it out”.
So Mike, does he have it right?
daveholmes:
I think she’s popular because her lyrics reflect what sheltered 13-year-old girls think wild 21-year-old girls do. The situations depicted in her songs are either logistically implausible (grown-ups seldom hook up in backs of car-car-cars, because they tend to have home-home-homes) or deeply unpleasant...
Ben Flash: "But wevs, right? David Gray fans gotta... →
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“I’ve got control, I shift my shape”
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I’m realizing that my reaction to this Local Natives record probably has to do with it resonating with this specific moment in my life. Whether that will lessen its impact as time goes on or cement it BECAUSE I’ll relate it to this period of my life, remains to be seen.
Ben Flash: QUESTION! Do you think "Cavil at Rest"... →
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glassanimal: Just occurred to me that Joanna... →
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Mozart Week, Part 3
For a class project, I (Mike) had to listen to three hours of a genre of music that I have never listened to by choice before, and keep a detailed log of observations from the listening experience. I chose Classical Period Classical Music, and decided to listen to nothing but Mozart for all three hours. This week, I am posting all five days of my listening log. It’s a trainwreck...
Ben Flash: With so much amazing music flying... →
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“There’s talk of doing a 20-song record or something, a White Album kind of...”
– -Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen talking about their new record.
I’m so glad that Hamilton Leithauser is familiar with The Mellon Corollary.
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Mozart Week, Part 2
For a class project, I (Mike) had to listen to three hours of a genre of music that I have never listened to by choice before, and keep a detailed log of observations from the listening experience. I chose Classical Period Classical Music, and decided to listen to nothing but Mozart for all three hours. This week, I am posting all five days of my listening log. It’s a trainwreck...
Ben Flash: An alternate reality version of myself... →
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World Sick
My initial excitement about the new Broken Social Scene record had slowly been replaced with a vague sense of worry. After all it had been five years since their beautiful train-wreck of a record Broken Social Scene. What followed were two solo records. Each of which contained the strengths and weaknesses of Broken Social Scene’s double protagonists.
Kevin Drew’s Spirit If…...
Ben Flash: Gotta say I'm pretty underwhelmed by... →
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Mozart Week, Part 1
For a class project, I (Mike) had to listen to three hours of a genre of music that I have never listened to by choice before, and keep a detailed log of observations from the listening experience. I chose Classical Period Classical Music, and decided to listen to nothing but Mozart for all three hours. This week, I am posting all five days of my listening log. It’s a trainwreck...
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The New New Pornographers song “Your Hands...
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Automatic by Yuck.
I’m working my way...
Ben Flash: Question for @sheffieldinc. Thoughts on... →
It is certainly evocative of old-school Eminem. I enjoyed it immensely as I was driving around today.
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Speaking of Oldies...
Bought this for $3.99 while on vacation. I used to own it on this old-fashioned medium “cassette tape”. “When I Come Around” remains an incredibly great song.
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Recently Added.
(my favorite image that came up when I googled “Recently Added” from this blog)
My “Recently Added” play-list is currently demonstrating the quality of the year in music so far, and to come.
Amazing, heartbreaking and hilarious Los Campesinos! record? Check.
Profound and awesome Local Natives record? Check.
Killer new Ted Leo song that may be the best thing I’ve...
Ben Flash: Shuffle Says: Frances Farmer Will Have... →
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Super Sunday! The Sad Winter Mix
Super Sunday is a Big Opus semi-weekly feature. It’s a chance for Ben and/or Mike to take a break from surfing the web for other people’s music and shed some light on their own creative musical persuits. The goal is to use the dialog of the blog to become as motivated to make our own music as we have been to talk about the music we listen to as fans.
Earlier this week, a mixtape I made was...
glassanimal: It's a crime! It's a crime! It's a... →
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Thoughts on Romance is Boring by Los Campesinos!
I downloaded Romance is Boring earlier this month from eMusic. I dragged the tracks directly into an iTunes playlist to burn a CD quickly — I wanted to play it for some friends who would be over shortly. I didn’t check for correctness or completeness.
I played it that night and I really liked it. It was young and angry and funny and touching and chaotic.
After a few more listens...
Ben Flash: BOLD PREDICTION! By next week I'm not... →
(Parentheticals): Reply to the BIG OPUS →
BEN FLASH: And Sheff’s response.
I think we are ships passing in the night here glassanimal. Couple of points:
a. I don’t think Hollywood smoke and mirrors is going to get rid of teen angst either. I do however think that they are, and are going to continue, selling teen angst to teens while at the same time selling the relief…
THE BIG OPUS: I think fun is okay. →
BEN: I’m bumping this discussion because it is the most interesting thing happening on the blog right now. For the moment I’m just going to stay out of the way.
sheffieldinc:
Sheffield INC, a friend of The Big Opus, made an extended comment that deserves some attention here on the front page:
I just want to quote one line from that post you linked to and then respond: “The...
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YEAH! →
This cover is sweet and this week just gets better and better.
POST 700!
Ben Flash: Shuffle Says: Metal Detector by They... →
Ben Flash: Vampire Weekend confirm my Vampire... →
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glassanimal: Hearing the new Hole song makes me... →
