Amnesty International: Make Some Noise

Posted on February 15, 2006 Under Music

In honor of all things Ben Gibbard (Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie) related, I have to mention the new single, "Grow Old with Me", Postal Service has written for Amnesty International's Make Some Noise campaign. In classic Postal Service…

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Exopolis Mixtape

Posted on February 14, 2006 Under Music

Since it's Valentines day and all I figured I had to have at least one Valentine-related post. L.A. based design studio Exopolis created a homage to the old school mix tapes people used to make for each other on Valentines…

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Jack Johnson and Curious George

Posted on February 10, 2006 Under Music

Curious George opens today, and although I've loved that little monkey since I was 3, I am much more excited about the soundtrack to the film, Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies, which I picked up yesterday. Written and sung by Jack Johnson,…

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Electric President

Posted on February 7, 2006 Under Music

Uncrate has been doing a fairly good job with their music section lately. They have the patience to sit through shows like The O.C. and listen for the good tunes, something I can't bring myself to do. Thanks for not…

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Styrofoam featuring Ben Gibbard

Posted on January 31, 2006 Under Music

I've been listening to just about everything that involves Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service front man Ben Gibbard. This is nothing new, but last week I got turned on to the CD "Nothing's Lost" by Beglian-based electronic group…

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Stone Throw Records

Posted on January 13, 2006 Under Music

Leading indie hip-hop label Stone Throw Records isn't new or anything, but I wanted to mention it because of something that I noticed on their website. Look below the giant '10' logo (congrats on the 10 year anniversary, guys!) on…

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80 Cent: Fifty Meets The Eighties

Posted on January 2, 2006 Under Music

I wouldn't have ever imagined that the instrumentals from artists like INXS, Eurythmics, Aha, and Def Leppard would ever blend so well with lyrics from 50 Cent. Dj Swindle kicks off 2006 with a mash-up that pits 50 Cent against…

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Best of JoshSpear.com ’05: Music

Posted on December 28, 2005 Under Music

This was never meant to be a music site, but I love music too much to ever ignore posting some of my favorite finds! Q-Unit Greatest HitsBlue Eyes Meets Bed Stuy Breakdancing Transformers The Beaterator Shynola Beck Video

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Imogen Heap

Posted on December 27, 2005 Under Music

All right, okay, I admit I went to see Narnia with my family on Christmas eve like the rest of the country. Having read the book around 15 years ago, I had flash backs from grade-school throughout the movie. The…

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Q-Unit Greatest Hits

Posted on December 7, 2005 Under Music

Ah, yes, another mash-up record. Q-Unit is a 50 Cent meets Queen mix with stellar hits like "This is How We Bite The Dust" and "Bohemian Wankster." This might be 50 Cent's best record ever. No telling how long this…

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