Chucks + Ramones + (RED)
I know I haven't been the nicest person to the (RED) campaign lately, but when you boil it all down, I do appreciate the gesture behind (RED), and lets face it-- it has paved the way for some pretty great…
Continue Reading →MuteMath: Typical
While there's no doubt that Mute Math was built for a major record label (in this case it's major "Indie" label Teleprompt/ Warner Bros.), I'm still excited to hear them play live when they come to Boulder's own Fox Theater…
Continue Reading →Lighter Than a Boom Box
For all the angst that so many of us claim to feel over the eighties, there definitely seems to be little resistance to the throwback era creeping in on us. I don't really know why I've been tainted with such…
Continue Reading →White Stripes Puzzle: Hmmmmm
Are the White Stripes trying to weed out their intelligent fans from their vacuous ones, or are they just trying to create buzz for their new album Icky Thump (due out in June of this year)? At any rate, when…
Continue Reading →Peel: iTunes Blog Integration
I'm already a big fan of the iConcertCal that Josh wrote about a couple months ago-- it allows users to see all of the relevant upcoming shows in their area with a mere keystroke in iTunes. Icelander Hjalti Jakobsson recently…
Continue Reading →Eberg: Inside Your Head?
You all have seen this iPhone ad that aired during the Oscars a few weeks ago (at least you better have seen it). It's surely among few others in a short list of truly great TV ads from the past…
Continue Reading →The Sunshine Underground: Raise the Alarm
Last fall I gave a listen to The Sunshine Underground, an intensely energetic indie- rock/funk outfit out of the U.K. I was a little apprehensive over paying the import fee to get my hands on the full CD-- because I…
Continue Reading →TV on the Radio: Still Amazing
Last week, I was able to catch a TV on the Radio show for the second time this year, and am happy to report that they are still the best live act out there right now. If you'll remember back…
Continue Reading →The Legion of Doom: Incorporated
When I first heard Incorporated, the newest from The Legion of Doom, I thought to myself: "you've got to be kidding me." There are mash ups out there that I've really enjoyed listening to, but it didn't make sense to…
Continue Reading →Maps
While I'm the last person you'll find at a rave or any party where ecstasy is being passed around, I've been digging the electronic music of Maps. They hail from North Hampton in the U.K., where James writes and records…
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