Blog is a Mix Tape

so best: january's top music

2008-02-03T21:15:51Z

According to last.fm, my favorite artists of January were: Burial wale Jazzanova Rilo Kiley Kanye West Aaliyah Björk Sia De La Soul JusticeBurial is well covered territory. Wale is new to me. Jazzanova's Belle et Fou is one of the records I bou...

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2007 Wrap-Up

2007-12-27T23:50:00Z

I had grand plans to do a post a day about my favorite 2007 things starting about 2 weeks ago but life got in the way. It's hard to write when grandma's in town and a Felicia returns and you're stuffing your face all the daggone time. So, here's ...

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song for sunday: the 2007 album that haunts me

2007-12-16T16:33:57Z

if it's the reclusive life that Burial seeks, he might just be his own worst enemy, because his new album, Untrue, bests Burial's fans' wildest hopes for the followup. Burial was a worthy, sometimes thrilling record-- an impressive debut-- but i...

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prelude: what last.fm says about my 2007

2007-12-16T08:20:44Z

Top Artists 1 Björk 559 2 Jay-Z 509 3 Common 440 4 NPR 438 5 Madlib 365 6 Talib Kweli 350 7 Little Brother 345 ...

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how i got the holiday spirit

2007-12-16T02:01:34Z

Flux blog posted this recently. I listened to it this morning and laughed within the first 5 seconds and then smiled throughout. As if by magic, this site was covered in snow and all my holiday gifts were purchased. My heart had grown two sizes ...

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after-school specials

2007-12-09T03:56:02Z

Last.fm suggested I revisit Ludacris this week, an artist whose music I haven't listened at all in 2007 and not seriously since 2005 maybe. It was a good choice. I always forget why I like him. Excellent beat selection, distinctive voice, witty, ...

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Song for Sunday: Fire Starter

2007-11-25T17:15:18Z

The song can be found on YHU’s penultimate LP Just A Melody, one of the only albums from their discography that has never been granted the reissue treatment. This is a real shame, because the album is a wonderful collection of songs permeated by ...

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Best Random Finds of 2007

2007-11-24T20:10:25Z

I've noted -- probably on twitter since I rarely post things longer than 140 characters these days -- that I have way more music released this year than I have in years past. With podcasts, music blogs, my emusic subscription, amazon.com mp3 dow...

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last week on last.fm

2007-10-22T06:14:43Z

Top Tracks for the week ending 21 Oct 2007 1 J-Love – Return Of The Theodore Unit (f/ Ghostface, Sean Wiggs and Trife Da God) 5 1 Foals – Mathletics 5 1 Lifers Group – Short Life Of A Gangsta (...

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Mystery Band

2007-10-07T17:26:15Z

Some bands defy description but I'll give it a go. Your lead singer wears an all white possibly linen suit, a brimmed hat, and a beard. He is revivalist preacher by way of punk rock mosh pit ethos. He stands next to a cross-dressing guitarist with...

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