Tasty, Tasty Murder
I’m still catching up on some 2007 eMusic releases. I just got done listening to the second album by the Shout Out Louds, Our Ill Wills. I own a copy of their first album, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, which is an entertaining bit of SwedePop, but which failed to totally engage me. My first [...]
Warpage In The Figures
In an e-mail exchange with The Jestaplero, we got to talking about Blue Öyster Cult, as we often do. He ran down his list of favorite BÖC albums in order, and his reasons for such:
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The Jestaplero’s favorite BÖC albums
1. SECRET TREATIES – AMG recently replaced their lukewarm review with a rave that really gets [...]
Jingle Hell
Pet Peeve of the Day: Christmas music. Yeah, I’m a heartless old bastard when it comes to the holidays, and hearing the same old Christmas tunes everywhere I go during the holiday season doesn’t do much to melt this stony heart. However, I have come to appreciate Christmas music that is a bit [...]
2007 In Review: The Beats
Let’s talk about the Dance Scene. I know, I know, we’ve avoided it in this forum long enough, but there’s no denying its power and the influence it has on each every one of us. I hardly have to tell you that “Dutch DJ/producer Tiesto and the return of house music were the [...]
The Eye Of The Devil Winks At Thee
Here’s proof that I go through life oblivious. (Also proof that I can write a blog entry about anything.) I’ll suddenly notice something for the first time that I’ve never ever noticed before, and yet has been around for years. Case in point:
Yesterday I was driving to work and was “stuck” behind [...]
Let Me See The Light Again
Have this ever happened to you?
As I reported back in this entry, Scottish lass Emma Pollock opened up for the New Pornographers show that I attended a month ago. At that point, I had downloaded her album Watch The Fireworks from eMusic, but hadn’t listened to it yet. So I was unfamiliar with [...]