After a bit of a delay, I finally present to you my review for TV on the Radio’s Dear Science,. But I’ve decided to offer up something entirely different in the way of reviews by focusing on the one pitfall of music critique I cannot stand yet find myself using at times: comparison. It’s quite … [Read more…]
So, somewhere through my GRE studies I realized what a monumental task I have of ingesting all the vocabulary. My handy study book has flooded my mind with words, which is quite helpful. But their sentence examples for the words are somewhat… lacking. So I’ve decided to do the only logical thing: write my own. … [Read more…]
Michael Moore is the newest guy to pull a Radiohead, but not with music (though if it were, I’m sure it’d be somewhere in the general stereotype for emo these days – whiny and overly-dramatic). Moore released his newest piece, Slacker Uprising, on the net for a free download yesterday, perfectly timed with the upcoming … [Read more…]
Caught an excellent set by Why? at the MFA on Friday. Well, excellent apart from one certain thing… I’ve written numerous posts about hipsters, so finally allow me to riff a little on this one. The MFA’s concerts are in a little seated auditorium, which makes for a great atmosphere during acoustic sets, but a … [Read more…]
I’ve been trying to find the trailer for Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York for quite awhile. Now, with about a month until its release, it’s finally hit the net: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDuumyOivLM] Just the trailer itself looks fantastic. Sure, Kaufman does great work with Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry, but with his sharp, witty, and all-around-anomalous screenplay … [Read more…]
Let’s break this down in bullet points: *TV on the Radio‘s Dear Science, has officially been released online, one week early. Who knows why Interscope made the decision, and really, who cares? You can purchase the album on iTunes or stream it for free at Lala (you must sign up first). Upon first listen it … [Read more…]
I apologize for the recent lack of posting, but its been a blizzard of fun these past few days. Despite the archaic weather, Boston is in the full swing of things, and I mixed my time between numerous concerts, the Boston Silent Rave, and general tomfoolery. At the center of much of the whirlwind of … [Read more…]
While listening to WOXY the other day, the dj mentioned a YouTube video that remixed the Hold Steady’s “Sequestered in Memphis” with shots of the Muppets. Hilariously titled “Sequestered in Muppets,” it is quite well-edited: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW57drRWJ78] And then I happened upon this Panic! At The Disco video for “She’s A Handsome Woman” that’s eerily similar…. … [Read more…]
Naomi pointed me the way to this excellent piece by Thursday/United Nations’ Geoff Rickly on the MTV Headbanger’s Blog site on my previous post, and it got me thinking about the impact of fashion on culture. Rickly astutely notes the power of the image, and in doing so recalls Marshall McLuhan’s “the medium is the … [Read more…]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZjwJlPtC8c] This is far from new, but you’ve got to give these folks credit; clearly a lot of work went into their interpretation of emo. And clearly it is a bit old – especially for pop standards. Had it been made in the past year or two, they’d probably trade Bright Eyes quips for hacks … [Read more…]