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Month: November 2009

Overlooked in the Aughts: Milosh – Meme

November 23, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Overlooked in the Aughts is an ongoing feature focusing on some of the best albums from the 2000s that haven’t quite received the attention they deserved. Today’s post: Milosh’s Meme. Love songs and break-up songs. Seems as though a large majority of pop music can be fit in one of these two categories. So there’s a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 2006, electronica, emo, meme, Milosh, music, Overlooked in the Aughts

Pete Wentz is a genius

November 19, 2009 / Leave a Comment

It’s true… Pete Wentz is a genius. Or someone at Fall Out Boy camp has got it going on in their noggin. A smattering of break-up rumors cropped up online, fresh on the heels of the Tuesday release of the band’s greatest hits album Believers Never Die. Take the NME tweet from just yesterday: Fall … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Babyface, Believers Never Die, Elvis Costello, emo, Fall Out Boy, hiatus, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, music, My Chemical Romance, NME, Pete Wentz, pop-punk, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Get Up Kids, Twilight, Twitter

The Velvet Underground to reunite… for literacy

November 17, 2009 / Leave a Comment

The library just got a little cooler. Lou Reed, Maureen “Moe” Tucker and Doug Yule, all former members of the iconic proto-punk band The Velvet Underground, will come together for a little event at the New York Public Library on December 8. No need to bring your earplugs, eager NY music fans. This is a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Andy Warhol, Arts and Entertainment, Billboard, David Fricke, Doug Yule, John Cale, LIVE from the NYPL, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, music, New York, New York City, New York Public Library, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground: New York Art, Velvet Underground

The (Most) Memorable Singles of 2009

November 17, 2009 / Leave a Comment

I started writing here at True/Slant with a little piece that questioned the nature and purpose of year-end-lists. Who’s an authority on anything? Isn’t it all arbitrary? True, but, as I mentioned, it’s a bit fun to do. So, though we’re not even into December, I present a list of five memorable singles from the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Animal Collective, Christian Bale, Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, Danger! High Voltage, Das Racist, Electric Six, Future Of The Left, Grizzly Bear, Hey Ya!, I Kissed A Girl, Merriweather Post Pavillion, music, My Girls, Pitchfork, Pop music, R U Professional? (4 Xtian), The Hope That House Built, The Mae Shi, Travels With Myself And Another, Two Weeks, Veckatimest, Wallpaper, year end lists

'New' album by 'The Beatles' surfaces

November 16, 2009 / Leave a Comment

There is a new, unheard album by The Beatles out there. And “James Richards” wants to spread it to everyone [via The Daily Swarm]: On Sept. 9, 2009 I experienced something that I still am having trouble believing happened to me. I came into the possession of a cassette tape containing a Beatles album that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Arts, Collecting, Compact Cassette, Daily Swarm, Everyday Chemistry, Gramophone record, James Richards, Jay-Z, music, Musical theatre, Song, The Beatles, The Beatles Never Broke Up, The Grey Album, Uploading and downloading

Hugging hatred and homophobia making headlines in Buffalo

November 15, 2009 / Leave a Comment

The Economy. Afghanistan. Men hugging. These are some of the problems facing our country today. Wait… guys hugging? Oh yes. Just ask The Buffalo News opinion columnist Doug Routt. His most recent “article,” “Guys should stick to shaking hands,” must be read to be believed. I don’t want to seem like too old-fashioned a guy, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Andy Rooney, Doug Routt, Guys should stick to shaking hands, hugging, journalism, Opinion, Richard Simmons, The Buffalo News

How loud can pop get?

November 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

“Turn that racket down!” Oh, the familiar tropes of pop music in America: it seems like every 50s-nostalgia film must have a scene where the parents-who-just-don’t-understand are yelling at kids to turn down that “rock music.” It’s a trope that has continued through the decades, and hopefully will continue throughout the years. After all, how … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Clear Channel, CMJ, Dinosaur Jr., Hardcore for Nerds, M.I.A., music, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Pop music, Queens of the Stone Age, Rock music, Sleigh Bells

Late Night Jamz: BFF – "Ham Dance"

November 13, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Late Night Jamz is an ongoing feature dedicated to newly discovered tracks that are sure to get stuck in your head. Uncovered in the wee hours of the evening just before bed after a long day of work or play, these are the gems that make the adventures in finding music so enjoyable. Tonight’s track … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Chicago, electronica, hip-hop, Juiceboxxx, music, Pooper is your BFF

Thanks for giving MC Paul Barman's Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud

November 12, 2009 / Leave a Comment

The A.V. Club featured a very interesting surprise on their site today: News of a new MC Paul Barman album. According to an email he sent me, he’s sired two sons, appeared in friend and collaborator Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind and recorded a new album called Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud, which will be released on November … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 3 Feet High And Rising, ?uestlove, De La Soul, Del The Funky Homosapien, DOOM, hip-hop, MC Paul Barman, Michel Gondry, music, Overlooked in the Aughts, Paullelujah!, Post-Graduate Work 7", Prince Paul, The A.V. Club

Overlooked in the Aughts: Aereogramme – A Story In White

November 11, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Overlooked in the Aughts is an ongoing feature focusing on some of the best albums from the 2000s that haven’t quite received the attention they deserved. Today’s post: Aereogramme’s A Story In White. Metal. It’s one word that can just about demolish any band’s chances of gaining the kind of audience they might deserve. Of gaining … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 2000s, A Story In White, Aerogramme, Glasgow, Kerrang!, London, Matador, metal, music, My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go, NME, Q, Rock Sound, Scotland, U.K.
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