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MGMT are indie rock's Goldman Sachs

October 21, 2009 / Leave a Comment

You know what sums up a zeitgeist? A new album from the hottest act made of private school educated, upper-middle-class kids obsessed with escapism, entitled Congratulations. Amiright? Nothing’s quite as representative of the Great Recession as MGMT, a band so steeped in reality their callow songs about being famous for the sake of fame actually came … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: AIG, Congratulations, Goldman Sachs, Matt Taibbi, MGMT, music, Oracular Spectacular, Paul McCartney, Said the Gramophone, Time To Pretend, Unemployment

Late Night Jamz: Restless People – "Victimless Crime"

October 20, 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: dubstep, glo-fi, music, reggae, Restless People, Self-Titled Magazine, The Fader, Toro Y Moi, Twitter, Victimless Crime, Washed Out

Kanye West & Spike Jonze – We Were Once A Fairytale

October 19, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Kanye West is back, back to being an artiste of merit, back from the depths of hell he was cast in after a disastrous VMAs appearance, back from South Park cracks and autotune-haters’ smacks. Or something like that. MTV reported that the short-film collaboration between Where The Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze and West, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Arts, emo rap, film, JCVD, Kanye West, MTV, MTV VMAs, music, South Park, Spike Jonze, Videogum, We Were Once A Fairytale, Where The Wild Things Are, Wrestler

Overlooked in the Aughts: Parts & Labor – Mapmaker

October 17, 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: Parts & Labor’s Mapmaker. Back in June, music writer Christopher R. Weingarten extolled the pains that have befallen music journalism at the 140 Characters Conference. Among many of his excellent … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: art-punk, Battles, Brooklyn, Christopher R. Weingarten, Deerhoof, Do It Yourself, Hardcore punk, Mapmaker, music, NPR, Our Band Could Be Your Life, Parts & Labor, Receivers, Rolling Stone, TV On The Radio

Music career in the tubes? Go fly in a balloon!

October 16, 2009 / Leave a Comment

So, your musical career is nothing but a joke, flush with riffs from a recent TV appearance. You’re tired of living a life on-and-off the road, not knowing where you woke up this morning and where you’ll be tomorrow. You’re anxious, tired and depressed. What do you do? Stage a fake balloon flight to freedom! … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Balloon boy, Colorado, Falcon Heene, hip-hop, music, rap, Wife Swap

mtvU's phallic symbol

October 14, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Woodie. Whatever possessed mtvU to name their annual music award as such is beyond me. Is it supposed to be a joke aimed at their college audience? Cause I’m pretty sure college kids these days are smart enough to figure that one. Anyway, mtvU recently released the ballots for the awards show. What’s the big … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 3Oh!3, Amanda Blank, Animal Collective, Billboard, emo rap, Green Day, hip-hop, MTV, MTV Video Music Awards, mtvU, music, P.O.S., Rhymesayers Entertainment, Woodie Awards

Peter Bagge's 'Hate' coming to Fox TV?

October 13, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Fantagraphics Books reported one of the more curious potential TV pilots in recent years: Our own Peter Bagge has a development deal with FOX for THE BRADLEYS and the network has just ordered a pilot. For folks not familiar with Peter Bagge or The Bradleys, well, suffice to say the man is a legend in the underground comics … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Arts, Bradleys, Buddy Bradley, comic books, comics, Fantagraphics Books, Fox, Fox Broadcasting Company, grunge, Hate, Lifetime, music, My Chemical Romance, New Jersey, Noel Murray, Our Band Could Be Your Life, Peter Bagge, Seattle, Seth MacFarlane, ska, Ted Leo, The A.V. Club, The Bradleys, The Simpsons, Titus Andronicus, TV

Overlooked in the Aughts: Danger Mouse & Jemini – Ghetto Pop Life

October 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: Danger Mouse & Jemini’s Ghetto Pop Life. When it comes to end-of-the-decade music lists, there’s got to be one titled “Best Danger Mouse Albums.” Danger Mouse, aka Brian Burton, burst … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 2000s, Brian Burton, Cee-Lo, Danger Mouse, Ghetto Pop Life, Gnarls Barkley, Grey Album, James Brown, Jay-Z, Jemini, music, Paris Hilton, Pop music, The Beatles

Barack bests Bono

October 10, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Here’s the equation many in the world are trying to grapple with: Obama + Nobel Peace Prize = ? Of course, there’s no wrong answer, and don’t worry, you can’t get any points off for coming to your own conclusions. (In fact, well-though opinions on news items are often encourage.) Whether it’s celebration, outrage or … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Barack Obama, Bono, Irish Central, music, Nobel Peace Prize, U2

Best albums of the Millennium

October 8, 2009 / Leave a Comment

Dear Pitchfork, Hey, it’s been a little while. Sorry I haven’t emailed. This is hard to say, but I’ve been a little reading another music blog. I know, it seems like just yesterday I’d waste hours, days even, doing nothing but listening to all those obscure bands you dug up, polished and placed on a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 2000s, Andrew W.K., Boy in da Corner, Close Calls With Brick Walls, Destroy Build Destroy, Dizzee Rascal, I Get Wet, Kid A, Modest Mouse, MP3 blog, music, OK Computer, Pitchfork, Radiohead, The Moon & Antarctica, Vampire Weekend
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