Music Reviews- Diamonds in Sh*t
The White Stripes- Icky Thump The Detroit duo are back with a record that takes their fun, bluesy garage rock and transforms it into something totally different. Their last record "Get... The Greatest Albums of All Time (Explosive and Bombastic)
Explosions in the Sky- The Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place Explosions in the Sky's "The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place" is an album that consists of soft and lush yet heavy-hitting... It's Here! (My Two New Favorite Records of 2007 come out on the same day)
Battles- Mirrored (Warp Records- US/ Rough Trade Records- Europe)   After a week of listening I can honestly say that this is by far the best album I've heard in 2007. It sounds like... The Greatest Albums of All Time (My Broken Scene, My Broken Social Scene)
Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People (Arts&Crafts, 2003) It's not a "loud" record but it's climatic. Broken Social Scene (a Canadian supergroup) weren't exactly... New Music: Elliott Smith & Bjork
Elliott Smith- New Moon New Moon isn't really your standard b-sides and rarities comp because the mastermind behind it is Elliott Smith (he's still giving us great tunes from the... Do Yourself A Favor (Links Provided/ Pt.1)...
And Check These Bands/Artists Out... Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney called it quits awhile back now but if you like your rock loud and hard then you need to check out S-K. One of... The Greatest Albums of All Time (Boy-Girl Punk!)
X- Los Angeles Punk is a difficult subject when it comes to music. There are too many sub-genres and it's basically impossible to understandwhich is which (at times). X are punk, a... ISY (We'll never go mainstream or have we already?)
Movies/Music/Books (sometimes)/TV (same as books) Movie of the Week: Hot Fuzz Well, If you liked Shaun of the Dead then you will love this. It's a hilarious adventure about two... Music- 2007 (Bands, Bands, Bands, etc.)
1. Battles- Mirrored If you like Noise and squeaky vocals this band is for you... The drummer of Helmet happens to be the drummer of Battles and he can seriously beat those cymbals down to... The Greatest Albums of All Time (Relaxation Nation)
Eluvium- Talk Amongst the Trees Matthew Cooper (aka Eluvium, mentioned in the 2007 Music Blog) came out with this underrated ambience album in 2005. Talk Amongst the Trees is basically an... The Greatest Albums of All Time (The Next Chapter)
Slint- Spiderland Post-Rock would have never been if it wasn't for this album, this so-called "beast" of an album. The bass is dark and looming, the guitar is swift and schizophrenic, and... The Greatest Albums of All Time
Let's start off with: Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Not many albums can make you cry, Not many albums can capture the authenticity of life, Not many albums can... A New Segment: The Greatest Albums of All Time...
Basically, my favorite albums of all time but one at a time and a descriptive paragraph at the bottom. Pt. 2 (Continued)
Low- Drums and Guns Low are a slowcore band that is known for their music being in a Gap commercial. Drums and Guns is depressing, very depressing but the lead singer did have a nervous... 2007- Music: The Good and the Not So Good (Pt. 2 of 4)
First of all, Panda Bear is the side project of Noah Lennox (the drummer for Animal Collective, my bad). Shall I start then?   1. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver James Murphy is back... 2007- Music: The Good and the Not So Good (1 of 4)
:D The Good 1. Eluvium- Copia Matthew Cooper is back with his incredible ambience (relaxation) music. This is one of the most beautiful things that you'll ever hear. 2. Deerhunter-... The Perfect Score- Albums that you would give a perfect score to...
Post your perfect score records in the comments section, please and thank you!   1. Love- Forever Changes 2. Talking Heads- More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, '77, Remain... Top Ten Films of 2006
The Best of The Best! 10. (Tie) Marie Antoinette- Sofia Coppola makes the effort to put a film about innocence, passion, and adultery in historical context. Not very historically accurate... TV Shows- The shows that you want to watch! God, that was so f*cking corny...
1. Carnivale A dark, obscure, and very unique take on good and evil in a carnival. 2. The Office (BBC) Satirical and off-beat, The Office, by Ricky Gervais and Stephen... Best Music of '06
This year was actually quite fun... I found that there were many entertaining and unique releases this year. My Top 20 Albums of '06 20. Clipse- Hell Hath No Fury Yeah, So it your standard...