Recent Music Posts
Andrew Bird @ Forecastle 7.14.12
I’ll open this review with a confession: I went from a huge Andrew Bird fan to someone who can’t name a single song off his last album. I don’t know… Read more »
[video] Kishi Bashi covers Beirut with string quartet
If you haven’t yet had a good sit-down listening session with Kishi Bashi’s great new album 151a, consider this video your reminder. Here K covers Beirut’s “A Sunday Smile” with… Read more »
MP3 - A Crash Course, guest post by Jonathan Sterne
Today, there are more mp3s in circulation than all other recording formats combined. This alone would be cause to write a book about them, but I became fascinated with mp3s… Read more »
The Love Song of Kim Jong Un (UPDATE!)
Kim Jong Un has a girlfriend! Or maybe a wife! Or maybe a girlfriend who is somebody else’s wife! Read more »
[mp3] Sunforest: “Magician in the Mountain”
You might know Sunforest better as the writers of “Lighthouse Keeper” from Clockwork Orange. After hearing this track, I’m confident you’ll know them for this glimpse of psych-pop genius. MP3… Read more »
Silver Bridge Disaster - Part 4 (MP3)
Yep, it's time for another dispatch about the Silver Bridge disaster. I really never intended to do four of these, but somehow I keep finding additional 45s about this terrible… Read more »
Print Isn't Dead!
In connection with my little hoarding problem, I also have a bookstore problem. My New Year’s Resolution this year was to stay out of bookstores, and I have done so… Read more »
[stream] Blockhead: “Tools of the Industry”
I’ve been loving this Blockhead track since I heard it on WRFL a day or two ago. It’s a great electronica pop track that incorporates what I’m guessing is a… Read more »
Deerhoof announce Breakup Song, share album teaser
Deerhoof just announced their next album Breakup Songs will be out Sept 4. To aid our anticipation, they launched the Jingletron, a web page that’ll play you a snippet from… Read more »
