I started scrobbling on Last.fm back in 2006 and last week my track odometer rolled over to 20,000. My musical tastes have evolved since high school and I’ve definitely explored more since graduating college, but my top 15 artists aren’t too surprising. If this list was populated during high school then punk and ska would [...]
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When I say “unordinary” I mean out of the ordinary for myself. If you asked me if I would like Icelandic post-rock with an ethereal sound I’d probably say no, but here’s an example that would prove me wrong.
Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook:
Any bands or songs that you’ve come across that you were surprised [...]
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Pretty crazy music video shot frame by frame with a Nikon D200 dSLR. Music is decent to boot.
Fat City Reprise – Long Gone from Cesar Kuriyama on Vimeo.
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These albums are either new/newer releases or are just new to me. I’ve been listening to these albums quite a bit recently and highly recommend Vampire Weekend, it’s becoming one of my all time favorites.
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Paramore – Riot!
The New Pornographers – Challengers
The Fratellis – Costello Music
Fountains of Wayne – Traffic and Weather
Presidents [...]
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Saw Sweeney Todd the day after Christmas with the Yostenbergs and I have to say it was the first movie I’ve genuinely enjoyed in a while. The abundance of throat slitting makes for a very dark and almost indulgent contrast to the musical numbers. Johnny Depp did a good job out in front, but the [...]
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