20,000th Track Play on Last.fm

Posted on May 19th, 2009 at 10:04pm  |  7 comments

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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Enjoying Unordinary Music

Posted on March 30th, 2009 at 11:08am  |  4 comments

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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New Favorite Tunes

Posted on May 1st, 2008 at 05:00pm  |  Add comment

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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Evolving Musical Tastes

Posted on March 13th, 2006 at 09:37pm  |  5 comments

I’ve never been a huge music nut but the history of rock music class I took a couple summers ago at Cerritos has kept me thinking about music in ways I hadn’t when I was younger. I remember when my musical taste was dictated by what was on the radio, now I’d be surprised if [...]

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