Favorite weird tv show: Portlandia Favorite weird tv show I only heard about this year: Look Around You Favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning book that I read this year: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Favorite book I only heard about this year: On Love by Alain de Botton Favorite music site that...
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Tags: 2011, a visit from the goon squad, East River Pipe, favorite app, favorites, google music, kindle fire, look around you, Nike Training Club, on love, portlandia, The Kinks, twitter
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For some reason, I’m obsessed with these songs: Dr. Worm by They Might Be Giants; Experimental Film by They Might Be Giants; and Crystal Queen by East River Pipe Thank you, Spotify!
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Tags: Music
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Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 55 through 51. "As an epitaph for the first half of my list, nothing is allowed to follow it."
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Tags: Ashes of American Flags, Ben E. King, Bruce Springsteen, Don't Look Back in Anger, Firth of Fifth, Genesis, I Collect Coins, I'm On Fire, Mercury Rev, Oasis, Stand By Me, Top 100, Wilco
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Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 60 through 56. "Shit! I left the tape recording!"
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Tags: Bill Pullman, Cary Elwes, Darlene Love, Dr. Dre, Elliott Smith, Led Zeppelin, Phil Spector, The Delgados, The Treasures
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From the melodic and beautiful ‘Sweet Disposition‘ to the musical brilliance of ‘Fader,’ Conditions by The Temper Trap brings together the skills of genii. As a band’s first album, this places them on a pedestal of standard and expectation from fans.
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Tags: 2SR, Conditions, Music, The Temper Trap
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Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 65 through 61.
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Tags: Big Star, Guns n' Roses, Head East, Kangaroo, Never Been Any Reason, November Rain, Queensryche, Second Skin, Silent Lucidity, The Ballad of El Goodo, The Chameleons
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Like how the Garden State soundtrack reminded people about the Shins and Nick Drake, Levi's Pioneer Sessions will introduce a whole new generation of people to rock, soul, rap, and pop songs that may have otherwise gone unnoticed.
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Tags: Ace of Base, Boyz II Men, Garden State, Goodbye Girl, Indigo Girls, James Mercer, Levi's Pioneer Sessions, Nick Drake, Reality Bites, Squeeze, The Kinks, The Shins, The Shirelles
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It’s been way too long since we’ve had a runoff between an original song and its cover version. As a reminder, Cover v. Original works like this: A contributor presents covers and originals in a post. Readers debate over which is better in the comments. Final verdict is given about one week later. This...
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Tags: Cover//Original, Goodbye Girl, Levi's Pioneer Sessions, Squeeze, The Shins
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Was it worth the crowded 1.5 hour, sore feet, sweaty pits wait? Probably not, but…it was free; there was a cute girl next to me (I did not speak to her); they sounded pretty.
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Tags: Band of Horses, Infinite Arms
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Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 70 through 67.
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Tags: Boy Meets Girl, Chris Bell, Coldplay, Metallica, Red House Painters, The Soft Boys
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