A Whole Lotta Fancy Going On

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:23:00 -0500

Kanye West - Robocop Last Thanksgiving, all I was listening to...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:27 -0500

Kanye West - Robocop

Last Thanksgiving, all I was listening to was the new Kanye West album 808s & Heartbreak. After fully absorbing the album, I haven’t listened to it much since, but put it on on the year anniversary of its release. I forgot how beautiful the song Robocop is. For me what seals the deal is the use of the glockenspiel, which makes me smile every time I hear it on the chorus. I haven’t heard the glock used to such a great effect in pop music since Born To Run. Robocop cracks me up too because the lyrics don’t really suit the music since the music is so goddamn triumphant and spiritual, while the lyrics are just Kanye comparing his ex to a robot and calling her a spoiled LA girl. No matter, this is one of the best modern day gospel songs yet if you don’t pay attention to the words.

Bob Dylan Talks Christmas LP, Reacts to Critics

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:10 -0500

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As with most Bob Dylan interviews, you could spin any minor exchange into an essay, sensationalized headline, or treatise on the socio-political transformation of the modern state, but screw all that because now Bob’s here to talk about Christmas, he claims to be “a true believer,” and I’ll never pass up a chance to hear the reigning poet laureate of rock respond to critics.

In an interview (via SNS) with the man behind the Together Through Life pre-release hype interviews, Bill Flanagan, Dylan spoke about the genuine motivations behind his new holiday LP Christmas in the Heart, how he doesn’t really listen to rap music, and what he thinks of a few critics’ takes on his first foray into Christmas music.

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This could be my new favorite Dylan interview. Hearing him talk about the Christmas spirit brings tears to my eyes.

Patti Smith cutting demos in her New York apartment in 1974.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:55:31 -0500

Patti Smith cutting demos in her New York apartment in 1974.

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:27:50 -0500

The Coen Brothers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:46 -0500

I feel another Coen Brothers phase coming on. After watching A Serious Man over the weekend, I’m reminded of how these two brothers have made masterpiece after masterpiece througout their 20+ year career. To me their best movies are their personal ones, like this one and Fargo, which both take place in their home state of Minnesota. A Serious Man is reportedly based on their father, so I feel like I got an idea of what their childhoods in Minnesota were like after watching this. The Coens grew up Jewish with two college professors as parents in a state that is almost completely inhabited by overly polite Scandinavian Lutherans. Bob Dylan grew up in a similar situation in Minnesota so I think it proves that a certain creativity can come out of such a strange and isolating environment. No wonder the Coen Brothers have been able to come up with all these detailed worlds for each movie, since they must have done that as kids as a way of coping with the world around them. It goes to show that not all the most creative people come from New York or LA or some city that seems to have endless possibilites. Sometimes it’s better to rely on your imagination.

A Serious Man trailer

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:00 -0500

A Serious Man trailer

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:00:45 -0500

Solange Knowles - "Stillness Is The Move" (Dirty Projectors)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:00 -0500

Solange Knowles - "Stillness Is The Move" (Dirty Projectors):

When I saw Dirty Projectors in San Francisco a couple weeks ago, I said to a friend that Beyoncé should totally do a cover of this song. It turns out her little sister beat her to it! What a great version of one of the best songs of the year. Tragically the song’s been taken down by Solange’s label, which has Solange pissed and rightfully so. Thanks to TwentyFourBit for the link so now I can keep hearing it for now anyway.

wellrespected: “When you was a kid did you know you wanted to...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:21:34 -0500

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“When you was a kid did you know you wanted to grow up and be a veteran?”

Thanks T-Money. One of my all-time favorite Ali G segments. “Why were there so many sick animals in Vietnam?”

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:12 -0500

The Best Film of the Decade by Noah Forrest

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:00 -0500

The Best Film of the Decade by Noah Forrest:

Glad to see Spike Lee’s 25th Hour finally getting some love. When I first saw this I couldn’t get over how perfectly it captured what it was like to live in the U.S. after 9/11. There is such a wide range of emotions that the main character goes through, like all the stages of grief that Americans went through post 9/11. I loved all the parallels between the character and 9/11 and thought this was one of Spike Lee’s best movies, even though most people disliked it when it came out. Reading this makes me want to go watch it again.

Bruce Springsteen Writing Autobiography?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:03:00 -0500

Bruce Springsteen Writing Autobiography?:

If this is really happening I will be a very happy man. Not only do I have Keith Richards’ life story on the way and Dylan’s Chronicles Volume 2 coming eventually, but now I have this. I think at this point the only books on my shelf are musician autobiographies.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:57 -0400

"I had a gig at the Uptown the night that the Replacements were on “Saturday Night Live.”..."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:47 -0400

“I had a gig at the Uptown the night that the Replacements were on “Saturday Night Live.” We put a TV set on stage with a microphone in front of the little TV speaker. When the ‘Mats went on we stopped our song and everyone watched and listened to the TV sound coming through the PA, you could have heard a pin drop. For the second song, we all laughed because Paulie and Bob had traded clothes in between.”

- Kevin Bowe, bandleader/producer

R.I.P. Uptown Bar, Minneapolis

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:00 -0400

R.I.P. Uptown Bar, Minneapolis

Dirty Projectors performing “When The World Comes To An...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:59:00 -0400

Dirty Projectors performing “When The World Comes To An End” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Man no other band has gotten me more excited this year. I love everything about Bitte Orca, but now I’m a little disappointed that this song isn’t on it. It’s too perfect.

Dirty Projectors in The Roots’ dressing room

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:58:17 -0400

Dirty Projectors in The Roots’ dressing room

"When did America get so fussy and uptight? I won’t go so far as to suggest that everyone was..."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:01:00 -0400

“When did America get so fussy and uptight? I won’t go so far as to suggest that everyone was flipped out that this angelic little white girl (and she is super-cute) was accosted by a probably drunk (West was, again according to MTVNews.com, “photographed holding a bottle of Hennessey on VMA red carpet.”)—and definitely crazy—older black man. I’ll keep that thought to myself, but I’ll keep thinking it.”

- Leave Kanye Alone - The Daily Beast (via themorningnews) (via wellrespected)

Amen. This whole controversy strikes me as completely ridiculous and strangely familiar. It’s like a townhall meeting where Kanye is President.

More than any other group, their sound can be described as “Beatlesque.”

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37:00 -0400

More than any other group, their sound can be described as “Beatlesque.”:

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Chuck Klosterman analyzes the Liverpool pop group The Beatles.

This history of The Beatles cancels out all others.

A Whole Lotta Fancy Going On

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Kanye West - Robocop Last Thanksgiving, all I was listening to...

Bob Dylan Talks Christmas LP, Reacts to Critics

Patti Smith cutting demos in her New York apartment in 1974.

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The Coen Brothers

A Serious Man trailer

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Solange Knowles - "Stillness Is The Move" (Dirty Projectors)

wellrespected: “When you was a kid did you know you﻿ wanted to...

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The Best Film of the Decade by Noah Forrest

Bruce Springsteen Writing Autobiography?

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"I had a gig at the Uptown the night that the Replacements were on “Saturday Night Live.”..."

R.I.P. Uptown Bar, Minneapolis

Dirty Projectors performing “When The World Comes To An...

Dirty Projectors in The Roots’ dressing room

"When did America get so fussy and uptight? I won’t go so far as to suggest that everyone was..."

More than any other group, their sound can be described as “Beatlesque.”

wellrespected: “When you was a kid did you know you wanted to...