El-P is the man for my favorite Pandora station. It's a nice mix of hip-hop and weirdly awesome instrumental tracks. El barely beats out the Salsa station, which arouses within me an overwhelming desire for carnitas. A few selections I hadn't heard before:
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Favorite Concerts of 2009
I took an informal text message poll of my friends on New Years Day. The question was simple: what was your favorite concert of the year? I got a lot of great responses (and very few "who is this?" responses, which was nice). The results are as follows:
Phish won by a landslide. Not much of a surprise; when one of America's most beloved bands goes back on tour, people are gonna get excited. Especially people who I hang out with. See the video below for an explanation. I could have picked a higher quality vid, but this one best captures the live Phish experience.
Bands that received multiple votes:
STS9 (blog video here)
Phoenix (blog video here)
The Avett Brothers (blog videos here)
Metallica
Other interesting votes worth investigating further:
Shamarr Allen and the Underdogs - as chosen by Clayton Scherrer
Mew - as chosen by Kevin McAfee
Widespread Panic (on New Years Eve!) - as chosen by Mike Wadsworth
And a few more:
Mos Def, Depeche Mode, The Dead, Billy Joel and Elton John, Band of Horses, Gaslight Anthem, Shiny Toy Guns, Brand New, Lady GaGa, needtobreathe, Ray LaMontagne (acoustic show), Britney Spears, Cage the Elephant, The Pixies, Dr. Dog, Gary Allen, Jimmy Buffet, Pearl Jam, Ratatat, and Andrew Bird
My personal choice: Phish at Alpine Valley. Tight jams, unreal setlist. Nothing but the hits. I also greatly enjoyed Thievery Corporation, Jackie Greene, The Hold Steady, Fleet Foxes, Passion Pit, Portugal. The Man, Wilco, The Dead Weather, Grizzly Bear, several of the bands listed above, and some other shows that I know I'm forgetting. Rock on. I'm already looking forward to Muse and The Avett Brothers this year. Thanks to everyone who responded. Go see live music in 2010!
Stew
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Dream
AKA the first R&B on the blog
So toward the end of 2009 while sifting through everyone and their mom's 'best-of' lists I came across The Dream. And I gotta be honest, R&B is one of my least favorite musical genres, but when I kept seeing The Dream's Love vs Money pop up, I decided to give it a listen...
And yes, It's R&B, but it's produced at an absolutely masterful level. Every beat, every vocal accompaniment, everything. We all know about Dance music's comeback this past year with artists like Cut Copy and Passion Pit, and that's what this music reminds me of. Some of the songs are like R&B lyrics over Cut Copy music, and I dig it.
Give the record a listen, especially to Rockin That Shit, Put it Down, and both parts of Love vs Money. The tracks are hot. Hope ya dig.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
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