Blip: In Sync
While driving home one night, I encountered a lot of road construction, and noticed that the various flashing lights were vaguely in sync with the beat of the music. Music: “Beat Connection” by LCD...
View ArticleBlip: Between Friends
I shot a few bits of video during the drive from one friend’s home in Coral Gables to another friend’s home in South Miami. Here’s what came of it. Music: “Neuflex” by Two Lone Swordsmen.
View ArticleBlip: Yellow Rain
I was just driving home this evening and rain and sunset mixed together to make everything cool and yellowish. I’d already taken more than enough photos at times like these, so I thought I’d do...
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A Little Linear Love in Album Covers
When I saw the cover for the new Death Cab for Cutie album, I thought to myself, “hey, I’ve seen this before.” Les Savy Fav, The Microphones, and Lamb all had similar album covers for their respective...
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Albums Best Heard Together: Drums Not Dead and Deceit
Liars has become a darling of the indie world, especially after their 2006 record, Drums Not Dead—look no further than Pitchfork Media’s glowing review for confirmation. Their drum-based, drone-filled...
View ArticleEvery (Hipster) Music Critic’s Year-End Top 10 List Explained
Upon reading this article on the predictability of year-end top 10 lists, I decided to make my own. Because someone called-out Pitchfork (and me) for being as predictable as the year-end top 10 lists...
View ArticleiTunes uSuck
Today, I deleted iTunes from my system. I've always been a die-hard PC user and thus fairly ambivalent to the Apple crowd, despite the fact that I'm usually in-line with other "hipster" brands (case in...
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In a Beautiful Place Out In The Country
Some folks prefer the old Boards of Canada, some prefer the newer stuff; me, I'll always cherish their 2000 EP, Boards of Canada – In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country, a flawless little four-song...
View ArticleDude, Where’s My Music?
I wasn't around in the Sixties and Seventies, but I'm pretty sure that mainstream recording artists and their fans weren't too terribly preoccupied with reliving (and rehashing) music from the Fourties...
View ArticleThe Library… An Untapped Free Music Source
With all the headlines file-sharing garners these days, I find it interesting that old-fashioned offline methods of sharing music have essentially gone unnoticed. Instead of risking a strong-arm...
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