Open Thread Responses

As it turns out, my classmates enjoy music listening as much as I do. They have discussed how they enjoy an album at length rather than just a single, and also discussed how much they enjoy the linear notes. This is very exciting news to me, as I always figured my generation's music listening habits were waning for the worst. That is all, Keep on listening. 

Watch Beck perform E-Pro Live!

Beck - "E-Pro"

Radiohead

For those of you sleepers out there, Radiohead will be performing at the Susquehanna Bank Center in New Jersey on June 13th. I got my tickets, how about you?

Burial Collaborates w/ Four Tet

Electronic artists Burial and Four Tet have collaborated again. This time creating their song which they've titled "Nova." Click, or copy/paste, the link below and head over to Four Tet's SoundCloud page to hear a preview of the song.


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For those of you who haven't heard the song the two collaborated on before, which includes Radiohead front-man Thom Yorke, check out the video below!

Open Thread

         Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, music is a part of our lives. It defines who we are. As technology has advanced, we have seen the decline of the album, unfortunately. With this, the overall message of the artist is missed. I'm not talking about the newest album of the latest Pop sensation, or even the newest rapper with countless "hit" songs on the radio. I'm talking about the bands that actually use their gift as an art, a means of communication that will make a person think differently about themselves/others/society as a whole.
          My Questions for the thread are simple.
1. Who gets excited for the release of an album months prior to the due date?
2. Who listens to the album as a whole rather than skipping around to hear their (and EVERYONE ELSE'S!!!) favorite tracks?
3. Who even purchases an album anymore?
4. Better yet, who even knows what linear notes are?
          These questions may sound a little pretentious or even snobby, however that was not my intention at all! As a fanatic of music, I hope to advocate the thrill of figuring out an underlying message hidden deep within an album and it's context (i.e. lyrics, artwork, instrumentation). I believe if everyone listens to and turns to music for help, rather than some ego-maniacal wealthy man, the world would be a better place to live in.

Alone In Kyoto

Hello blog world. I was watching the television the other day and was enraged to see yet another song I enjoy had been sold/taken out of context, and was used to promote something so meaningless; in this case the new Samsung Galaxy Mobile. The song heard in the commercial is, "Alone In Kyoto," off of the album Talkie Walkie by the French electronic band, Air. As I feel it is my duty to "uncheapen" the song, I have provided the youtube still-imaged video of the song below. Enjoy.

Paranoid Android - Collaborative Cover

This is a video that was put together from different takes of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android." Many people chose to cover the song and post it on YouTube; this is the outcome.

Reactable

This is a video of a new kind of instrument called the Reactable. Icelandic singer Bjork has made this musical table popular. Check it out for yourself.

Gorillaz - "Do Ya Thing" ft. Andre 3000 and James Murphy

Thanks to the folks over at Pitchfork.com, the news has leaked that Gorillaz have teamed up with Andre 3000 of Outkast and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem for their track "Do Ya Thing." The track will be a feature in an upcoming Converse commercial.

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Today's Playlist

Daniel Rossen, lead guitarist of the Brooklyn-based band Grizzly Bear, has released his first single from his upcoming EP entitled Silent Hour/Golden Mile. This album can be yours on March 19th.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced their upcoming tour dates. Check out the video below of the band performing their song "Servo."

1. 04-27 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
2. 04-28 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
3. 04-29 Austin, TX - Psych Fest
4. 05-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Venue (To Be Confirmed)
5. 05-04 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
6. 05-05 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
7. 05-08 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
8. 05-09 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
9. 05-11 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10. 05-12 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

This is the music video for "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" by the Grammy award winning band for best album, Arcade Fire. "Sprawl II" is from their newest album The Suburbs.

This weeks playlist:

1. "Mona Lisa"- Atlas Sound
2. "Revival"- Deerhunter
3. "Solo Flight"- Charlie Christian
4. "Tarpit"-Dinosaur Jr.
5. "I Was There"-War On Drugs
6. "One Armed Scissor"- At The Drive-In
7. "Cheerleader"- St. Vincent

Welcome to my blog. Follow me daily as I will post updates about music and the arts. From album reviews, to personal favorites, I will continue to share posts about artists. I do not own any of the following data, videos, songs, etc. Enjoy!

Bradford Cox, aka Atlas Sound, plays the title track from his new solo album entitled Parallax.

J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. plays the song "Ammaring" off the album, More Light, by J Mascis and The Fog.

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