Another year, another soundtrack. And this year I actually chose a different Samiam song (I didn’t realize that chose the exact same song for 2005 and 2006…I must really like it). Anyway, here’s a summary of my musical tastes for 2007: Beatles: “Strawberry Fields Forever” The Alarm: “Up for Murder” The La’s: “Timeless Melody” The …
I decided to start doing Sinko again: a weekly podcast that’s basically a 5-song “mix tape” based on a theme or artist. Check it out if you’re interested, and you can subscribe here.
Last year was the first year of my annual soundtrack project. Here’s this year’s CD: Pixies: “Where Is My Mind?” People Under The Stairs: “The Dig” Gnarls Barkley: “Crazy” Devo: “Turn Around” They Might Be Giants: “I Should Be Allowed To Think” Belle & Sebastian: “White Collar Boy” The Dubliners: “Irish Rover” Simple Minds: “The …
Here’s a quick but foolproof rule of thumb when determining if a rapper is good or not: If they have “Lil” in their name, they’re bad (not to mention unoriginal in selecting a stage name). Proof: Lil’ Jon, Lil’ Kim, Lil’ Flip, Lil’ Bow Wow, Lil’ Wayne, Lil’ Troy, Lil’ Mo, Lil’ Romeo, Lil’ Scrappy…
This year I finally started an annual project I’ve been wanted to do for years: at the end of each year, I’ll create a CD with the music that most accurately reflects my year in music (not necessarily music released that year). Selections could be artists I discovered, rediscovered, or just listened to a lot; …
After witnessing Boston’s four-game sweep, Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella said, “Thank God we don’t come in here anymore. I’ve heard enough ‘Sweet Caroline.’” Gotta agree with Lou on that one: I don’t know how “Sweet Caroline” became a Fenway staple, but I could really do without it…
OutKast Rapper Buying Space for 17 Cars OutKast member Antwan “Big Boi” Patton has a problem: He’s got 17 cars but only has space for six in his Atlanta area home. “I’m in the process now of building another house,” he said, lamenting he’s currently forced to store 11 of his prized possessions in different …
Well, this is some good fun: the museum of bad album covers. There are some I’ve seen before — The Many Facets of Roger, Man-O-War, and of course Devastatin’ Dave the Turntable Slave. But there are plenty more. Browse them all — or, if you’re in a hurry, just check out the top (bottom?) 10.
Many thanks to the Quinns for taking us to last night’s Pixies show. Great band, bad traffic. And I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mission of Burma would be opening — two Boston alt-rock giants in one reunion show! The Pixies are also having every show recorded, so you can buy a CD …