Monthly Archives: July 2010

Vote on Your Favorite Arcade Fire Album Cover for “The Suburbs”

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Arcade Fire is releasing the album “The Suburbs” next Tuesday and I’ve already pre-ordered it from their Website. Adi and I are also seeing them at Madison Square Garden and we scored pretty good seats. A phenomenal force in indie pop music in this decade, Arcade Fire have earned the right to play at the massive MSG. If you haven’t got tickets or don’t yet know them, you can watch them LIVE on Youtube at Madison Square Garden Thursday, August 5th for free. And it’ll be directed by Terry Gilliam.

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You’re a Homo – Parody of Gaga’s Alejandro by Sherry Vine

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Parodies of Lady Gaga‘s Alejandro are numerous but “You’re a Homo” presented by misssherryvine is one of the only Gaga parodies I’ve seen that is politically charged and takes on closeted politicians. It was just sent to me by a friend who quickly spots these things. Sherry Vine sings the songs title “You’re a Homo” flanked by photos of four prominent republican politicians, Independent Governor Charlie Christ of Florida, Republican Congressman David Dreier of California, Former Republican Senator Larry Craig from Idaho, and Republican Congressman Aaron Schock of Illinois. The video mistakenly states he’s an Independent. Despite this mistake and whether any of these people really are gay, it’s funny. Here’s the real Alejandro video. Continue reading →

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SVIIB—School of Seven Bells—Disconnect from Desire [Album Review]

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The best way to listen to Disconnect from Desire, the new full-length from School of Seven Bells is set aside an hour’s time, put up your Do Not Disturb sign, turn your stereo to full volume, and get prepared to journey deep into a psychadelic kaleidoscope of vocal harmonies, pulsating synths, and wall-of-sound guitar. Numerous opinions abound on the direction of SVIIB’s sophomore effort. If I’d had the ability to communicate exactly what I hoped for in Disconnect from Desire, the result would be no different than what it is.

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St. Martin Trip and Photos

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This St. Martin trip was one of the few trips I’ve done ZERO research for. Except for making sure that we were choosing a place to stay that we all agreed on, I didn’t check any Web sites ahead of time to determine the best restaurants, beaches, anything. Thankfully, Adi did quite a bit of research so we experienced all the best beaches. Getting away to such a different atmosphere did me a lot of good, even if it was only for 5 nights. I certainly could have stayed there longer and done even more relaxing and eating great French food. We stayed at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort on the Dutch side, bordering the French side. The rooms, beach, and pool were all lovely. Were we to go to St. Martin again, we would stay on the French side, mainly because of the food. Also, we loved the beaches we experienced there. Here are the photos from our trip presented in an Animoto Video (lower resolution photos but fun) and a Flickr Slideshow (higher resolutions photos): Continue reading →

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Robyn is #killingme. What’s Killing You?

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Robyn is not your average Swedish pop star but then again Sweeds aren’t usually average pop stars. Robyn busted out of any possible middle-of-the-road pop mediocrity her early work was associated with. Her breakout album Robyn in 2007 set the groundwork for Body Talk I with singles like Konichiwa Bitches. Body Talk I is the first of a series of 3 and if the first is any indication of what’s to come, we’re in for some fun. “Dancing on my Own” is the standout dancehall anthem and my favorite track on Body Talk I but an unlikely single is “Don’t Fucking Tell me What to Do”.

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The Beginning of the End of Quality Cinema

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I often use Metacritic to see a weighted score (1 to 100) for new albums I might be interested in buying. I think it’s a really great site because it gives you a snapshot of all relevant reviews for new releases. They do the same for film and TV. I don’t use these parts of the site as often but occasionally I’ll visit them. But I wouldn’t have to visit Metacritic to determine that the majority of what’s on offer in your average megaplex today is pure, unadulterated crap.

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