December 2011
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Boombox Backpack
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“Some of my favorite records are technically shitty-sounding records. You’re not...”
– Sanford Parker, Tape Op #85 (via allbuttonsin)
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“…before it became a cultural preservation project, jazz was fun.”
– Tom Moon from 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
I think most forms of music become less fun and increasingly stale when you turn them into museum pieces.
Love letters? Hate Mail? Burning questions?
Direct them to me promptly.
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Earworm Farm Podcast #1: Earworms, Eraser Tunes,...
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An incomplete list of times and locations that I sing to myself:
The shower
The car
Before I turn on the microphone on my radio show
During other radio shows
While listening to music-related podcasts
When I walk down hallways (never near corners)
While running (to the beat of the steps I take)
When I think no one is within earshot at work
When I make up a song to distract myself
Walking...
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We have the ability to capture sound. Vibrations in the air can be stored on physical mediums and in digital forms.
The ability to capture and reproduce sound is a fairly new phenomenon if you consider human history.
It was once the case that hearing a piece of music involved seeing it performed or learning it yourself.
If someone today wants to hear “Bad Romance” or “Super...
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Here’s the thing about music: It’s great.
Don’t ever let a snobby rock critic, annoying friend, or pretentious twenty something with a tumblr (author included) diminish your enthusiasm for the artists and songs that move you.
There is no such thing as a “guilty pleasure.” Love your music unconditionally and you will always have a companion.
If the only joy some...
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I Made This Mix For You: Merry Mixmas →
imadethismixforyou:
It’s that time again. I made this mix for you.
The Head & the Heart - Winter Song
Damien Jurado - Icicle
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Elliott Smith - Angel in the Snow
Regina Spektor - 20 Years of Snow
Marvin Gaye - Purple Snowflakes
Real Estate - Snow Days
Midlake…
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I Made This Mix For You: Good God →
imadethismixforyou:
Repent. I made this mix for you.
Dennis Ferrer - Church Lady
Ray Charles - Eleanor Rigby
Michael White - The Blessing Song
Horace Silver Quintet - The Preacher
Mary Lou Williams - Praise the Lord
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
Midnight Masses - Preacher’s Son
…
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WatchJason Segal and Walter - “Muppet or Man”
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Gruff Rhys - "Post Apocalypse Christmas"
Gruff Rhys - Post Apocalypse Christmas by PIASGermany
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Musical Diets
It’s not unusual for music fans to discuss their “musical diets.” This usually refers to the styles of the music or variety of artists that they choose to consume. Lately, I’ve been thinking of this phrase in terms of the different mediums. I don’t think any medium is inherently better, but I do think they are better suited to different situations.
Digital tracks are...
I Made This Mix For You: Colors →
imadethismixforyou:
Music can be colorful too. I made this mix for you.
The Pass - Colors
Fiona Apple - Red Red Red
Jose James - Red
The Dandy Warhols - Orange
Coldplay - Yellow
Clem Snide - All Green
Miles Davis - Blue in Green
Yello - Blue Green
The Jayhawks - Blue
Joni Mitchell…
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What I like about vinyl...
The imperfections.
Every record is unique. The way you handle it, how often it’s been played, and the state of your stylus influences the way it will sound. If you buy two copies of a record and give them to two people, they will have music that sounds about the same, but the records will sound different.
The scratches and pops are indications that you have loved the music and have had an...
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Earworms of 2011 - W, X, Y, Z
Here are some of the songs that stuck with me in 2011. Grab the playlist on Spotify.
Wanda Jackson - “Rum and Coca-Cola”
War on Drugs - “Baby Missles”
White Denim - “Drug”
Wilco - “Dawned On Me”
Wild Flag - “Romance”
William Fitzsimmons - Wounded Head
The Wood Brothers - “When I Was Young”
Wye Oak - “Two Small...
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Earworms of 2011 - T, U, V
Here are some of the songs that stuck with me in 2011. Grab the playlist on Spotify.
Tedeschi Trucks Band - “Bound for Glory”
Texture Like Sun - “Bottle”
Thao & Mirah - “Hallelujah”
Tune-Yards - “Bizness”
Tv On The Radio - “Will Do”
Vetiver - “Wonder Why”
Vusi Mahlasela feat. Taj Mahal - “In Anyway”
Tom's final Poptimist column →
This is brilliant.
marathonpacks:
dubdobdee:
Plus his useful three-part FE guide to how and why (1, 2 and 3): exemplary exploration of tactics, strategy, aims achieved and (occasionally) not, in all an opportunity seized and very well used first to last.
If you’re a music-writing geek, a plain old music geek, or a geek who likes to geek out about others’ geekdoms, you have to check these...
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I Made This Mix For You: Respect →
imadethismixforyou:
I was thinking about the origins of some of my favorite music. I made this mix for you.
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - “Caldonia”
Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston - “Rocket 88”
Ruth Brown - “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean”
Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers - “I’m So Glad (Trouble…
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Earworms of 2011 - P, Q, R, S
Here are some of the songs that stuck with me in 2011. Grab the playlist on Spotify.
Paul Simon - “The Afterlife”
Pepper Rabbit - “The Annexation of Puerto Rico”
Piers Faccini - “Tribe”
Portugal. The Man - “So American”
Priscilla Ahn - “I Don’t Have Time to Be In Love”
Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin’
Real Estate -...
