Last winter I started a project in which I explored a season through music. I made playlists for each season filled with the music that really put me a mood matching each time of year. I’ve now come full circle in my series and will once again offer to you the songs that help me […]
Entries from November 2007
Mix: To Everything There is a Season - Winter 2008
November 30th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
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Jackson 5 to Reunite… Whaaaaa???
November 27th, 2007 by Evan Mix · No Comments
Today’s music news comes from the “what were they thinking?” category. Jermaine Jackson, of recent Celebrity Big Brother fame, told BBC Radio on November 27th that the Jackson 5 are planning a reunion tour. They are also “in the studio,” which I take to mean that they’re hanging out at Mike’s house in Dubai, trying […]
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Why U2 Really Is “The Best Band in the World”
November 23rd, 2007 by Evan Mix · 1 Comment
That’s right, music fans: I’m back by popular demand. However, in the interest of experimenting and staying fresh, I’m going to give things a twist. So, today I’ll be defending famous artists, rather than slandering them. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and it goes something like this: “But wait a minute! U2 sucks! They […]
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What’s New in Music 11/20/2007
November 20th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.
Without further ado, here’s what’s new for the […]
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TBTMTU: Fluxblog
November 18th, 2007 by Jacob Nicolas · 1 Comment
Fluxblog, by Matthew Perpetua, was the first mp3 blog that I ever visited regularly: it got to the point that I would check it every day and find something new and interesting.
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What’s the Big Deal with Ani DiFranco?
November 18th, 2007 by Evan Mix · No Comments
Ani DiFranco. She has released 18 studio albums and another 13 live albums since 1990. She’s a political activist and a feminist icon. She’s a self-made industry mogul, having started a successful record label (Righteous Babe Records) at the age of 18. She has collaborated with everyone from Prince to Maceo Parker. Her songwriting is […]
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Bon Iver Albums Means “Good Winter” for Music Fans
November 18th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
Justin Vernon went into the woods because he wanted to live deliberately. He walked away from civilization and took up residence in a cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin. As winter deepened he lived his days splitting firewood, watching frozen sunrises, and slowly crafting what will surely be one of the most touching albums of the year.
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TBTMTU: Can You See The Sunset From The Southside?
November 17th, 2007 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
This is the first in the series of They Bring The Music To Us, where I’ll highlight some of my favourite mp3 blogs and their creators.
First up in the series is Can You See The Sunset From The Southside? created and authored by Eric. I’ve been reading this blog since shortly after it was devised […]
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Rewind: The White Stripes‘ De Stijl
November 15th, 2007 by Mykola Bilokonsky · No Comments
Rambling Introduction
We all remember music in late 2001/2002 - nu-metal was still being treated with inexplicable respect, Weezer had publicly announced that they would henceforth suck, Avril Lavigne had burst onto the scene with all her antiestablishmentarian Candian punk rawk girl charm. Yes, they were dark times - but then we saw that video […]
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