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To My Song, Captain Comatose

July 19th, 2008 | Posted in music

Haven’t heard this track in ages. Hard to believe that 2005 was three years ago. Nothing classic, but solid.

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you know what it is

July 9th, 2007 | Posted in music, youtube

I don’t care what anybody says about the album. This track is the jam. The video is ridiculous too.
Just admit it. You wish you were T.I. It’s okay. We understand.

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the knife - “silent shout”

December 24th, 2006 | Posted in music

I slept on “Silent Shout” by The Knife for a bad reason — “The Knife” sounded dangerously similar to “The Killers”. But when I saw that Pitchfork named “Silent Shout” the album of the year I decided to give it a listen. This is a truly excellent record and I’m not going to denigrate it [...]

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december record reviews

December 9th, 2006 | Posted in music

I’ll keep them brief as usual.
Joanna Newsom - “Ys”
The idea of harp-centered indie rock initially put me off - made me think of a condensed-milk version of Belle & Sebastian or something. But to my surprise it’s a really solid LP; the songwriting is generally good and the arrangements are quite evocative. The song “Emily” [...]

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brief summary (cebu + hk visitors)

September 25th, 2006 | Posted in music, musings, travel

I’m totally exhausted, so pardon if it’s not terribly comprehensive, but here’s a short rundown of things as of late.
Two weekends ago I visited Helen in Cebu. That was fun. We went cliff diving and I kind of hurt myself, you can see the pictures on flickr if you’re interested. It was my first time [...]

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15-second walks down memory lane (record reviews) + rick ross

July 25th, 2006 | Posted in music

Sonic Youth - “Murray Street”
I forgot how much I love this record. It’s way better than Sonic Nurse or Rather Ripped - lots deeper and that last track is an absolute killer. If anyone has all those SYR releases from the late nineties I’ll gladly trade you for them.
Broadcast - “Tender Buttons”
I could never tell [...]

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