October 2008
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But you've nothing new to show me!
OK - so I realize that I’m about three years late in doing so, but I just listened to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-titled debut album. I really don’t understand how I let this one slip by me; but I am certainly making up for lost time (and will probably be doing so for the rest of the week).
As is often the case with all of the bands that immediately seem to grab me, I...
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Over And Over Again...
September 2008
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Good eats in NYC
I was cleaning out my wallet earlier and found a card for Focacceria, a really great Italian bistro that I visited on more than a few occasions this summer.
It’s located in the Village, just past the corner of MacDougal and Bleecker (87 MacDougal Street). If you’re in the city then do yourself a favor and check it out. I promise that you will not leave hungry and that you will not...
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Cold War Kids do 'Entourage'
I was watching last night’s episode of Entourage and was more than pleasantly surprised to hear Something Is Not Right With Me - Cold War Kids’ lead single off their newest LP, “Loyalty To Loyalty” - during the closing credits.
I have yet to hear the new album in it’s entirety, although I’ve been reading some less than stellar reviews. Either way,...
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Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button →
Second trailer just came out. I think you should watch it!
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Friday night running to Sunday on my knees
There are few things in life more difficult than trying to cope with the inevitable comedown that follows any great weekend. A bold statement, I know; but remember, this comes from the mouth of a 20-year-old with little to no real responsibility as of yet.
This weekend was the infamous Queen’s University homecoming. I was privileged enough to play host to the elusive Marc Tytus and Lora...
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Watchya doin' MySpace?
MySpace has decided to launch a new music service to compete against iTunes. Keep in mind that iTunes has surpassed both Best Buy and Wal-Mart to become the #1 music retailer in the United States.
MySpace has teamed up with all four majors (EMI, Sony BMG, Warner, Universal) and Amazon’s online music store (the #4 music retailer in the US) to allow MySpace users to stream full tracks and...
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New Vampire Weekend for the weekend
I know it’s only Thursday - but I really think that this is a wicked track that could not wait.
The band doesn’t really stray too far from the sound of their self-titled LP, but that’s alright. Remember that the Vampire Weekend repertoire has consisted of about the same 10 or 12 songs for the past year - so any kind of new material is more than welcome.
The song was produced...
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Vampire Weekend - Ottoman
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Jung Typology Test →
Melissa made me take this test. This is what I am, apparently:
Your Type is: INTJ
Strength of the preferences %
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging 11 88 25 33
This is the complete opposite of what she thought I was. Interesting.
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Killers are calling on me - a GREAT new single
The Killers new single, Human, was just released to radio two days ago, and I’m already hearing a lot of ‘they finally redeemed themselves’.
I think I really must be one of the few who actually loved the Killers’ last LP, “Sam’s Town”. I’m sure that there are dozens of people out there who have little to no respect for me because of this....
The Killers - Human
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Happy belated Bill Murray; a shout-out to Wes...
I was killing time earlier today when I saw somewhere that it was Bill Murray’s birthday a few days ago. Happy belated birthday Bill.
Here are a few of the best movies of all time according to me - all of which star Bill Murray and are written/directed by Wes Anderson (who will receive his own birthday wishes in good time).
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissous - trailer here The Royal...
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Holy shit. I just setup these great new speakers I bought online from the Apple Store. (Bought them Monday, received them today with free shipping— pretty awesome.) Anyway it’s weird hearing music through these speakers…. it’s almost like the music is in stereo. Even music I thought I hated sounds so much better through real speakers. It will take some getting used to after...
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Kings of Leon (cannot get enough of...)
Although fans have undoubtedly already heard the record by now, Kings of Leon officially released their fourth LP today, “Only By The Night”.
I think it’s safe to say that this band won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. The sound on the new record can only be described as BIGGER. It’s KOL for the masses - anthemic choruses that are sure to take them from auditorium and club venues to the...
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Kings Of Leon - “Closer”
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The greatest concert
We listened to a few songs as Rita, my mom, drove us to the train station. Apparently, Sigur Ros reminded her more of Ikea than anything else. I guess geographically Iceland and Sweden aren’t too far apart. It’s always hard to introduce someone to Sigur Ros, and quietly playing a few songs during a quick drive to the train station is probably a poor way to go about it. The ultimate...
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