Steve Jobs’ Ballad of a Thin Man...
Posted by Flick in Music on 01 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments
(Photo courtesy of Gizmodo) In 1966 Bob Dylan embarked in a new musical direction, taking the folk community by surprise. They had viewed folk music with acoustic guitars and vocals as the purist form of music, thumbing their noses at the exploding popularity of rock music. This sentiment for folk could... 
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Uniform Motion: Life...
Posted by Flick in Music on 01 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment
I was thrilled almost immediately when I first heard Uniform Motion earlier this week. Technically a British band, Uniform Motion is based out of Toulouse, France, and poses a deep understanding of new media and how to integrate it with their art. In June, 2008 Uniform Motion began posting video episodes... 
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Midlake: The Courage of Others...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 01 26th, 2010 | No Comments
We’ve been anxious to for the next collection of Midlake songs since The Trials of Van Occupanther sprung on us in 2006. In one week Midlake is releasing The Courage of Others, an album that took them close to two years to write and record. We were thrilled with their acoustic EP that followed... 
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Efterklang: Magic Chairs...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 01 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Efterklang’s new album, Magic Chairs, is approaching fast: February 22nd in Europe and 23rd in North America. The band signed to 4AD Records in September, 2009, marking a major step forward for this Danish act. Rasmus Stolberg and band members manage their Copenhagen-based record label, Rumraket,... 
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Husband&Wife: Don’t Stop zero...
Posted by Flick in Bloomington Music, Media, Mp3 Singles on 01 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomington’s Husband&Wife are working on their next album due out within the next few months. The band has posted two songs for a limited time as a free download. Promoted as a “zero inch”, side A of the digital single is a demo of Don’t Stop, with a remix of I Got Fat on... 
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Collider: BBM EP...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 01 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments
My first ‘find’ of 2010 is a young band called Collider, from San Francisco, named after the large particle accelerators. Their name fits their sound well, with layered sweeping guitar fuzz and melodies that somewhat remind me of The Forms and Film School. Collider released BBM EP, their... 
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Dr. Dog to release Shame, Shame...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles, videos on 01 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Dr. Dog’s latest album, Fate, has been on solid rotation since I listened their timeless sixth album not long after it was released last year. You can imagine my excitement when I read that Dr. Dog has finished another full-length, called Shame, Shame, to be released through Anti Records on April... 
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Music for your cans...
Posted by Flick in Media, Mp3 Singles on 01 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Now that the Holidays are over and Spring semester has kicked off, blogging shall resume. Here are four songs to put in your cans as you trudge through the snow. Rogue Wave – Good Morning Collider – The Grid Goes Down Tonight Ten Centuries- Fallen Trees Ezequiel Ezequiel – Raise the... 
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