Tag: list
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A few album ratings – Spring 2014
********* 9 The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream (March 2014, neo-psychedelia) ********* 9 Rosanne Cash – The River & the Thread (January 2014, Americana) ********* 9 Nils Frahm – Spaces (November 2013, ambient) ********* 9 Bonobo – LateNightTales (November 2013, electric) ********* 9 Warren Haynes – Live at Bonnaroo [June 15, 2003]…
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Favorite films seen in 2013
Gravity, Philomena, Metropolis, A Room With a View…. These are a few films and TV shows from my list of 2013 films (released in Louisville) or the list of older films that I had never seen before (14 of which are streaming on Netflix). Last year, I summarized my IMDb films of 2012. This year,…
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Best Albums of 2013
My second annual list. This is mostly personal preference, but with an ear to recommend both popular and obscure (mostly rock and jazz) albums to other music lovers. Top Picks Bombino – Nomad (Tishoumaren, blues rock; April) Charles Bradley – Victim of Love (Soul, April) Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (Nu-disco, May) Gregory Porter…
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Best Tracks of 2013
I was invited to play my favorite music of 2013 on The AP Hour, ARTxFM.com radio, 12/26/13. Here are the 13 tracks that I picked, with an additional 74 minutes that I could not fit into the 1-hour show. YouTube, Spotify, and Rdio playlists embedded below.
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BEYONCÉ 2013 video album, YouTube previews (in order)
The official Beyoncé YouTube page has posted these 30-second preview tracks (released Friday, December 13, 2013). Here they are in the order they appear on the DVD; the director(s) are listed after each song title. It’s also worth checking out the “Self-Titled” mini art features that followed the release of the album.
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A few album ratings – Part 7
********** 10 James Brown – Love Power Peace, Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971 (June 1992, soul) ********* 9 Motor City Drum Ensemble – DJ-Kicks (July 2011, house, soul) ********* 9 Young Galaxy – Ultramarine (April 2013, dream pop) ********* 9 Stars of the Lid – And Their Refinement of the Decline (April 2007, ambient)…