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Tag: music

  • Soundtracks are underappreciated

    A few years ago, I posted a journal entry on Last.fm about film scores (from 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Dark Knight) and why I like so many of them. Here’s a little update – adding Benjamin Button, The Social Network, and Tron: Legacy.

  • A few album ratings – Part 1

    Since the Rate Your Music feed doesn’t work, I present here a few albums I’ve enjoyed lately. ******** Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns ********** Robyn – Body Talk ********* Loscil – Plum ********* Various – 2001: A Space Odyssey (w/ review) ******* Eminem – Recovery ********* Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More *********…

  • My Oscar 2011 predictions

    In a few hours, America’s favorite gawking event will begin, first with the red carpet at 7pm EST on ABC followed by the awards from 8:30-11:30. Here are my predictions. I’ll probably be Tweeting and on Facebook during the event.

  • Favorite podcast episodes

    I’ve listened to a lot of good episodes from various podcasts since October (when I listed my favorite subscriptions). Here are a few that I rated the highest. Most of them should still be available to download, or at least to stream.

  • A blues primer

    A coworker of mine has never heard of B.B. King. This must be remedied. In response, I’ve created “An Evolution of Blues” compilation. It’s not a definitive list and I had to question if certain songs could truly be considered blues tracks (when they’d likely first be catalogued as jazz, rock ballad, folk, country or downtempo,…

  • Robyn – Body Talk review

    It’s been a while since I’ve listened to an album that everyone I know instantly loves. Robyn’s Body Talk trilogy is easily one of the best dance albums of the year. One could compare it to Hot Chip, Madonna, Sean Paul and a host of other high-energy artists, but Body Talk stands on its own…