music

We come from the land of the ice and snow

by Doug LeMoine on 3 February 2010

Curious about what songs I’ve listened to most, I navigated over to my last.fm profile and saw this: Do I love “Immigrant Song?” Yes. Do I imitate its opening vocal, Robert Plant’s reverberating war cry that gets as close to the heart of awesomeness as any lyric in the history of rock? Frequently. But have I [...]

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Friday milkshake: Panda Bear meets Atlas Sound

by Doug LeMoine on 31 July 2009

Friday usually means Stevie Wonder, but today it’s Panda Bear and Atlas Sound, a guy from Deerhunter. I have been playing the 1s and 0s out of their new thing. Warning: It’s going to give you a craving to drink a milkshake with equal parts Beach Boys, organs of the Motown variety, and Animal Collective [...]

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The 90s obviously didn’t totally suck

by Doug LeMoine on 11 July 2009

Karp, playing someone’s apartment/bedroom/closet in Atlanta, 1996. This video makes me regret not rallying to see them at Gilman Street even more. Thanks for the memories, Jacob. PS, you may feel moved to add your own vocal track.

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Simple sounds for hard times

by Doug LeMoine on 12 December 2008

The fallout of greed and incompetence is once again trickling down to Main Street. Kiss my ass, you greedy Wall Street bastards. And you bureaucrats and cronies can kiss my ass, too. Is there anyone out there who thinks beyond the current economic cycle? Anyone? Is anyone trying to do anything other than make themselves [...]

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Auto-Tune / An evening on the Internets

by Doug LeMoine on 30 September 2008

We have a house guest this week, and we’ve been doing a lot of hanging out while reading and listening to music. Last night, the discussion turned to Auto-Tune, and it quickly revealed the beauty of being at least somewhat Internet-literate. Speaking of Internet-literate, this is our houseguest: Dave. It started with Lil Wayne. I [...]

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