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More whining from Chris Brown

Radio stations are being mean to him.

5SF: february 26

Today, I am writing you from my prison of the last few days; I am laid out in my home after throwing my back out on Wednesday. It goes without saying, that right now, I am not a happy camper. However, that will not stop me from bringing you the 5SF I promised you this [...]

Nice day for a sulk

Indeed.

For the romantics

5SF: THE RETURN

Yes, you are reading that correctly; the five song Friday is BACK. As I have alluded to previously, I have been a bit busy with leaving my job, and starting nursing school; but that hasn’t stopped my passion for discovering and sharing new music. Today will have five songs that I have discovered since the [...]

The Essentials

You’ll never see The Kinks play a halftime show.

Hyperbole Alert

Taylor Swift, voice of a generaton:
“She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her,” said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta in a phone interview. “This is not ‘American Idol.’ This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing

The Day the (Country) Music Died

Actually, it’s been a long, slow death — one that was assured the first time Garth Brooks hooked a wire up to his Wranglers.
The big “country” winners at Sunday’s Grammys: A pretty young mall chick fancied by tweens and yet another Southern rock ensemble peddling synthetic patriotism.
“I thank God for my life,

RECORD REVIEW – Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea

First, I’m half British (in my head I am) so I love almost all things British. CBR is no exception. When I heard “Put Your Records On” my love affair with her music began.I found out about this release quite by accident. But, thankfully, I found out in…

the 31 best of 2009: 1-5

The time has finally arrived; here is the best of the best in music from 2009. These are the five albums that I loved the most, and when I say that it was hard to rank them, believe me; these are certainly the cream of the music crop from 2009.
1: A Camp – Colonia
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Worst of the Worst

When you’re the worst of the award shows you really, really suck. Speaking of sucking, check out this year’s nominees for Album of the Year:
Lady Gaga
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
The Dave Matthews Band
Black Eyed Peas
The Oscars seem determined to follow the Grammys into People’s Choice Awards-like irrelevance. The academy has decided, in one of the least interesting years

The Essentials

the essentials, according to me

Not necessarily the best — I haven’t heard every song or watched every movie — but certainly worth your time.

the 31 best of 2009: 6-10

6: Silversun Pickups – Swoon
Silversun Pickups really remind me of high school a lot, in that their music reminds me of the way that I felt when I first truly knew that I loved music. Much like the way early Smashing Pumpkins got me into alternative rock, the Silversun Pickups picked up that torch [...]

soul train, german style