April 2008
“Recall: here, Thom Yorke usually says “You’re so fucking special.” That...”
– clapclap.org knows writers who use subtext and they are all cowards: So Very Special This is a brilliant, spot-on post. Barthel does it again. (via perpetua) Agreed. Mike Barthel’s was one of the papers I most regretted missing this year at the Pop Conference (about which much more later, I...
A Poem About The Internet
maura: kfan: Do not stop to think or edit You must be the first who said it.
#9 Gui Boratto "Beautiful Life"
This is the sort of song that makes me dig out what little music theory I gleaned from a composer friend of mine. Not that it ever does me any good. I mean, I can tell you that the song is in A♭ Major, and I can notate the repeating vocal and instrumental themes, but I can’t begin to explain how completely compelling the thickly humming A♭-B♭-D♭ hook that kicks in at 2:33 is. And...
#10 ABX "Bros Before Whoas (Black Rob vs. Panda...
My gimmick vote. I wanted to big-up ABX, basically the only “mashup DJ” (ugh I know) who seems to realize that the key to a mashup is not a) making a cute combination that is interesting for 5 seconds, b) replacing everything hip-hop about a hip-hop track so you basically have a pop song with an MC, or c) combining a) and b) as frequently and briefly as possible so the college kids go...
the best singles of 2007: preamble
I arrived at this year’s EMP Conference with barely a moment to spare, catching up with Mackro, Ned Raggett, and the Reverend* just before the keynote panel (about which more later) began. I wasted no time in asking the Rev for reggaetón recommendations, which he gladly provided (in particular the new Nejo y Dalmata and Angel y Khriz). On the way to dinner after the panel, he and I...
“One of the best ‘dark’ songs i have heard since ‘Possum...”
– youtube commenter 2EZEE, on death cab for cutie’s new single i will possess your heart MUCH-BELATED EDIT: I don’t endorse this quote; I just think it’s hilarious. 