January 2010
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The Polyphonic Spree - It's The Sun →
Hey it’s the sun! And it makes me shine, all around!
Feeling good about the weekend and so should you. Don’t do too many drugs though, cause you might end up seeing the world like this. At least I do anyway.
SOD goes to a 29 piece musical outfit that hails outta Austin Texas. Their music is filled with pure joy and energy and the fullness of the ensemble really elevates you as...
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Norah Jones - I've Got to See You Again →
I got in trouble at work today for too much internetting. Stupid dickhead tattle-talers. Fuck you, you short, no-life no-friend face-twitching butt-pirate cock-slapping against the face dillweed.
SOD - Norah Jones’ ‘I’ve Got to See You Again’ off of 2002’s Come Away With Me.
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Binary Star - New Hip Hop →
New update to shows:
knt and icdm may be playing a show at Grant and Green on Feb 11th (thurs). This will only happen if the Valentine’s show on the 14th doesn’t. At any rate, get ready to have your faces shredded off for sure mid-feb.
SOD: Binary Star’s ‘New Hip Hop’ off their 2000 album Master’s of The Universe.
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Quasimoto - 1994 →
I have crazy ass dreams. I would say at least once a week I have a vivid adventure dream and once every month I wake up and still am in the dream. Sometimes they are fun, sometimes they are not.
Once when I was in college, I had a dream where I was in ancient Egypt and I was an archeologist from the future (I presume I took a time machine to get there, but it wasn’t clear). I was...
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Chromeo - Night by Night →
Many big things will be happening soon in my life. 2009 was a good year, quite eventful and a lot of seeds were planted. 2010 is gonna be bigger. Maybe some bad stuff will happen, most likely it will, but I also know a lot of great stuff is on the way as well. All of my various creative endeavors are coming into fruition as well as all the social groups I am involved with, specifically Burningman...
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Radiohead - Knives Out →
So, I’m changing the format of the way I post. Instead of 2 a day, I will be doing one and it will essentially be a combination of what I was doing before. Making it more about the post than the music, while having a song to go along with it. I believe this will streamline the whole operation. We’ll see how it works out.
SOD for this revelation is ‘Knives Out’ by Radiohead...
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Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam →
While he was as innovative as Jimmy Page, as tasteful as Eric Clapton, and nearly as visionary as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck never achieved the same commercial success as any of his contemporaries, primarily because of the haphazard way he approached his career. He was simply too idiosyncratic, moving from heavy metal to jazz fusion within a blink of an eye. His eclecticism may be the reason he was...
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WatchAll my ancient early 90’s comics are littered with advertisements for this game. Now I finally know what the hell this Dragon Strike game is. Man-scorpion!?!?!? Duh. Set time machine to 1992.
via EIT
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Bassnectar - Cozz Franzy →
Are you ready to have your fill of womp womp for the day? No? Well too bad, cause you’re gonna get it and like it. This album is dope. SF’s Bassnectar never fails to deliver, especially at his live shows. This shit will rattle your legs into body dropping submission. SOD is Bassnectar’s ‘Cozz Franzy’ off his 2009 album Cozza Frenzy.
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WatchI don’t really give one shit or the other about what time which millionaire goes on, but Jay Leno can fuck off. Seriously, fuck off.
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The Grouch - All Natural →
The Grouch is from Alameda, which is a short trip across the bay bridge. I was first introduced to him in high school and it immediately changed my entire understanding of what hip hop was and my relationship to it. Obviously, there is a lot of hip hop out there in the underground scene that is akin to this cerebral jazz-inspired sound, but The Grouch does it with such a sense of purpose,...
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John Coltrane - Blue Train →
John Coltrane is one of the most well known, influential and controversial jazz musicians despite a short career lasting only 10 years. Since Coltrane was a protean player who changed his style radically over the course of his career, this has made for much confusion in his discography and in appreciations of his playing. There remains a critical divide between the adherents of his earlier, more...
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Black Keys - Grown So Ugly →
“I got up this morning, put on my shoes. Tied my shoes. Went to the mirror, to comb my hair.”
Sounds like every morning I have ever had, just a tad more badass. The Black Keys will rock your socks off and then stuff said socks into your mouth. They’ll throw more soul than previously believed possible for two human beings to produce. The Black Keys are good. ‘Grown So...
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WatchThis dude is possibly the coolest dude on the planet. No joke. When I was like 16 I dreamed of being this guy. I juggled. I skateboarded. I jumped over things. This guy made it though, if only more of us could be so brave.
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Earth, Wind and Fire - That's the Way of the World →
Earth, Wind & Fire were one of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed, and commercially popular funk bands of the ’70s. They were extraordinary in that they used funk as its foundation, but also incorporated jazz, smooth soul, gospel, pop, rock & roll, psychedelia, blues, folk, African music, and, later on, disco. More than just versatility for its own sake,...
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Al Green - Funny How Time Slips Away →
Al Green was the first great soul singer of the ’70s and arguably the last great Southern soul singer. He incorporated elements of gospel, interjecting his performances with wild moans and wails, but his records were stylish, boasting immaculate productions that rolled along with a tight beat, sexy backing vocals, and lush strings. At the peak of his popularity he became a minister and moved...
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Kiss and Tell is a 4 piece rock/funk/pop band...
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WatchThis song is dope.
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Beastie Boys - In 3's →
Back in 1992, the Beastie Boys were known to the world as a rap group. Even though they began their band as a punk group, their 2 previous albums, Paul’s Boutique and Licensed to Ill, were hip hop albums that cemented their party rapper image. Although those two albums were ground breaking and pushed the ideas of what music could be, they were still with out a doubt rap albums. So, when...
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Gorillaz - Kids With Guns →
The Gorillaz are known mostly for their upbeat hip hop songs, like ‘Dirty Harry’ or ‘Dare’ when in fact their albums are more down tempo and experimental electronic. Gorillaz were always designed as a collective, featuring many contributors and producers, all shepherded by Damon Albarn of Blur. The first album was produced by Dan the Autmator, and Demon Days employs the...
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Me Potty Wotty →
More potty fun time! Get ready to get all caribbean all up in this bitch.
via: found footage
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Tool - 10,000 Days (Wings Pt.2) →
Tool is one of those bands that you either ‘get’ or you don’t. I don’t mean ‘get’ in the typical pretentious music-snob sense, I mean ‘get’ like you either have it in you to love them or you simply could care less. If you are in the latter group it’s a shame because this is possibly one of the deepest bands in activity. Not just deep in the...
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Beats Antique - Dope Crunk →
Beats Antique is dope. The group is credited as two producers and one dancer, but they are so much more than that, they are the definition of electro-acoustic music. Where my band uses electronic instruments and pre-programed beats along with live acoustic accompaniments, they have live musicians play everything and then re-sample and arrange them into songs. The result is the exact hybrid of both...
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