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Depeche Mode

The first concert I ever attended without parental supervision Depeche Mode’s during their World Violation Tour. It was opened by Nitzer Ebb and The Jesus and Mary Chain at SPAC, a large outdoor ampitheater in upstate New York.  I went with my older sister and was maybe 11 years old.   I wore my sister’s [...]
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Efterklang’s brilliant idea

This is the kind of thing I would love to see bands do more often.  It’s a pretty simple idea:   the same song is recorded and performed in a few dozen different ways, spliced together to make a video that serves as a shot of life on the road and of the personality of [...]
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Heartland

mp3 The anticipation is finally over, and Owen Pallett’s (formerly known as Final Fantasy) new album Heartland is available to buy online. There is a lot to this album, aside from having just set the musical standard for 2010 exceptionally high. I could go on and on about how much I’ve enjoyed Pallett’s music [...]
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Lo, how a rose e’er blooming

This is my favorite Christmas song, and this version of it by Feist is wonderful. Download mp3 Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming From tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming As men of old have sung It came, a flow’ret bright, Amid the cold of winter When half spent was the light. Isaiah ’twas foretold it The rose I have in mind, With Mary [...]
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First day of my life

I was born today This is the first day of my life And in my bed I found I know who I’m supposed to be now And you can call me crazy It’s true, I’ve been unwell, but now my eyes are open I can see Life’s not easy and love ain’t kind But even hopeless freaks can get it right sometimes I [...]
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24.12

Download mp3 I posted this last year, but it’s getting to be that time of year again, and this song just keeps jumping into my head; it gives me shivers every time I listen to it, yet I can’t seem to turn it off. The cold high hat beat at the beginning of this song [...]
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Jónsi Birgisson’s new album “Go”

(polo mine) Sigur Rós’s frontman Jónsi Birgisson released a single from his new album ,”Go” , which will be released the week of March 22, 2010 around the world.  He also has a new website for his new solo project(s), where this track may be downloaded.  His manager, John Best, has this to say about the [...]
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The Antlers

I first heard The Antlers’ self-released EP Hospice right before Christmas last year, and I can’t remember how I stumbled upon it, as it was before Frenchkiss picked it up and the main music blogs began writing about it. I saw them earlier this year when I was in New York, where they played [...]
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