7 June
Thursday

LISTEN UP: Scissor Sisters Beat Both Rock and Paper Sisters

Scissor Sisters

  • Between my unwavering love of the Scissor Sisters (reaffirmed by this awesome live concert available at Waves and Wires) and the six Bellinis I drank at the Webbys the other night, I’m beginning to figure things out about myself. Mostly that I really, really seriously do love football, everyone.
  • If you stare at this blog page while listening to LCD Soundsystem long enough, it has the same effect as whatever happened to that dude in “The Lawnmower Man.” (Music Refinery)
  • My roommate and I have been planning to throw a 90s-themed party for a while, and Ingrained Refrains posting an mp3 of Salt-N-Pepa is definitely a sign that the cosmos is on our side.
  • Words and Music dishes out some Thelonious Monk, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sonny Rollins, and other artists whose names you can use to impress people even if you don’t actually own/enjoy/ever listen to their music.
  • Do you ever not believe something, then watch an entire video of it occurring, and you’re still pretty sure it doesn’t actually exist? Like, I don’t know, Robert Downey Jr. recording a straightfaced, lovelorn ballad? (The Late Greats)
3 October
Tuesday

LISTEN UP: Boys And Girls… In America

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  • Just in case Pitchfork’s review of the new Jet album wasn’t enough for you, The Music Nazi posted a track for your enjoyment. Go listen to it, then decide for yourself if it’s better or worse than a monkey drinking its own urine.
  • Gorilla vs. Bear posted a track from Clipse’s new album. So go download “Oh My S**t”, if for no other reason than it’s an amazing song title.
  • The Scissor Sisters have been all over TV promoting their new album. Culture Bully has mp3’s of their appearance on Dancing With The Stars and Conan.
  • Everyone– everyone– is loving The Hold Steady’s new album. Pop Tart’s Suck Toasted has three tracks from Boys & Girls In America, as well as three tracks off the new Decemberists album.
  • And finally, A Soundtrack For Everyone posted tracks by The Killers and The Lemonheads today. Download them, because you could always use more ‘The’ bands in your iPod.