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Cover Wars

Posted in cover wars, music face off, music you should dig with tags , , , , , on December 28, 2009 by thedith

Can You Discover – Discovery Vs. Can You Tell – Ra Ra Riot

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A Playlist Can Make All The Difference

Posted in music, playlists, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 9, 2009 by melsanie

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Last night I made a play list.  Usually I spend hours (and I mean hours) going through and picking songs to make sure they fit the right mood/season/outfit/hair style but last night I just threw a bunch of albums on there that I wanted to listen to.  Result: pure magic.  Most of the bands were recommended from thedith, some from Nylon, Pitchfork, or other friends.  Anyway, the moral of the story is that I should listen to whole albums more often.

Sometimes Actors Make Good Music

Posted in music you should dig, servicey, you should like this with tags , , , , on August 9, 2009 by melsanie

The actor in question today is Jason Schwartzman.  He performs under the name Coconut Records even though it’s a solo effort. Schwartzman’s second album, Nighttiming, came out earlier this year and I’m really digging it.  The music is a little indie but upbeat and not whiney (I’m looking at you Scarlet Johansson).  I think what I like most about is that he includes my girl crush Zooey Deschanel on one of his tracks, Ask Her to Dance.  Granted, it’s kind of slow, but I mean, it’s ZOOEY (and she has already proven to be an established singer and actress).  Anyway, I’m totally crunching on this album and you should too.

Music You Should Dig

Posted in awesome, good things, i like this, music, music you should dig, rad things, soundtrack to your life, you should like this with tags , , , , , , , on July 9, 2009 by thedith

Phoenix.  They’re awesome. They’re French (don’t worry, they sing in English…) if you like Air, MGMT, and, I don’t know, good music? You’ll dig them. I don’t think I really need to say anything more than that.

Phoenix’ latest album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix came out in May and has been on pretty heavy rotation on my itunes ever since — it should be on yours too.