Category: Music

Friday, October 15, 2010
Bros Before Women Like That
Music
Behind The Really Old Music.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
The God-daughter-bot of Soul
Music
Ladies and gentlemen, the hardest-working dancing android in show business, Janelle Monáe.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Best of 2009: Music
Music
I just don’t get the noise the young people listen to these days.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Paint the Black Hole Blacker
Music
St. Vincent has actually managed to get me interested in music recorded within the last decade.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
One After 9-9-09
Music, Videogames
The Beatles Rock Band really is Harmonix’s masterpiece, and should be required for anyone who still doubts the appeal of grown-ups playing with plastic guitars.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ahh! Wow! Oh, Bobby!
Music, The Internet
“The P.I.S.S is by far the most together group in the show biz.”
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Ooomooodaaakaaa
Music, The Internet
Omodaka’s already-outstanding videos get even cooler when pushed through the Yooouuutuuube filter.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Thru You
Music, The Internet
Kutiman’s YouTube mash-up project “ThruYOU” is simply brilliant.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Beat Bachs
Music
A post on Boing Boing was the first I’d heard of Omodaka, a collaboration from a Japanese electronic musician putting out some of the most amazing videos I’ve ever seen. (You can read more about the artist on this modern Japanese music guide). He’s got six videos available on YouTube, and pretty much every one…
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Her & He
Music
I feel like I’m late to the party with this one, but: She & Him: Volume One is just a great, fun record. (Evidence that I’m late to the party: I’m still calling them “records.”) Like just about everybody else who saw the movie, I’ve had a crush on Zooey Deschanel since she sang “Baby…
Monday, February 25, 2008
More Doughty than a Fan Can Handle
Music
Mike Doughty’s got a new album out, it’s called Golden Delicious, and I was already hooked just from hearing the 30-second samples. I’m a monstrously big fan of Soul Coughing. My first take on Haughty Melodic (Doughty’s first “real” solo album) was unfair disappointment that it didn’t sound like Soul Coughing, but over time it…
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Old News, Everyone!
Music
My favorite thing on the internet of the moment is this old-school video for “Psyche Rock” by Pierre Henry, the inspiration for the theme song from “Futurama.” Transistors as bombs and spermatozoa: awesome.