Here we are – the unofficial start of summer! Drag out the grill, fire up the barbecue, and let this week’s Carlton Shuffle provide a backdrop for your Memorial Day weenie roast.
Author Archive
Virtual Insanity: Introducing the… XBox One?
At 10 am PST this morning, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of the XBox gaming console to the unwashed masses. The results were… interesting, to say the least. We can look forward to more news in a few weeks at E3, but for now, here are eight things we learned from the announcement. #1. Microsoft is REALLY into Television Now A good half of the press conference, at least, was dedicated not to video games but to television watching: quite […]
Cold as Ice: There’s Got to Be a Morning After…
After nursing their wounds and counting their blessings, respectively, Jay and Stephen are back to recap the happenings in round two of the playoffs. Here’s your cheat sheet to sound like you know your hockey in the bar this week! Jay: Much has happened since last we chatted. We left off just before the game 7s between Toronto and Boston and Washington and the Rangers. And then it’s all a blank for me…or I wish it was. Oy. Stephen: I don’t […]
The National, Trouble Will Find Me: Album Review
Drama and Discovery – these are two essential tenets to my history as an audiophile. I admitted to my facebook friends and colleagues here at Popblerd that I’d missed the boat for the past 13 years on The National. My bad. I’m making up for lost time and have immersed myself in their discography over the past couple of weeks. My listening and journey can be summed up in this arc — U2’s The Joshua Tree (1987), The Cure’s Disintegration (1989), Depeche […]
Blerd Radio 2013 Episode 10: Blerd Radio Goes to the Jersey Shore
A brand new, funny, potentially slightly offensive podcast? Yes, please!!
The Carlton Shuffle, 5/18/13
Better late than never, as they say. Rock out with us in this week’s Carlton Shuffle!
The Carlton Shuffle, 5/11/13
Another week down, another Carlton Shuffle to keep you company! As is often the case, this week’s playlists features some newer releases (She & Him, Iggy & the Stooges) and plenty of classics (Cream, CCR, LL Cool J, et. al.). Kick back and enjoy the weekend with us! What have you been grooving to lately?
The Editors, “A Ton of Love”: The Viewfinder
The Editors are back for album number four – it’s called The Weight of Your Love and it’s out July 1st in the U.K. (unconfirmed if U.S. release in 7/2/13). A video for the first single, “A Ton of Love”, is below. Now – I’ve enjoyed the bands music more and more as time, and their discography, as evolved. I have to say I quite like this song, but not because the band has boldly forged in any new direction. I […]
Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of LL Cool J (Part One)
This Note for Note retrospective of LL Cool J’s career is HARD. AS. HELL.
The Carlton Shuffle, 5/4/13
Spring has sprung, and there’s a renewed faith that summer will in fact grace us with its presence! Before you start sucking down mint juleps for the derby, take a spin through some of the music that we’ve been digging this week!
Cold as Ice: Playoffs? Playoffs!?
They’re baaack! After a shortened NHL season, Jay and Stephen return to pontificate, wax philosophical, and just generally shoot the breeze about this year’s playoff season. From the dark horses to the blue chips, we break down who we think will move one step closer to Lord Stanley’s halls. Plus, Jay is just giddy his Leafs made it past the regular season. Jay: Well, it’s been a few months since we last convened, and in that time, there’s been a […]