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bLISTerd: The Greatest Mustaches of All Time
Mustaches of science. Musical mustaches. Presidential mustaches. There are mustaches everywhere!
will.i.am, #willpower : Album Review
One might be tempted to think that the hashtag in will.i.am’s newest album title is a hollow attempt to call reference to the Twitter-friendly zeitgeist of the time and thereby posture itself as something relevant and connected to our culture while masking a core of general emptiness and mediocrity. One would be right to do so. The will.i.am empire has risen as much from his marketing saavy as his musical talent (honestly, probably more so), and #willpower smacks of something […]
BlerdTube: Eddie Murphy’s Greatest Moments
The Popblerd Staff takes a look at some of Eddie Murphy’s greatest moments on film and TV.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mosquito : Album Review
‘I think that I’m bigger than the sound’ Karen O proclaimed on ‘Cheated Hearts,’ from 2006’s sophomore effort, Show Your Bones. Seven years later, on their fourth album, O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase give their all on making good on that statement. It’s been 10 years since the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s blitz-krieged the early aught’s with their version of neo-punk. In the years that followed the band has now released three additional albums – all of them receiving generally glowing […]
The Popblerd Staff Presents: Record Store Diaries
Add a black guy into the mix, and this could be us.
The Carlton Shuffle, 4/13/13
Here’s this week’s Carlton Shuffle or “Music to file taxes by.” Enjoy the weekend!
Spin Cycle: Cold War Kids, Dear Ms. Lonelyhearts
If the Cold War Kids were a cat, I’m not sure which life they’d have used up by now in the ever-changing landscape of 21st century indie alternative. It hasn’t stopped them from being one of the most creative acts of the past six years. They’ve spawned four albums and a couple EP’s in that time frame – so they’ve certainly done their part to stay in the public eye and flesh out both a developing sound and discography over […]
Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode, Part Two
Part Two of our look at Depeche Mode’s illustrious catalog.
Note for Note: A Complete Guide to the Discography of Depeche Mode (Part One)
Take a trip with us through the discography of the one, the only, Depeche Mode.
Spin Cycle: The Strokes, Comedown Machine
The Strokes have reached album number five. I’m not entirely sure anyone’s more surprised at this fact than Strokes fans themselves. I say this counting myself among those ranks, though I’ve done more head scratching than bopping to the beat in more recent years. Julian Casablancas seems almost like a falsetto-voiced (though it didn’t used to be that way) Marlon Brando of 21st century new wave revival. To find his genius you have to dig and sometimes you find diamonds, […]
The Carlton Shuffle, 4/6/13
Welcome to April! Kick off the month with your weekly heaping helping of what the Popblerd staff has been listening to. This week boasts deep Dylan, new Autechre, a Breeders staple, and much more. Dig in!