There’s a tried-and-true indie rock algorithm that states that former schoolteacher and Guided By Voices mastermind Robert Pollard + anything = a song. Like Billy Corgan and Ryan Adams after him, the man’s songwriting muse is so restless that one imagines they must spend their days holed up in a smoky bedroom with the shades drawn, eagerly committing every phrase they’ve ever learned to a series of spiral-bound notebooks in an effort to mold the entire English language into a […]
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The Viewfinder: Well, I Guess We Know What Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Doing For New Years Eve….
Bless their pretty little indie hearts-Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt wonder what YOU are doing New Year’s Eve?
Viewfinder: Alan Wilkis feat. The Kick Drums – “Come and Go”
As you pore over the litany of year-end lists that will no doubt dominate the blogosphere this week ( including ours ), it’s easy to forget that new music continues to trickle in, even as the year rapidly draws to a close. Case in point: Alan Wilkis. Alan Wilkis is a man on the move. He’s got two solo releases under his belt (2008’s Babies Dream Big and 2009’s excellent Pink and Purple). He’s also been hard at work with a bevvy of remixes […]
The Blerd13 with…BLACK TAXI!
It’s the latest (And last Blerd13 of 2011) so we’re gonna do you a solid and present the must know band of 2012. They are BLACK TAXI and their sophomore record, We Don’t Know Any Better, is out in just a few short weeks (January 14th) and is the perfect album to redeem all those Itunes/Amazon gift cards you’ll accumulate when Santa comes to town. But don’t let me talk at you, read on as the members of BLACK TAXI […]
bLISTerd Presents: Mike A’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
I think I listened to more new albums in 2011 than any other year of my life. Between searching for quality releases to review for my own blog and being asked to contribute to Popblerd!, my quest to find new music easily took me through a few hundred albums. Some I couldn’t make it past more than a couple songs before I knew it wasn’t for me. There were plenty of disappointments and yes, I’m looking at you Coldplay. Some […]
bLISTerd Presents: Brittany’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
Okay, I’ll admit it- I didn’t listen to a lot of music released this year. I can’t really explain why- I think partially it was because I was listening to some of the albums released last year still (because Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz is still my favorite from 2010), and the other reason is probably because I tend to procrastinate when it comes to buying/listening to new albums anyway. For example: Bon Iver’s self-titled release (which is on the […]
bLISTerd Presents: Stephen’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
As someone who usually finds himself spinning the same couple dozen favorites over and over again, joining the Popblerd! team gave me new reason to leave my musical bubble and dive head first into the year’s new music. Needless to say, it was a wonderful experience. I ended up with over thirty albums all told in my final tally of the year’s best, but like any bad parent, I was able to pick favorites. So without further ado, here are […]
bLISTerd Presents: Cassandra’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
Foster The People had one of this year’s biggest albums by a new band, and they feature on Cassandra’s Top 11 of 11 list. What else made the cut?
bLISTerd Presents: Gonzo’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
I’m not going to get too detailed in my blurbs here. Partially due to time, and partially because I hope to make more in depth annotations for my annual mix on my own dormant blog later this week. But here are 11 artists/albums/tracks that I very much think are worth checking out from this year: 11. M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming I was nervous about M83 doing a double album – it seemed excessive. And it is excessive. None of the […]
The Singles Bar: Halston Spreads Some Holiday Cheer-All Time Low?: Not So Much
While milfs (milves?) everywhere are going gaga over Michael Buble’s Christmas album and their daughters are pissing themselves a tinsel stream over Justin Bieber, what does that leave for the rest of us? Thankfully, answers have arrived in the form of a new song from Boston’s favorite duo, Halston and a video from irreverent rockers All Time Low. Those of you used to Halston’s cheeky, danceable tunes might be initially taken aback by “The Snowman’s Waltz.” Is that a whiff […]
The Viewfinder: Deer Tick’s “Main Street”
I’ve had the fortune of seeing Providence, RI’s Deer Tick in concert several times. One thing I can definitely say is that their shows are an experience. This is rock ‘n roll in the classic “The Who” sense of the word. Beverages are imbibed, lead singer John McCauley will rasp in a way that makes you wonder why his voice is twice as old as the rest of him is, the riffing is loud, there will be a few “F […]
Grammy Noms Wrap-Up: Adele, Bruno Mars, & Mumford Score Big!!
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Kanye West leads the pack of nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards. Find out who else scored big nods this year.