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Archive for the ‘Lists and Stuff’ Category

November 5th, 2007

LCD Soundsystem

Pat at Pop Tarts Suck Toasted had a great answer to the previous post.  So good in fact that I’m posting it here.  Pat has solid music taste and has his finger on the pulse of the city.  Check out his blog.  Cheers Pat.
“This is a simple question with a simple answer; LCD Soundsystem is […]

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November 4th, 2007

New York’s best band of our generation…

What generation? Yours and Mine.
This post will be written by all of you. Who is the best band of your generation to come out of this great city? Or, who is you favorite?

Throw me answers people.
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October 29th, 2007

Natalie Portman’s iTunes Mix

Natalie Portman has compiled a collection of her favorite tracks for iTunes.
Proceeds from the collection, titled Big Change: Songs for FINCA, will benefit FINCA International, a charity organization that provides financial services to the world’s lowest-income entrepreneurs, for which Portman acts as a Ambassador of Hope.

Natalie Portman has a killer taste in music, so you […]

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October 12th, 2007

Top 10 New York bands you should discover…

This list isn’t focused on only new bands….it’s New York bands you should discover or re-discover.
Here we go folks…
10. Walkmen
This is a great band to start the list because they are simply a great rock band. They give you what you expect…acknowledgment that New York City Rock and Roll is alive and well…with […]

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September 24th, 2007

Rilo Kiley on Conan

Well, Rilo Kiley is on Conan tonight. But other than that it’s a slow week for music on Letterman and Conan.

Here are two good reasons to watch late night TV this week…
Conan hosts Rilo Kiley on Monday and Bjork on Thursday.
Enjoy.
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September 18th, 2007

Hot Hot Heat @ Webster Hall

Victoria British Columbia’s Hot Hot Heat will be screeching through New York in less than a month. This is a band that will make you take notice, regardless of how hard you try to ignore them. This band had a very similar impact on me after seeing them live as the Libertines did. I liked […]

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September 17th, 2007

New York’s Top 50 Bands….

Back to that list I was rambling about.
The Top 50 bands to have ever called New York home.   Quick recap:  Velvet was number 1…agreeable.
Miles, the man who delivered Cool to the world came in at number 4. It’s crazy to think that Miles Davis may have been a spark to the tinder for […]

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August 26th, 2007

New York’s Top 50 Bands

Today is a ‘Pleasant Surprise Sunday’.
In a bit of a haze today, I turned to the Internet to present me with some comfort and entertainment.   I had no idea what I was looking for - concert announcements, album reviews, news on Pete Doherty (his life fascinates me - not the drug problem or the […]

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