1928 – 2012 Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, died this morning due to complications of a stroke. He was 83 years old. Looking back on his life’s work, I realize I only knew him for Where The Wild Things Are, which serves as quite a testament to how strong of...
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1964 – 2012 Adam Yauch has died. He was 47 years old. The man known as MCA was diagnosed with cancer back in 2009 and today he succumbed to the disease. Yauch was one third of the Beastie Boys — the group who started out punk before enraging parents in suburbs all over the...
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Nas is one of the best rappers alive. I am happy to say I never gave up on him. In fact, I just saw him perform a couple years ago and he killed it like it was 1994. Sure, not everything he’s released since Illmatic has been newsworthy, but if I’m not mistaken, Nas...
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The Icelandic crew who call themselves Sigur Rós have kept us waiting a long time since Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust — four years to be exact. It’s been two years since Jónsi’s solo debut. I think we can all agree that it’s time for some new music. That’s why this announcement...
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With only a couple EPs and a single under their belt, Swedish electronic pop duo Air France are calling it quits. According to a tumblr announcement, they just couldn’t create anything worthy of a follow-up to 2008′s No Way Down. Things that came easy in the past would come no more. It’s too bad,...
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is an industry tradeshow that descends upon Austin, Texas every March. This is a critique of that tradeshow, not a review of the bands that performed last week. Often mistaken for a music festival, SXSW literally floods the small city of Austin with almost half a million outsiders. Hotels sell...
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1945 – 2012 Multi-talented singer, actor and musician, Davy Jones, passed away in his sleep last night due to a massive heart attack. He was found in bed at his home in Indiantown, Florida. Jones was 66 years old, making him the youngest member of The Monkees. To be honest, I probably couldn’t name...
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Pliny the Younger is a Triple IPA brewed seasonally by Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California. Touted as one of the top rated, rarest beers in America, this hophead brew sells out within minutes of being tapped; creating lines that start forming as early as 3am on tap day. This probably seems...
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In case you were debating whether to make the drive up to Boulder for the SBTRKT show at The Fox Theatre on April 10th, Willis Earl Beal would like to change your mind. I have to admit I was a little disappointed when I saw John Talabot would be parting ways before the masked...
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It makes sense that 2012′s first youtube-born ‘next big thing’ would land on Tri-Angle — the home of How To Dress Well, Balam Acab, oOoOO and Clams Casino. The label just dropped this mixtape of the 8 tracks the enigmatic Evian Christ posted in late December. Having only listened to “Fuck It None Of...
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with this latest post about Denver’s experimental hip-hop crew BLKHRTS, I realized some of you might not be aware of Pale Arms — a tumblr account that will focus on those dark corners of this world wide web where interesting sounds live in various levels of obscurity. looking forward to seeing you over there.
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