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Band Logos - Pop Playground · 2007-10-11

All summary, no analysis. Boring. Where's the 'so what' question? The first third or so of the article is good, but...

Okkervil River - A Stone - Seconds · 2007-10-11

I'd like to see an examination of So Come Back, I Am Waiting. There's a point where the cello is so low and...

Okkervil River - The Stage Names · 2007-08-09

I fail to see how being 'professional' or 'too good' is a detriment. Typical indie knee-jerk to a lionized band...

Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Seconds · 2007-04-06

Nice piece, and who cares if Theon was dismissive of MM's early work. It's not as good as their later work....

Cheers, cwperry, I couldn't agree more. His '50 states' conceit is a coverup without which he's just be an OK,...

Top Ten Surprisingly Effective Exercise Songs - Staff Top 10 · 2006-06-02

The Arcade Fire track that gets me going is Rebellion (Lies), and I agree about Talking Heads being great workout...

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - On Second Thought · 2006-05-17

I'm in camp with Ian and wmdavidson. I think the problem is that Daydream Nation is 'seminal,' a term that doesn't...

Temptation - Soulseeking · 2006-05-15

I dated a girl last fall who didn't own a single CD, and lost her entire collection of downloaded Top 40 singles...

Tool - 10,000 Days · 2006-05-03

You nailed it, MagicWindow. I'm in the same camp.

Great piece, Ian. Passing Afternoon makes me cry too (starting with 'and she's chosen where to be, though she's lost...