Blog Profile / You Ain't No Picasso
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Blog Post Archive
[video] Today’s Hits: “Cooler Jerk” on Chic-A-Go-Go
I couldn’t really tell you what Chic-A-Go-Go is, but it looks like a rad, ultra-low-budget kid’s show. The reason it’s popped up on my radar is because they hosted a lip-syncing performance by James Swanberg BKA Today’s Hits. This dude has been writing a song a day for years, with a great many of them [...]
[mp3] Black Moth Super Rainbow + Octopus Project: “Lollipopsichord”
I’ve spent the past couple days packing up books, records and everything else I own in preparation for our move this weekend. While doing that I’ve also been converting the last of my CD collection to digital backups. This has led me to no small number of old favorites that I haven’t heard in a [...]
[video] Houndmouth cover John Prine & Jerry Jeff Walker
When Houndmouth rolled through Lexington a couple weeks ago they did this amazing John Prine/Jerry Jeff Walker one-two cover combo. I happened to remember it today and was lucky enough to find a great recording of it on youtube. This makes me look forward to both the next time I can see them live and [...]
Pascal Pinon: Þerney (One Thing)
My gut reaction is to throw Pascal Pinon’s “Þerney (One Thing)” onto my summertime mix, but it’s such a thoughtful, introspective song that I wonder if it might not make me freeze in my tracks when it comes on. It’s a bright song, but with lyrics like “I don’t know why the tears come by [...]
[video] Lorde: “Royals”
My Song of the Year contender just got a music video for it. Lorde’s “Royals” is now paired with some simple, shots of young men going about their day shaving, boxing and swimming. Minimalism suits the themes of the song, but this video is a bit of a letdown. Still, it’s another excuse to hear [...]
Weekly Comedy Podcast Highlight: Comedy Bang Bang’s 4th Anniversary
While there was nearly overwhelming compulsion to pick the DLM episode with Kumail Nanjiani and Marc Maron, I have to give this week’s highlight to Comedy Bang Bang’s 4th Anniversary Episode. While it was full of fan-favorite characters (Traci Rearden, Marissa Wompler, Mike the Janitor!), this was a pretty newcomer-friendly episode. Do you have to [...]
Man Man @ Southgate House Revival 2.21.13
I forgot to post this after I wrote it, so here it is almost three months after the show! This could be the best Man Man setlist (and set) I’ve seen in a long time. They played a classic “just recorded an album” set: greatest hits, fan favorites and a handful of new songs. Sometimes [...]
[mp3] Magic Man: “Texas”
MP3: Magic Man – Texas Magic Man’s song “Texas” sounds like it’d be well at home on the new Shout Out Louds album: it’s anthemic, but grounded pop music with some strong lyrics. It could be the keyboard riff as a chorus hook, but it’s also got little traces of Matt & Kim scattered throughout. [...]
Honus Honus guests on Rafflecast’s “Building the Track”
I listen to a bunch of podcasts, but until today I’ve never checked out Rafflecast on the Earwolf network. But when they snag a guest as good as Honus Honus to appear on their segment “Building the Track,” I’ve got to tune in. After you check out their work writing and recording “Doo-Wong,” you can [...]
tUnE-yArDs remixes Jim James’ “A New Life” for charity
Merrill Garbus and Jim James have teamed to release this remix of “A New Life” as a promotion for the Global Citizen Ticket Initiative. Numerous bands have donated a pair of tickets to the GCTI to be given away to socially active online fans who help spread information about global hunger and poverty. You can [...]
Weekly Comedy Podcast Highlight: Hank Azaria on WTF
This was a big week for WTF’s Marc Maron. His show on IFC premiered May 3, so to promote it he’s been all over the radio/podcast/TV circuit lately. In fact, I could have easily picked his appearances on WTF, Nerdist or Howard Stern. But rather than highlighting Maron on other people’s shows, I like him [...]
Houndmouth & Justin Paul Lewis @ Cosmic Charlies 4.29.13
Justin Paul Lewis Lately there’s been a lot of Louisville/Lexington bleed-over and I couldn’t be happier. Bands from the two cities are pairing up for shows in each other’s towns, collaborating on albums or doing mini-showcases of their city’s skill. While there wasn’t any sort of official “Louisville comes to Lexington” billing about this weekend’s [...]
[video] Houndmouth: “On the Road”
I saw Houndmouth put on a great show this weekend at Cosmic. While on stage, they mentioned that they released a video for “On the Road” the day prior. Well, I forgot about that offhand comment until I saw that they covered Wilco & Billy Bragg for the AV Club. So get your Houndmouth on [...]
Neutral Milk Hotel reunite for handful of fall shows
After a couple years of highly successful, seemingly stress-free shows, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum is re-joining with the band that made him a record collection staple. Given how much fun he seemed to have on his solo tours (and how frequently he brought out Elephant 6 collaborators on stage), it’s no surprise that [...]
[video] Cayucas: “High School Lover”
My favorite song from 2011 is getting full-length release tomorrow when Cayucas’ Bigfoot hits stores. And while Oregon Bike Trails has changed into Cayucas, all the added recording budget and everything that goes along with that transformation has made for an A+ record. Originally I had some heavy “version-itis” where I clung tightly to he [...]
Weekly Comedy Podcast Highlight: Comedy Bang Bang “Time Bobby 2?
The original Time Bobby episode of Comedy Bang Bang is one of the best comedy podcasts I’ve ever heard. They craft a story, explore their characters and have a conflict and resolution — all with some hilarious interactions. It’s a great example of podcasts as a storytelling tool. So imagine my joy when I saw [...]
Annie debuts new music video “Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts”
Electropop artist Annie’s new track “tube Stops and Lonely Hearts” is a tribute to the 90s and the rave culture that went with it. That explains the random trippy visuals; why it keeps cutting to bikers on a rooftop is up to you to explain.
[mp3] Colleen Green: “Time in the World” // playing Lexington next week
Colleen Green’s Sock It To Me has quietly snuck up into my regular rotation list. She sounds a bit like a lo-fi The Blow or maybe some K Records bands all mashed together. She’s heavy on pop and I love it. I don’t know that “Time In the World” is my favorite song on the [...]
[stream] Janelle Monae: “Q.U.E.E.N” (ft. Erykah Badu)
Janelle Monae is an exciting character. Even when she’s not firing on all cylinders, she’s so energetic and happy that she’s still a delight. “Q.U.E.E.N” is a catchy track that switches between hater shunning and religious questioning. The backing track is somewhere between classic Outkast and classic Prince (possibly the best starting point ever?) and [...]
[video] Portugal. The Man: “Purple Yellow Red and Blue”
Portugal. The Man’s video for their new song “Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue” is a creepy, sexy short that throws a lot of night vision blacklight your way. It’s some visuals I never would have paired with the track, but once you see how well it syncs up you’ll likely have goosebumps when you hear [...]