Monthly Archives: January 2008

What is Made in the Dark Shall be Brought to Light

January 31, 2008 – 11:34 am

If you’ve been paying attention to my rantings here you know I love UK-based Alt-Dance quintet Hot Chip already. But what you might not have any real inkling of is exactly why I love them. Well fret champ, all will be revealed.

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Since They Succeeded in Making Her Go to Rehab…

January 30, 2008 – 10:53 am

At times over the last year I’ve felt like I was the only person on the planet who didn’t care about the troubled personal life of Amy Winehouse, the UK songstress whose star-making turn was an anti-rehab protest. Don’t get me wrong, I never like seeing public figures I dig spiral out of control, harm […]

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What a Diff’rence Mahjongg Made

January 29, 2008 – 12:53 pm

Since being another day deeper into the week hasn’t done much to improve my outlook or demeanor I fully intended to make another attempt at easing into my routine this morning with some appropriately subtle background music. But upon rummaging through my stash of recent music releases I found nothing that stood out for an […]

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Somebody’s Got a Case of the Mondays!

January 28, 2008 – 10:57 am

As big a proponent of the art of songwriting as I am — falling all over myself for artists who flex their vocabulary, pour wit into their wordplay or wear their emotions (lyrically speaking) on their sleeve — I still find myself desiring nothing more than background music to nod my head to every now […]

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Records at Random Vol. 37 - Sylvester Step II

January 25, 2008 – 11:07 am

A few weeks back my oldest and best friend m. Cody was sitting at my desk perusing the internets when she happened upon a photo of cross-dressing Disco performer Sylvester James at his most fabulous. She professed ignorance of the man, his music, and his pioneering celebration of “alternative” sexuality, but was intrigued, so I […]

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