Tag Archives: Danger Mouse

“Cheesy Rat, You Ain’t All That…” © James Todd Smith

December 16, 2008 – 10:30 am
When I was young and could care less about my Hebrew ancestors’ pronouncements against “unclean animals” I somehow talked my mother into letting me keep a mouse in our house as a pet. I also owned a cat who was, by coincidence, named after a fictional mouse. The cat and the mouse were, […]
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“Keys Open Door…Key-Keys Open Doors…”

November 12, 2008 – 10:30 am
The pair of acts I’m going to introduce you to today are sort-of a holdover from yesterday’s entry discussing Neptunesian Pop music. Neither of them are signed to the Star Trak label. But both are well-versed in the keyboard and drum-machine-powered method of neoteric transposition of the grooves, melodies, chords, instrumental flourishes, songwriting […]
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For Losers as Well as Super Stars

July 9, 2008 – 10:59 am
I spend so much of my time digging through obscurities that I often don’t hear about what’s going on well-established artists until the last minute. My underground fetish withstanding, this may have something to do with general skepticism of the things people in the entertainment industry say about their future products. I guess […]
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Yesterday’s Title Quoted “The God,” But Today’s Post Is About a “Blue God”

June 5, 2008 – 10:34 am
All my taking it easy this week didn’t amount to much more than sitting around, updating my music library, adding a bunch of tracks to the new Zune I’m trying out and watching my best friend crochet a bunch of bikinis. Feeling a bit bored with all this relaxation crap I started thinking it […]
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