The Original/The Remix: Knight Stalker “Narcotics”
Los Angeles’ Knight Stalker just released his latest single “Narcotics”. The track sounds like Black Kids with some Spanish influences. It’s a fun little…
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The Original/The Remix: RJD2 “The Glow”
Once upon a time RJD2 seemed to be the next in line as the hip hop producer of choice. Then he fired off 2007’s…
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Top 20 Albums of 2010
The culmination of our countdown week allows me to pontificate a little about the year and the album format. For most of the decade,…
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Top 50 Singles of 2010: Part 5
10. Surfer Blood “Floating Vibes” Surfer Blood suffered from bad timing. They made many people’s best songs of 2009 list with their single, “Swim.”…
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Top 50 Singles of 2010: Part 4
20. Spoon “Who Makes Your Money” I often contemplate how close Spoon is to krautrock. They make that laid back type of music that’s…
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Top 50 Singles of 2010: Part 3
30. Rihanna “Rude Boy” The third single from Rihanna’s Rated R album, “Rude Boy” saw the singer go back to her island roots. The…
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Top 50 Singles of 2010: Part 2
40. The New Pornographers “Crash Years” Let no man say that the New Pornographers do not write a great pop song. Every album the…
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Top 50 Singles of 2010: Part 1
50. Apollo Ghosts “Things You Go Through” It is a bit of a misnomer that the last number of a countdown whether it be…
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Top Ten Covers of 2010
Covers can be tricky; bands need to be careful not to offend fans of the original song by compromising the originals integrity but at…
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Top Ten Remixes/Mash-Ups of 2010
Mash-ups and remixes have been a big part of the blogosphere this past year. Everyone thinks they have the ability to be the next…
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