A Music Discovery Website
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Missing R.E.M. Already
NOTE: this post is free from R.E.M. song title puns. Read on with confidence. I once said I would only own two R.E.M. albums, Murmur and Dead Letter Office. I expanded that…
September 30, 2011 -
ThURGHsday! #2 – Wall of Voodoo
URGH! was released in 1982, the same year that Wall of Voodoo‘s Call of the West came out – the record that contained the MTV hit “Mexican Radio”. It’s doubtful that URGH!…
September 29, 2011 -
Seth MacFarlane has a swing jazz vocal record out?
Ok, stay with me here: Seth MacFarlane…the guy from Family Guy, American Dad, etc…has an album of swing jazz tunes a la Frank Sinatra called Music Is Better Than Words…it’s a straight…
September 27, 2011 -
Amalgams and crashups
So I’m listening to The Hunting Accident‘s “Big Mistake” (recommended by @jessiesawriter on Twitter) and the beginning guitar reminds me of the opening of 38 Special’s “Hold On Loosely” until the drums…
September 25, 2011 -
Today is ThURGHsday!
Every Thursday, I’m going to write a post about a band from the movie URGH! A Music War. One band per week, in order of appearance, discussing the song and what it…
September 23, 2011 -
City & Colour’s “Hello, I’m In Delaware”
Just heard City & Colour’s song Hello, I’m In Delaware on the Slacker.com alt.country station and *man* is it a gorgeous tune. Kind of reminds me of Bourgeois Tagg’s “I Don’t Mind At…
September 19, 2011 -
First things first…
Hello new readers! My name’s Sam, and I’m here to write about music. I don’t think I have better taste in music than anyone else, I’ve just been a fan and performer…
September 17, 2011

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