Eddie Vedder’s Ukulele Songs elicited a modicum of push-back after its initial 2011 release. As expounded below: Hipsters believed hipsters were taking the humble ukulele too mainstream. This declaration led to a denunciation by hipster-hating-hipsters of pro-establishment-hipsters as a scourge on the earth and a simultaneous & cantankerous selloff of Keim-style DaSilva Mahogany Custom Concert Ukes on Craigslist […]
Author: Architorture
John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band
“It is, at once, a scream from the pain and a liberating event… where [one’s] defense system is dramatically opened up”. The scream “results from the pressure of holding the real self back. “Neurosis is a disease of the feeling. At its core is the suppression of feeling and its transmutation into a wide range of neurolic […]
Guster: Discography
So, today I sat down at my desk and decided to listen to a band named Guster. I have to admit, I don’t know much about them – but it turns out that they met at Tufts University in Medford, MA (about 5 miles away) and lived in Somerville, MA on the corner of College […]
The Shins: Port of Morrow [Bonus Tracks]
I mistakenly left these six tracks out of the original review (two B-Sides and four acoustic takes). And I’ll just put it out there, I think these bonus tracks are the tops. The tracks include some great acoustic stuff, simple, charming, perfect little tunes. A musicians artistic vision must trump total inclusiveness and, plainly speaking, this […]
Jimmy Hughes: The Best Of
When Jimmy Hughes decided he wanted to sing rather than working in a Leighton, Alabama rubber factory, he went to Rick Hall down the road in Muscle Shoals. Together they cut a single but, unfortunately, it went nowhere. Two years later, after Hughes penned a new song based on the gospel spiritual Steal Away to […]
The Shins: Port of Morrow
We start first with a correction. The Shins: Port of Morrow initially was reported as being released March 16th and that was incorrect. The actual release date is tomorrow, March 20th, 2012. And now, the review: Port of Morrow is the fourth full-length album from The Shins coming 5 years after their lauded release, Wincing […]
The Shins: Simple Song [Single]
As you may have noticed, I have been taking a break for the beginning of March, I was working on a super-secret project. Well, the project is done and in the mail so, everything is back to normal! What better band to restart bloggin with than one of the best bands every created: The Shins. Their […]
Bear In Heaven: I Love You, It’s Cool
A little Leap-Year Magic! I just happen to have found another band about bears and, whooo-whee, this one sounds like a spacier Ratatat or a geared up Depeche Mode. Bear In Heaven is a Brooklyn based band and manages a rare release every once-in-a-while, the latest of which, I Love You, It’s Cool, will be released on […]
Plants and Animals: The End of That
Tomorrow, February 28th, 2012, marks the end of a year long recording process by the band Plants and Animals culminating in the release of their third full length album, The End of That. The End of That bridges two distinctly discordant styles, drifting between heavily distorted post-grunge and Canaian style pop effervescence, toss in occasional quiet introspection […]
Little Wings: Made It Rain (Cassette)
Deep within the shady annals of Hipsterdom one can find a single, shabby, college-ruled sheet of paper. It’s scribbled on with blue & red ink, the tome is exclusively devoted to the resurrection of cassette-tapes for the purpose of media distribution and tucked into the vinyl front pocket of the “Formatting” trapper-keeper. In addition, look for the […]
The Play, Cal v. Stanford: 1982
You know, sometimes when im sitting around listening to music – deciding what is worth putting on the blog – I think, maybe a the people want to see a video instead. So today, just for your viewing enjoyment, I am putting up perhaps the greatest moment in sports history… more beautiful than Jessie Owens […]
Message To Bears: Folding Leaves
Every time I happen across a band with “Bear” or “Bears” in the name I feel obligated to write about it… just ’cause I know my audience loves bears. So: Today I want to tell you about Jerome Alexander and his one-man-band Message To Bears (For some reason I can’t help but to think this […]