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Longstocking – Goddess (Pt. 4)

How much more fun has the world of music become since Youtube opened its virtual doors in 2005? A whole damn lot, I say. Gone are the days that MTV dictated which 12 music videos us simple mortals should watch. And that describes the situation pre “The Real World”, I believe the total number of [...]

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Phranc – Bulldagger Swagger

I can’t even explain how excited I am finding this gem on Youtube! Halfway the nineties I bought Phranc’s ‘Bulldagger Swagger / Hillary’s Eyebrows’ 7″ and it’s been one of my favorite singles ever since (and not just because it’s on purrrdy red vinyl, although that does help!). I was never able to find a [...]

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of Montreal – An Eluardian Instance

There’s no excuse for waiting to blog about this song for as long as I did, considering I’ve lurrrved it since the moment I first heard it. In 2008, of Montreal released their ninth studio album “Skeletal Lamping”. The fifth track, “An Eluardian Instance”, would easily make it in my top 10 if I were [...]

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Trini Lopez – If I Had a Hammer

Repeat after me: If I had a hammer I’d hammer in the morning I’d hammer in the evening All over this land I’d hammer out danger I’d hammer out a warning I’d hammer out this song that’s been stuck in my head for days now All over this land Oohooh oohooh, Oohooh oohooh You’re very [...]

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The Beavers – Why Baby Why

Earlier tonight I accompanied Todd to the opening of Little Buddha, located in the City Theater. He promised free sushi and champagne and he did not lie: we left the place well-fed and good-humored. Apart from the food served and the giant Buddha in the center of the venue, nothing about that place even remotely [...]

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