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Another argument for '67
The Beatles also released The Magical Mystery Tour which means… I Am The Walrus!

A few questions
Good call on this year, but as someone who is aware of the awesomeness that is Hearts of Oak, I don't really see how it didn't merit a higher ranking. Above The Rapture and fucking Belle and Sebastian, really? I don't have particular dislikes towards either of those bands but can you honestly tell me…

Yeah, it's the best Cars song the Cars wish they wrote, but big ups for giving some Fountains of Wayne love up in here! Although Welcome Interstate Managers does have some weak points (Peace and Love, Hailey's Waitress, Supercollider), pretty much everything else on the album is either an all-time great song from the…

Yes, that's why it's the title of a tribute song to Joe Strummer.

Haven't read the NME in so long…

You can tell which artists I've started going down the rabbit hole with in terms of demos, bootlegs, radio sessions, etc. because I'll have two ipod listings for them, one for officially released albums and one for all the rest of the stuff. I've recently come to somewhat of the same conclusion that Keith and Linda…

As a Chicagoan, I love me some Mucca Pazza, but the NOLA brass is just a different world.

Expensive? Coming from Chicago Maple Leaf was cheap as hell and even had decent microbrews (you know, for the south). Maybe I was just an awestruck tourist but it seemed like a great place to catch Rebirth.

Triple Like
Just went to NOLA for spring break and was amazed how like Treme it actually was - amazing music literally happening everywhere. There was a festival with the Soul Rebels and NOLA rock legends the Radiators, I caught a Tuesday night show by the Soul Rebels and saw another amazing brass band whose name…

Upon further reflection, it's actually Gucci Mane who does that. My bad.

Well You Know Who I Blame?
This is all Big Boi's fault! He makes Tyler Perry sell.

How about last year's EP's as one of the best records from '10? I mean, it was full-length size in the Lucy Ford vein and it was front-to-back JAMS.

I have to disagree about the tunes as well. I think that most Feelies albums since Crazy Rhythms have tended to be groups of songs that all sound good, but may tend to blend together a little, but I've frankly never minded that all too much. Once I'm in the Feelies groove, I'm good and there'll normally be three or…

Having seen Johnny solo twice and full band thrice, I can confirm, that yes, yes they are.

First of all, oh Christ yes this is a "lyrics first" band. The man recorded albums on albums with just him and a guitar. I don't think that his last album was maybe the best starting point, however. Right now he's trying out some restrained vocals and piano stuff, which is great, but not immediately as grabbing.

I'm also one of those Sunset Tree entryway MG fans, but I think it's also true that his themed albums are more interesting. I liked Heretic Pride, mostly for it's technicolor production that sounded different from song-to-song, but in general, theme albums like Tallahasse, AHWT and Sunset Tree take it over less…

Another Irish Tippler For St. Paddy's
So I don't know how many folks around here know Irish comic Dylan Moran, but he is not only pretty great on his own, but he starred in a BBC show called Black's Books as a functioning(ish) owner of a London bookstore. My personal favorite alcoholic episode involves him and a…

You can't kill me for being Krusty. I'm not him. I'm Homer Simpson.
The same Homer Simpson who crashed his car through the wall of our club?
Actually my name is Barney. Yeah, Barney Gumble.
The same Barney Gumble who keeps taking pictures of my sister?
Actually my real name is uh… Joe Valachi!
The same Joe Valachi who…

You missed out by not purchasing A Supposedly Fun Thing… DFW non-fiction kicks pretty much all other non-fiction's ass. Once every half page or so you'll wonder how the fuck the dude got into your head and expressed what you've always thought, only more intelligently and humorously.