Album A Day: Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

I was first introduced to The Dresden Dolls and their quirky singer Amanda Palmer about two years ago. Yes, Virginia struck me as a terrific, albeit not easily accessible, alternative album. As a general rule I wouldn’t expect someone like Amanda Palmer to be able to carry a solo album and make it work. Her [...]

Moment of Zen: In A Week That Saw Its Share Of Kanye…

I wish I could tell you I put a great deal of thought into this, but I’m afraid this one’s a bit of a throwaway. So here it is, your moment of Zen. 30 Seconds to Mars – Stronger (Kanye West Cover) (YSI) I know I know…two Kanye covers in a week is kinda lame. [...]

“Indie”, Hipsters, And Other Things I Can’t F***ing Stand

Last weekend I helped host a battle of the bands event here at school. The results and overall performance of the band’s isn’t that important here, it’s just for exposition’s sake. One of the band’s that performed called themselves The Kite Party. Two of my friends and I were making fun of this band because [...]

Album A Day: The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

This is the first time I’ve ever listened to this album. Justin and Pete recommended it to me a few weeks ago so I got it from them, and it sad largely idle until today. On first listen, Neon Bible strikes me as the result of Conor Oberst teaming up with the E Street Band. [...]

Presenting Tinted Windows: The Most Strangely Awesome Collaboration Band Ever

Now, what if I told you that the drummer from Cheap Trick, one of the guys from the Smashing Pumpkins, the dude who wrote “Stacy’s Mom”, and the eldest Hanson brother were in a band together? Is that something you might be interested in? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Tinted Windows. Tinted Windows is [...]

Album A Day: Eve 6 – Horrorscope

One of the first albums I remember loving from end to end. Not a bad track on this album. Before we get into the music, let’s pause and reflect on how kickass that album cover is. So cool looking, and part of the reason why I bought the album when it came out in the [...]

Billboard Proves There Is Such A Thing As A Stupid Question

I’ll take ‘Idiot Poll Questions’ for $1000, Alex. This came from Billboard’s homepage. This poses two interesting questions. One; who is the idiot who gets paid to make poll questions for Billboard and thought this was in any way a viable question? Seriously, the guy’s lost every endorsement under the sun, we’ve heard dozens of [...]

Album A Day: Jimmy Eat World – Clarity

This is the first time in the series where I’ve had an album predetermined for a given day. Jimmy Eat World are playing at the Trocadero in Philadelphia today as part of their tour celebrating the tenth anniversary of Clarity. Since I couldn’t go to the show tonight (stupid class…), I decided to recreate the [...]

15 Albums That Changed My Life (So Far): A Perpetual Work-In-Progress

First, a huge thanks to everyone who visited the site in the last two days. Thanks to a song I posted (The Fray cover I posted on Saturday) having a stint on hypem’s popular tracks page  and a shout-out on The Frontloader about the Album A Day series, nearly 1600 people visited the site on [...]

Album A Day: Jay-Z – American Gangster

I’ve wanted to listen this album as part of this project for awhile, but kept waiting till such time as I was in the mood to listen to it. Today is that day. American Gangster shows off why I love rap music, in spite of upbringing, stereotypes, and general expectations. American Gangster takes the themes [...]