Category Archives: Music

Rejoinder: Two More Albums

I just came into some free eMusic credits, so I decided to take advantage of their expanded catalog and I picked up the latest from The Black Keys and Sufjan Stevens. A buddy of mine is a huge Keys fan … Continue reading

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2010 Albums of the Year

If you spend anytime at all reading this blog, you understand how much I love music. I’m always on the lookout for new music; these are the 2010 releases that are my favorites. Note: I’ve acquired all of these legally, … Continue reading

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NPR’s Top 50 Albums

More link love: NPR Music fans, here is the year-end list categorized alphabetically. Enjoy.

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2010 Songs of the Year

So every December, I humor my inner pop culture critic by taking a stab at the best albums, books, and movies I’ve listened to / read / seen this year. I’ll post the albums list a little later (still ironing … Continue reading

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MiPod: Fall 2010

In case you were wondering, you can now download the soundtrack for a movie about the genesis of social networking uber-site Facebook. This is music from a movie about Facebook, a gale force of pop culture and media confluences the … Continue reading

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A Snapshot of Postmodernity: Fake Empire

“We’re half awake in a fake empire.” Tonight I realized something: “Fake Empire” by The National could qualify as the best snapshot of postmodern angst and disillusionment in my entire music collection. Beringer and Co. always seem to hone in … Continue reading

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15 Essential Albums

I was tagged recently on FB to list my 15 “essential” albums. I guess these are the albums that I’d have to have with me on a desert island or something. A desert island with a limitless supply of MP3 … Continue reading

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MiPod: Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs”

The Suburbs is the third full-length record from Canadian indie-rockers Arcade Fire, a self-described amalgam of “Depeche Mode and Neil Young.” It’s already received a favorable reception by critics, invoking the inevitable Radiohead OK Computer comparisons. The album brims with … Continue reading

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Controlling Stories

I had a seminary professor who was fond of saying things like this: “Everyone has a story that controls their life.” What he meant by that is everyone has a narrative that significantly shapes their worldview by giving meaning to … Continue reading

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MiPod: Best Songs of 2010 — Jan-June, Vol. 2

The past few weeks have been chock full of some really good music releases, which made the free eMusic downloads I received even better. So here’s another heaping helping of some of the best music of the year thus far. … Continue reading

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