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12/1 – 12/15: 15 Albums and some thoughts
WHAT IS MAVY? Table of contents: Sam Cooke – Mr. Soul (1963) Genre: Soul Recommended for: All Sam Cooke is perhaps the most important soul artist in history, some deem to be the genre’s creator. Mr. Soul is a perfect illustration of his talent, the soul genre, and the foundation for what was to come Continue reading
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11/16 – 11/30: 14 Albums and some thoughts
Yes, I know it’s 14 albums. I listened to something called Mavy. What the fuck could it be. Table of contents: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III (1970) Genre: Classic Rock Recommended for: Zep diehards A very late conclusion to my Zep run through, Zep III to me is Immigrant Song and not too much Continue reading
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11/1 – 11/15: 15 Albums and some thoughts
Here we go again. Table of contents: Third Eye Blind – Self-Titled (1997) Genre: Alternative Rock Recommended for: Lovers of emo-ish alt rock shit I wish you would step back from that leeeedge my friend. Third Eye Blind’s self titled 97 album has picked up a lot of steam recently as being an underrated 90’s Continue reading
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New Listens 10/7 – 10/9: Phoebe Bridgers, Sampha, Madvillain
I got new airpods. Only feel like reading about music you think you might like? I get it (but come on, venture out). Use these links to jump to reviews from Phoebe Bridgers (Indie Pop), Sampha (Alternative R&B), Madvillain (Rap/Underground Hip-Hop) Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher (Indie Pop) Phoebe, boygenius, and all associated acts definitely represent Continue reading
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New Listens 9/13 – 9/15: Wu-Tang Clan, Arin Ray, Outkast
Last night I watched “The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” on Netflix, which is basically the story of an unstable homeless man who was viral on the internet for bludgeoning a man with a hatchet, which led to him getting a reality show offer from the producers of the Kardashians, only to further prove his instability by Continue reading
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New Listens 9/7 – 9/9: The Flaming Lips, Slum Village, Smino
To recompense for my lack of posting, I’ll fold in some other content from the wide world of pop culture. Today’s feature is one of my favorite Nathan for You episodes: Season 3, Episode 3, “The Movement”. Nathan’s ploy here is to market a furniture company as a workout initiative/weight loss method (as in, moving Continue reading
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New Listens 9/1-9/3: Jamiroquai, Portishead, Outkast
Did somebody say 90’s? (yeah, Jamiroquai album was 2001, ok. stfu) Only feel like reading about music you think you might like? I get it. Use these links to jump to reviews on albums from Jamiroquai (R&B., Funk?) Portishead (? I don’t know. Groovy?) and Outkast (Hip hip hip hip hop!). Jamiroquai – A Funk Odyssey (R&B, Funk, but Continue reading
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New Listens 8/30-8/31: MGMT, J Dilla
Yeah yeah blah blah another delay. Look, I had COVID. And it wasn’t the fun COVID where you just hang out and have fun. I was tempted to blog but my brain had about 4-6 cells. Anyways, I’m going to aim for a blog post a day. We’ll see how long that lasts. But at Continue reading
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