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Song of the Day: “Ya Hey” by Vampire Weekend (2013)
Through the fire and through the flames / You won’t even say your name / Only I am that I am Vampire Weekend became known because of their mixture of Ivy League looks and
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5 New Songs and Albums You Must Hear
The sun is out in Seattle and everybody needs driving music. There is nothing like exciting new records to thrill the soul and I have 5 songs/albums that you should check out. “Song for
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“The Master”: Four Responses
ANDREW HACKETT The Master was one of the most critically acclaimed and polemic films of 2012. PT Anderson has impacted people with original works like Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will be Blood. When it was announced
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“Hammer Down, Heaven Bound” RIP Jason Molina
When it’s been my ghost on the empty road I think the stars are just the neon lights Shining through the dance floor Of heaven on a Saturday night I saw the light Hammer
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Lemolo (and Swooning While Watching Them Perform Live)
Lemolo have made me swoon since I first saw them perform at last years Capitol Hill Block Party here in Seattle. They are a two woman band who combine sublime vocals, moody keys/synths, haunting
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“Punch Drunk Love” (2002) and Three Great Scenes
PT Anderson’s stylistic transition from the epic Scorsese/Altman influenced Boogie Nights/Magnolia to the much more fragmented/angsty There Will Be Blood/The Master can be seen in 2002′s Punch-Drunk Love. At the time the film was marketed as PT
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Dating, Dream Logic and Torture: “Audition” (1999)
WARNING: ”Audition” is a disturbing film and certainly not for everyone. I have been watching Mark Cousins fantastic documentary series The Story of Film on Netflix recently (big recommendation to film lovers!). Cousins takes on the
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“Pedestrian Verse” by Frightened Rabbit: The Swell of the Sweet Self-Loathing
Frightened Rabbit have accompanied me through some difficult times. If you know the band and the way they combine anthemic, huge songs with self-shaming, fatalistic lyrics than you would understand that they are good
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“The Coast” by Paul Simon: Song of the Day
“To prove that I love you, because I believe in you / Summer skies, stars are falling all along the injured coast” When people talk of Paul Simon they usually reference either the afro-pop
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Best Albums of 2012
My favorite part of the Holiday season has nothing to do with gifts or Christmas trees or turkey dinners. What gets me most excited about the end of the year is the fact that
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