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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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Song of the Day: “Pocketful of Rainbows” (1960) by Elvis Presley
Elvis’ film soundtracks are littered with some truly uninspired assembly line songwriting but there are some gems hidden amidst those high-piled garbage platters and this is one of them. I remember catching a snippet
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Song of the Day: “Niemand Versteht” (1972) by Cozmic Corridors
I have an insatiable appetite for psychedelic music and space jams like this are like multicolored manna from heaven falling onto my picnic plate. This “song” comes from an amazingly impressive compilation called Krautrock Archives
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Song of the Day: “Leftovers” (2009) by Jarvis Cocker
Whenever I find myself mentally listing the songsmiths that inspire me the most, along with the obvious bigwigs like Dylan and Cohen, the name Jarvis always pops up. It is because of songs like this
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Song of the Day: “Free” by Angel Olsen
I really like this album, “Half Way Home” by Angel Olsen. It’s warm, pretty, nostalgic. My favorite song is “Free”, our song of the day here. It’s simple, concise, catchy and 50′s feeling. It’s
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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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Redbox Roundup: One-Sentence Reviews of 10 Movies You Can Rent Tonight!
A non-message movie with a message, Arbitrage lulls you with gripping drama then abruptly exposes the mirage of modern finance; it deserves the #11 spot on every critic’s top-ten list for 2012. While lacking
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Song of the Day: “(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six” (1996) by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Many moons ago, esteemed WTF contributor Nathan Stone sat me down and forced me to listen to this band of self-medicating rock n roll gurus and for doing so I owe him a fruit
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Song of the Day: “Girl from the North Country” (2006) by The Waterboys
Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country” is a thing of rare beauty filled with such tenderness that even the biggest hack or no talent amateur would have to truly do their worst to
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Song of the Day: “Carried Away” (1978) by Television
Because Television’s 1977 debut Marquee Moon was such a towering achievement, their follow up LP Adventure tends to get lost in its shadow. While it is admittedly less attention-grabbing and unique than the debut
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