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M.I.A., "Born Free"
Pop provocateur M.I.A. has been throwing elbows lately, so it probably isn’t too surprising that her new single “Born Free” (warning: nausea-inducing animated GIF at link) is a pretty aggressive affair...
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Sleigh Bells, "Treats"
Treats, the debut album by the Brooklyn-slash-Florida duo Sleigh Bells that is available for you to purchase today, vaulted to “one of my favorite albums of the year” status pretty much immediately...
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Listicle Without Commentary: 21 Songs That Prove 2010 Has Been A Startlingly...
21. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris, “Baby” 20. The Vaselines, “I Hate The ’80s” 19. Fantasia, “Bittersweet” 18. Wye Oak, “Emmylou” 17. Ne-Yo, “Beautiful Monster” 16. I Blame Coco feat. Robyn, “Caesar”...
View ArticleBig Quiz Thing Trivia Challenge
Things to do: Awl pal Noah Tarnow hosts “The New York City Clash of the Trivia Champions” next Monday (September 27th) at the Highline Ballroom. First prize is $1000, which, you know, who wouldn’t want...
View ArticleBand Disliked
I had no idea that there was this much hate for Sleigh Bells. Although I guess, what with the Internet and all, there’s this much hate for everyone nowadays.
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Demons"
Man, if Sleigh Bells had been around back in 1982, when I was taking guitar lessons from Chaz at Red Bank Music but never actually learning how to play guitar because it was too hard to memorize...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Bitter Rivals"
Aesthetic merits of this song aside—and on the first couple of listens I rather like it, although that is true for pretty much everything I’ve heard from this band, so I may not be the best judge—what...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Riot Rhythm" (Live)
If, like me, you are slow to start this Monday morning, trapped in torpor, weighed down by regret and barely bobbing to the surface of a pond of despair, I would like to tell you that things will get...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Tiger Kit"
By this point there is no mystery left as to whether you love Sleigh Bells or not: You do. So I will simply step aside and let you enjoy this performance. There’s more here.
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Champions of Unrestricted Beauty"
Sometimes we get so locked into our own habits and styles and ways of being that they start to feel like a prison, and we reach a point where we worry that unless we alter things, drastically and...
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M.I.A., "Born Free"
Pop provocateur M.I.A. has been throwing elbows lately, so it probably isn’t too surprising that her new single “Born Free” (warning: nausea-inducing animated GIF at link) is a pretty aggressive...
View ArticleBand Disliked
I had no idea that there was this much hate for Sleigh Bells. Although I guess, what with the Internet and all, there’s this much hate for everyone nowadays.
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Demons"
https://medium.com/media/0ad4baa01710276c15fcae27481b90c3/href Man, if Sleigh Bells had been around back in 1982, when I was taking guitar lessons from Chaz at Red Bank Music but never actually...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Bitter Rivals"
https://medium.com/media/c54c7c98ebdd5bbecdd3f1692879af18/href Aesthetic merits of this song aside — and on the first couple of listens I rather like it, although that is true for pretty much...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Riot Rhythm" (Live)
https://medium.com/media/d169b08c99bc283d23f20b2c892db96d/href If, like me, you are slow to start this Monday morning, trapped in torpor, weighed down by regret and barely bobbing to the surface of a...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Tiger Kit"
https://medium.com/media/e110bd69bcc5a4d21442619e4cacc645/href By this point there is no mystery left as to whether you love Sleigh Bells or not: You do. So I will simply step aside and let you enjoy...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Champions of Unrestricted Beauty"
https://medium.com/media/ef5478865cecaa12aa6a3803255c332c/href Sometimes we get so locked into our own habits and styles and ways of being that they start to feel like a prison, and we reach a point...
View ArticleSleigh Bells, "Rule Number One"
https://medium.com/media/987ea16eb5089b5e3eef90bccca14914/href The most uncharitable part of myself has had a tremendous time over the last twelve hours reading Twitter to see the impotent, angry...
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