January 2011
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Three Reasons Why Google's Censorship of... →
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The Dismemberment Plan at the Cal Robbins Benefit... →
bthny:
I’m not usually into listening to recordings of live shows, but this one is special because I was there.
Ditto! One of the things folks don’t often mention about this band is that they were always very encouraging of fans’ desire to document. So while most bands will only allow members of the press to bring ‘pro’ cameras into shows and even then, will only allow...
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the scent of conferences in the air
Hard to imagine but conference season (also sometimes referred to as “spring”) is almost upon us. Here are two conferences that I’ll be speaking at in the next few months:
On March 13th, I’ll be delivering a presentation at the South by Southwest Interactive festival (SXSWi) in Austin entitled “Bloggers Fight Back: Legal Workshop for Music Bloggers”.
In...
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Pazz & Jop 2010
Once again, I participated in the Village Voice’s Pazz and Jop critic’s poll this year. You can view my ballott here, which lists my top 10 albums and singles of 2010. By my estimation, 2010 was a very good year for pop music and I had a lot of trouble whittling down my lists to just 10 of each. So for those who are interested, I’ve listed my top 20 albums and singles of the year...
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Respect Is Due: "The Other Side" →
The Dismemberment Plan is one of those bands that tends to inspire cultish devotion; as such, it seems like every Plan fan has a personal story or two involving the band or their music. Here’s one of mine: the story of how “The Other Side” served as my entrée into the band’s discography. Do be sure to check out the other three entries in the “Respect is Due”...
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“I get it now too: the first 54 seconds of the track are an ode to the beauty of...”
– Aaron Morrissey really pins down one of my all-time favorite songs—The Dismemberment Plan’s “The City”—in his entry for DCist’s “Respect is Due” series. Mine runs tomorrow—stay tuned!