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It seems fitting that I end the year with a post about the only thing that it seemed that I could write about in the last 365 days – music. Honestly, to those who are able to work a hectic job, spend time with a significant other and do whatever else life requires of [...]

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I know this blog exists, but you wouldn’t believe it based on the frequency of my posts. I can honestly say that I haven’t been this busy in a very long time. That’s a good thing! Although it’s not such a good thing if you faithfully followed this blog ‘o mine (perhaps [...]

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July is the marriage month and I have two weddings to go to; I’m the best man in one of them and wife is the maid of honour in the other. Does this mean my tunes taste has turned to wistful songs of love and devotion?
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Funky and tuneful with a [...]

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The Pens surprised every one (including me) and won the Cup. Iran’s citizens had their election stolen from them. A bunch of celebrities died. At the end of the month, I’ll be attending two weddings. Combined with a heavy workload at work, I’ve done absolutely nothing with this website o’ mine [...]

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I know I can’t speak for everyone, but this year went by really quickly for me. So much so that I’ve been a dismally absent blogger in recent months. Work has been hectic and I found little time away from it to come up with original thoughts to share, since I’d hate to [...]

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With all the goings-on of the seasons’ change, elections, and the collapse of financial markets, here’s the albums I’ve been listening to lately:
Bloc Party – Intimacy
Rave-inspired, this time around, it would seem.
Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight
Classic Mercury Rev lushness, with the added touch of IDM elements.
Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling
This album will do a [...]

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Jen Byck has posted 15 songs that she feels are under-exposed; deserving far more recognition than they get and has requested that I do the same. I must respond in kind with a Smiths-referencing title and 15 songs that I deem under appreciated.

A Place To Bury Strangers – Don’t Think Lover
APTBS take the best [...]

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Here’s some albums I’ve been listening to lately:
Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning – Something For All Of Us…
It sounds like Broken Social Scene. I think that’s all that needs to be said.
Spiritualized – Songs in A & E
Trade in the blue microdot for Valium. This a laid-back album about telling the Grim [...]

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Here’s some albums I’ve been listening to lately:
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
I’ve never been disappointed by the Hold Steady’s previous albums and the trend continues. Stay Positive is chock full of the sordid tales from Craig Finn that we’ve come to know and love.
No Age – Nouns
If Jack White was weened on Sonic [...]

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Popular music annoys me. It all sounds so very drab and uninteresting, and bores the hell out of me. I’ve repeated this ad nauseum to poor Dena. Pop rock. Pop rap. Pop country. Pop pop. It’s all poop to me.
I never understood why the music that the [...]

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There’s a band from Toronto that I’ve been listening to a lot lately. They’re called Holy Fuck and they’ve been providing me with the ultimate soundtrack to coding, planning or simply brainstorming. If I had to lump them into a genre, it would definitely be post rock (which I’m already a fan [...]

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Another year, another smattering of good albums. There were plenty of shitty albums released this year, too, but you won’t find any of them here
In years past, I’ve written a thing or two about each album and how it left an impression on me. Due to the sheer volume of good [...]

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