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Picasso Blue: Vinyl Vednesday 10/19/2011
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Vinyl Vednesday is a weekly feature about three favorite vinyl finds. It’s not meant to be a dick-measuring contest, but it usually turns out that way. E-mail pelonej1@gmail.com. With your own big finds! Less Than Jake’s Greased. 2000 repress) on pink marble, Joni Mitchell’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns. 1975) on black, and Simon and Garfunkel’s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Although not even I could defend In With the Out Crowd. 8230;). Greased. I love Joni Mitchell....
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Picasso Blue: Banner Pilot - 'Heart Beats Pacific'
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Monday, October 24, 2011. Banner Pilot - 'Heart Beats Pacific'. With the breakout success of their 2009 effort, Collapser. Minnesotan act Banner Pilot. Has a lot riding on LP #3. Like their labelmates the Flatliners, the band seems poised for bigger things. These expectations make the group’s follow-up to Collapser. So good. I mean, have you heard that record? It made me choose life. By the band’s own admission, Pacific. Is a safe move. It takes everything Collapser. Who’s with me? A Man of Letters.
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Picasso Blue: myPod: Ga-Gi
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. MyPod is a biweekly attempt to edit down my CD collection as I import my music on to my brand new 160 GB iPod.]. In retrospect, Tom Gabel’s 2009 solo EP Heart Burns. Was an indicator that maybe the Against Me! Frontman was maybe losing his judgment of what did and did not sound good in the studio. I’m not even talking about the tunes; all seven tracks on Burns. Really takes off as a great Billy Bragg/Bruce Springsteen-indebted politi-punk work. Sell Scratch My Back. Quite a lot...
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Picasso Blue: Deleted Scenes - 'Young People's Church of the Air'
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Monday, October 17, 2011. Deleted Scenes - 'Young People's Church of the Air'. With their jittery dance rhythms, Washington, D.C.’s Deleted Scenes. Recall classic punk acts like XTC and Talking Heads. In application, they recall local heroes like Dismemberment Plan and even contemporary dance outfit High Places. A handful of their songs even recall early Arcade Fire. Pick whichever comparison gets you to start listening. The group’s new album, Young People’s Church of the Air. View my complete profile.
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Picasso Blue: regarding music in 2008.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009. Regarding music in 2008. 2008 has been a hurricane of emotions, man. The Ergs! Shorebirds, and uh, Hootie and The Blowfish broke up. Nakatomi Plaza is in the process of disbanding. Foo Fighters went on hiatus. Nine Inch Nails followed up last year’s Year Zero. As for my country, 2008 was a mixed bag still. I did not work a single day of retail this year (yes! But hey, The Dark Knight. Was pretty sweet, right? 1 Quit drinking for a year… starting after my birthday. 2 Start a band.
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Picasso Blue: Versus: 'Four Minute Mile' v. 'Something to Write Home About'
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Monday, February 15, 2010. Versus: 'Four Minute Mile' v. 'Something to Write Home About'. Four Minute Mile , together. And Four Minute Mile. Are widely acknowledged as two of the last great “emo” records and have spawned hundreds of bands that try to capture that sound. In this piece I will compare and contrast the two records and explain why this band means so much to me. Pain, heartache, angst, anger, regret… They’re all represented on Something To Write Home About. Every day, I decided to check out th...
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Picasso Blue: Wild Flag at Union Transfer.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. Wild Flag at Union Transfer. It was a night for new beginnings in Philadelphia Wed., Oct. 19, as indie rock supergroup Wild Flag and a new band from Fiery Furnaces member Eleanor Friedberger cut loose on a crowd gathered at the month-old venue Union Transfer. For all the newness, though, it ended up being a night for older classic sounds. Either way, it was a good show. I had plenty of time to note Union Transfer’s layout (three bars! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Picasso Blue: Banner Pilot - 'Collapser'
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Banner Pilot - 'Collapser'. Go buy Banner Pilot’s new album Collapser. Because it’s gonna be a while before those drunks in Dillinger Four drop another gravelly, Midwestern pop punk masterpiece. So much anymore. What’s left is not unlike D4 circa their Fat years – catchy and rocking. I’m a big fan of the two-hit combo; records that open with two tracks so utterly awesome that you want to passionately embrace something ridiculous, like a bear or the moon. Collapser. There̵...
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Picasso Blue: The Get Up Kids - 'There Are Rules'
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Friday, January 28, 2011. The Get Up Kids - 'There Are Rules'. Would have been 24 Sunday. In one of those weird cosmic twists that I can’t easily dismiss, your favorite band The Get Up Kids. Released their first full-length in seven years, There Are Rules. Personally, I like it. There Are Rules. Picks up where TGUK should have gone after On a Wire. Broke ties with emo for something more expansive and mature. Guilt Show. But even that hinted at Rules. With songs like “Is There a Way Out? Is better as an a...
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Picasso Blue: Vinyl Vednesday 12/22/2010
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Vinyl Vednesday is a weekly feature about three favorite vinyl finds. It’s not meant to be a dick-measuring contest, but it usually turns out that way. This time last year, I did a Christmas edition of VV. This year and every year thereafter, I’ll commemorate something more important: The passing of legendary punker Joe Strummer, who died Dec. 22, 2002. E-mail pelonej1@gmail.com. With your own big finds! The 101’ers’ Elgin Avenue Breakdown. Came from Mad Platter Compact Discs.
