February 2012
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Shortlist for the week
Here are the films I have made it mandatory to check out before the end of this week, and then I will finally be able to construct my 14th Annual Fergy Film Awards.
SHAME A DANGEROUS METHOD THE ARTIST A SEPARATION MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
(As I watch them I will cross them out.)
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Begin.
I am going to delete the films
Ain’t No Good Thing Ever Dies
and
How To Say Goodbye
from my YouTube page tonight.
That part of my past is now officially my past. Actually, it’s even less. I don’t even remember most of it anymore.
Why is that, you ask?
Well, you see, I gave this incredible gal a ring and then asked her to marry me.
She said yes.
I have a fiancee.
I am...
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The Tallest Man on Earth reveals a new song,...
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Drive-By Truckers: LIVE in Nashville, TN... →
A terrific article.
An astounding live rock ‘n’ roll band.
” If rock ‘n’ roll can be adult and realistic but still exciting and unpredictable, the Truckers are the embodiment of rock right now. “
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“Maybe what you need’s for someone to send you flowers.
Someone strong and...”
– Patterson Hood, from one of the more underrated songs in the Drive-By Truckers catalog, “(Something’s Got To) Give Pretty Soon”.
Only three days until I see them live for the 8TH TIME, in Louisville.
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January 2012
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It's Worth Posting
Seven minutes ago I saw a sheep dog take a shit on a stack of old Christmas wreaths in the parking lot of a Walgreen’s.
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Top 5 Places I Want to Take a Piss on Right Now
1.The entrance to Wrigley Field
2.The driver’s side seat of Jeremy Piven’s Mini Cooper
3.Inside the toaster oven in Laura Dern’s kitchen
4.Up a panda’s left nostril
5.All over both rims at the United Center
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What is the purpose of the "chat" post?
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Cameron Crowe interviews Mark Kozelek →
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Films to See Before Compiling Official Year-End...
We Need to Talk About Kevin
War Horse
Another Earth
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I have caught up rather well this year than in the previous two, so I should have a fairly decent list shaped-up by the end of this month. I have recently watched The Guard and was highly impressed. Brendan Gleeson did such a fantastic job and should always, always work...
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Favorite Albums of 2011: THE TOP TEN
Since I started to lag way behind with my year-end music lists, I am finishing up my favorites albums of the year posts with the “LONG STORY SHORT” edition…meaning there will be no commentary.
No. 10
No. 9 No. 8
No. 7
No. 6 TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light
No. 5
No. 4 No. 3
No. 2
FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Bon Iver: Bon Iver
There you have the...
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100 Favorite Tracks of 2011: PART TWO
50 Smith Westerns “Still New” 49 Frank Ocean “Songs for Women” 48 M83 “Claudia Lewis” 47 Tom Waits “Pay Me” 46 Craft Spells “Scandinavian Crush” 45 Jamie Woon “Waterfront” 44 Neon Indian “Polish Girl” 43 Twin Sister “Kimmi in a Rice Field” 42 The Pains of...
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100 Favorite Tracks of 2011: PART ONE
100 Little Wings “Fall Skull” 99 Minks “Our Ritual” 98 Braids “Lemonade” 97 Smith Westerns “All Die Young” 96 Com Truise: “Futureworld” 95 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks “Senator” 94 Blue Sky Black Death “Our Hearts of Ruin” 93 The Mountain Goats “Damn These Vampires” 92 Deptford Goth “Youth...
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WatchTHE MICHAEL SHANNON EXPERIENCE
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Favorite Albums of 2011: #15-11
No. 15 Class Actress: Rapprocher
There are plenty of artists that don’t hit me right away upon first listen. In fact, it’s usually not until the second or third time around that I find that I like a new group. This was not the case with Class Actress, at all. I don’t even think it took me a first listen to realize that I love the sound of this band, because this is the type...
December 2011
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10 Most Disappointing Albums in 2011
Overall it was one of the best years in recent memory for music, but no year is without its fair share of disappointing albums from artists we’re used to hearing better from.
These are in no way my definitive choices for worst albums of the year, just the most disappointing.They are in order of what let me down the most.
1.Bright Eyes // The People’s Key 2.The Strokes // Angles ...
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FAVORITE ALBUMS of 2011: #20-16
No. 20 Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972
After changing from Jetone to his own name for releases back in 2001, Tim Hecker has been at the forefront of the ambient music world, creating some of the most influential album’s inside a genre that has expanded to entirely new grounds. His latest album - Ravedeath, 1972 - is arguably the best of his career, not to mention it also has what is one of my...
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Favorite Albums of 2011: #25-21
No. 25 Jamie Woon: Mirrorwriting
More and more with every passing year I am introduced to artist’s I’ve never heard or even heard of, and Jamie Woon was one of the those that I got acquainted with in 2011. It was the soft, luscious sound of this album’s closing track, “Waterfront”, that hit my taste buds the right way and at the right time. I’m not sure how I...
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