Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
My Top Ten Albums for 2010
I'm not a writer as you probably know by now and I sure as hell hate describing music but we're gonna keep this tradition going. These are my top albums of 2010. Again if it didn't come out on vinyl it doesn't exist. I'm sure I forgot a few but here goes.... in no order:
Forrest Swords - "Dagger Paths" - super trippy dubstep-esque
Grinderman - "2" - straight ahead rock and roll with some good noise
Ted Leo + Pharmacists - "Brutalist Bricks" - I can sing this in the shower, Ted keeps rolling
Spoon - "Transference" - best pop crafted songs, I never get enough SPOON
unFact - "Bleached Valentine" - David WM. Sims experimental bass/guitar project - etherial and dron
Four-Tet - "There is Love in You" - trippy repeative music with vocals as an instrument
Kvelertak - "Kvelertak" - metal album of the year for me, so good, in the same vein as Turgonegro
Coliseum - "House With a Curse" - another good rock record, nothing you haven't heard before but I'm feeling it
Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - sparse beats and all around electro weirdness
Caribou - "Swim" - more electronic goodness
the Roots - "How I Got Over" - just cause they're on TV doesn't mean they don't rip - a solid hiphop chunk for 2010
Black Mountain - "Wilderness Heart" - kinda retro, fun to pull on the influences and I love the male/female lead vocal swaps
SKREAM - "Outside the Box" - king of Dubstep makes a more accessible album, but it still kills
Sharon Jones + Dap Kings - "I Learned the Hard Way" - sweet, sweet soul this album just kills it
High on Fire - "Snakes for the Divine" - crushing metal from Matt Pike and the boys - you know what it sounds like just turn it up
Dead Weather - "Sea of Cowards" - more heavy on the Jack White than the last album but rocky and groovy
Aloe Blacc - "Good Things" - this one hit me from nowhere a solid modern soul record
Flaming Lips - "Dark Side of the Moon" - this doesn't hit the decks too much but I love the effort, "Embryonic" is good too...
OFF! - "First Four EP's" - makes me wanna go skate
Thou - "Summit" - the most brutal sludge Baton Rouge has to offer this one just slays
White Hills - "Dead in Circles" - reissue but killer, wall of sound knock your teeth out space rock
Forrest Swords - "Dagger Paths" - super trippy dubstep-esque
Grinderman - "2" - straight ahead rock and roll with some good noise
Ted Leo + Pharmacists - "Brutalist Bricks" - I can sing this in the shower, Ted keeps rolling
Spoon - "Transference" - best pop crafted songs, I never get enough SPOON
unFact - "Bleached Valentine" - David WM. Sims experimental bass/guitar project - etherial and dron
Four-Tet - "There is Love in You" - trippy repeative music with vocals as an instrument
Kvelertak - "Kvelertak" - metal album of the year for me, so good, in the same vein as Turgonegro
Coliseum - "House With a Curse" - another good rock record, nothing you haven't heard before but I'm feeling it
Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - sparse beats and all around electro weirdness
Caribou - "Swim" - more electronic goodness
the Roots - "How I Got Over" - just cause they're on TV doesn't mean they don't rip - a solid hiphop chunk for 2010
Black Mountain - "Wilderness Heart" - kinda retro, fun to pull on the influences and I love the male/female lead vocal swaps
SKREAM - "Outside the Box" - king of Dubstep makes a more accessible album, but it still kills
Sharon Jones + Dap Kings - "I Learned the Hard Way" - sweet, sweet soul this album just kills it
High on Fire - "Snakes for the Divine" - crushing metal from Matt Pike and the boys - you know what it sounds like just turn it up
Dead Weather - "Sea of Cowards" - more heavy on the Jack White than the last album but rocky and groovy
Aloe Blacc - "Good Things" - this one hit me from nowhere a solid modern soul record
Flaming Lips - "Dark Side of the Moon" - this doesn't hit the decks too much but I love the effort, "Embryonic" is good too...
OFF! - "First Four EP's" - makes me wanna go skate
Thou - "Summit" - the most brutal sludge Baton Rouge has to offer this one just slays
White Hills - "Dead in Circles" - reissue but killer, wall of sound knock your teeth out space rock
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Jan Jones for Versace
The 'Mad Men' actress poses completely nude, covered up by a well positioned hand bag for the Spring/Summer campaign for Versace accessories.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
New Comedy Central Identity
I know this is getting the cranky designers out there talking about about how lame this is, but I disagree. This is great.
the old logo was weak - blue buildings and the talk bubble - I never liked it. This one is clean and simple, AND I like that it looks like the Copyright mark too. Bring on the new. Good job CC designer.
the old logo was weak - blue buildings and the talk bubble - I never liked it. This one is clean and simple, AND I like that it looks like the Copyright mark too. Bring on the new. Good job CC designer.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Henry Gets Violent for National Geographic
“During shows, I have been burned with cigars and cigarettes, butane lighters. Keys have been stabbed into me. I’ve been hit with ashtrays, fists, feet, whatever.”
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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