Lucky Now

Here's some music from one of my favorite musicians ever

-Pagoda

Blackbird Blackbird

-Pagoda

Nostalgia!!!

Here you go mate

-Pagoda

Blast This Shit

Please do as I say.

-Pagoda

Givers - Up Up Up

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Americana

For all the lovers of their southern brothers out there...

-Pagoda

Meestah Burns

ASAP Rocky - Palace

-Burns

Polaris



-Pagoda

Why Big Sean Sucks and Why You Should Not Like Him At All

This is Big Sean in his cool outfit. He likes to be like wow, I have a cool medallion that costs a lot of money. I won't get into the morality of ya know a lot of poverty in the world and blah blah blah because that's probably not within his depth of field. What I do appreciate is his little like, alternative watch he has on there. That's pretty cool.

Okay enough screwing around, Chris Brown is on your album. Not cool. In a sense I can't even take what you have to say seriously. Second of all, your beats is whack. Get off your computer a bit. Stop working with Kanye chode West and Wiz chode Khalifa and come on, Chiddy Bang? And people, don't think I stopped listening to the album at this song. I listened to the whole thing. I just had enough material to write this much from the first two songs. These lyrics below are not even close to the worst (These are: (shiz). yuck 

"Ok, now where that alcohol
You aint even got to ask
Cause I'mma drink it all like, like its my last
She a 7 in the face, but a 10 in the ass
She even look better by the end of my glass"


Like, how much of a disgrace of a person are you? Yeah, I guess if say one were drunk, like really really drunk, they might think in that like, sort of inebriated process, ...ugh more alcohol, not that attractive chick, sort of not that attractive chick, hot chick. Chya, I just finished all that alcohol I was just bragging about. Dude, plus we're still like juniors in high school. Getting drunk and objectifying women is still cool because we're 16 and impressionable and watch MTV and listen to music like....oh.. right, like this. Suck it "big" Sean.






-Woland

We Are Trees

Not to be confused with Neon Trees cause they suck

-Pagoda

Wise Blood - "Here Comes The Sun"



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Check out all of his music

-Pagoda

Two Songs

and the oldie but goodie......

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Seabear

I Sing I Swim

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Maps & Atlases - "Solid Ground"

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Shayby Baby

CHABON!!!!!!!!

-Pagoda

Nostalgia

Lemme give a little bitta this to you

-Pagoda

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens. Sounds like Sufjan Stevens.

-Pagoda

Fah Q Boi

Trashcan. sounds like Dr. Dog.

-Pagoda

I'm Back

Much to the chagrin of Bixypants, I'm making a post again. Fug you dude. And fug this state.

-Pagoda

The Glory of Hip Hop

Our hip-hop selection has been slim to none, so I want to start off in the DJ realm (not to be confused with DJ Realm). One of the best 'trip-hop' albums ever made, DJ Shadow's Entroducing, is known to most if not all hip-hop enthusiasts as one of the greatest and most influential albums ever made. DJ Shadow's ability to mix jazz and funk and a seemingly infinite amount of samples is unparalleled. Ironically this album came out around the time hip-hop took an exponentially accelerating dive down into the ignorant abyss of gangster rap, hence one of the songs' titles being, "Why Hip Hop Sucks In 1996," where the only vocal sample echoes, "It's the money." Brevity is the soul of wit, as they say.

Here's a classic off the album: "Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt"

What is probably even more relevant from an education standpoint is the movie Scratch (Watch it! It's awesome). It details the origin of hip-hop, its acting as a medium for unity and social progression among the black community, and unfortunately its deviation from culture to what is today's "rap' or "hip-hop", which mostly consists of the manipulating, money-grubbing corporations promoting "artists" who facilitate the elevation of topics such as: money, womanizing, gang violence etc. Or, more aptly put, OneManArmy of Binary Star states in the song "Honest Expressions" : "Hip-hop, and then there's hip-pop... You got the Top 40 version of hip-hop, ya know what I mean?" There are many problems with the way rap has evolved not simply just because one musically pretentious person thinks it sucks . But hey political music commentary could take up an entire blog, so I'll leave that out! 

-Woland

Doug Martsch - "Window"

The man is better than anyone else in the world. That baby talking at the beginning? Pure genius, man. Shit's gold.

-Pagoda

Wake Up To...

A little Jeff Buckley

-Pagoda

Work Drugs - "Rad Racer"

I like the name of the band a lot because it sums up life.

-Pagoda

Jonsi's Back... Albeit Lamely

Matt Damon may have become a sellout solely because he's in that "We Bought a Zoo" movie that makes me nauseous when I see its trailer play. But maybe it was when he appeared in The Adjustment Bureau. Cause that shit sucked. But one good thing about the Boston's boy Matt Damon becoming a pit of a poo is that Jonsi just made a soundtrack for his horrible movie. Yeah buddy.

-Pagoda

Blind Pilot

Another great song, this time from the Portland-based band Blind Pilot.

-Pagoda

The Roots

Surprisingly, they do more than play for Jimmy Kimmel. The Roots have produced yet another gem with the release of their 13th studio album titled 'Undun' (apparently they don't subscribe to the theory that good music takes time). The critically acclaimed concept album dives deep into the mind of the troubled fictional character Redford Stephens. The individual tracks most accurately reflect journal entries, and when combined, the album depicts a story of a man's unlucky circumstance - and how his reactions led to his demise. Here's 'The Otherside' ft Bilal & Greg Porn.

-Burns

I feel low, but it feels alright

Yet another band out from Canada, Handsome Furs' album Sound Kapital came out this past summer. The album took me a little while to get used to being that electronic music is still a bit foreign to my ears, but now I jam to this on the daily. Check this: 

And to convince you to download the whole album, listen to dis: Serve the People

-Woland

(M)an. (D)rive is (M)eg(A) Good!

Quite frankly... I found out about College cause I have a crush on Ryan Gosling. Whatever though, I am cool with who I am.

You want some more unabashed Gosling love? Listen to THIS!!

-Pagoda

Nostalgia for your ears.

Pagoda and I, as you can see, love nostalgia. We seem to almost thrive off of its unhealthy energies. Anyway, one of my favorite MM songs dates back to my high school days:

Sometimes all I really want to feel is love
Sometimes I'm angry that I feel so angry
Sometimes my feelings get in the way
Of what I really feel I needed to say
If you stand in a circle
Then you'll all have a back to bite

I think the song has pretty teen-angst, archetypal shit going on here, and Brock pulls it off so it's fuggin' sweet. From their EP Interstate 8, "Edit the Sad Parts" is one of the few MM songs that I've come across where I'm equally as impressed with the lyrics as I am with the music (most MM songs are more lyrically concentrated in my opinion).

Pay attention because I just spent 10 minutes writing this 'bishes'.

-Woland

AIH is back .. with one song

Australian band Architecture in Helsinki came out with 2.5 good albums before creating an almost portfolio-spoiling piece o' poop album, Moment Bends. I like this song though. One song don't make an album dough, so don't even bother illegally downloading it.

-Woland

Stephen Malkmus - Jo Jo's Jacket

If you like some poppy, upbeat music then listen to Stephen Malkmus

-Pagoda

Top 10 Wes Anderson Soundtrack Songs

I once read somewhere that liking Wes Anderson is one of the whitest things you can do. Guilty.

Here's my favorite 10 songs from some of his movies. I was almost going to put in a Cat Stevens song because it is so memorable in Rushmore, but my strong dislike for the guy's music couldn't let me do it.

1. The Who - A Quick One, While He's Away
2. The Creation - Making Time
3. Nico - These Days
4. Van Morrison - Everyone
5.

6. The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow
7.

8. The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside
9. The Clash - Police & Thieves
10. John Lennon - Oh! Yoko

Remember to open the links in new tabs so you can keep reading here bishes

-Pagoda

Atlas Sound - "Walkabout"

I don't care if you've already heard this song. It's amazing so listen to it again.

P.S. The guy with the inverted chest is Bradford Cox, the lead singer of Deerhunter, who has Marfan Syndrome.

-Pagoda

Kid Cudi - Teleport 2 Me

We have a new snippet released by Kid Cudi for the first single off of his new band's (WZRD) album. It's called "Teleport 2 Me".

 -Burns

Ducktails

The solo project of Matt Mondanile of Real Estate. The guitar is great. Better than Coldplay even!! Or Matchbox 20!

-Pagoda

The Pride of Worcester?

Listen to Dom. Probably not even old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to make me... like them. They're also from Worcester which makes them all legends in my book. Not to mention the song title, Burn Bridges, is my favorite thing to do ever. May the bridges I burn light the way.

-Pagoda

The Indie/Electronic Combo

It's obvious how indie rock has influenced rap music (see Jay Z or Kanye West for examples). Another genre that also has been combining a lot with indie is electronic music. The classic example of this is The Go! Team. They were what turned me on to electronic music, and are one of the most well known bands in the genre--probably because of all the commercials they're featured in. Anyway here is a song released in 2011. Give it a listen...

P.S. Here is a link to the some of the best indie songs of 2011. Definitely take it upon yourself to listen to a few of these...

Indie Rock Cafe! (open in a new tab so you can keep reading bishes)

-Pagoda

I love Beirut

One of my favorite bands by far, Beirut did this extremely cool film for La Blogotheque performing their entire second album The Flying Cup Club (2007). Zach Condon has one of the most rich and beautiful voices my young ears have heard. The video was filmed in only a few takes, but I couldn't find them all in one clip, unfortunately, so the direction can't be appreciated as much. It's an oldie but goodie.

-Woland

WU LYF !

Need something to do? Listen to WU LYF you jabroni!

-Pagoda

Paradise Stomp

My friend is a DJ and just made this new song. Listen to it and check out his other songs. He's called Paradise Stomp.

Paradise Stomp - "Cinemaddict"

Click it!


-Pagoda

My 5 Favorite Take Away Shows

Much like the NPR Tiny Desk shows we showed you earlier, if you don't know what Take Away Shows are you should check them out. Here are my favorite five.

1. Kurt Vile
2. Local Natives
3. Yeasayer
4. Bon Iver

5. Grizzly Bear

Later this week I'll give a list of my favorite live radio performances, but until then those five should hold you over.

-Pagoda

They're small! Get it??

This came up on my Pandora. One may describe this as 'kitschy', but I like it. Sometimes you need something light, ya know? Just like a salad or something with some croutons on top and some shredded cheese maybe. 

-Woland

Many syllables

In addition to being the art director (whatever that means) and an integral part musically in Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Robbie Guertin, along with CYHSY's Tyler Sargent, and a nice lady named Annie Hart make up the Brooklyn band, Uninhabitable Mansions. Obvioulsy they're from Brooklyn. They've come out with a single and an LP, Naturee is a Taker (2010), which has this catchy song, "The Speed is Deceiving"

-Woland

Radiohead Remix

Amplife with "Nudez". Pretty good d00d..

-Pagoda

You, You're Awesome - "Two Muffins"

Give this one a listen..

-Pagoda

This Song's About Me!!

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Gold Fish - "Fort Knox"

A pick from my fellow ginger friend, Shayby Baby

-Pagoda

Nostalgia

Vetiver - "Luna Sea"

-Pagoda

Yuck - "Get Away"

I was listening to a lot of Girls and Cymbals Eat Guitars when I learned about Yuck. Here's their song "Get Away". If you don't like lo-fi music don't listen to this!

-Pagoda

Cults

Cults have been lingering all over the internet for years now. There's free downloads you can get online and they finally released an album last May. Here's a song by them...

-Pagoda

My Boy Thad

My boy Thaddeus told me to post this song because it's such a Hoss song. Enjoy...

-Pagoda

Back in Black (Keys)

New Black Keys album on December 6th!! For those not privy enough to find albums before they come out, here's the first single! It's a doooooozie yoooooo. El Camino
 

 -Pagoda

Top 13 Songs to Sleep To

A baker's dozen from your's truly

1. Modest Mouse - Blame it on the Tetons
2. Yo La Tengo - More Stars Than There Are In Heaven
3. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
4. Lemon Jelly - Space Walk
5. El Ten Eleven - Connie
6. Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud
7. Sigur Ros - Staralfur
8.The Album Leaf - Always For You
9. Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
10. The Kinks - Strangers
11. Built to Spill - You Are
12. Seu Jorge - Life on Mars
13. Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

-Pagoda

Beach Fossils - "Daydream"

I figured since I mentioned Beach Fossils last post, I might as well post their most famous song. Dere you go mate...

-Pagoda

Heavy Hawaii - "Teen Angel"

It's like a combination between Beach Fossils and Starfucker!

-Pagoda

Alt-country

Two bands to listen to:

  Lucero

Palace Music

 (Same guy in the Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing" video with Zach Galifianakis)

-Pagoda

Big Ugly Yellow Ostrich

Man, these small concert venues are like, really cool! LOLz.

-Woland

Wilco!

For those of you who haven't checked out any of the "Tiny Desk" concerts put on by NPR, you should right now. They are amazing and intimate and provide a surprisingly great acoustic setting for the bands/artists that have performed. Here is one of my favorite bands performing some of their songs off their new album "Whole Love". The album as a whole (punny) is not their best work - anything compared to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot will cause this.

Anyone else surprised about how old and worn Tweedy looks? Enjoy!

-Woland

Pimps

Here's Big K.R.I.T. with "Pimps". I love it and so will you.

-Pagoda

Nostalgia

Here's another one of them nostalgia picks. Sitting in that parked Hondo Civic and making mistakes...

-Pagoda

Bill Callahan

No, not the football coach. This Bill Callahan is the musician who was with the kind of hot/kind of not that hot musician Cat Power for a while. They might have been married? Anyways.. his last album came out in 2011 and is called Apocalypse. Listen to two of his songs here, one as a solo artist and one with the band Smog. Yeah buddy!

-Pagoda

Wake Up To...

Horses Feathers - "Curs in the Weeds"

-Pagoda

Top Five Sloppy Make-Out Songs

 Looking for sloppy, classless makeout music? Here you go herbs!

1. The xx - Intro
2. Toro Y Moi - Blessa
3. Ryan Adams - When The Stars Go Blue
4. Counting Crows - Good Time

5.  Beach House - Silver Soul

-Pagoda

Ugly Casanova

Isaac Brock's (Modest Mouse) side project, last released an album in 2010. Here's a song from the 'bum Sharpen Your Teeth.

-Pagoda

Foster the People - Torches

The song "Pumped Up Kicks" is like a town bicycle these days. But surprisingly, there's some good music on the other 9 tracks on this 'bum. Give it a listen sometime and let the loin-tingling ensue.

-Pagoda

Nostalgia

Here's my nostalgia pick yo.

-Pagoda

Here Ye Here Ye

It's The Besnard Lakes with "Albatross" !

-Pagoda

'Dese guys can Jam

So some pretty Lady showed this song to me.

They're from Denver. I hear Denver is not opposed to "doing pot". Good for you R E A L M A G I C. And, I know you guys get a lot of shit for the spaces in between the letters of your band's name, but let's face it, you totally deserve it. Just spell it normally. Purposefully incorrectly punctuating your band name just to be "off beat" isn't off beat simply because of your intent. Keep the music the same, but seriously, just close the gaps. It's annoying.

-Woland

Washed Out - "New Theory"

Failed librarian from USC creates music. Interesting. This song is from the 6 song-ed "Life of Leisure" EP.

-Woland

Warm Speakers - "Waves"

Warm Speaker's album Mezcal Noon was released in 2011, here's a track from it entitled "Waves":

 Also, here's a link to my favorite track on the album called "Verda". Enjoy!


-Pagoda

Emancipator - "Soon It Will Be Cold Enough..."

Soon It Will Be Cold Enough to Build Fires

 

-Pagoda

My Morning Jacket's Top 8 Covers

Jim James may have a way with words, but that hasn't stopped him from covering his fair share of songs. In my opinion, My Morning Jacket lays claim to the best covers around. Here's my list of Jim James and company's top covers. In no particular order...

1. My Morning Jacket - "Rocket Man" (Elton John)
2. My Morning Jacket - "It Makes No Difference" (The Band)
3. My Morning Jacket - "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley)
4. My Morning Jacket - "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)
5. My Morning Jacket - "Man in Me" (Bob Dylan)

6. My Morning Jacket - "Always on My Mind" (Brenda Lee/Presley/Nelson)
7. My Morning Jacket - "Mother" (Pink Floyd)
8. My Morning Jacket - "Blue Moon" (Presley/Marcels/Holiday)

If you're interested in more covers from other bands, check out http://www.coversproject.com/.
 
-Pagoda

Nostalgia

Today's nostalgia pick is from our homegirl Rilo Kiley. Despite Rilo Kiley actually being an indie band from LA, I like to pretend it's just an individual hot chick. But I digress...

From The Execution of All Things is the track "A Better Son/Daughter", which is about bipolar disorder. Brings us back to senior year again, am I right? Feel free to belt it out when she let's dat beat drop.

-Pagoda

Christmas Cums Early

If you are going to learn anything about me, it's that I love Built to Spill. Not this.. "Oh I love Car and Carry the Zero!!" bullshit. No, it's the I friended you on facebook and solely listened to your music for my entire junior year of high school way. Holla back gurlll

Built to Spill Gear Up for Next Record

Though by the sounds of it, I may be collecting my AARP card by the time it's officially released.

-Pagoda

Wake Up To....

On this fine Thanksgiving morning, here's a little Navajo Bixby to get you going

-Pagoda

Jake Phaux

Upon request from said above, the funky, the chill, the very groovy song by Darondo -- a perfect fit for any cool jam. This is "Didn't I."

-Woland

Nostalgia

Born Ruffians came out with Red, Yellow, and Blue in 2008, and one of our favorite songs off the album is "Badonkadonkey". They juxtapose a goofy, almost overly simplistic sound with lyrics that are a bit on the darker side, which creates the option of listening to it just for fun. Unfortunately their second album, Say It, was produced by someone else, the producer for Modest Mouse I believe. It's more polished, and the boyish garage-band sound is completely absent, which let's be honest, sucks. 

More importantly, this song is filled with nostalgia for anyone who has gotten sick and tired of their girlfriend. Senior year, anyone? But seriously how does Luke Lalonde have such insights into all our high school experiences? ----

"And if you get squished I'll find another you,
And if you get squashed I'll find another you,
It won't be hard to find another one like you,
Another you, another you"

-Woland

5 Music Videos to Watch Before You Sleep

1. Blockhead - "Music Scene"
2. Grizzly Bear - "Ready, Able"
3. Passion Pit - "I've Got Your Number"

4. Is Tropical - "The Greeks"
5. Sigur Ros - "Glosoli"

-Pagoda

J'adore Justice

You see the †, and you think nothing has changed. But the French electronic duo has reinvented themselves in their 2011 'bum Audio, Video, Disco. Some bitches have been clamoring, asking why they are trying to fix something that's not broken. Personally, I love it. Here's my favorite track called "Parade".

-Pagoda

Real Estate - "It's Real"

The New Jersey indie rock/dream-pop band released a new album entitled Days on September 27th. The album has garnered just as must positive feedback as their first self-titled 'bum. Here's the first single off of Days, which uniquely enough, is called "It's Real".

Look for a little more refined sound on this album, but the same unique guitar and consistency amongst tracks that makes Real Estate great.

-Pagoda