stupidfool, yet again Vox 2008-02-19T17:50:24Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00b8ea0714f01bc0/tags/music/ "No room for me, no fun for you." Listening, lately tag:vox.com,2008-01-20:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398d4135e0002 2008-01-20T03:35:33Z 2008-02-19T17:50:24Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Distortion

In addition to Nicole Atkins... The Magnetic Fields' Distortion is, as advertised, full of lovely, noisy distortion. Aside from that, it's a nice set of pop songs, as usual; my favorites are "California Girls" and "The Nun's Litany." Now that ...

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]]> Nicole Atkins, Neptune City tag:vox.com,2008-01-12:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398d17f6f0004 2008-01-12T06:39:54Z 2008-08-21T14:20:46Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Neptune City

My album of the week: Nicole Atkins's Neptune City, which has accompanied me all of this week on my various commutes to work. I love it all--it's like listening to ABBA and the Pretenders at the same time, or something. I have a lot of favorites...

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]]> "Bad company makes bad wine!" tag:vox.com,2008-01-01:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398cd9fcf0003 2008-01-01T06:53:25Z 2009-11-05T20:14:49Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Campfire

And, as a final something for 2007: Wu-Tang Clan's "Campfire" (listen), track one from 8 Diagrams. A very sobering and (dare-I-say) mature kung-fu sample; an incredibly spooky sample of the Persuasions' cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Gypsy Woman"; ...

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]]> Favorites of 2007 tag:vox.com,2008-01-01:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398cd9d030003 2008-01-01T05:49:58Z 2008-02-19T17:49:47Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Special Topics in Calamity Physics Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts

Favorite books: Some of these were published in 2006, but when reading I'm always behind by at least a year, I figure--so I think it's safe to say that these were my favorite books that I read in 2007 (hey, they all start with "M"!): Michael ...

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]]> QotD: Singing A Holiday Tune tag:vox.com,2007-12-06:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398c4e7260005 2007-12-06T06:18:51Z 2007-12-06T06:20:28Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Another Lonely Christmas

Audio: What's your favorite carol or holiday song? Without a doubt: Price's "Another Lonely Christmas". I must admit that I'm still a little thrown by the pokeno & banana daiquiris, but that said, this is my #1 when it comes to Christmas son...

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]]> Lost Without Careless Whispers tag:vox.com,2007-09-17:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e398a9bd2c0005 2007-09-17T23:32:31Z 2007-12-13T21:09:52Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Robin Thicke vs George Michael - Lost Without Careless Whispers

Robin Thicke + George Michael! "Lost Without U" + "Careless Whisper"! So good!

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]]> Some Links tag:vox.com,2007-08-13:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e3989d4d3a0001 2007-08-13T15:59:49Z 2007-08-13T18:28:45Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom IFC is showing a new chapter from Trapped in the Closet every day until August 21, with R. Kelly providing bits of commentary. Today: chapter 13. From 2003, a fantastic Believer interview with ?uestlove of the Roots. This makes me smile: "I have ...

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]]> Fiery Furnaces, Widow City tag:vox.com,2007-08-10:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e3989c5e710005 2007-08-10T06:08:13Z 2007-08-10T06:08:13Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Restorative Beer

The new Fiery Furnaces album, Widow City, reminds me again why I love them so much. What gets me most about my favorite FF songs are those moments, always unexpected, where they just hit me with something that sounds like the greatest thing in the...

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]]> Spatula! tag:vox.com,2007-08-03:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000e3989a2f810004 2007-08-03T17:16:25Z 2007-08-03T19:32:52Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

R. Kelly - Trapped In The Closet

Like Anil, I am so, so excited about the upcoming release of the new chapters of Trapped in the Closet. Back in November 2005, I posted about chapters 1-12 and called the collection the best album of 2005, which--despite the fact that it's not rea...

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]]> "You always end up in the city..." tag:vox.com,2007-07-07:asset-6a00b8ea0714f01bc000d4144baffd3c7f 2007-07-07T06:10:43Z 2007-07-15T03:05:12Z btrott http://btrott.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

New Pornographers: Myriad Harbour

The New Pornographers' "Myriad Harbour" (a Dan Bejar-penned tune, naturally) is just so gorgeous. The breathiness of the harmonies; the way it just sort of explodes into the chorus, & all the time with that insistent guitar refrain; the "I said ...

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