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Get Fired Up For: NOVEMBER!

It has been a ridiculously long time since I threw one of these at you. I apologize, I know you blindly lead me and for too long I’ve not been leading you anywhere. Well I’m back bootlickers (found that synonym on the interwebs) to show you what’s what for the month ahead in pop culture. [...]

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‘Lungs’ breathes life into the music scene

Grab life by the lungs! Be ahead of the curve: Buy “Lungs” by Florence + the Machine.

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arctic monkeys are back!

listen to a few of the arctic monkeys’ new tracks. personally digging “Secret Door.”

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Music Review: Aim and Ignite by fun

New music coming just a bit later this month from one of my favorite musicians. Nate Reuss is the former lead singer of The Format. The Format made fun, orchestral, expansive, sometimes experimental indie pop which put a smile on your face whether you wanted it or not and despite the sometimes heart-wrenching material. But [...]

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Two fun freebies for you all: Stream Fun’s new album all day. You don’t literally have to do it all day, but you may just want to. Community’s Pilot is up on fbook. Community is going to be hilarious. Fans of the Soup will recognize Joel McHale, who is better than ice cream. Well some [...]

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sheer brilliance: it’s always sunny goes viral!

if you’re not already, get excited for the new season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:love the guest appearances by ted leo (check him out) and of montreal (check them out). via videogum.

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i will sing the requiemmmmmmmmmmm: music videos

I write today with a few notes of sadness, but also some of joy. I want to honor those music videos that have come before us and ponder why exactly music videos are now extremely terrible. MTV came to us like a bat out of hell and introduced us to The Buggles who while kicking [...]

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it’s not that i’m lazy, it’s that i just don’t care

So I’m a fan of NPR, one of the things I really like is a show called “All Songs Considered.” Basically I want the host’s job of picking sweet new tunes for people to hear. I already do this, but I don’t get paid for it. Regardless of my plotting Bob Boilen’s demise, they raised [...]

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late night suggestion from PR

most of my amazing ideas (of which there are many) come in the wee hours of the night. THIS one is no different, and imagine my grand surprise when I saw this video mashing up one of my current favorite (and endangered) tv shows and this song, “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear. This song is [...]

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get fired up for: MAY

what a great month. brought me and my big sis into the world. well played, may. AND there is lots to get excited for in the pop culture world. MoviesThe Brothers Bloom (May 15)- I’m going off the beaten path here with this one. There are tons of blockbusters set to come out this month, [...]

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