Ben W. | November 16, 2009
British Sea Power is my favorite band working these days.
They just are.
And if you question me or tell me I’m wrong, I will make fun of your clothes and microwave your cat.
Try me.
Ben W. | October 26, 2009
A new genre of music that turned up around 1991. Its base elements weren’t terribly original. But the ingredients combined to form something so fresh and new it dominated the airwaves for the better part of the next half-decade.
Grunge, right?
Wrong.
Dancehall.
Ben W. | September 17, 2009
Hey now, some good news! Pavement is getting back together! For at least one show (their first in 10 years) – Central Park SummerStage in NYC on Sept. 21, 2010. Start the countdown now!
Ben W. | September 11, 2009
And the winner is… Wait. Who? Is this right?
Yeah. Someone called Speech Debelle won this year’s Mercury Prize for best album by a British artist. I know, I know, I was surprised too.
Ben W. | September 4, 2009
In what hopefully will become a regular feature here on almostfourstars, the following is a mostly word-for-word transcript from the greatest of all great debate forums – Gchat.
Myself vs. Amanda Lee
Re: Passion Pit’s new album and the band’s general worth or lack thereof.
Ben W. | August 27, 2009
In one of the year’s stranger sub-plots, Diddy loves the Arctic Monkeys. I mean, really really loves. He and Arctics drummer Matthew Helders are always talking in interviews about how they’ve become great friends. Strange.
Diddy really wants you to go buy his new best pals’ new album, too. He’s all a-Twitter about it.
Vote or Die part [...]
Ben W. | August 26, 2009
Weezer sucks.
Amanda Lee | August 19, 2009
PBS sheds some light on how record labels can stay relevant. A fresh take on a debate we’ve all heard ad nauseum.>
How does your city sound? Find out here.
A sweet infographic that tells you how popular your new favorite band is going to be—and whether you should abandon ship before they get too mainstream, dude.
A [...]
Ben W. | April 11, 2009
Monday is for items of interest. It’s not Monday. It’s the Saturday before Easter.
But this is when I have time to get some items of interest together. And yeah, I know I could time-set the post to not go online until Monday. But why bother? I’m just gonna post it now when I’m done typing. [...]
Ben W. | March 15, 2009
Monday is for items of interest. It’s Monday. So here are your items of interest.
DARK NIGHTS/HAPPY DAY
I know this is like the 56th Super Furry Animals post in this blog’s 14-minute history, but I can’t help this one — this one is big. Big!
Our favorite furry friends from Wales have a new album. Today. That’s [...]
A borderline psychotic explosion of opinion.
