Ben W. | December 25, 2009
Phew. We finally made it.
This was the most work I’ve ever put in getting through an Advent calendar.
But here we are. It’s Christmas. Which means, among other things, the top of the Great 2009 Album Countdown!
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Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Future Of The Left, Morrissey
Ben W. | December 14, 2009
Eric O’Bryant was the music director at Miami University’s WMSR. Then he joined the Peace Corps. And even more recently than that he sent in his Top 14 Albums of 2009 list.
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Tags: Animal Collective, Brother Ali, Chromeo, Dan Deacon, Dirty Projectors, Girls, Metric, Morrissey, Mos Def, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Sea Wolf, Warm Heart Of Africa, Washed Out
Ben W. | December 9, 2009
We’re very fortunate here at almostfourstars to welcome Courtney from mitchcogo.com — the Web’s foremost (and only?) “music art queer fancy fabulous lesbian blog.” This isn’t just a Best Of list she’s giving us. It’s a personal essay journey through the year in music.
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Tags: Coltrane Motion, John Vanderslice, La Roux, Lady GaGa, Morrissey, Neko Case
Ben W. | July 17, 2009
And the countdown continues at No. 11, and we won’t stop til we reach the top!
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Tags: Camera Obscura, Future Of The Left, Handsome Furs, Kasabian, Madness, Maxwell, Midyear Report 2009, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Pete Doherty, Super Furry Animals, UGK
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. [...]
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Tags: Aretha Franklin, Big Boi, Bun B, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Jarvis Cocker, Method Man, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Redman, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Super Furry Animals, The Black Lips, The Decemberists, The Smiths
Ben W. | March 25, 2009
When last we checked in on Morrissey, the international man of misery was actually happy. Downright giddy even. He was living it up in Rome with the love of his life, singing about “explosive kegs between my legs.”
But three years on since the Ringleader Of The Tormentors album, the Roman holiday has gone awry. No [...]
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Ben W. | March 1, 2009
Monday is for items of interest. It’s Monday. So here are your items of interest.
BABY C’MON
A week after giving us a top 10 Smiths song list, Paste Magazine delivers again. This time it’s a compilation of the best appearances by babies on album covers.
Fun stuff, but I fear they made an egregious omission (see left).
The [...]
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Tags: Blur, Clipse, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Dizzee Rascal, Doves, E-40, Glasvegas, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady GaGa, MGMT, Morrissey, MSTRKRFT, Pete Doherty, Phoenix, T. Rex, The Prodigy
Ben W. | February 23, 2009
Monday is for items of interest. It’s Monday. So here are your items of interest.
THE AUDACITY OF HOUSE
I have very good news for you. Very good news, indeed. Future Of The Left releases a new single March 16! Hooray! It’s called “The Hope That House Built,” and it’s absolutely ferocious and awesome. No one [...]
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Tags: Beastie Boys, British Sea Power, Camera Obscura, Estelle, Future Of The Left, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Mobb Deep, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Raekwon, Simian Mobile Disco, Suede, Super Furry Animals, The Smiths, Ting Tings, Willie Nelson