1. Kid Cudi "Man on The Moon" (The End of Day).
Loved the lonely, spaced out feeling of this album. It serves as a change from the majority of today's self-focused bling rap. "Man on the Moon" is a sad, stoned, personal journey into the mind of Kid Cudi.
2. Fanfarlo "Reservoir."
A lush, shining pop album. No album this year sounded so joyous, orchestrated and fun.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Priscilla Ahn
Saw Priscilla Ahn live last week. She put on such a great, chilled out show. Her voice was glorious. She really should be playing bigger venues...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Interesting piece on the end of music magazines
Slate recently ran a piece on the end of music magazines. http://www.slate.com/id/2223381/pagenum/all
It really shows how the music culture has moved online.
It really shows how the music culture has moved online.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sunday Jam Taper's Special
This week on the Sunday Jam, I'm going to feature some of my favorite tracks from archive.org. It's a live music throwdown, only on the Sunday Jam!
www.sundayjam.podomatic.com
www.sundayjam.podomatic.com
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Albums and Shows of the Year 2008
1. Drive-By Truckers "Brighter Than Creation's Dark."
Another set of intense Southern story songs. These guys have never made a bad record.
2. Vampire Weekend "Vampire Weekend"
This Cd was addictive. Yeah, they're pompus, but they can write catchy tunes.
3. Girl Talk "Feed the Animals"
Girl Talk was a beast on this album. Great party record. Should come packaged with a bottle of rum.
Shows:
Santana at Jazz Fest.
Santana may be old, but my God he's a beast! The jamming!! Later on in the day, he sat on with the Nevilles and covered "Ain't No Use." My face fell off and my soul left my body.
Wilco at Tip's Night 1:
So crowded, but worth it. "Impossible Germany" "Shot in the Arm" "Jesus etc" Insanity! The show was a perfect fusion of alt-country rock jazzy goodness.
Disco Biscuits at Tip's:
At least five hours of improvised electronica. A Jazz Fest late night throwdown. Mind-blowing..Always nice to walk out of Tip's when the sun is coming up.
Papa Grows Funk at the Po-Boy Fest
The glory of the Papa wiith a big crowd and po-boys..life is beautiful sometimes.
So there are my picks...what were ya'll feeling this year and why?
Another set of intense Southern story songs. These guys have never made a bad record.
2. Vampire Weekend "Vampire Weekend"
This Cd was addictive. Yeah, they're pompus, but they can write catchy tunes.
3. Girl Talk "Feed the Animals"
Girl Talk was a beast on this album. Great party record. Should come packaged with a bottle of rum.
Shows:
Santana at Jazz Fest.
Santana may be old, but my God he's a beast! The jamming!! Later on in the day, he sat on with the Nevilles and covered "Ain't No Use." My face fell off and my soul left my body.
Wilco at Tip's Night 1:
So crowded, but worth it. "Impossible Germany" "Shot in the Arm" "Jesus etc" Insanity! The show was a perfect fusion of alt-country rock jazzy goodness.
Disco Biscuits at Tip's:
At least five hours of improvised electronica. A Jazz Fest late night throwdown. Mind-blowing..Always nice to walk out of Tip's when the sun is coming up.
Papa Grows Funk at the Po-Boy Fest
The glory of the Papa wiith a big crowd and po-boys..life is beautiful sometimes.
So there are my picks...what were ya'll feeling this year and why?
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