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Ronsonville: The Blog: December 2010
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Best Music 2010: Songs. As with the end of every year,. You exclaim. "Why should we trust you? You haven't even heard the new Drake, Best Coast and National albums this year! And to that I say: ".hm. Good point. Fair enough, you did your research." But shortly after I forget the entire conversation. Without further ado, here's what caught my attention in 2010, starting with the top 25 songs:. Gorillaz featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack Plastic Beach. Meth, Ghost and Rae Wu Massacre. And Cuban Linx 2.
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Ronsonville: The Blog: September 2011
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Best Music 2010: Albums. As usual, I've procrastinated my brains out. This list, finished since year's end last year - still sums out how I was feeling at the end of 2010. I've listened to a lot more music from last year since then, and maybe, just maybe, a few of those opinions have changed. Ah, the good times. Here's that lengthy-ass disclaimer I was talking about:. First I have to rule out music that doesn't technically qualify as being released in 2010 (Charlotte Gainsbourg's excellent IRM. I don't t...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: July 2008
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Kari and I just returned from a hot-as-blazes trip to NYC. Here are a few photo highlights (click on em to see full size):. Jeff Koons exhibit at the Rooftop Gardens at the Met. Imagine mosaic adorned w/ flowers (as usual). Finally got to see the Statue of Liberty. Livin' it up in Times Square. Pedicab drivers for Obama. At the Cardio Cinema: Untitled Sandra Bullock Project. A Cardio Cinema first! I watched about 25 minutes of a movie and had no clue what it was.can you figure it out? Husband has been ch...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: November 2010
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Best Music 2009: Albums. Morrissey Years of Refusal. This album was sort of "Moz By Numbers" but still built on the resurgence of Morrissey in the 00s. He also had a difficult 2009 (after collapsing on stage, the British press attacked his subsequent performances, calling him "bloated" among other things), and that earned him a sympathy spot. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion. Yo La Tengo Popular Songs. Wilco Wilco (The Album). I think with this pick, I was just happy to see Jeff Tweedy makin...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: September 2008
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The 100-word Project Runway Recap: Episode 11. Wow I think I was spoiled by writing only a couple of sentences about the last 10 episodes. Coming up with 100 words for this generally cringe-inducing episode seems daunting. Guess I'll give it a whirl:. Ach The music challenge. The designers must dress each other up in a different embodiment of a randomly chosen musical style. As someone who enjoys music, it's sad to see it broken down to it's basic, dumb elements. Punk = safety pins! The designers must de...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: August 2009
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My Life in Low Res, Part Three: Shows, shows, shows. More great memories, more bad cell phone photos:. Besnard Lakes/Peter Bjorn and John at Bogarts, 12/2/07. This would've been a pretty cool picture were it taken with an actual camera. Let's just say this is when they played "Young Folks." Vaguely sure about that. The Breeders at Shake It Records, 4/18/09. Loved this show. It's a shame I didn't get any better pics than these. This is Kelley Deal, just fyi. Much better video from this event here. X3) So,...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: May 2008
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My iPod is no more. It croaked last week, probably after taking one to many spills at the gym (I thought that's what those freakin' protective cases were for! I guess I got a lot of use out of it in 3 years, but I still expected to hold onto it for a little while longer. So, basically this sucks. Nonetheless, I'll miss SlaglePod6000, we had some good times. It'll be on to SlaglePodII or SlaglePod8000 now. haven't quite pinned down the new name yet. At the Cardio Cinema: Evan Almighty. So there's a flood ...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: January 2012
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Best Music of 2011. For a music lover, is there really such a thing as a bad year in music? Then the rest of the album sounded like Wilco; Feist made an album that didn't sound like an iPod commercial; Bon Iver made an album that sounded like Bruce Hornsby. Well, sort of. M83 Hurry Up We're Dreaming. A drop from Saturdays = Youth. Midnight City," "Claudia Lewis," "Soon My Friend". Wild Flag Wild Flag. Carrie Brownstein is more the loose cannon in her new band, and it's a decent fit - though I do occasion...
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Ronsonville: The Blog: October 2009
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Let's review the Beatles: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band. Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band (1967). Freshman Year, College. Having completely shed their mop-top image, the Beatles revolutionize music with this critically-acclaimed pop masterpiece. When I first got to college, I still considered myself a casual Beatles fan. With Sgt. Pepper's,. Well, more on that later. Though I dropped down cash for it, I didn't really like Sgt. Pepper's. For me, an equally powerful appeal to the Beatles was th...
