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• Ben Folds Five – The Sound of the Life of the Mind

  

  My alma mater, the University of Chicago, loves this phrase: the life of the mind. We love questions, in theory, and ambiguous problems, mainly because they lea... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Adam & Binki – “Collage”

  

  With Little Joy (at least I think) no longer making music together and The Moldy Peaches having gone their separate ways, it just feels natural that Binki... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Lindstrøm – Smalhans

  

  Smalhans is the second record by Hans-Peter Lindstrøm this year, and it’s another petite package of glittering, electronic gems. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The New Division Ft. Keep Shelly in Athens – “Night Escape”

  

  As the days grow colder and the snow starts to fall, I often find myself looking for a blissful jam to cuddle up next to to ride out the winter months. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Friday

  

  It’s the weekend and there are several tracks worthy of your thank-God-the-election-and-the-work-week-is-over attention. Front and center has to be Ellie... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• MVTH – “Magnum”

  

  Electro house can veer into the cheesiest of sound valleys – but the subgenre also holds the potential for some fantastic dance music. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Flight Facilities – “Clair De Lune” (ft. Christine Hoberg)

  

  Flight Facilities new track isn’t a Debussy cover, but it’s still mesmerizing – perfect to put on and groove to to celebrate the end of an anxious week for... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Two Door Cinema Club – “Sun” (Alex Metric Remix)

  

  Alex Metric undoubtedly mixes well technically speaking but his compilations are a mixed bag of quality. However, he absolutely kills it with his... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Crystal Ark – The Crystal Ark

  

  Brooklyn-based label DFA Records is best known as the house that James Murphy built , thanks to the success of his now-defunct project LCD Soundsystem. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Teen Daze – The Inner Mansions

  

  Often children are taught to use “memory palaces”: an imaginary place built in one’s imagination to hold specific details or ideas that one needs to remember. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dirty Projectors – About to Die EP

  

  At there best, EPs are half formed ideas, glimpses of where an artist has been and where she’s going next. About to Die is no exception to that rule, beginning... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Eels – “Peach Blossom”

  

  Holy crap, The Eels! I remember this guy from like… high school. Mark Oliver Everett’s nothing if not prolific with his 10th album, Wonderful, Glorious, slated... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Wild Nothing – “Paradise”

  

  Retro rock never sounded as sweet as it does on the latest from Wild Nothing, “Paradise.” To say that the track is aptly titled is an understatement. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 MUSIC

• The Soft Moon – Zeros

  

  Modern musical miracles like Spotify, iTunes, and Pandora have made it nearly impossible to listen to, much less appreciate, an album in its full scope. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, MUSIC

• Black Moth Super Rainbow – Cobra Juicy

  

  In terms of bands whose names sound like the music they play, it’s hard to beat Black Moth Super Rainbow. Little is known about this blissed-out electronic... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, MUSIC

• Earl Sweatshirt – “Chum”

  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote a review of the new MellowHype album where I mentioned the fact that the track that featured Earl Sweatshirt just made me wonder when... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Would Iggy Do? – Bloody Good Time EP

  

  Google “What Would Iggy Do?” and you don’t get anything related to the Punk/British Rock/Pop band based out of California. You may know two of the members,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rusko – “Booyaskasha”

  

  Dubstep icon Rusko dropped a new bit of cacophony yesterday, “Booyakasha.” But while Christopher Mercer shows more range than ever before, it’s still just a... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Merchandise – Children of Desire

  

  To list all records that have been influenced by the emotion of desire would take a lifetime, if the task is possible at all. Who was it that first said, “Art... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Non-Partisan Party Music

  

  All the Nate Silvers in the world couldn’t assuage my nervousness about the upcoming election. I’ve tried multiple times to quit news cold turkey; suffice to... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES