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Jul 29 2012
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I’M VERY SUMMER

IMVERYAPE’S SUMMER MIXTAPE – VOLUME 2

It is a beautiful 24 degrees celsius in Cowtown, without a cloud in the sky. I just finished mowing the lawn, and am ready for another excuse to hang out in the sun… walking my dog. But I will need my trusty iPod alongside, and I will need a kick-ass playlist that will be the appropriate soundtrack to this perfect summer day. So, I have made volume two in my collection of summer mixtapes. Enjoy and stay cool, my friends.

Summer Mixtape – Volume Two

The Individual Songs

1. Nelly – Country Grammar (Hot…)

2. Outkast – Rosa Parks

3. Paul Simon – I Know What I Know

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue

5. Santigold – Lights Out

6. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes

7. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing

8. Bran Van 3000 – Everywhere

9. Warren G – Do You See

10. Weezer – Island in the Sun

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Jun 24 2012
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Best New Music

THIS AIN’T NO SEX PISTOLS

GOSSIP – INTO THE WILD

Gossip is an American trio known for their dance-punk tunes. However, with Into the Wild, they decidedly take the word “punk” right out of the picture. It really is no surprise, as they moved from producer Rick Rubin to Brian Higgins. You would imagine that switching from the man who produced Blood Sugar Sex Magik to the producer of the Sugababes might smooth out any rough edges, and you would be right. Into the Wild feels more Kylie Minogue than it does Sex Pistols, and fortunately, that is a good thing. This electro-pop song resurrects the best aspects of disco-era female vocalists, with the swagger of the bass, and the powerful and passionate singing. Fearless lead singer Beth Ditto feels like she should be wearing a sequin dress while singing this, instead of the usual outlandish next-to-naked gear she dons live on stage. It is smooth and seductive, especially when she belts the romantic line “we’ll self-destruct together”. It is the perfect lounge music. A far cry from the guitar-driven tracks of 2009′s Music For Men, but this diva image seems to suit her better.

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Mar 25 2012
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I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU

DISPOSABLE MUSIC AND WHAT COLDPLAY COULD LEARN FROM THE BEATLES

“U2 are now very close to irrelevance” Bono says in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival. A sad statement. Especially to one of the many people who hold Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby so close to their hearts. But it may also be an understatement. No Line In the Horizon was the nail in the coffin of U2 as avant-garde artists, as most songs sounded like a re-hash or a desperate attempt to sound thirty years younger (Get On Your Boots). A far cry from the band that embraced their maturity and need for evolution in the game-changing Achtung Baby. Irrelevant, yes, to new listeners of U2, but also to the devoted masses that wanted to hear the band grow with them.

But where did they go wrong?
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