November 29, 2011 BONUS

Now that I've temporarily excused myself from my only responsibilities with this blog, I guess I'll post one quick musical thing. The Black Keys are releasing their new album December 6, and it's going to be amazing. That's no longer just an opinion, I know it to be true. I know it because today they began streaming five songs off the album on their website. You can listen to all five here.

These songs rock. They're raw and loud and energetic. This is going to be one of my favorite albums. Get ready.

http://www.theblackkeys.com/elcamino/

(There is a lot of other cool news on their shiny new website, so if you're interested, head on over there.)

November 29, 2011

Shhhh. If you just stay cool, no one will notice how hugely I failed at posting videos/blog things these last two weeks.

I'm sorry for sucking at this, I'm busy. I have half of an excuse for last week (I was traveling through the sky in a tube toward my home for Thanksgiving), no excuse for the previous week.

Again, you won't see a video today, but it's not because I'm too busy or I forgot. It's because the most interesting thing that's happening this week and next is tomorrow night's Grammy nomination concert. I'm going to tune into that, and then post this week's video discussion of it on Thursday.

Thank you for not hating me.

Allan

November 8, 2011

This week's video is a little different, as I discuss music that is good, but not necessarily new.

Notes...

I did a phone interview with The NowhereNauts last week, which I will post as soon as possible.

The Rescues have an amazing cover of "Teenage Dream", check it out. Best cover I've seen recently.

The Odious will release some new material at 100 Facebook likes, so hit up their FB page!

November 1, 2011

My apologies for the lateness, I was busy seeing MASTODON and DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN in concert. Amazing. I digress. Here is this week's video.

Additionally, I appreciate your patience while I figure out exactly how to make decent videos. I'm slowly getting better...

New Black Keys Album‽

Heh. I used an INTERROBANG in that title.

I saw this video and I love the album already, despite the fact that it tells me nothing about the music. The Black Keys are amazing. I'm really looking forward to their new release, out December 6! Check out this hilarious ad:

They say the album is faster paced and less soul-y than Brothers. Some people (mostly people who liked them after Brothers came out) will probably be irritated by this. I think it's going to rock. These guys have proven that they know how to make an album right, and as this is their 7th go at it, I have high expectations. Check out this article from SPIN for more details.

http://www.theblackkeys.com/

October 25, 2011

Dumb video and sound aren't working together... Sorry. Also this video is too long. BUT I HAVE A LOT TO SAY DAMMIT. Enjoy...

October 20, 2011

This week's video is both late and tragically bad! Hooray!

Maybe I'll do these artists some justice at some point and give them real reviews...