Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Wins Grammy for Best Alternative Album If you remember, I highly recommended this album a while back. I can’t describe how validated I feel now that the ultimate purveyors of good musical taste at the legengary Grammy Awards have recognized this record. Yes, that’s right. Wolfganga Amadeus Phoenix won best album in a ground-breaking category called “Alternative Music.” I think ‘alternative’ means that 99% of the world’s population doesn’t know about or “get” it (see other nominees: David Byrne/Brian Eno, Death Cab for Cutie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). That must be why the tastemakers at the Grammys didn’t bother to televise the actual announcement and acceptance speech. Or so I hear. I was too busy keeping up with the Kardashians or somesuch to tune in. Congrats to Phoenix! And me.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Wins Grammy for Best Alternative Album

If you remember, I highly recommended this album a while back. I can’t describe how validated I feel now that the ultimate purveyors of good musical taste at the legengary Grammy Awards have recognized this record. Yes, that’s right. Wolfganga Amadeus Phoenix won best album in a ground-breaking category called “Alternative Music.” I think ‘alternative’ means that 99% of the world’s population doesn’t know about or “get” it (see other nominees: David Byrne/Brian Eno, Death Cab for Cutie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). That must be why the tastemakers at the Grammys didn’t bother to televise the actual announcement and acceptance speech. Or so I hear. I was too busy keeping up with the Kardashians or somesuch to tune in. Congrats to Phoenix! And me.

Telegraph Canyon is a promising local band from Fort Worth, TX. You can take my word for it or decide for yourself. I really don’t care. live from FW’s modern art museum (photo by Jill Johnson)

Telegraph Canyon is a promising local band from Fort Worth, TX. You can take my word for it or decide for yourself. I really don’t care.

live from FW’s modern art museum

(photo by Jill Johnson)

William “Liam” Del Moser Born: Nov 1, 2009 more pics more here

William “Liam” Del Moser
Born: Nov 1, 2009

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more here

Christmas in September from Pitchfork Media: After years of “Pavement to Reunite?” headlines here on Pitchfork, we were a bit wary of yet another reunion report on BrooklynVegan last night. But ish, this one really seems to be legit. According to a source who is real and official and not a figment of our imagination, Pavement will perform a benefit show at Central Park SummerStage on September 21, 2010. Mark your calendars. Update: Mark Ibold, Scott ‘Spiral Stairs’ Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich and Steve West are reuniting for dates around the world in 2010. Please stop hyperventilating, you’re going to scare someone. More news on this very soon, I’m sure. At press time, though, there are only 370 days until the next Pavement concert.

Christmas in September

from Pitchfork Media:

After years of “Pavement to Reunite?” headlines here on Pitchfork, we were a bit wary of yet another reunion report on BrooklynVegan last night. But ish, this one really seems to be legit.

According to a source who is real and official and not a figment of our imagination, Pavement will perform a benefit show at Central Park SummerStage on September 21, 2010. Mark your calendars.

Update:

Mark Ibold, Scott ‘Spiral Stairs’ Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich and Steve West are reuniting for dates around the world in 2010.

Please stop hyperventilating, you’re going to scare someone.

More news on this very soon, I’m sure. At press time, though, there are only 370 days until the next Pavement concert.

The City of Hate Trio

The City of Hate Trio

Not New Music Friday The Verlaines ‘Death & the Maiden’ ‘Pyromaniac’

Not New Music Friday

The Verlaines

‘Death & the Maiden’

‘Pyromaniac’

So I wanted to tell everyone in person but poor planning, an untimely and costly air conditioning crisis, global recession, and other circumstances in/out of my control have placed me in this awkward position of sheepishly announcing that Natasha is pregnant. Like really pregnant - due on 11/6. Boy or girl is TBD, but I’ve learned my lesson and I promise let you know on the big day. As long as you follow me on Twitter. Feel free to leave name suggestions in comments section, especially boy names.

So I wanted to tell everyone in person but poor planning, an untimely and costly air conditioning crisis, global recession, and other circumstances in/out of my control have placed me in this awkward position of sheepishly announcing that Natasha is pregnant. Like really pregnant - due on 11/6. Boy or girl is TBD, but I’ve learned my lesson and I promise let you know on the big day. As long as you follow me on Twitter. Feel free to leave name suggestions in comments section, especially boy names.

What’s New in Your Vinyl Collection? Volume II Ryan Bingham: Roadhouse Blues As much as I’ve enjoyed streaming the new Wilco album, seeing the Roadhouse Blues material in a live setting (2nd row in a sold out, sweat-soaked Ft. Worth honky tonk no less) gave Ryan Bingham the edge for this month’s vinyl purchase. Plus I wanted to snag one of the limited 180 gram double lp editions while supplies lasted. In Zach’s words, for some reason I just love those “thick bastards.” Check out a new tune followed by an oldie here

What’s New in Your Vinyl Collection? Volume II
Ryan Bingham: Roadhouse Blues

As much as I’ve enjoyed streaming the new Wilco album, seeing the Roadhouse Blues material in a live setting (2nd row in a sold out, sweat-soaked Ft. Worth honky tonk no less) gave Ryan Bingham the edge for this month’s vinyl purchase. Plus I wanted to snag one of the limited 180 gram double lp editions while supplies lasted. In Zach’s words, for some reason I just love those “thick bastards.”

Check out a new tune followed by an oldie here

What’s New in Your Vinyl Collection? Vol I
Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

I’ve been a casual Phoenix fan for a few years now, but they never got serious vinyl purchase consideration until they released their newest album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.’ The fact that it comes with a free digital download (which seems to be the norm nowadays) makes the extra $7-$8 beyond CD/mp3 purchase well worth it. If anything, it’s a good change of pace from all those dusty bargain bin specials that dominate my collection.

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