I will admit to being a Bon Iver fanboy. Pretty much everything Justin Vernon touches turns to gold; from his incredible work as Volcano Choir (especially their second album, “Repave”) to his subtle additions on the insanely catchy Kanye West-led “Monster” (warning for those of you who aren’t familiar: it features graphic language). But back […]
Lately I’ve been listening a lot to the “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack. The cover art pays tribute to the touching (if somewhat predictable) story behind the improbable collection of late 70s pop that suffuses that comical interstellar romp: it’s a mixtape given to the protagonist by his ailing mother. (No real spoilers, all of […]
If you have not yet discovered the delightful strangeness of mashups, then let me introduce you. This is the art form whereby a performer (DJ, singer, instrumentalist, etc.) combines two distinct songs into one. Mashups provide a sound case against the absurd contention that electronic musicians are not artists, since most mashups are done with […]