March 2012
7 posts
Mar 29th
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Mar 29th
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POP ETC (formerly known as..)
The Morning Benders are changing their name to POP ETC.  It’s a pretty bold change and I hope their band survives this bit of rebranding.  I’m not terribly fond of the new name, maybe it will grow on me, but I really respect their reasons for changing it..   From their website:  Well, it turns out that the word ‘bender’ in the UK and many parts of Europe is a slang term...
Mar 26th
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Mar 20th
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Mar 17th
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Motopony - Motopony (2011)
Help me.  I cannot stop listening to this album.  Seriously.  I turn it off because I have to leave or I have to teach class or I have to go to a meeting and it’s like I go through withdrawal.  I need my Motopony fix before I snap.  I dl’d it to my phone so I’ll never have to be without it.  Folks.  It is that good. I sought out the album because I was really impressed by their...
Mar 8th
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Get Folked Up.
Another musical afternoon with my buddy Bethy.  I had some fun playing every instrument within reach.  Is there a better way to spend the day? The Belle Brigade’s “Losers”: Guitar, medicine bottle filled with popcorn kernels, and yes, poorly playing my roommate’s violin. Typhoon’s “Kitchen Tile”: Of course I had to thrown in one from Typhoon.  SO...
Mar 5th