The Avett Brothers - New Album Coming

And I can't wait. 

Listening to and Liking: A Very She & Him Christmas

I know it's too early for Christmas music, but this is a nice transition album if you're looking to mildly get in the Holiday spirit.

Listening to and Liking: Middle Brother

I think these guys are going to be good.

Listening to and Liking:

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Watch the Throne

Kanye West is alright and Jay Z obviously holds his own. But when they sample and collaborate together, they're damn good. Check out their project Watch the Throne.

The Head and the Heart

I would like to be there for this one. The Head and the Heart having growing on me over the last couple weeks. Good stuff.

Listening to and Liking: The Head and the Heart

Young the Giant

Good find D to the K to the J. This is a great track.

The Cave Singers: Summer Light

Saw them live last week. The music was good but the show would have been better in a smaller venue.

Listening to and Liking: The Civil Wars

Listening to and Liking: The Cave Singers

Listening to and Liking: Typhoon

Good Tunes: Blind Pilot

The Decemberists: The King is Dead

I'm digging the new Decemberists album - The King is Dead. It's got a little more of a folk hit than their last disc.

Proof that money is the root of all evil

Kim Kardashian just made released an album. So far in life, she has proven that she can't act and can't sing. I'm still wondering what she can do. Oh, to have a trust fund.

Money for Nothing.

I heard Dire Straits' Money for Nothing today. That song is awesome. Seriously, I want my MTV; you don't get a better product placement than that. Remember when MTV was actually cool enough to write a song about - back when the video killed the radio star.Those were the days.

I'm surprised no body has written "Pandora murdered the VJ" yet. Music videos like we grew up watching are all but dead, and I blame MTV. Nowadays, MTV thrives off of horrible reality shows and God knows what else. They left the music by the wayside. It makes my heart cry a little.

Mind Your Music: Sufjan Stevens

I stumbled across the Sufjan Stevens album All Delighted People awhile back, but never really started listening to it until this weekend. It's interesting. It definitely falls into the melancholic indie genre with a aural compass that bounces from folk to symphonic to classic rock. Well at least in the songs I've heard so far. If that's your thing, check him out.

Who's Fake Now?

I just read a review where a guy calls Celtic's guard Marquis Daniels fake and asks "why [he's] rapping about the trap when [he has] mansions and a personal accountant???"

First of all, I'm really glad he used three question marks because I wasn't sure he was asking a real question until I saw the other two question marks. I guess that means he really, really, really wants to know the answer.

Secondly, a rich NBA star rapping about the thug life isn't any different than Jay Z or Lil Wayne rapping about it. Is he telling me they aren't rich??? (I like this question mark thing) Money doesn't dictate story telling. And having money now doesn't mean you've always had it.

And thirdly, I didn't realize a person was only allowed to have one money-making talent (I want to take a moment to say that I've never heard Marquis rap. He could very well suck). Actors become models, athletes become actors, and rappers have guest appearances on ESPN's First Take. Just because we all aren't privy to the life, doesn't mean it's wrong to try to branch out.

I really don't mind when people talk out their asses. Heck, I do it all of the time. But if you're going to say something stupid, you need to accept the fact that someone is going to call you out on it.

I just hope this dude doesn't think that every entertainer has experienced the things they talked or sing about. Steven Spielberg writes movies about aliens and he's never come in contact with them, Eminem sings about killing his mom but she's still alive, and don't even get me started on "My grandma got ran over by a reindeer."

Turn it Up: The Avett Brothers

My sister turned me onto The Avett Brothers over the holiday weekend, and I have to say that they're a good find indeed. Their newest album, I and Love and You, is pretty good. But for my money, their last disc, Emotionalism, is the best representation of the genre. 

I bought the new Train album and the new Barenaked Ladies album because both bands remind me of being cool in college. I listened to them and realized both albums largely suck. Now I'm beginning to think I actually wasn't cool in college either.