McNutt Against the Music (EP)
April 2011
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March 2011
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I contributed my picks to this ongoing countdown of the Top 100 political songs, a list well-timed with the federal election. We’ll see where my choices end up (I may publish my own top 10 when the list reaches its final days).
I already feel like I need to revise my top 10 LCD Soundsystem songs from earlier today. They are one of those bands.
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The ten best LCD Soundsystem songs
The list:
4. Tribulations
6. All I Want
8. Us v. Them
9. Daft Punk is Playing at My House
10. I Can Change
...in which McNutt considers the Juno Awards and the rewriting of the mainstream →
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(originally published April 19, 2010)
I don’t have any significant pre-Junos thoughts for 2011—and may well not have any after-show observations either, but we’ll see—so here’s my post following last year’s ceremony. Even at the time, I couldn’t quite believe that I was capable of writing something so positive about an awards show that I tend to heap so much scorn upon. But there you go.
“…it appeared the bill would allow guns at family shows that don’t serve alcohol, such as “Sesame Street Live” or “Disney on Ice.”
—You crazy for this one, Arizona.
Stream Cold Cave's Cherish the Light Years →
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Things I am digging today: the new Cold Cave. Mmmm gothic-y pop goodness…
“We will not enter a coalition with other federalist parties. In our system, coalitions are a legitimate constitutional option. However, I believe that issue-by-issue collaboration with other parties is the best way for minority Parliaments to function.”
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- Michael Ignatieff, in a statement this morning.
It’s depressing that Ignatieff had to do this. It’s not healthy to our political culture in the slightest. And yet, it really was his only option - yesterday he tried a nuanced approach to the question and it only came out muddled, twisted and lambasted. Not that’s it’s going to stop the talking point by the Conservatives…because that point depressingly works.
The Complete List of Record Store Day Exclusives (PDF) →
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Vinyl re-issues of the Kill Rock Stars comp, Sonic Youth’s Whores Moaning EP, and Nirvana’s Hoarmoaning EP? Yes, please!
Also, the Cults and Wild Flag 45s… I’ll take those too.
Haven’t spent the time with the list that I need to, but I can already see the money pilin’ up.
Transistor mister [The Coast] →
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My interview with Sackville, New Bruswick’s Shotgun Jimmie in this week’s Coast.
Always great to chat with an artist a) whose album you’re really digging, and b) is on the verge of reaching the next level in his or her career. We talked a good deal about how much his crowds on this tour are increasing, and how well the new record is going over with them. Exciting times in the Jimmie camp for sure.
“Bono helped his wife, Ali Hewson, celebrate her 50th birthday at Michael White’s Osteria Morini on Saturday night with 20 guests, including Michael Stipe, The Edge and Helena Christensen. After dining on the rustic Italian fare, Bono emerged on the street to see if he could give away some records for Stipe’s band, R.E.M. A spy reports, “He was asking people loitering outside if they wanted a CD. Bono was largely ignored, with some looking at him like he was a crazy person until one girl recognized him and snapped up the disc.”
—Given that the new R.E.M. album is pretty solid, I’d say this story speaks more to Bono’s damaged reputation as a salesperson. [New York Post]
...in which McNutt addresses the Chris Brown question →
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Today at the blog, a look at celebrity culture and why Chris Brown just can’t catch a break.
