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Category Archives: Obligatory List-making
Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2012
What can I say? My favorite albums contain my favorite songs. Go figure. Continue reading
Posted in End of the Year Rankstravaganza, Obligatory List-making
Tagged Anders Parker, Andrew Bird, Ben Folds Five, Best Albums, Best Albums of 2012, Bowerbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Divine Fits, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Grizzly Bear, Jack White, Jay Farrar, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Of Montreal, Punch Brothers, Rankstravaganza, Shearwater, The Coup, Will Johnson, Yim Yames
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Rankstravaganza: My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2012
Here is this year’s obligatory list-making, by the numbers: 3 Bay Area acts 6 solo female artists 2 re-united ’90s bands A ton of vaguely folky indie rock—no surprise Just 2 hip-hop tracks—I apologize 1 song that actually got some … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Bird, Antibalas, Ben Folds Five, Best Songs, Best Songs of 2012, Best Tracks of 2012, Bowerbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Divine Fits, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Ghost & The City, Grizzly Bear, Jack White, Kate Kilbane & The Cellar Doors, Kelly Hogan, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Lord Huron, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Nas, Of Montreal, Paul Weller, Punch Brothers, Rankstravaganza, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Van Etten, Shearwater, St. Lucia, The Coup, The Gaslight Anthem, The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Halftime Report: My 15 favorite songs of 2012 thus far
Wow, I am late getting this up. Everybody knows “best of the year so far” posts are supposed to by up by July 1, no exceptions! I have an excuse, though: My right hand was wrapped up in a splint … Continue reading
Posted in Halftime Report, Obligatory List-making
Tagged Andrew Bird, AU, Best Songs, Best Songs of 2012, Best Tracks of 2012, Bowerbirds, Bruce Springsteen, Ghost & The City, Halftime Report, Jack White, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Matt Jones & The Reconstruction, Of Montreal, Punch Brothers, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Van Etten, Shearwater, Snow Patrol, St. Lucia, Trampled By Turtles
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Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2011
The album is dead. Long live the album. Increasingly, my listening habits tend to revolve around individual tracks, so I tried to adjust my year-end list-making accordingly by making My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2011 the primary entry in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, Best Albums, Best Albums of 2011, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Fleet Foxes, Middle Brother, Okkervil River, R.E.M., Rankstravaganza, Raphael Saadiq, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, The Decemberists, The Mountain Goats, They Might Be Giants, Thurston Moore, Timothy Monger, Wilco, Wye Oak
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Rankstravaganza: My 10 favorite tracks of 2011 by Bay Area acts
I’ve only had a year and some change to really immerse myself in the Bay Area music scene, and I’m still feeling my way around and discovering new things daily. So I would never dare to say the following tracks … Continue reading
Posted in Bay Area Music, End of the Year Rankstravaganza, Obligatory List-making
Tagged Art Elliot, Best Songs, Best Songs of 2011, Best Tracks of 2011, Blame Sally, Deerhoof, Fake Your Own Death, Foreign Legion, Foxtails Brigade, John Vanderslice, Kapowski, local bands, local local local, Rankstravaganza, Shannon and the Clams, Wax Idols
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Rankstravaganza: My 30 favorite tracks of 2011
I don’t know about you, but for me, 2011 was not a year of discovery. Most of the songs that bubbled their way to the top of my most-played tracks from last year were by bands I already knew and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele, Amos Lee, Apex Manor, Beastie Boys, Beirut, Ben Folds Five, Best Songs, Best Songs of 2011, Best Tracks of 2011, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., David Lynch, Drive-By Truckers, Eleanor Friedberger, Fleet Foxes, Hayes Carll, Midwest Pride, mp3s, Noah and the Whale, Okkervil River, R.E.M., Rankstravaganza, Raphael Saadiq, Saigon, Sims, Sondre Lerch, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, The Downer Party, The Horrors, The Mountain Goats, Theophilius London, They Might Be Giants, Timothy Monger, Wilco, Wye Oak
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10 pleasant surprises hidden in this year’s Grammy nominations
In a category usually dominated by schmaltzy duets, it’s a pleasure to see a stompin’, southern gothic, traditionalist shit-kicker like “Barton Hollow” nominated. Continue reading
Posted in Bay Area Music, Obligatory List-making, Overanalyzing Pop Culture, Playlists
Tagged 2012 Grammy Awards, 54th annual Grammy Awards, Adele, dubstep, Eddie Vedder, Family Guy, Fleet Foxes, Gillian Welch, Grammy Awards, Kanye West, nominations, Raphael Saadiq, Robyn, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Earle, Steve Martin, The Bay Brass, The Black Keys, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, ukulele, Wilco
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Halftime Report: My favorite 15 tracks of 2011 thus far
I realize I may need to turn in my official Snobby Blogger membership card, but the iTunes play-count function doesn’t lie. Continue reading
Posted in Halftime Report, Obligatory List-making
Tagged Adele, Amos Lee, Apex Manor, Atmosphere, Best Songs, Halftime Report, Lupe Fiasco, Middle Brother, mp3s, Noah and the Whale, Okkervil River, Rankstravaganza, Raphael Saadiq, Saigon, Shannon and the Clams, The Decemberists, The Downer Party, The Mountain Goats, Wye Oak
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Rankstravaganza: Top 30 tracks yadda yadda yadda, No. 10-1
And now the exciting conclusion to Rankstravaganza 2010, featuring the 10 songs I listened to most … other than songs from my Top 15 favorite albums of the year. Just go with it. Before we get started, perhaps you would … Continue reading