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My favorite albums of 2014

2015/04/13 by Jim Leave a Comment

Seems like this post comes later every year. This year, my excuse is my other site I’ve been spending too much time on. And to be honest, I haven’t been that hugely excited about much this year. There are a lot of albums I like, but nothing that really jumps out as number 1 material. So … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: …and you will know us by the trail of dead, best of 2014, bob mould, bonnie prince billy, cymbals eat guitars, electric wizard, fucked up, j mascis, jenny lewis, motorpsycho, pallbearer, panopticon, shellac, solsafir, spoon, sun kil moon, swans, the lawrence arms, the men, ty segall, white fence

2013, Year of the Doglion

2014/01/29 by Jim Leave a Comment

These things keep coming later every year, don’t they? I’ve never been the most motivated writer (at least since I was in 8th grade and wrote a 30-page long fantasy short story and thought for a while that I was the best writer ever) and it just seems to come harder and harder every year. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Jim's Useless Ramblings, Music, Podcasts Tagged: 2013, about damn time, akimbo, Bad Religion, baptists, best albums of 2013, big harp, church of misery, david bowie, diarrhea planet, frank turner, grant hart, j roddy walston & the business, jason isbell, jc brooks & the uptown sound, kvelertak, milk music, mouth of the architect, polvo, russian circles, sandrider, sebadoh, superchunk

A few 2013 songs to tide you over

2014/01/17 by Jim Leave a Comment

I am way late with my 2013 album review, which is mostly because I’ve been too lazy to write it up and only partly because the albums that were my favorite as of 12/31/2013 are maybe not my favorites anymore 2 1/2 weeks later. But I’m getting it together, and I’m not changing my list … [Read more…]

Posted in: Jim's Useless Ramblings, Music, Podcasts Tagged: 2013, john fogerty, mark kozelek, steve earle, valient thorr

No Reason, No Conscience, No Understanding

2013/10/28 by Jim Leave a Comment

I’ve been threatening for years to make a non-metal Halloween mix, to contrast with the totally metal mix I made 5 years ago, “When churchyards yawn, and Hell itself breathes out,” which is completely excellent btw and you should listen to it too! Well I finally did it but I’ve been too damn lazy to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Jim's Useless Ramblings, Music, Podcasts Tagged: 8tracks, archers of loaf, band of skulls, bonnie prince billy, concrete blonde, david bowie, dead kennedys, dead milkmen, fugazi, mark kozelek, ministry, misfits, my goodness, oingo boingo, playlist, ramones, songs: ohia, talking heads, terror clocks, the blacks, the cure, the hookers, the meat purveyors, the sword, they might be giants, trailer bride, xtc

My favorite albums of 2012

2013/01/14 by Jim 2 Comments

So here we are, a year later, 2 weeks into 2013 and well past time for me to post my Top 20 albums of 2012. A note on process: I choose these albums using a highly unscientific semi-random pseudo-bubblesort method, taking into account my initial impressions, whether they grow or fade on me, how I’m … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music, Podcasts Tagged: …and you will know us by the trail of dead, baroness, best albums of 2012, best of 2012, bob mould, cloudkicker, converge, dinosaur jr., godspeed you! black emperor, high on fire, japandroids, jimmy cliff, local h, panopticon, pig destroyer, propagandhi, spiritualized, swans, the maldives, the men, the protomen, titus andronicus

My favorite albums of 2011

2012/01/29 by Jim 3 Comments

It’s well into 2012, and I have been too lazy on this, but I’m finally ready to post my best of 2011 mix. Hoo-ray? Hoo-cares? Who knows? but it’s something I’ve been doing every year for the past several and I enjoy it. I hope you enjoy it too, and what the hell, free music, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: absu, alt-country, amerigo gazaway, best of 2011, book of mormon, charles bradley, deer tick, elliott brood, fucked up, hunters, indie rock, jason isbell and the 400 unit, larry and his flask, liturgy, low, metal, necrocomiccon, r&b, russian circles, show tunes, soul, symphony of science, the joy formidable, the red hills, tombs, white denim, yuck

IRON DJ Graduation edition: 1988

2011/03/02 by Jim Leave a Comment

It’s IRON DJ time again! Which means that a bunch of people are going to upload themed mixes and try to compete with me! Unfortunately for them, not only do I have unbeatable taste in music, but this time around I even have the IRON DJ theme going for me: GRADUATION YEAR. The idea is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: 1988, Bad Religion, cowboy junkies, danzig, dead milkmen, dinosaur jr., fishbone, fugazi, galaxie 500, inxs, iron dj, janes addiction, living colour, pixies, sonic youth, the church, the pogues, the pursuit of happiness, the waterboys, they might be giants

Jim’s favorite albums of 2010 (with MMX technology!)

2011/01/10 by Jim Leave a Comment

2010 was a milestone year–among other things, personally, it was the year my 13 year old son grew to be taller than me, which is a reminder of mortality if anything is (I mean I have to crane my neck to yell at the boy now! crazy!)–and it was a great year for music too. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: arsis, best of 2010, black breath, dear astronaut, enslaved, flaming tusk, gil scott-heron, glossary, high on fire, j roddy walston and the business, jesuslesfilles, justin townes earle, lair of the minotaur, leatherface, les savy fav, superchunk, the besnard lakes, the lights, titus andronicus, top 20 albums, trampled by turtles, woods

Music Talk: 22 March

2010/04/25 by Jim Leave a Comment

This is a post from Aaron’s Radio Gen1us site, archived here. The following is the text of his original post. (Note: The original image is lost in the mists of the internet so I have used what I thought would be an appropriate substitute) Yes, it’s over a month old. It’s been a busy month. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: ben folds, free energy, genesis, lou gramm, silkworm, the besnard lakes, the nightwatchman, william shatner

Ska Talk – 08 Mar

2010/03/11 by Jim Leave a Comment

This is a post from Aaron’s Radio Gen1us site, archived here. The following is the text of his original post. We are talking and playing a lot of Ska today, with recent shows on our minds by Fishbone, The English Beat and The Aquabats (with Mustard Plug). Desmond Dekker — Get Up Edina — 2:40 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Podcasts Tagged: bob marley, desmond dekker, fishbone, hepcat, madness, mighty mighty bosstones, mu330, mustard plug, operation ivy, the aquabats, the clash, the english beat, the ethiopians, the pietasters, the slackers, the specials, the toasters
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