After a hectic end to 2012 and start to 2013, I managed to carve out a moment to reflect on… Read more A [Belated] Top 25 of 2012
Category: MUSIC
The Gathering ‘Round // The Gathering UMC
Graphics for The Gathering UMC’s The Gather ‘Round Benefit Concert, 2011 & 2013 And for your listening (dis)pleasure, some songs… Read more The Gathering ‘Round // The Gathering UMC
TrashKozel’s Favorite Music of 2011
This is what happens when you’re busy: A year-end, best-of list posted a week into February. I would have loved… Read more TrashKozel’s Favorite Music of 2011
Presenting “DAYS & NIGHTS 2010”, A Two-Part Compilation
To resurrect a tradition I abandoned back in ‘04 or ‘05, I’ve compiled two mixes from my favorite tracks of last year… Read more Presenting “DAYS & NIGHTS 2010”, A Two-Part Compilation
(RECAP) Trash Kozel’s Favorite Music of 2010
It’s finally over, and if you’ve been reading along (thank you), you’re probably about as glad as I am. That… Read more (RECAP) Trash Kozel’s Favorite Music of 2010
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – The Kanetown City Rips
#1. Jumbling Towers – The Kanetown City Rips Ever since Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band blew about a billion minds back in 1967,… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – The Kanetown City Rips
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise
#2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise Bruce Springsteen buried a time capsule in 1978. It wasn’t a deliberately packed container full… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes
#3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes Full disclosure: I know Elsinore quite well, and have probably seen them play close to… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #4. Robyn – Body Talk
#4. Robyn – Body Talk I’ve already talked about how I fell in love with Robyn, and how much I… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #4. Robyn – Body Talk
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
#5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin hit the spot… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
#6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record If you ever have a chance to see Broken Social Scene live, you… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #7. (tie) The Bird & the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1, & Mates of State – Crushes
#7. (tie) The Bird and the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Hall & Oates & Mates of… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #7. (tie) The Bird & the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1, & Mates of State – Crushes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?
#8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You? Part 1: Goodbye Goodbye dancebeats. Goodbye vocoder and autotune. Goodbye harmonizers and other techno… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
#9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man Some of my favorite things from Das Racist’s Sit Down, Man mixtape: The Jay-Z sample and… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #10. The Love Language – Libraries
#10. The Love Language – Libraries I play Libraries, and the opening swell of flitting strings and sparse piano introduce “Pedals”, the… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #10. The Love Language – Libraries
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
#11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand Hot Chip has always been the kind of band that sounded pretty much like… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #12. Beach House – Teen Dream
#12. Beach House – Teen Dream I gave Beach House’s Devotion a cursory listen when it came out back in 2008, found it… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #12. Beach House – Teen Dream
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
#13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Because this album has been written about quite extensively, I’ll spare you my own internal… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #14. Jamie Lidell – Compass
#14. Jamie Lidell – Compass You have to understand how crazy the success of Jamie Lidell’s solo career is. Here was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #14. Jamie Lidell – Compass
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST)
#15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST) Before anyone freaks out, wondering how they didn’t know that… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST)
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #16. The New Pornographers – Together
#16. The New Pornographers – Together You’d be hard pressed to find a more consistent band than The New Pornographers. Each… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #16. The New Pornographers – Together
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
#17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz I’m still not quite sure what to make of this record, to be… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
#18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes Deftones made their best album since White Pony this year and no one really seemed to care. I’m… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
#19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening James Murphy has “it”, whatever it is. As cliché as that sounds, you know… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #20. Absofacto – All The Songs
#20. Absofacto – All The Songs If a tree falls in a forest If a band makes a great record, and no… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #20. Absofacto – All The Songs
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #21. Menomena – Mines
#21. Menomena – Mines Brent Knopf writes beautiful music. Anyone who heard the 2009 debut album Intuit from his side project, Ramona Falls,… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #21. Menomena – Mines
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #22. The Budos Band – The Budos Band III
#22. The Budos Band – The Budos Band III I’ma do it. I’ma do the one thing a music reviewer should… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #22. The Budos Band – The Budos Band III
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #23. The National – High Violet
#23. The National – High Violet When The National released Boxer back in 2007, I wasn’t really familiar with their music. I was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #23. The National – High Violet
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
#24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood Let me start by saying that I did not like Yeasayer’s debut, All Hour Cymbals. It was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #25. Alphabeat – The Beat Is…
#25. Alphabeat – The Beat Is… Snap! “Rhythm Is A Dancer” feat. Thea Austin Technotronic “Pump Up The Jams” Black… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #25. Alphabeat – The Beat Is…
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse
#1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse It’s been almost four years since Jumbling Towers released their eponymous… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #2. BRONZE – BRONZE
#2. BRONZE – BRONZE Sometimes the winners take things too seriously. Sometimes the ones who come out on top spend… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #2. BRONZE – BRONZE
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2
#3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2 Robyn was not an instant obsession for me, as I’m sure she… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People
#4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People There are many examples in the history of popular music of artists throwing their… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter
#5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter Often times a band’s debut EP can prove transparent, betraying their calculated vision and… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter
The Music of 2010 | My 30-Day Recap…
Why do so many year-end lists get released in early-to-mid December? I’ve never understood this. It dismisses any albums released… Read more The Music of 2010 | My 30-Day Recap…
Tag-Team Review: Bruce Springsteen // Working On A Dream
A review of Bruce Springsteen’s “Working On A Dream“, co-written with Christian Schaeffer for The Riverfront Times. Original post here.
Target Market, Say Panther, and the Jovian Chorus @ Cicero’s // 01.16.09
A review of a Target Market/Say Panther/Jovian Chorus show at Cicero’s in St. Louis for The Riverfront Times. Original post here.
Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, The Blind Eyes, The Hibernauts, and The Makeshift Gentlemen @ Off Broadway // 01.09.09
A review of a Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship/Blind Eyes/Hibernauts/Makeshift Gentlemen show at Off Broadway for The Riverfront Times. Original post here.
Christmas In Love // Gentleman Auction House
Released in time for Christmas of 2008, this EP was Eric’s attempt to consolidate all of his love of the… Read more Christmas In Love // Gentleman Auction House
“The Book Of Matches” Music Video // Gentleman Auction House
Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary // The Riverfront Times
When Gentleman Auction House set out on a short summer tour in June of 2008, Annie Zaleski, the music editor… Read more Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary // The Riverfront Times
Periodic Fable // The Hibernauts
In 2007, I was afforded the opportunity to do something every music fan/nerd dreams of – I got to produce… Read more Periodic Fable // The Hibernauts
MILK FIGHT // The Hibernauts Press Photos + Promo 1-Sheet
The Hibernauts wanted me to shoot their press photos. And they waned to have a milk fight. So we did… Read more MILK FIGHT // The Hibernauts Press Photos + Promo 1-Sheet
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