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Monthly Archives: December 2010
“Sonic Cool”, Hard-Core, and the 80s
I just finished reading Sonic Cool: The Life and Death of Rock and Roll by Joe S. Harrington. Overall, it was an interesting read. Unlike a lot of other books about rock, Harrington is also a social critic. He spends … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Flag, Elvis Costello, Hüsker Dü, Music, National Wrestling Alliance, Public Enemy, Riot Grrrl, Ryan Adams
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Best Movies of the Year
So I know that Leading Us Absurd is a music blog, but it’s the end of the year, and this year was actually a pretty decent year for movies, I thought. So here are my favorites for 2010. (As … Continue reading
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Best Of The Year
Jesus, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Sorry for the lack of updates, I’ve been kind of experiencing a bit of writer’s block lately. Not sure why. But since we’re at the end of the year, I thought I’d give … Continue reading
Christmas/Holiday Theme Week: “Fairytale of New York”
The Holiday season is a magical time, and for many New York City is one of the most magical places during this time of year. It’s supposed to be a time of coming together. A time of “gifts and giving”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas Eve, Fairytale of New York, God, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Pogues
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Christmas/Holiday Theme Week: Christmas In The Heart
Bob Dylan’s Christmas In the Heart might be the weirdest album in the entire genre of holiday albums despite the fact it is filled with traditional songs. When it was announced last year that Dylan would release a Christmas album, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Christmas, Christmas in the Heart, Christmas Island, Christmas music, Holiday, Jew, Santa Claus
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Holiday/Christmas Theme Week: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Today marks the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. With The Beatles, and with his solo works, Lennon remains one of my favorite rock artists. If Phil Spector totally changed the way in which Christmas songs could be heard, then … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas music, Happy Xmas, Happy Xmas War is Over, Holidays, John Lennon, Phil Spector, Vietnam War, Yoko Ono
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Christmas/Holiday Theme Week: Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
According to Wikipedia, Burl Ives was a singer, stage actor, and voice personality. As I’m sure you are aware, Wikipedia is not entirely reliable. This video shows the real Burl Ives:
Christmas/Holiday Theme Week – A Christmas Gift For You
Over a string-laden instrumental version of ”Silent Night”, Spector proclaims his vision of “something new and different for Christmas”. In light of Spector’s murder charge, his statements come off as a bit creepy. However, in November 1963 when A Chirstmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas music, Darlene Love, darlene love christmas baby please come home, Frank Sinatra, Hal Blaine, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, irving berlin, phil spector christmas album, Ronnie Spector, Santa Claus, u2 christmas baby please come home
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