What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around April 11. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2008

1 post

Wednesday, April 9

Interview
Le Loup

The 1 show we reviewed on April 11, 2008

2009

8 posts

Wednesday, April 8

News
Rock The Bells 2009 Lineup Announced
Lineup for hip-hop's premiere touring festival announced.
News
MP3 of the Day: The Shitsez - Next Big Thing
They say they're the next big thing.
Video pick
Eminem - We Made You (Review)

Thursday, April 9

Video pick
Animal Collective - "My Girls" (Unofficial Video)

Friday, April 10

Fifty-word review
The Thermals – Now We Can See

Saturday, April 11

Video pick
The Thermals - Returning to the Fold (Live at Kill Rock Stars Day Party)
Fifty-word review
tUnE-yArDs – BiRd-BrAiNs
Fifty-word review
Dent May – The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

The 1 show we reviewed on April 11, 2009

2010

6 posts

Thursday, April 8

Recommended show
Apples in Stereo - 4/21, Bowery Ballroom

Friday, April 9

News
Elijah Wood and Apples In Stereo make a video
Added Bonus: Tour Dates!
Video pick
Thom Yorke Performs Like Spinning Plates (Solo)

Monday, April 12

Video pick
Wakey!Wakey! Covers Yeasayer's Ambling Alp

Tuesday, April 13

Fifty-word review
Arms – Arms EP

Wednesday, April 14

Fifty-word review
Baby Dee – A Book of Songs for Anne Marie

The 3 shows we reviewed on April 11, 2010

2011

27 posts

Friday, April 8

News
Video Backlog Friday!
more power for your eyeballs
News
Boston! Win Tix to TV On the Radio at House of Blues 4/16!
yeah, you read that right!
News
Spend Your Memorial Day Weekend at Lightning in a Bottle 2011
music, green living, workshops & yoga!
Video pick
LCD Soundsystem - "Jump Into The Fire" (Final Show @ MSG)
Song battle
Amplive - Videotapes (ft. Radiohead + Del) vs. Tor - Star of Wonder (ft. Sufjan Stevens + Aesop Rock)
4Amplive - Videotapes (ft. Radiohead + Del)
6Tor - Star of Wonder (ft. Sufjan Stevens + Aesop Rock)
Final vote.

Saturday, April 9

Fifty-word review
John Vanderslice – White Wilderness

Monday, April 11

News
Soft's Shoegazey "Bleary Eyes"
a better term might be "shoepop"
News
tUnE-yArDs' "w h o k i l l" Streaming at NPR
"ladies and gentlemen, merrill is performing at the . . ."
News
Arctic Monkeys Warn "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
well aren't they considerate?
Video pick
Aidan Knight - "Giants of the Forest"
Fifty-word review
Fujiya & Miyagi – Ventriloquizzing
Song battle
Scarface - No Tears vs. Ice Cube - Once Upon A Time In The Projects
6Scarface - No Tears
1Ice Cube - Once Upon A Time In The Projects
Final vote.

Tuesday, April 12

News
My Morning Jacket's "Circuital" & VH1 Storytellers Sneak Peak
seven minutes of heaven
News
San Fran's Outside Lands 2011 Lineup Announced
tickets on sale thursday!
News
Salem Remixes Interpol's "Try It On"
more record story day releases!
Video pick
Antony and the Johnsons - "Swanlights"
Song battle
Big K.R.I.T. - Country Shit (remix) vs. UGK - Return
2Big K.R.I.T. - Country Shit (remix)
2UGK - Return
Final vote.

Wednesday, April 13

News
Portlanders! Dengue Fever is Plaguing Dante's Live 4/22
a new strain that will get you swaying to foreign beats
News
2011 Tour News: Odd Future, Blonde Redhead, Mountain Goats & More!
screw you, coachella
Video pick
TV On the Radio - "Nine Types of Light"
Song battle
The Lonely Forest - I Don't Want To Live There vs. Yuck - Suicide Policeman
4The Lonely Forest - I Don't Want To Live There
5Yuck - Suicide Policeman
Final vote.

Thursday, April 14

News
New Tracks from Man Man, Handsome Furs & Is Tropical
i couldn't choose so you get all three!
News
Remember Back When: Arcade Fire & Ben Gibbard (videos)
visual evidence that your favorite artists started out small
News
"Please To Enjoy:" Stream the Sub Pop Sampler
new tunes from dum dum girls, memoryhouse & shabazz places, plus more!
News
"Go" with Santigold & Karen O.
if i were you, i'd follow these ladies
Video pick
The Decemberists - "This Is Why We Fight"
Song battle
Morning Teleportation - Expanding Anyway vs. Man Man - Life Fantastic
4Morning Teleportation - Expanding Anyway
6Man Man - Life Fantastic
Final vote.

The 1 show we reviewed on April 11, 2011

2012

8 posts

Sunday, April 8

Song battle
TV Girl - I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now vs. Lee Fields & The Expressions - You're The Kind of Girl
1TV Girl - I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now
4Lee Fields & The Expressions - You're The Kind of Girl
Final vote.

Tuesday, April 10

Song battle
Urban Cone - Freak vs. Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms
1Urban Cone - Freak
2Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms
Final vote.

Wednesday, April 11

Song battle
SpaceGhostPurrp - No Evidence vs. ScHoolboy Q - Nightmare on Figg St.
1SpaceGhostPurrp - No Evidence
1ScHoolboy Q - Nightmare on Figg St.
Final vote.

Thursday, April 12

News
grab 2 tickets to see Electric Guest in Boston!
better than skippin 'round the May pole
Fifty-word review
Miike Snow – Happy to You
Song battle
The Lumineers - Ho Hey vs. Fountains of Wayne - Hackensack
3The Lumineers - Ho Hey
2Fountains of Wayne - Hackensack
Final vote.

Friday, April 13

Video pick
Are albums dead? Nicki says, no.
Song battle
Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand vs. The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
2Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand
6The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
Final vote.