What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around May 20. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2008

1 post

Sunday, May 18

Interview
The Acorn

2009

32 posts

Monday, May 18

News
new Chairlift remix
"Evident Utensil" gets tropicalia treatment
News
Weezer cover MGMT
play "Kids" with Lady Gaga's "Pokerface" mixed in
News
Daestro releases "Vermillion Plaza" single
Moondagger due out June 23rd
Video pick
The XYZ Affair - All My Friends

Tuesday, May 19

News
Antlers cover Magnetic Fields
Sign to Frenchkiss records
News
Little Joy video for "Next Time Around"
Fab Moretti & company go on a beach vacation
News
must listen: Telekinesis
Just do it.
Video pick
Ultramagnetic MC's - Make It Happen

Wednesday, May 20

News
Catfish Haven channels 70s rock
Singer George Hunter belts out like an Allman
News
Christie's selling early Dylan poem
Words plagiarized from Canadian songwriter
News
Tweet Beat
bird is the word
Recommended show
cotton jones + the antlers - 6/21, Middle East Upstairs
Recommended show
team robespierre - 6/23, Middle East Upstairs
Recommended show
passion pit - 6/18, Paradise Rock Club
Recommended show
femi kuti - 6/24, Paradise Rock Club
Recommended show
new york dolls - 6/28, Paradise Rock Club
Recommended show
jay brannan - 7/30, Paradise Rock Club
Recommended show
destroyer - 7/31, Paradise Rock Club
Recommended show
doves + wild light - 6/7, house of blues
Recommended show
jenny lewis + deer tick, house of blues
Recommended show
grizzly bear + here we go magic - 6/3, berklee performance center
Recommended show
camera obscura - 6/25, Somerville Theatre
Recommended show
dirty projectors - 6/18, Somerville Theatre
Recommended show
micachu and the shapes + anni rossi - 7/16, great scott
Recommended show
wheat + bon savants + the xyz affair - 8/1, great scott
Recommended show
abe vigoda - 7/20, harper's ferry

Thursday, May 21

News
Drug Rug's 2007 debut
lo-fi psychedelic jams from Cambridge
News
Watchmen author teams with Faith No More for audiobook
Alan Moore, Mik Patton, and Fog's Andrew Broder collaborate
News
Wired editor rips into record companies
discusses file-sharing
Video pick
Dead Man's Bones - Name In Stone

Friday, May 22

News
Fitz & The Tantrums first single
Listen to the retro-soul of "Breakin' The Chains of Love"
News
Meet Donny Hue & The Colors
listen to the folky B-side "Oh Lord"

2010

2 posts

Sunday, May 23

Article
Delhi 2 Dublin - Interview
Interview
Carney

The 1 show we reviewed on May 20, 2010

2011

26 posts

Tuesday, May 17

News
2011 Tour News: Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, Toro Y Moi & More!
plus bon iver's new single
Video pick
The Gift - "RGB"
Fifty-word review
Those Dancing Days – Daydreams & Nightmares
Song battle
DJ Khaled ft. Drake + Rick Ross + Lil Wayne - I'm On One vs. Lil Wayne ft. Drake - I'm Goin' In
10DJ Khaled ft. Drake + Rick Ross + Lil Wayne - I'm On One
5Lil Wayne ft. Drake - I'm Goin' In
Final vote.

Wednesday, May 18

News
Ladytron's "White Elephant"
if ever an animal needing to be seduced by gravity . . .
News
CREEP Sees "You" with Nina Sky
their latest after a collab with the xx
News
Middle Brother at Daytrotter
two sessions at once!
News
Ty Segall Reveals "You Make the Sun Fry" off "Goodbye Bread"
with a sweet hound face for an album!
Video pick
Kelli Schaefer - "Black Dog"
Song battle
Mount Moriah - Lament vs. Mayer Hawthorne - Mr. Blue Sky (ELO cover)
7Mount Moriah - Lament
8Mayer Hawthorne - Mr. Blue Sky (ELO cover)
Final vote.

Thursday, May 19

News
Claps Your Hands Say Yeah Get "Hysterical"
they liiiiiiiiive!
News
Bon Iver's "Bon Iver" Lyrics Available
in case you're itching for more details
News
Meet The Five One's "Monsters Mutants Vampires"
they're far from scary
Video pick
Strange Talk - "Eskimo Boy"
Fifty-word review
AgesandAges – Alright You Restless
Song battle
Lord Huron - The Stranger vs. Avett Brothers - Salina
10Lord Huron - The Stranger
4Avett Brothers - Salina
Final vote.

Friday, May 20

News
Video Backlog Friday!
are you ready for the weekend yet?
News
Handsome Furs' "Repatriated" & NSFW Album Cover
the band isn't naked, but someone else is
News
The Weeknd Plans More Mixtapes for 2011
plus a new track from drake
Video pick
Mumford & Sons, Old Crow, & Edward Sharpe - "This Train is Bound For Glory"
Song battle
Bon Iver - Calgary vs. Scattered Trees - A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve
8Bon Iver - Calgary
1Scattered Trees - A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve
Final vote.

Monday, May 23

News
First Listen Field Day: Cults, DCFC & My Morning Jacket
three new albums to hold off the Mondays
News
Album Announcement: Pepper Rabbit's "Red Velvet Snow Ball"
xander singh and luc laurent are at it again
News
Arcade Fire's Previously Unreleased "Culture War" & "Speaking in Tongues"
yay bbc 1!
Video pick
Red Fang - "Wires"
Song battle
Austra - Woodstock vs. Agnes Obel - Brother Sparrow
5Austra - Woodstock
2Agnes Obel - Brother Sparrow
Final vote.

2012

8 posts

Thursday, May 17

Song battle
Icona Pop - I Love It vs. The Hives - Go Right Ahead
0Icona Pop - I Love It
0The Hives - Go Right Ahead
Final vote.

Friday, May 18

Song battle
EPMD - Let the Funk Flow vs. Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
3EPMD - Let the Funk Flow
0Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
Final vote.

Saturday, May 19

Fifty-word review
Laura Gibson – La Grande

Monday, May 21

Fifty-word review
Ace Hood – Starvation
Song battle
Father John Misty - Nancy From Now On vs. The Men - Candy
1Father John Misty - Nancy From Now On
0The Men - Candy
Final vote.

Tuesday, May 22

Fifty-word review
Black Mountain – Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack
Fifty-word review
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
Song battle
Thievery Corporation - Marching the Hate Machines vs. Jeff Buckley - Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin
0Thievery Corporation - Marching the Hate Machines
3Jeff Buckley - Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin
Final vote.