What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around May 24. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2008

1 post

Saturday, May 24

Interview
The Acorn

2009

13 posts

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"

Tuesday, May 26

News
Rio en Medio video for "Umbrella"
Frontier gets wide release
News
Scarlett Johansson to release more music
world shudders in anticipation
News
New Fruit Bats record
The Ruminant Band out August 4th
Video pick
Cage - I Never Knew You

Wednesday, May 27

News
Dark Night of the Soul
album may never be released
News
New song from the National
video from CBC's Studio Q
Video pick
Thunderheist - Jerk It

2010

9 posts

Sunday, May 23

Article
Delhi 2 Dublin - Interview
Interview
Carney

Tuesday, May 25

Video pick
Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
Fifty-word review
The Magnetic Fields – Realism

Wednesday, May 26

News
Come discover Conductive Alliance and their "Dark Flowers" (mp3)
Like being sucked into a dream sequence
News
WHY? tour dates for those that be lookin'
Before Sasquatch! comes Portland!
Fifty-word review
The National – High Violet

Thursday, May 27

Fifty-word review
Serena-Maneesh – S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor
Interview
Nashville Pussy

2011

25 posts

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.

Tuesday, May 24

News
Chiddy Bang Mixtape Leak: "When You've Got Music"
featuring the knocks
News
Video Covers & Debuts: Bon Iver, St. Vincent, Yeasayer & More!
fresh sounds and tributes
Video pick
Madbury Does "Goblin" (Live Street Review)
Song battle
Digitalism ft. Julian Casablancas - Forrest Gump vs. The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
4Digitalism ft. Julian Casablancas - Forrest Gump
8The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
Final vote.

Wednesday, May 25

News
Stream The Weeknd's "Noise EP"
you can't hide your past
News
Shabazz Palaces' "Swerve... The Reeping of All That is Worthwhile"
(noir not withstanding)
News
Ghostface, Black Star, Nas & Mobb Deep Performing Albums Live
at rock the bells!
Video pick
Battles | Wall Street | A Take Away Show
Song battle
Man Man - Feathers vs. Tom Waits - 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six
3Man Man - Feathers
0Tom Waits - 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six
Final vote.

Thursday, May 26

News
2011 Tour News: Friendly Fires, Hercules & Love Affair, Yeasayer & More!
plus the line-up for capitol hill block party
News
Holy Other is Streaming "With U"
hear the entire ep
News
STS9's "Scheme"
is to make you dance
Video pick
The Dodos - "Companions"
Fifty-word review
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Song battle
Other Lives - Tamer Animals vs. Big Scary - Autumn
2Other Lives - Tamer Animals
3Big Scary - Autumn
Final vote.

Friday, May 27

News
Video Backlog Friday!
subjecting you to the latest in visual entertainment
News
Catch the Sasquatch! Webcast
thanks to NPR & KEXP
Video pick
Justice - "Civilization"
Article
Festival Preview: Dance Party! Punch Your Ticket to the Governor's Ball
Song battle
Temper Trap - Love Lost vs. TV On The Radio - Will Do
14Temper Trap - Love Lost
13TV On The Radio - Will Do
Final vote.

2012

9 posts

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.

Thursday, May 24

News
Electric Guest's Summer Snack Sound Coming To Portland
mississippi studios show on may 27th
Song battle
Killer Mike - Reagan vs. Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona
4Killer Mike - Reagan
6Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona
Final vote.

Friday, May 25

Fifty-word review
El-P – Cancer for Cure

Sunday, May 27

News
a chat with The Temper Trap
there is a calling card for Australian music