What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around July 16. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2008

1 post

Friday, July 18

Article
Wakey!Wakey! Grants melophobe's Wish and Records "Clinton St. Girl!"

The 2 shows we reviewed on July 16, 2008

2009

6 posts

Monday, July 13

News
Anna Ternheim releases single "What Have I Done"
New album due out August 11th

Tuesday, July 14

News
Depreciation Guild debuts new video
Announces tour dates
News
WHY? to release new LP, Eskimo Snow
Listen to "This Blackest Purse"

Wednesday, July 15

News
New Dodos song!
listen to "Fables"; tour dates with Ruby Suns

Sunday, July 19

News
Thom Yorke Setlist from Latitude Festival
Debuts new song "The Present Tense"
News
Video of Thom Yorke's new song The Present Tense
Concert footage from the Latitude Festival

The 1 show we reviewed on July 16, 2009

2010

9 posts

Tuesday, July 13

News
Show Preview: Original Genesis Member Hitting NYC Tonight!
Steve Hackett hits City Winery for a one night stand
Fifty-word review
Black Swans – Words Are Stupid

Wednesday, July 14

Fifty-word review
Kelis – Flesh Tone

Thursday, July 15

News
Win two passes to Crowded House + Lawrence Arabia at the HOB this Saturday AND get a free tune!
Win two passes to Crowded House + Lawrence Arabia at the HOB this Saturday AND get a free tune!
Video pick
Apple Pie Bed: Somewhat memorable song, somewhat unforgettable video.
Fifty-word review
Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars – Rise & Shine
Interview
WHY?

Friday, July 16

Fifty-word review
The Tallest Man On Earth – the wild hunt

Monday, July 19

Fifty-word review
Stars – The Five Ghosts

The 4 shows we reviewed on July 16, 2010

2011

25 posts

Wednesday, July 13

News
The Drums Give "Money" From "Portamento"
"i want to buy you something, but i don't have any money"
News
"Saturday Love" with Toro Y Moi
feelin' the weekend on hump day
News
Shabazz Palaces on Daytrotter
"welcome to the warping spider house"
Video pick
Les Savy Fav - "School's Out" (Alice Cooper Cover)
Song battle
Bodies of Water - Open Rhythms vs. Beirut - East Harlem
5Bodies of Water - Open Rhythms
7Beirut - East Harlem
Final vote.

Thursday, July 14

News
Balam Acab Pulls "Apart"
leading you to "wander / wonder"
News
"Come To The City" with The War On Drugs
some twang for your gauzy pop
Video pick
Atmosphere - "The Last to Say"
Song battle
Hooray For Earth - True Loves vs. The Tallest Man On Earth - Weather of a Killing Kind
2Hooray For Earth - True Loves
10The Tallest Man On Earth - Weather of a Killing Kind
Final vote.

Friday, July 15

News
Video Backlog Friday!
wrapping up the week with eye candy
News
Help Stephen Malkmus Rewrite "Senator" for the Radio
what the senator wants is a . . . ?
News
Pepper Rabbit Takes You to the "Murder Room"
whimsical, not scary
Video pick
Tom Vek - "Aroused"
Song battle
Wu LYF - Concrete Gold vs. Built To Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind
2Wu LYF - Concrete Gold
11Built To Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind
Final vote.

Monday, July 18

News
Get a First Listen of Little Dragon's "Ritual Union"
fall in love with pops and thumps behind sexy vocals
News
Karen O Debuts "Psycho-Opera" in NYC This Fall
get in a spooky mood right before Halloween!
News
Album Announcement: Neon Indian's "Era Extraña"
look for it on september 13!
Video pick
Radiohead's Entire Glastonbury Performance
Song battle
Radiohead - Morning Mr. Magpie (Nathan Fake remix) vs. Toro Y Moi - Saturday Love
4Radiohead - Morning Mr. Magpie (Nathan Fake remix)
4Toro Y Moi - Saturday Love
Final vote.

Tuesday, July 19

News
Download First Single From M83's Latest: "Midnight City"
horns! yelping synths! barely-there vocals!
News
"Coming Down" with Dum Dum Girls
devolving into melancholy
News
Help Unlock New St. Vincent Tunes with a Tweet
#strangemercy
Video pick
Beastie Boys - "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"
Interview
Rubblebucket's Kal Traver
Song battle
Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know vs. Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets
17Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
0Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets
Final vote.

2012

5 posts

Friday, July 13

Song battle
Keb Mo - You Can Love Yourself vs. Taj Mahal - Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes
1Keb Mo - You Can Love Yourself
0Taj Mahal - Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes
Final vote.

Monday, July 16

Song battle
The Psychedelic Furs - All That Money Wants vs. Twin Shadow - Run My Heart
1The Psychedelic Furs - All That Money Wants
0Twin Shadow - Run My Heart
Final vote.

Tuesday, July 17

Song battle
Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids vs. Joey Bada$$ - Snakes

Wednesday, July 18

Song battle
Dirty Projectors - About to Die vs. St. Vincent - Jesus Saves, I Spend
0Dirty Projectors - About to Die
0St. Vincent - Jesus Saves, I Spend
Final vote.

Thursday, July 19

Song battle
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams vs. Wye Oak - Spiral
0Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams
0Wye Oak - Spiral
Final vote.