While most of you are likely past agruing about the Academy Awards with coworkers, I’m still aghast at this year’s Grammys. February 10th saw the 55th Annual Grammy Awards and to borrow a title from Joy Division it was an atrocity exhibition. I myself didn’t watch the program, not so much an act of defiance as the absence of cable in my apartment, but after seeing the list of winners Continue reading
Port of Morrow is The Shins’ fourth album and the first on leading man James Mercer’s own label, Aural Apothecary, after satisfying their three-album Sub Pop quota. I gave numerous listens to their first two albums Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow including but not limited to: Continue reading
As promised, below you will find the Self-Hating Hipster’s T0p 51 Tracks of 2011 thanks to a scramble at my lake house, indirectly motivated by six girls working on their Masters theses. I actually mistakenly published the article about a week ago but quickly made it “Private” so as not to give you readers a glimpse of the SHH in his article underpants. I didn’t realize (stoopit!) what a massive undertaking this article would prove to be as a solo project. I know it’s too late, but I’m hoping that you don’t find it to be too little. I’ve been really busy with my job lately, and in the words of Garth Marenghi, “I’m not Jesus Christ…I’ve come to accept that now.”
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51. Fucked Up – “Queen of Hearts”
David Comes to Life
Fucked Up adds a cute, poppy flare to post-hardcore as evidenced by “Queen of Hearts.”
“Hello, my name is David!” Hi, David. “Let’s be together! Let’s fall in love!”
Stop yelling, David. Continue reading
I was introduced to the Black Keys in college in 2004 right after the release of “Rubber Factory” by a girl who was trying to court yours truly. Like a modern-age Duckie, she decided that burning a copy of her favorite new album would win the key to my heart. Instead, I listened to the album, liked it a lot, and then stopped answering her texts like a total jerkoff. She was wrong about me being cool, but she was right about the Black Keys.
The Black Keys have been going strong since 2002 and have set themselves apart from Continue reading
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