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The music of Contre Jour

Imagine Cut The Rope meeting Angry Birds Space somewhere in French children's literature, and you're getting close. If you've got a smart phone, you owe yourself a copy of Contre Jour for several reasons,...

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free download: Symptomatic EP, by La Machine

In March we met La Machine, concluding, "Sung through a pulse jet and stripped down to the sub-bass." Their dark-as-a-cave, quick-as-a-Zoloft releases continue with the Symptomatic EP. The title track sets paint-can percussion...

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video: “Same Old,” by Audioley

TMIM regulars are already familiar with Francois Peglau, who has been releasing a track-by-track follow up to The Imminent Failure of since December 2010. His singalong verse, campy wit and upbeat revolutionary politics are...

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video vault: “Snow,” by Pooma

How is this for degrees of separation? Desiree's new Finnish obsession leads us to a month-thence Soundcloud upload of a toddler-aged remix of a five-year old track. It's "Snow," by Pooma, from their...

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profile: John Harrison of Cedar Lines

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:45am John Harrison can’t find a kit that he likes. The drum line is already written: a smudged, industrial arrangement that summons Cleveland, not Cincinnati. It would work just fine on its own,...

already? The Voice jumps The Shark

So. If any of you thought The Voice was on track to fill the void left by American Idol's...

fred can’t let it go: American Idol, in conclusion

(email|facebook|twitter) Season 10 of American Idol is done. Another big win for country. (Ann Althouse, via the ever-clucking Matt...

Another season of American Idol in the can.

Another year, another upset. Yawn. I'm done with 24, Lost, and American Idol. Thank goodness the former...

Just a thought

by Fred American Idol: Season 9 contestant Andrew Garcia seems to be self-destructing the way Rock Star: INXS contestant Jordis Unga...

Bleg: Magnus does Palmer doing Jagger?

by Fred I could have sworn this was a Dresden Dolls arrangement, but I can't find it anywhere. Sports fans?...

(The interesting part of) American Idol returns, and (interestingly enough) Ann Althouse returns to American Idol.

by Fred To wit, read her thoughts on why Tyler Grady failed to pass muster, here. Rarely does AA out-think...

Suck It Simon Cowell!

Everyone that knows me knows that I hate reality T.V. simply because there is nothing reality about it. Producers put...

"Freddie Mercury meets Shirley Bassey"

In what promises to be a lively interview, Adam Lambert discusses the unreleased Muse track "Soaked," which he covers on...

Would Adam Lambert have won American Idol if he had come out some time before the final vote?

Who knows? Recall that I originally wanted him to win, but now I'm glad he didn't. Toss it...

"Adam wins!"

How many times was that phrase -- or one of its infinite permutations -- nearly loaded onto Blogger or Wordpress...

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