December 2010
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 758 of 1001
Artist: Portishead Album: Dummy Year: 1994 Genre: Tip Hop
If this album was any more perfect, it would be Natalie Portman.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 733 of 1001
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins Album: Siamese Dream Year: 1993 Genre: Alternative Rock
I bought this cassette when I was 12. The guy at Best Buy told me I would love it. He was right. I did. And so did you. So much so that we forgive Billy Corgan for everything he did since Mellon Collie. I think we all owe Randy—wherever he is—a beer.
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Minimalism effect in the Maximalist Market →
Check out this project in which product packaging is scaled back to the most simple version possible.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
We’re busy beavers today! But this is what we’re listening to.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 792 of 1001
Artist: Elastica Album: Elastica Year: 1995 Genre: Alternative, Brit Pop
Yes, Suzy, we know they ripped off a Wire song. Yes, Suzy, we know the Wire version is better.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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Season's Greetings from ±salt creative
We had a blast with our Gocco machine, screen printing holiday cards.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 459 of 1001
Artist: Echo & the Bunnymen Album: Crocodiles Year: 1980 Genre: Post-Punk
“Echo and the Bunnymen. Yes, I’m serious. That’s our name. Echo and the Bunnymen. Why are you laughing? We’re a serious band. Shut UP!”
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 412 of 1001
Artist: Van Halen Album: Van Halen Year: 1978 Genre: Hard Rock
Sure, this album is goo. But I liked him better when he played with Wyld Stallyns.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 245 of 1001
Artist: Curtis Mayfield Album: Superfly Year: 1972 Genre: Funk, Soul
Aside from creating a genre-defining masterpiece, Mr. Mayfield made “waka chicka, waka chicka” a household phrase.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 696 of 1001
Artist: Kanye West Album: The College Dropout Year: 2004 Genre: Hip-hop
“Remember that one time when Kanye dropped that earth-shattering, game-changing album that blew our minds? Oh wait, that was every album” - Kanye West (probably, at some point)
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 640 of 1001
Artist: fIREHOSE Album: fROMOHIO Year: 1989 Genre: Alternative, College Rock
kINDA lIKE wATCHING sEINFELD fOR tHE bUMPER mUSIC (wHICH iS a hIPSTER nICHE aLL iTS oWN). dIG iN.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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“Im gonna start a Tumblr about cats”
– Brian Smallbeck, Interactive Designer
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 787 of 1001
Artist: Raekwon Album: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Year: 1995 Genre: Hardcore Rap
Raekwon must be a sushi chef, cause this $#!+’s raw as hell.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 998 of 1001
Artist: TV on the Radio Album: Dear Science, Year: 2008 Genre: Indie Rock, Post Rock
Dear Science,
I still haven’t forgiven you for my 10th grade biology lab partner.
Just thought you should know.
- The Caption Guy
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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“On Thursday night it seemed like all of Twitter was playing the hashtag game...”
– Fat Indie Bands - Twitter Hashtag Game - Urlesque
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
We’re busy beavers today!
No smartass quips, just album covers of what were spinning today.
Enjoy!
Album 619 of 1001
Album 313 of 1001
Album 882 of 1001
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WatchYou are cordially invited to engage in this year’s SEASON’S BEATINGS! Vote for your favorite holiday characters in a fight to the death. Only one can be the King of Christmas!!!
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Advertising with crop circles...
The aliens were onto something with crop circles, but most of us were too stupid to figure out its potential. Except for these guys.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 878 of 1001
Artist: Suba Album: Sao Paulo Confessions Year: 2000 Genre: Samba, Electronic
“On…São Paulo Confessions, the Yugoslavian-born Brazilian pianist, producer, and programmer Suba mixed the modernity of techno beats and sampled loops with traditional Brazilian musics.”
Like…what else would you expect from a Yugoslavian-born Brazilian pianist,...
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 276 of 1001
Artist: Can Album: Future Days Year: 1973 Genre: Kraut Rock
Krautrock ist das beste, ja? Es macht mein Gehirn wie ein riesiges Gefühl, gelb Raumschiff auf dem Weg zu den matschig, Gelee Nebel der elektrischen Schwamm Galaxie. Es ist mir egal, was Sie über Kraftwerk sagen—Kraftwerk kann direkt in einen See zu gehen. Ich liebe CAN.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 663 of 1001
Artist: Dee-Lite Album: World Clique Year: 1990 Genre: Club, Dance Pop
I looked for my groove. I looked inside. It wasn’t there. Instead of the groove, I found a heart-sized cavity where the groove should be…at least I still have my Fluevog platform shoes.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001...
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 488 of 1001
Artist: Bauhaus Album: Mask Year: 1981 Genre: Post-Punk, Goth Rock
Bauhaus: For those who found the doom and gloom of Ian Curtis too subtle.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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“It all started when we removed our shoes to go through an X-ray scanner. What a...”
– Sign of the Times: Metallic-Inked Undies Give TSA a Constitutional Middle Finger | Co.Design
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 297 of 1001
Artist: The Isley Brothers Album: 3+3 Year: 1973 Genre: Funky Soul
Six? Is it six? I’m not going to listen to the music until you tell me if it’s six.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 392 of 1001
Artist: Pere Ubu Album: The Modern Dance Year: 1978 Genre: Post-Punk
If Hunter S. Thompson, Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, Sid Vicious and that crazy guy on your street who yells at mailboxes moved to Ohio and had a baby, its first word would be this album.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 462 of 1001
Artist: Judas Priest Album: British Steel Year: 1980 Genre: (New Wave) British Metal
On this, their 8th album, JP dumbed down their sound just enough to connect with everybody’s inner long-haired meathead metal dude AND outer long-haired meat head dude.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 042 of 1001
Artist: The Beatles Album: A Hard Day’s Night Year: 1964 Genre: British Invasion, Rock N Roll
CT: Hey, JT? JT: Yeah? CT: Can you give me 3 words to describe the Beatles? JT: IEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE- (faints) CT: (waits) That was only one. (waits…checks pulse…grunts)
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear...
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 285 of 1001
Artist: Mike Oldfield Album: Tubular Bells Year: 1973 Genre: Prog Rock
“A variety of instruments are combined to create an excitable multitude of rhythms, tones, pitches, and harmonies that all fuse neatly into each other, resulting in an astounding plethora of music.”
Well, that and it was used in the Exorcist and scares the crap out of us from the instant the...
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1001 Albums Wednesdays
Album 572 of 1001
Artist: Sonic Youth Album: Evol Year: 1986 Genre: College Rock, Noise Rock
When you have the best band name ever, you can do whatever the %&$* you want.
This musical adventure is based on the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die from the 1001 Series.