“Come Closer Together”: The Beatles Mashed With Nine Inch Nails

DJ Zebra’s incredible mash up of two classic songs from a few years back is more than a gimmick, it’s a legitimate work of art in its own right: By the way, Trent Reznor just released his first album not as Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels. His new group is also called How […]

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Slash Guitar Soloing The Godfather Theme

Pretty great stuff, already viewed millions of times on YouTube: Your Thoughts?

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Take An Advance Listen To Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ New Album, Mojo

Here. The album will be released June 15. Your Thoughts?

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The Band Tool And The Fibonacci Sequence

Apparently math explains the Tool song, “Lateralus”: And apparently even the powers of math cannot make me like a Tool song.  I couldn’t even finish it. Thanks to Victoria for the link. Your Thoughts?

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Pomplamoose: “Another Day”

A brand new “VideoSong” posted this morning by the charming Pomplamoose: Your Thoughts?

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Hillsong

A critical video on the  internationally famous, multi-million dollar Australian prosperity Gospel megachurch/music group (the video starts discussing Hillsong at about the 2 minute mark): Your Thoughts?

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270. Maroon 5

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271. Figurines

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272. Frightened Rabbit

For whatever reason I think of these guys as sort of the Scottish Counting Crows with a little more aggressive emotional frankness. Songs don’t come much more brutally blunt than this one: Your Thoughts?

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273. John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra

For when it’s all about guitar solo led jazzy instrumentals: Your Thoughts?

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274. Wire

Classic British punk: Your Thoughts?

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275. Amy Rigby

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276. Fugazi

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277. Justin Timberlake

I loved this song, mostly for the syncopated mmm mmm’s at the end of it even before I was stunned to found out that even the folks at Pitchfork dig Justin Timberlake (making him not only acceptable to like by people of taste but mandatory). Your Thoughts?

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278. Meat Loaf

Songs don’t come any more melodramatically ridiculous than Meat Loaf’s.  But in my humble opinion, you’d have to be utterly humorless not to love at least a few of his songs.  And I do, wholeheartedly and unabashedly: Your Thoughts?

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279. Live

Live makes the list this high for writing two of my all time 100 favorite songs, which both happen to be my favorite “anti-religion” songs, if you’ll allow me to be so reductionary for a moment in characterizing songs’ meanings: Your Thoughts?

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280. Low Anthem

I was instantly drawn to their sublime and gorgeous meditation on Darwin, “Charlie Darwin” with its beautiful video and have enjoyed the album a great deal: Here’s what they sound like in one of the rare cases in which they rock out: And more sublime meditative stuff: Your Thoughts?

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281. Soundgarden

“Black Hole Sun” will always be an all time favorite song and video.  ”My Wave” is no slouch either: Your Thoughts?

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282. Rollins Band/Black Flag

Black Flag’s Damaged is some of the messiest screwiest punk around and one of Nirvana’s greatest ancestors and influences.  Rollins Band’s album Weight is filled with what amounts to cheesy inspirational rants for weight lifters.  I love ‘em both.  But there’s one song that ranks the work of Henry Rollins as high on the list […]

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283. Guns ‘N Roses

It’s a shame they only have three songs that interest me at all.  But those three songs get my blood flowing like few others by anyone ever have or ever will.  These are the kinds of special songs I save for special occasions: Your Thoughts?

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284. Missy Elliott

She’s really inconsistent but at her best she’s one of the best: Your Thoughts?

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285. Alphabeat

I love half of their debut album, filled as it is with utterly joyous upbeat sugary retro-’80s-style pop with perfect duets.  The other half always bored me but I never tire of their best five songs. Your Thoughts?

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Daily Hilarity: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”

Finally, Weird Al’s story gets the cinematic treatment it deserves. Your Thoughts?

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286. Bill Withers

“Lean On Me”?  ”Use Me”?  ”Ain’t No Sunshine”?  ”Harlem”?  One of R&B’s most passionate and convincing lyricists and vocalists.

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287. Martha Wainwright

The next artist on my 366 favorite artists countdown is the daughter of the last artist on the countdown.  I’d say it’s a good chance that that’s only going to happen this once… I know what you’re thinking, “what’s next–the same guy’s son tomorrow?”  Maybe.  I’ve gotta think about it. Your Thoughts?

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