I like to keep an eye on the charts over at RateYourMusic.com to get ideas for new music to check out. These are some of the favorites of 2011 just one month into the year (I skip over metal related genres as I have no patience for that kind of music.) Destroyer – Kaput Got [...]

Kanye West’s new album is out today. It’s called My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It got 10/10 over at Pitchfork. And you can download it from Amazon.com for just $3.99!

The first song released by Trent Reznor’s new band How To Destroy Angels (which features his wife Mariqueen Maandig on vocals) can be heard over at Pitchfork. It’s called “A Drowning” and a download of the track can be purchased on Amazon. How To Destroy Angels is set to release a self titled debut EP [...]

I’ve only recently come across Luna by The Aliens but it’s quickly fighting it’s way towards the top of my “favorite albums released in 2008″ list (although it didn’t come out in the US until 2009, it was originally released on October 29, 2008.) In general I’ve come to prefer shorter albums and I’ve been [...]

Some of the bands listed here released their debut album in 2009 so it’s no surprise that I’ve only recently “discovered” their music. On the other hand, some of them have been around for good long while and I’ve only recently gave them a good listen. What’s the point of this list? The idea is [...]

Hi; if you are a Hipster then you know that CDs are so totally cool, but what to buy exactly? Here is a list that I compiled out of the kindness of my sweet and tasty heart. Get your purchase on to the following, hit it and quit it… 1. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Extra [...]

I find this list of the sales numbers for Pitchfork’s top 10 albums of 2009 quite interesting. It’s amazing to me to see how few albums a band such as Animal Collective actually sells. Merriweather Post Pavilion has only sold 131,000 copies through December 13th in the US. While they may be considered huge in [...]