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Music library getting dusty? 3-and-a-half websites you may not know (but should immediately bookmark)

April 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted in Advice by Chris Pommier

Finding that you’ve gotten into a rut with you music? If, as my fellow Twitterer BigBrightBulb said (who blogs here and twitters here), you’ve been filling out your 80’s pop collection based on Muzak from your favorite burrito shop,, then I’ve got some tips for you below. Or, maybe, like me, the hard drive that housed all your music crashed beyond repair. The smell of burning plastic does not bode well for my Tori Amos Discography.

Either way, I’ve got a short list of sites you’ll want to check out.

They’re not as famous or popular as Last.fm, iTunes, or Yahoo! Music, but maybe you’ve already tried those, and just maybe they’re boring you to tears. Especially since you want to find music that challenges you, and pushes your boundaries. You want to find music uncovered by the most music-obsessed people on the planet. Music bloggers.

Look no further.

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A less-than-Feisty little ditty at the Grammys?

February 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in arts by Chris Pommier

IMG_9227 Dissing musical artists makes for strange bedfellows.

Seems like critics from Gawker to the Washington Post thought Feist’s recent performance at the Grammys lacked passion. Zeal. Emotion. It-ness. The implication: No wonder she didn’t, you know, win. Like the poor girls who get voted off America’s Next Top Model, she just didn’t want it enough.

However, my friend Lauren who blogs at The Electric End on all things musically obsessive, doesn’t stand idly by. She gained the attention of Producer Dave at the Post’s “Post Rock” blog.

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