gorillavsbear.blogspot.com - 10/6/2009
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Novelist/poet Tao Lin and Carles of popular weblog Hipster Runoff sent over the first track from their conceptual, potentially blasphemous new 'sound project,' "Jesus Christ." (the indie band) . " Is This Really What You Want? " sounds kind of like a less epic M83 or more meaningful version of ...
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... Hipster Runoff), and the very of-the-moment blend of electronic and spoken lyrics resembling found sound, also raise the possibility that this is meant as a satire. It's tempting to take the defensive and dislike it, because you'd feel silly being a genuine fan of something meant as a joke. But while you can sustain that skeptic's shield for a minute or two, by the time the song's over you have to admit that it's pretty good. Maybe not as good as the first Jesus Christ, but good. [Gorilla vs. Bear] ...
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This is awesome. Guns N' Roses are being sued by Ulrich Schnuass labels Domino and Independiente for alledgedly stealing snippets of his music. I'm a huge fan of all things Ulrich Schnauss. FACT is featuring a mix from U.K. electro-rock-gaze duo The Big Pink. Hipster Runoff guru Carles debuts his new "band" at Gorilla vs. Bear. L.A.'s Letting Up Despite Great ...
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