Finding my religion

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Finding my religionBooks, Music

by Jodi on 14.May.12 with 0 comments

I’m lit from within with the beatific joy that comes when you discovery your deity of choice. My deity is called Ellen Willis and she was a writer who worked as the first popular music critic for The New Yorker. My bible (thus far) is Out of the Vinyl Deeps. Like any recent convert I’ve …

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The sound of being 26 in 1998: Dylan Hicks & Neutral Milk Hotel

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The sound of being 26 in 1998: Dylan Hicks & Neutral Milk HotelBooks, Music

by Jodi on 25.Apr.12 with 0 comments

What is it that links certain periods of time in your head with certain albums and not others? For instance, the soundtrack to my 26th year will forever and always be Dylan Hicks’ “Poughkeepsie” and Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” The fact that these two albums will always sound like 26 …

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Sweet Relief: An AppreciationMusic

by Jodi on 27.Mar.12 with 0 comments

I woke up this morning singing Soul Aslyum’s cover of Victoria Williams’ “Summer of the Drugs” which got me thinking about how fantastic the Sweet Relief compilation is. Do they still do this, get a bunch of awesome bands and singers together to make what is, essentially, a professional mixtape? Or were the early to …

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2011′s Top 25 Songs as Determined by MeMusic

by Jodi on 16.Mar.12 with 7 comments

Just about every year since I got my first iPod, Roland, I’ve been keeping track of the most popular songs of the year. Since I got my iPod in March, the timing is a bit goofy, but so what? Now to some people these year-long numbers might look ridiculously low, as though I only listen …

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1.1 hours of pure pop perfectionMusic

by Jodi on 12.Mar.12 with 8 comments

I’m in the midst of a project that requires a lot of formatting of text. It’s one of those projects that is wonderfully mind-numbing and kind of fun because it takes you out of your head. The danger with this kind of project is falling asleep. As you know, I have a long history of …

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