Posts Tagged: Portishead


30
Dec 08

Randi’s Best (and Worst) of 2008

This year has been pretty great. I started it off in Costa Rica for 10 days, and I finished it with 5 in Florida. The music wasn’t too bad either… we were introduced to great new bands, but lost legends like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Bo Diddly, Isaac Hayes, Richard Wright, Odetta, Eartha Kitt, and George Carlin (who I know shouldn’t count under music legends but I adored him). I must say I’m really looking forward to next year’s selections (Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Chris Cornell, Lily Allen, The Decemberists… and that’s just what’s coming out Jan – March). I’ll also be studying in London from mid-January to mid-May (& *fingers crossed* L.A. mid-August to late-December), and I can’t wait to discover hundreds of more bands across the pond!

So without further ado, here’s my favorites and least favorites of this year – songs, covers, remixes, albums, TV shows, videos & movies [in that order]. Quick sidenote: when you look at my favorite songs, make sure to factor in the songs that I put as my favorite songs of the album in my favorite albums section. I just didn’t want to repeat myself, even though after re-reading this paragraph I’m not sure if I made myself any clearer. Anyway, I loved most of this year’s music, and here’s what I loved (and hated) the most.

I like to get the worst out of the way first, like ripping off a band-aid. So without further ado…

Least Favorite Songs (Or Songs That Made Me Hate Music)

10 – Flo Rida ft Will.I.Am – In The Ayer

9 – Rihanna – Take a Bow

8 – Kid Rock – All Summer Long

7- Miley Cyrus – See You Again

6 – Britney Spears – Womanizer

5 – Katy Perry – Ur So Gay

4 – Katy Perry – Hot N Cold

3 – Lil’ Wayne – Hot Revolver

2 – Soulja Boy – Yahh

1 – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl

Somehow #1 and #8 on my Most-Hated list made it to #18 and #20 on Rolling Stone’s BEST Of list, which makes me more than a little sick. But I digress. Moving on…

Favorite Songs (Just in Alphabetical Order and Probably Missing Some)

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1
Apr 08

Coming Soon: Colin Meloy, Portishead, The Roots

Colin Meloy
What a good-lookin’ feller.

Mark your calenders for the upcoming musical goodness. Watch out for the new R.E.M., Colin Meloy, Spoon, Tokyo Police Club, and the Roots.

4/1

The Annuals, Wet Zoo EP (Canvasback)
Apples in Stereo, Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Rock)
Black Francis, Svn Fingers (Cooking Vinyl)
The Black Keys, Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
R.E.M., Accelerate (Warner)
The Sword, Gods of the Earth (Kemado)

4/8

The Breeders, Mountain Battles (4AD)
Clinic, Do it! (Domino)
The Long Blondes, Couples (Rough Trade)
Man Man, Rabbit Habits (Anti)
Colin Meloy, Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Pershing (Polyvinyl)
Spoon, Don’t You Evah EP (Merge)
Tapes ‘n Tapes, Walk it Off (XL)
Wye Oak, If Children (Merge)

4/15

The Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Underground (Suma)
9th Wonder & Buckshot, The Formula (Duck Down)

4/22

Atmosphere, When Life Gives You Lemons… (Rhymesayers)
Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid (Geffen)
Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords (Sub Pop)
Love, Forever Changes [Collector’s Edition] (Rhino)
Lyrics Born, Everywhere at Once (Anti)
Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek)

4/29

Constantines, Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts)
Jamie Lidell, Jim (Warp)
Portishead, Third (Island)
The Roots, Rising Down (Def Jam)

Colin Meloy – We Both Go Down Together: Download
Britt Daniel (Spoon) – Set Me Free (the Kinks cover): Download
Tokyo Police Club – Tessellate: Download
The Roots ft Wale, Chrisette Michele – Rising Up: Download
Portishead – We Carry On: Download

12
Mar 08

New MP3s: New Roots (OMG FACTOR 100%) w/ Lupe Fiasco Remix!

The Roots
1. The Roots – 75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction) ZP3 | MP3
“Show me the puppet that don’t need a puppeteer” go the lyrics to this new Roots single. You show us that, and we’ll show you an iPod that doesn’t need this MP3. [Nah Right]

2. Lupe Fiasco – Superstar (remix feat. Young Jeezy and T.I.) ZP3 | MP3
After a semi-disastrous sophomore album, Fiasco impressively staves off irrelevance with this solid remix featuring Young Jeezy, T.I., and a pretty sweet X-Men reference. [Just a Moment]

3. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait for the Others (live on KCRW) ZP3 | MP3
This new, hypermelodic, reverb-soaked, as-yet-unreleased track is probably now the best thing in Grizzly Bear’s arsenal, and even though it’s only Thursday, we’re pretty comfortable declaring it the best MP3 you’ll download this week. [Deaf Indie Elephants]

4. Chromeo – Bonafide Lovin’ (Hatchmatik remix feat. Teki Latex)
Chromeo’s song about the advantages of loving an older man makes us feel better about getting older, but Teki Latex’s use of The Neverending Story as a metaphor for sex has ruined our childhood. [Discobelle]

5. Portishead – Silence These guys haven’t released an album since 1998. But they’re back! And they sound more or less the way they did in 1998. [Nocna Hudba]


19
Jan 08

Radiohead/Portishead Confirmed for East/Coachella, If You Didn’t Know…

From URB:
Portishead is confirmed to headline this year’s Coachella festival on Saturday night, according to a high-level source. The same source unequivocally denied rumors that Radiohead would appear at Coachella, but did confirm that the group would play the East Coast festival being planned by Coachella promoters Goldenvoice/AEG Live . The full Coachella line-up will be announced this Monday.

Radiohead – Bangers & Mash