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Sep 19, 2011, 2:15 pm
Pointing your browser to www.audiooverflow.com will now result in a tragic 503 Error. :(
It would be best to instead direct it towards audiooverflow.blogspot.com to continue enjoying all the wonderful things that I've written over the years. :)
Peace out, folks!
--Cale
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Mar 31, 2011, 1:01 am
Well readers, it's been a long time coming, but here we are.
Today is March 31, 2011 and it has been exactly 5 years since I wrote my first review for Audio Overflow. I thought it was only appropriate to officially close the blog on this date as well.
Over the last 5 years, I've writte... Comment - Like
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Dec 23, 2010, 2:05 pm
Remember Xanga? Yeah, I barely do either. Back on my old Xanga account, I posted my first "Best Albums of the Year" list in 2004. That year, I gave the top spot to of Montreal's Satanic Panic in the Attic, an album that I still think deserves that designation. This will be the seventh time t... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2010, 2:45 pm
I've been doing year-end lists since 2004, and no year has brought such a diversified collection of artists and sounds as the one which we are currently sending off. To me, 2010 was the year of pop music, a year that brought us albums from Ellie Goulding, Robyn, Janelle Monae, of Montreal, and oth... Comment - Like
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Dec 3, 2010, 8:02 am
These days, most of my music-listening involves pop music in some form or another. Even the more avant-garde pieces in my collection have catchy hooks or lines that infect you in the way that only a great pop song can. So cementing my Top 5 Pop Albums of 2010 is not the easiest task to undertake, bu... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2010, 12:01 pm
Friends and family,
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I come to you today to eulogize our dear friend, music, who passed tragically on June 8, 2010.
Music had long been a close friend of mine. Even from my earliest years, I can remember music by my side, accompanying me for lon... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2010, 9:09 am
Longtime readers of the blog are well aware of my perhaps frightening obsession with the Oakland, CA funk/pop band, Wallpaper. (As of this writing, they are the5th most-blogged about artist on Audio Overflow, just above Muse and only one post shy of Sufjan Stevens.) However, despite my incessant... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2010, 11:53 pm
In 2009, Sufjan Stevens contributed a song called "You Are the Blood" to the excellent compilation album, Dark Was the Night. At the time it was released, it was one of the first original Sufjan pieces I'd heard in years, and at 10 minutes, it seemed to signal a change in the style of music the... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2010, 3:45 pm
Typically when ACL comes around, Houston gets a few minor residual bands who do a show on their way through the state. But this year has been good to us. On one night I get to see Beach House and Vampire Weekend. On the next, I see LCD Soundsystem and Sleigh Bells. While Vampire Weekend was ... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2010, 3:26 pm
A few nights ago, two really great bands came through town.
Beach House performs "Norway." Meanwhile, iPhone takes poor pictures.Beach House has been getting regular plays on my iPod for months now, but mostly just the song "Zebra," which I adore. The rest of their most recent album is awesome, b... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2010, 10:41 am
Dear Crystal Castles,
This being the second time I've seen your live show in the last month, it should go without saying that I really enjoy what you do. Your dedication to your music really comes through in the live setting in a way that I've rarely seen in all my years. Crystal Castles i... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2010, 11:29 am
In 2005, Kevin Barnes and of Montreal briefly flirted with the mainstream with the release of The Sunlandic Twins. That album got them a lot of deserved attention. And though each album since then has garnered much more commercial success, the music has taken a decidely non-mainstream turn. No... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2010, 2:09 pm
Pop music gets a bad wrap these days, and for good reason. The majority of modern pop music is just the same song, regurgitated and sprinkled with an extra layer of glitter. Click here if you don’t believe me. But there is some good stuff out there too. The problem is, your average dude’s percep... Comment - Like
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Jul 1, 2010, 5:09 pm
We're officially halfway through 2010, and damn there was some good music that came out! Here's the best of it.
5. "Infinity Guitars" by Sleigh Bells, from the album, Treats - I could throw down a lot of criticism on Sleigh Bells for their repetitive music and meaningless lyrics, but instead I ch... Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2010, 4:44 pm
In 2003, Rooney's self-titled debut hit me at just the right time in my life. A nineteen-year-old in the midst of my first summer back home, Rooney's songs just resonated with me in a way that very few albums ever have. The album has remained on my rotation every summer, literally soundtracking ... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2010, 9:47 am
We arrived in downtown Houston during one of the worst rainstorms I've seen in the last several months. About half a mile down the road was the entrance to the festival; in between, several thousand gallons of water falling from the sky. Thank god for that plastic tablecloth that we just so happ... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2010, 11:58 pm
So when you live in Houston, the live music scene pretty much consists of DJ sets, awful rap, and god awful metal bands. Today's lineup at Summerfest had all of this, and more. Not all of it was awful. Some of it was.
Perseph One
We arrived at Eleanor Tinsley Park just before 5pm, so we mis... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2010, 5:35 pm
Like most Americans, I would imagine, my first run-in with Uffie was on Justice's 2007 song, "The Party," for which she supplied all of the vocals. In my review of ✝, I called the song "the one low point on an otherwise flawless album." And then I forgot about Uffie. Fast-forward to 2009 whe... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2010, 11:08 am
Oh readers, where do I start?
Back in December of last year, I wrote about the state of Audio Overflow, and laid out pretty basic plans about what I wanted to accomplish in 2010. To sum it up: more reviews, more news, more features, and Twitter integration. Can we all agree upon the seve... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2010, 4:24 pm
Despite the fact that 2007's Challengers wound up becoming a better album as time went on, most people still viewed it as a disappointment in comparison to the near-flawless Twin Cinema. Those same people should be pleased then with the latest from A.C. Newman's group of power-poppers, Together. ... Comment - Like
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May 1, 2010, 12:45 pm
Oh, indie music is all well and good for the most part, but it can sometimes be lacking in that old-school rock and roll sound that preceded it. That's not necessarily a terrible thing, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to hear a little bit of the old stuff to understand where the new stuff came from.... Comment - Like
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Apr 20, 2010, 11:09 am
There are few bands in the indie world that garner as much name recognition and instant-respect as The Apples in Stereo. The band has been bringing their unique brand of pop music to fans for nearly two decades at this point; changing their sound throughout the process and therefore ensuring that th... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2010, 4:51 pm
MGMT's debut album was difficult for me. Pretty much every time that I tried to dig into the weirder sides of it, I was pulled back into the catchy dance-hooks of "Electric Feel" and "Kids." I never really made it past those songs in any significant form. So to hear Congratulations, the band's... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2010, 4:37 pm
If, to you, the neo-jazz/pop stylings of The Bird and the Bee seem like an unlikely fit for the music of Hall and Oates, welcome to the club. My first thought when I saw that one of my favorite new groups of the last few years would be covering an entire album of "the masters'" music was one of co... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 5:54 pm
My first run-in with Dirt Mall was back in July of 2008 when I reviewed their album, Got the Goat by the Horns. Back then, I marveled at the talent of guitarist Jason Murray and called the album, short but a "truly entertaining listen." Pacifuego is the band's second release - picking up right w... Comment - Like
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Mar 19, 2010, 12:45 pm
The first time I saw Muse live was just a few months ago when they opened for some really bad band with a douchy lead singer. It wasn't the best way to see the band, as I later acknowledged. What I really wanted - what I've wanted for years - was to see Muse headline their own show in a venue th... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2010, 2:24 pm
In what can be seen as an unholy alliance of the music gods, it turns out British statium rockers, Muse are planning a show at this year's SXSW. What's more, those crazy Canadians, Metric will open for the band.
Crazy, right?
The show will take place on Friday, March 19 (tomorrow) at S... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2010, 8:49 am
Audio Overflow favorite, Wallpaper. are playing a handful of shows at this year's SXSW in Austin, TX. I'm still up in the air about whether or not I can make it out to catch one of the shows, but that's no excuse for you to miss out!
March 18th @ Beauty Bar - 5pm
March 18th @ Vice - 8pm
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Mar 13, 2010, 11:42 am
I just woke up about 5 minutes ago, and there some things going on with my body that I think people should know about. First, my right ear feels like it's filled with liquid; like if I were to stick a needle in there, some gross stuff would ensue. The sound coming out of it is muffled comp... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2010, 8:46 am
It wasn't too long ago that I was happily entrenched in my little world of indie rock music, willfully fearful of more mainstream genres that would force me out of my comfort zone. Whether the result of maturity or a complete musical regression on my part, I've found myself more and more in love w... Comment - Like
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Mar 5, 2010, 12:26 pm
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, the second, final, and - some would say - best album from Neutral Milk Hotel, was released in February of 1998. As I sit here trying to think of what music I was listening to during that time of my life, I am stunned to find that I can't really remember. I was 13 y... Comment - Like
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Mar 3, 2010, 4:32 pm
Rogue Wave sure have been taking their fans on a ride! The better part of a decade ago, Zach Rogue was recording a handful of songs that eventually became a debut album; one that was understated and similar (some would say) to early Elliott Smith. It was good stuff! The sophomore a... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2010, 6:25 pm
There should be no debate, frankly, about whether or not Joanna Newsom's latest album, Have One On Me, is too much music. At over two hours in length, the answer is a resounding "YES!" But we will not ask if it is too much music, simply, "Is it any good?" The answer to thi... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2010, 11:49 am
I have never been to SXSW in Austin, TX. I live three hours away from the city and I've always wanted to catch a show or two; but if you've ever been to Austin, you know the traffic is pretty awful on a normal Wednesday afternoon, much less during the city's most tourist-filled wee... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2010, 6:57 pm
The last time we heard from Field Music was on 2007's phenomenal Tones of Town, an album that turned out to be one of the decades best - a sleeper-hit if there ever was one. If one could even find a flaw in that album, it would most likely be its brevity; clocking in at barely 30 minutes. ... Comment - Like
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