Forum: Music
Feb 6th, 2007, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 9,448
Post Rock
I'll second Explosions in the Sky. Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die... This album is a classic (to the extent we can say that about post rock). It sounds like the soundtrack to an epic movie about...
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Forum: Music
Sep 14th, 2006, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,829
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Forum: Music
Aug 21st, 2006, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,156
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This was the first shoegazer album I really got into. I too was put off by the girliness of it at first but I've since become comfortable with that sort of thing.
Undertow is one of the greatest...
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Forum: Music
Jun 9th, 2006, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 12,496
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The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Pop melodies and walls of feedback.
Kinski
Kind of like an instrumental Sonic Youth.
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Forum: Music
Jun 2nd, 2006, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 20,335
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Rongi - That Skywave album is pretty much 6 parts The Jesus and Mary Chain and 4 parts My Bloody Valentine. Skywave's stuff gets harder to find everyday so I'd pick it up if you get the chance. A...
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Forum: Music
Jun 1st, 2006, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 20,335
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
May 30th, 2006, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,407
I love the logic of windbag politicians
Let me see if I have this straight:
Suicide bombing Tony Blair = Morally Justified
and
Suicide Bombing Tony Blair = "ordering the deaths of thousands of innocent people in Iraq"
therefore,
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Forum: Music
May 28th, 2006, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 20,335
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Forum: Movies & Television
May 28th, 2006, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 7,548
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The Simpsons (inevitably will).
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Forum: Movies & Television
May 28th, 2006, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,427
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Road Trip = The Odyssey
This is not an endorsement of Road Trip.
The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien one-uping Macbeth (ie. the Witch King's death).
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Forum: Music
May 23rd, 2006, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,175
A Place to Bury Strangers
I think this band kicks ass. They sound like a heavier Jesus and Mary Chain. If you're into that sort of thing, they give away all their songs for free:
http://aplacetoburystrangers.com/
I'd...
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Forum: Music
May 12th, 2006, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,498
10k Days
After listening to this album I seriously have to wonder if Tool have been listening to anything else besides their own back-catalouge for the past five years. I can't believe they still think...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Apr 16th, 2006, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,232
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I think they said they did get death threats for the Super Best Friends episode because they depicted Muhammed (it might be on the commentary). That's what you get for positive depiction. Negative...
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Forum: Music
Feb 27th, 2006, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,073
post-grunge
Hum. Downward is Heavenward is a lost classic.
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Forum: Music
Nov 2nd, 2005, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 9,219
Views: 1,194,685
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Spacemen 3 - When Tomorrow Hits
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Forum: Music
Nov 2nd, 2005, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,309
Patton
Here is a point by point refutation of the reasons for listening to Mike Patton:
http://chunklet.com/issue_19_patton.cfm
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Sep 20th, 2005, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,105
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It's propaganda because it highlights an incident depicting Americans (and therefore America) in the most vigilant and heroic manner possible given the few bits of information available. While the...
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Forum: Movies & Television
Sep 11th, 2005, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,949
Risqu'e
I have officially given up on live...
Risqu'e
I have officially given up on live action sitcoms (the traditional laugh-track kind anyway). Actually, I gave up on them well before this. I was just waiting for Family Guy to come...
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Forum: Music
Jul 20th, 2005, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,538
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The Alanis Morissette acoustic re-release bar none. I don't recall any public outcry for such a thing. Apparently Starbucks has this hear music campaign the entire purpose being to tell retarded...
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Forum: Music
Apr 27th, 2005, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,851
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Naming your death/black/power/classic metal band is easy if you're a geek. You can do any of the following:
- Dig through your old (black) Magic the Gathering cards or look through the DnD Monster...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Apr 22nd, 2005, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 9,918
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I don't see how people can readily accept a guy chosen in a secretive process as the arbitrer of their beliefs - one of the reasons I'm not Catholic anymore. Perhaps one of the reasons they have the...
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Forum: Music
Mar 31st, 2005, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,294
Guero is for Yuppies
They sell it at Starbucks :( . Can it be that good? Pretty soon I'm gonna have soccer-moms telling me they're trying to get into Odelay :( .
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Forum: Music
Mar 31st, 2005, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,574
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Forum: Music
Mar 20th, 2005, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 9,219
Views: 1,194,685
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Forum: Music
Mar 20th, 2005, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,223
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I saw a band called the Power Ups. Haven't listened to them on record but there was this great nostalgic/feelgood vibe in the club. So yeah, you should never miss a chance to see nintendo bands...
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