May 2012
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Ross' Top 150: May 2012
1. RADIOHEAD (Last #1, Peak #1) 2. BECK (Last #2, Peak #2) 3. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (Last #3, Peak #3) 4. ARCADE FIRE (Last #4, Peak #2) 5. BUILT TO SPILL (Last #5, Peak #5) 6. SPOON (Last #6, Peak #5) 7. THE NATIONAL (Last #7, Peak #7) 8. DELTA SPIRIT (Last #8, Peak #8) 9. WHITE RABBITS (Last #9, Peak #9) 10. THE BLACK KEYS (Last #10, Peak #8) 11. R.E.M. (Last #11, Peak #11)...
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April 2012
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[Nickelback’s] weakness is their obsession with transposable power...
– Chuck Klosterman on seeing Creed and Nickelback in one night.
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If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead...
– Ted Nugent, speaking to the NRA and obviously planning a murder of some sort.
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Ross' Top 150: April 2012
1. RADIOHEAD (Last #1, Peak #1) 2. BECK (Last #2, Peak #2) 3. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (Last #3, Peak #3) 4. ARCADE FIRE (Last #4, Peak #2) 5. BUILT TO SPILL (Last #5, Peak #5) 6. SPOON (Last #6, Peak #5) 7. THE NATIONAL (Last #7, Peak #7) 8. DELTA SPIRIT (Last #8, Peak #8) 9. WHITE RABBITS (Last #13, Peak #9) 10. THE BLACK KEYS (Last #9, Peak #8) 11. R.E.M. (Last #11, Peak #11)...
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is it not passing strange that the same court that seems intent on striking down...
– Andrew Sullivan on the Supreme Court
March 2012
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Daaamn, I saw a lot of stuff at South by...
MONDAY 1. Shearwater 2. Gardens & Villa 3. Exitmusic TUESDAY 4. He’s My Brother She’s My Sister 5. Kurt Braunohler (stand-up) 6. Kumail Nanjiani (stand-up) 7. Eugene Mirman (stand-up) 8. Superhumanoids 9. Guards 10. Turbo Fruits 11. Grave Babies 12. Xray Eyeballs 13. Dirty Ghosts 14. White Fence 15. Thee Oh Sees WEDNESDAY 16. The Love Language 17. Widowspeak 18. Phosphorescent 19....
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Ross' Top 150: March 2012
1. RADIOHEAD (Last #1, Peak #1) 2. BECK (Last #2, Peak #2) 3. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (Last #3, Peak #3) 4. ARCADE FIRE (Last #4, Peak #2) 5. BUILT TO SPILL (Last #5, Peak #5) 6. SPOON (Last #6, Peak #5) 7. THE NATIONAL (Last #7, Peak #7) 8. DELTA SPIRIT (Last #8, Peak #8) 9. THE BLACK KEYS (Last #9, Peak #8) 10. CAKE (Last #10, Peak #9) 11. R.E.M. (Last #11, Peak #11) 12....
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February 2012
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Polica - Daytrotter Session →
Polica is one of my favorite discoveries ahead of this year’s South by Southwest festival. They have a sort of dreamy pop song that’s somewhat similar to Gayngs (both groups are from Minneapolis) and some unusual instrumentation (singer on synths/loops, bass player and two drummers). Setlist: Amongster / Wandering Star / Dark Star / Form