Monthly Archives: October 2008

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – “I Put a Spell on You”

By Todd | Published: October 31, 2008
From Wikipedia: Hawkins had originally intended to record “I Put a Spell on You” as a refined love song, a blues ballad. He reported, however, that the producer “brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version. I don’t even remember making the record. Before, I was [...]
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In the Wheelhouse: A Podcast Worth Podcasting

By Todd | Published: October 30, 2008
Okay, so maybe this isn’t exactly music-related, but we here at Post-Rockist HQ have been a little frazzled as of late, and with the election coming to a headway it’s hard to stay focused on anything else. However, the newish podcast In the Wheelhouse is at least tangentially about music, in the sense that it [...]
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Review: Love Is All – A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night

By E. Kula | Published: October 28, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Love Is All – “Sea Sick” (from A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night) Sometimes it doesn’t take long to realize you’ve found a good thing. A great pilot episode. The first bite of a delicious meal. The first time you went to the Post-Rockist website. Sometimes [...]
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Live Review: of Montreal at the Pageant, St. Louis, 10/24/08

By Todd | Published: October 27, 2008
Holy Mother of God. What just happened? I feel as though I have just glimpsed into the center of the Aleph and been spit back out by the universe a new man. Total. Fucking. Insanity. As you know, I went to see of Montreal put on a show at the Pageant on Friday night, but [...]
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Top Five Reasons to Give Skeletal Lamping a Second Chance

By Todd | Published: October 24, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] of Montreal – “Plastis Wafers” (from Skeletal Lamping) When Skeletal Lamping first leaked back in August, I was ecstatic. Sure, the final tracklist didn’t turn out exactly how we predicted, but still, it was a new of Montreal album and I was a happy man. And then I [...]
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Gil e Jorge v. Rod

By Todd | Published: October 22, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Gilberto Gil e Jorge Ben – “Taj Mahal” (from Gil e Jorge) On paper, it sounds like it should be a total mess: Take two Brazilian guys, give them two acoustic guitars and 12 hours, and ask them to improvise and record an album. The two Brazilians will [...]
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Tweed Rock: Department of Eagles and The Walkmen

By Todd | Published: October 20, 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Department of Eagles – “In Ear Park” (from In Ear Park) It’s finally starting to feel like fall, and as much as I love the brisk weather and taste of cider there’s always a pungent, bittersweet feeling that accompanies autumn that I just can’t shake. I see the [...]
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