Friday, December 09, 2005

It's Christmas, Kids

I absolutely love Christmas. Yes, it's over-commmercialized, and yes, I think that these uber-activist Conservatives who wanted to boycott retailers who omit Merry Christmas from their advertisements are putting their efforts in the wrong place, but otherwise, it's a good time.



One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. It's so joyful. Last year, Stereogum linked a great Indie Christmas album that I listened to all season. Well, this year, you can enjoy enough Christmas music to make your ears bleed tears of Christmas joy!



Irresponsible Journalism has all of Sufjan Stevens' Christmas Albums for your immediate download.
Test Pilot has a bunch of Indie [and not so Indie] Artists doing pop-Christmas tunes. And they do have The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song, which is one of my favorites from last year.
Sounds Are Active has the Krismus Karols album [incl. (s)Wheat Spot fave Half-Handed Cloud].
I'm boycotting Krismus Karols though, because they took "Christ" out of Christmas by spelling it with a 'K'. Are they with the KKK?

The Arcade Fire - Jingle Bell Rock [from Test Pilot's Mix]
Christmas 1979 - Jingle Bells [from Sounds Are Active's 'Krismus Karols'].

Enjoy!

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Denton, TX

I'm back in my hometown of Denton, TX for the next few days, and I thought I'd share a little love about some Denton bands that you should know of.



Growing up in this town was not the typical small-town suburban experience. Because of the University of North Texas, which sports one of the best music schools in the nation, as well as a great art program [and yes, Chris, their Marketing dept. is ok too], Denton has far more culture/music/life packed into its 75,000 inhabitants than most other cities.

Here's a little tour you can take, without ever leaving the confines of myspace. You will find mp3's galore, and you might find a few bands you could learn to love.
Centro-Matic
Midlake
Doug Burr
Bosque Brown
and
Hailey's [a great club in Denton; here's their Myspace]

Who did I miss?

Coming soon: Choose your own blog adventure!