by Andrew Hibbard on January 12, 2009
Men.style.com’s week in style for last week is quite a doozy. But this photo of Jigga himself is a gem. As the writer noted, Shawn Carter looks more TV on the Radio than Rock-a-fella here. What’s most exciting though is this is Jay-Z’s chosen outfit to the Notorious premiere. Notorious–that movie about Notorious B.I.G., the king [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on December 15, 2008
A whole 17 days before the year ends, we did it. We summarized the best our favorite music of 2008 on our humble blog, and its name was Justin Vernon. The Jagjaguwar re-release of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, our favorite album of the year, made it into six of our nine lists, all [...]
by Baishi Wu on December 14, 2008
by Jordan Axt on December 11, 2008
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10. Bloc Party. “One Month Off.” So Intimacy wasn’t exactly A Weekend In the City, which wasn’t exactly Silent Alarm. But on “One Month Off,” Bloc Party reminds us all that they’ve still got it. Put simply, any song I play [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on December 10, 2008
The increasingly desperate Rolling Stone just released its top 50 albums of 2008. Bon Iver barely cracked the top 30, and TV on the Radio took the top spot, followed by Bob Dylan, Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket and John Mellencamp. Yes. John Cougar Mellencamp.
Bon Iver barely cracked the top 30, a clear sign that [...]
by Sam Schlinkert on December 9, 2008
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10. T.I. ft. Rihanna. “Live Your Life.” Admittedly I’m not crazy about T.I.’s verses, but if you didn’t sing along with Rihanna’s angelic chorus at some point this year, you missed out.
9. Yael Naim. “New Soul.” Sure, it makes for a catchy Mac ad. But [...]