Music Geek by Matthew Montgomery
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Thoughts on early January
Guided by Voices — Let's Go Eat The Factory A rather busy end to 2011 and start to 2012 saw me miss what I thought would be a lot, but it turned out that I was just late to my first listen to the new Guided by Voices record. Wait, what? I…
Damn, I love Dreamend
Ryan Graveface, the man behind Dreamend, has had my ear for a number of years now. He first landed on my radar when I, on a bit of a whim, bought As If By Ghosts . I was, I think, duly impressed, and I've since paid some attention to…
2010 in Review #5: The build up to some of the year's greats
The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs In this series, Matthew Montgomery takes a look at five of his favorite happenings in the music world. Between today and the end of the year, you'll get a chance to read the top five. Waiting in eager…
Music Geek: Ten for 2010
School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire Given how quickly 2011 is approaching, here's a quick list of ten of my favorite records of the year. If you ask me what they are tomorrow or at any time in the near future, my answers will…
Music Geek: Hunting for records an essential part of musical journey
See, I can look classy every now and again. When I search for records, it's not an easy process. I often find myself inundated with those pesky round things — be they CDs or vinyl — as I flip through album after album. It's not always…
Music Geek: Record stores at crossroads, but there's time to recover
See, I can look classy every now and again. While in Phoenix for a computer-assisted reporting conference — NICAR 2010, which has a name nearly as exciting as possible for this sort of this — I took a jaunt over to a couple record stores,…
Music Geek: Woody Allen's Manhattan and Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" combine for engaging musical perspective
That famed, prolific director Woody Allen — the auteur behind greats like Annie Hall , Interiors , and, of course, the subject at hand, 1979's Manhattan , the three of which were released over a three-year period from 1977 to 1979 — has…
Music Geek: The Arcade Fire's "Rebellion"
See, I can look classy every now and again. Whilst listening to the latest episode of All Songs Considered from NPR — it's on the decade defined — The Arcade Fire's "Rebellion," from the group's seminal 2004 full-length debut Funeral ,…