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Best new artists

John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy at the Village Gate, NYC,

1961

photo: Herb Snitzer

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(Mori Ra)

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Killing it right now

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Message from the Past for the Future

I’m writing this in May, 2016. 

Came across some weird stuff about Chuck Klosterman saying Radiohead’s KID A (released in October, 2000) sorta predicted the events of September 11, 2001, which I had never heard about before. 

This theory has been around publicly since at least 2005, when Klosterman’s book Killing Yourself to Live came out. A dude named Alex Vassifer wrote this blog post a short time after that. I don’t remember how I came across it, but I read it on May 17, 2016. 

Been listening to KID A all day today (the next day) and looking at related stuff on the Internet. There’s no reason to publish this post on May 18th, so I’m just going to queue it for September 11, 2016 (15-year anniversary of the event) and try to move on.

For a longer look at the track-by-track theory, check out this picture from here.

And, just for fun, check out an 8-bit version of the complete album below:

And, for even more fun, a full live version of the album:

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Summer Silence, 2016

Although I’m usually traveling during the summer and getting ready for school in August, I assure you that I am still listening to new music constantly. So now I have decided to compile my picks for best new releases over the summer into one post (and I’m even late with that!)

Anyways, it’s called Summer Silence, and here it comes...

JUNE

9th Wonder - Zion

Fear of Men - Fall Forever

Vic Mensa - There's a lot Going On

Mitski - Puberty 2

Joey Purp - iiiDrops

Huerco S - For Those Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)

DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall

Blood Orange - Freetown Sound

JULY

Avalanches - Wildflower

Badbadnotgood - IV

Aphex Twin - Cheetah EP

Bat for Lashes - The Bride

Clams Casino - 32 Levels

Lil Yachty - Summer Songs 2

Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking

Hippies Wearing Muzzles - Animist Pools

Aug:

Downstate - Devil Worship You

Frank Ocean - Blonde

De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody

Young Thug - No, My Name is Jeffery

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein - Stranger Things OST

Gonjasufi - Callus

65daysofstatic - No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe

Roosevelt - Roosevelt

KA - Honor Killed the Samurai

The Bad Plus - It’s Hard

Glass Animals - How to Be a Human Being

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waiting for the beat to drop on Frank Ocean's Ivy like

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Anderson .Paak Kills the Tiny Desk

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“Ravage, eject.”

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On the road again like

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(arca)

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When you wake up in the morning with the Bon Jovi Xfinity jingle stuck in your head.

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Great listening/watching

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Should I go to this

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SubmissionFriday

‘War Is Over’ by Ernest Volynec

32" x 24", oil on canvas

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