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evil shananigans: December 2016
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Friday, December 30, 2016. Shanies: Album of the Year. Here we go again. hit me back with your list from this crazy, fuggin' year. 10 A Tribe Called Quest - We Got it From Here. Thank You 4 Your Service. A sad year to lose Phife Dawg, but an incredible year to watch your idols from eons ago prove that they can still kick it. 9 PUP - The Dream is Over. 8 White Denim - Stiff. 7 Tax the Heat - Fed to the Lions. 6 Fantastic Negrito - The Last Days of Oakland. 5 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book. I don't know...
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evil shananigans: December 2015
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Shanies: Album of the Year. Time for the big one. so without further adieu, here's what I saw as the best of the year. 10 Mutoid Man / Bleeder. Their sophomore release is just under 30m of sheer insanity, as one should come to expect from this powerhouse trio. Given that this is a side project, my only hope is that they keep making records together, otherwise the world will have a very large gap of noise. 9 Leon Bridges / Coming Home. 8 Baroness / Purple. Though not as heavy...
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evil shananigans: August 2013
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Friday, August 30, 2013. Since one good turn ALWAYS deserves another, let's chat a bit more about hard rock from the 70s. Most importantly, it's Friday, and you'd rather rock out than think. So go nuts:. You raise 3 fingers to the sky, between the lines is our reply. Links to this post. Monday, August 26, 2013. Should've been born in the 50s. I'm in one of those phases and the fruits I am reaping are fan-freaking-tastic. Over the weekend, I stumbled across a lesser-known gem called Hard Stuff. They have ...
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evil shananigans: Shanies: Album of the Year
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Friday, December 30, 2016. Shanies: Album of the Year. Here we go again. hit me back with your list from this crazy, fuggin' year. 10 A Tribe Called Quest - We Got it From Here. Thank You 4 Your Service. A sad year to lose Phife Dawg, but an incredible year to watch your idols from eons ago prove that they can still kick it. 9 PUP - The Dream is Over. 8 White Denim - Stiff. 7 Tax the Heat - Fed to the Lions. 6 Fantastic Negrito - The Last Days of Oakland. 5 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book. I don't know...
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evil shananigans: September 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Just lovely, beautiful, euphoric, sludgy release. Thank you, Hawkeyes. My God's in my head and I'm thinkin I've been thinking too much. Links to this post. Friday, September 20, 2013. Secrets of the Ooze. And 4 heroes in a half shell. Before my eyes you materialize. Links to this post. Friday, September 13, 2013. Dark Side of Sound. We were all fans of Soundgarden. Growing up. or at least, anyone that I would care to associate with better have been. While I knew the...Under...
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evil shananigans: June 2013
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Preface: it's going to be hot as balls today and I'm listening to a lot of rock n roll. I went on a bit of a tirade over the weekend and have tons of new riff-happy tunes to share. The first is from a Brooklyn band called Earl Greyhound. Their songs range from anthemic, power-chord sing alongs to slow burn, awkward and eerie grunge-revival ballads to, my personal favourite, riff-heavy head boppers, such as the tasty little jam below. Links to this post. Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
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evil shananigans: Shanies: Video of the Year
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Saturday, December 24, 2016. Shanies: Video of the Year. Ahhh the video of the year. like the best actor at the Model of the Year awards. Still. something to be said for a group that can pull it all together with a beautiful visage that so perfectly describes the sound they pour out into the world. And few did it as well this year as PUP. Already with the song If this Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will. In short, I love you all. now die. Peel back the time that weighs on your mind. Video of the year.
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evil shananigans: April 2014
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014. April Shananigans: Playing Favourites. As a huge music snob, it's weird to talk about things like "favourite songs." That said, if someone held a gun to my head, in a moment of intensity, I wouldn't be surprised if this is what was blurted from my mouth. While it's an incredible song, I think what's most important to me is the reminder of beautiful, simple times that things song returns me to. Oh these angels with demonic eyes, bury my sickness with your little cries. Saturday,...
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evil shananigans: May 2014
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014. I love to give, so when I've been absent from this little slice of digital heaven for a while, I feel bad. not just for you, but for me; I don't get to enjoy the bobbing heads and satisfied grins of my friends. In short. this is a very selfish act. It's funny how long spells of absence from my Shananigans are often brought to an end by stumbling on exceptional bands that simply have to be pushed out into the world. In this case, White Denim. Links to this post.
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evil shananigans: Shanies: EP of the Year
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Shanies: EP of the Year. I'll start by saying that there weren't a huge number of EPs that crossed my path this year, however, that doesn't diminish the quality or accomplishment that was Dan Mangan's. Strangely, of the five tracks on this album, I became nearly obsessed with four of them except the album's "single," Race to the Bottom. This EP was like a return to innocence and a softening of songs new and old, to remind himself as much as us of what he stands for.
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