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Listening Booth – Alice in Chains, “A Looking in View”

Because EMI is a bunch of tight-asses and won’t allow embedding of the official video for “A Looking in View”, I’m presenting a live version from an August Alice in Chains

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Listening Booth – Britney Spears, “Toxic”

Chris Holmes
posted on September 7, 2009May 17, 2013
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Yes that’s right, that Britney Spears. I scoff at just about every recorded utterance her name’s ever been attached to, but damn if this isn’t one of the most infectious pop songs

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Listening Booth – Can, “Vitamin C”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 24, 2009March 31, 2011
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I came across a rather interesting combination today on YouTube – the music of legendary Krautrock group Can as the backing track to some random action from the Sims 2 video game. You can

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New Kiss?! WTF?!?!

As sure as I’m sitting here, I never thought I’d see the day that I would write about a new Kiss album that isn’t a total rehash of old songs. But it’s real and it’s

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Listening Booth – The Bad Plus, “Physical Cities”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 17, 2009April 8, 2011
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Just to show that I put my money where my mouth is, here’s my little promotional effort for modern jazz. Readers of this site know how much I love the Bad Plus, and here’s a taste why.

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Listening Booth – Randy Newman, “Marie”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 11, 2009April 7, 2011
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That’s right, Randy Newman. The guy from that Family Guy episode singing about apples. Trust me on this one people – put that out of your mind for a few minutes, and forget about how

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Listening Booth – The Roots, “Here I Come”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 10, 2009April 7, 2011
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If you haven’t heard Game Theory yet, you’re missing out on one of this decade’s best albums. Here’s a live performance of one of the best songs on the record –

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Listening Booth – XTC, “Making Plans for Nigel”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 7, 2009April 12, 2011
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If any song is the epitome of New Wave it’s XTC’s brilliant “Making Plans for Nigel”, from 1979’s Drums and Wires. Bassist Colin Moulding delivers this piece of

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Listening Booth – The Black Crowes, “Go Faster”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 3, 2009April 8, 2011
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I run hot and cold when it comes to the Black Crowes, but By Your Side is just a fantastic album. In fact it’s probably my favorite next to the dense and brilliant Amorica. Here’s the

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Listening Booth – Alice in Chains, “A Looking in View”

Listening Booth – Britney Spears, “Toxic”

Listening Booth – Can, “Vitamin C”

New Kiss?! WTF?!?!

Listening Booth – The Bad Plus, “Physical Cities”

Listening Booth – Randy Newman, “Marie”

Listening Booth – The Roots, “Here I Come”

Listening Booth – XTC, “Making Plans for Nigel”

Listening Booth – The Black Crowes, “Go Faster”

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