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Musicfest NW 2008 2008-09-04 16:24:00 Hello everyone! I finally had to break down and buy a wristband for this year's Musicfest NW. It was a hard decision, but having the opportunity to check out a lot of great bands won out in the end. For those of you who are wondering what shows I'll be checking out, please see my planned out schedule below. Come on! You know you want to see the man behind Eclectic Grooves! I plan on featuring a fu
Waxidermy Mix #1 2008-08-26 17:56:36 For those of you who don't know about the website Waxidermy, it is a collaborative effort put together by several music lovers who focus their attention on digging in the racks for rare gems. These guys search for vinyl that wasn't popular enough to appeal to the masses the first time around, and then they post a couple songs from their digging expeditions. It is updated almost every day, so there
Rediscoveries of Lost Gems-Patto- Roll 'em Smoke 'em Put Another Line Out 2008-08-26 02:58:22 When I first thought of this feature, I hadn't taken into account that there was an entire book devoted to rare albums called Lost in the Grooves. While trawling through this book, I have discovered a plethora of rare records that I will start featuring here on Eclectic Grooves. As far as I know, most of these records are no longer in print.Patto's Roll 'Em Smoke
'Em Put Another Line Out was first
This Ain't No Easy Listening Re-up 2008-08-24 21:54:26 Well, I'm not going to apologize or make excuses for why I haven't been updating lately. Let's just say that I am facing a lot of internal challenges right now, and leave it with that. I have updated the links section with some new blogs that have caught my eye, and removed some links for blogs that have closed their doors or only updated sporadically. By this, I mean that they haven't been update Read more:Listening
I Hear a New World- Podcast #2 2008-09-23 23:57:00 Hi everyone! I just wanted to make a short post about my latest podcast that is available to download from Podomatic. This week's episode is meant to be listened to as a companion to my last three posts on Musicfest NW, as it features music interspersed with commentary about the bands I checked out. You can listen to it online by clicking on the play button next to the podcast on the top right Read more:World
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Musicfest NW 2008 Recap- Saturday 2008-09-22 21:17:31 September 6, 2008- Saturday
The Strange Boys- Satyricon- 8:00 p.m.
I hadn't heard of The Strange Boys before listening to their songs on Myspace a couple days before Musicfest 2008. I was so impressed with their brand of lo-fi garage tunes that I decided to check them out at the Satyricon on Saturday evening. It seemed to be the best bet for catching the band in all its retro-garag Read more:Recap
Musicfest NW 2008 Recap-Friday 2008-09-19 17:01:09 Before I recount the details of Musicfest from Friday
evening, I wanted to let you know that I finally created a podcast on podomatic.com. Thanks to those of you who have already subscribed to it, and for those of you who haven't- What are you waiting for? I have it featured just below the "About Me" section on my blog. You can listen online by clicking the play button or click on "Visit this podc Read more:Recap
Musicfest NW 2008 Recap- Thursday 2008-09-11 18:05:24 I know that I said I would have this up on Sunday, but I have been too wiped out to even think about posting anything. I don't know if I'll be able to post these reviews of Musicfest in consecutive days, but I'll do my best.
September 4, 2008- Thursday
No Age/Battles- Wonder Ballroom- 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
No Age has been receiving a lot of buzz on the internet lately, especially receiving accolades Read more:Recap
Capillary Action- So Embarrassing 2008-10-11 04:38:22 Capillary Action
- So Embarrassing
A couple months ago, I received an e-mail from the lead singer of Seattle's Capillary Action requesting that I post a review of his band's latest record So Embarrassing. Since my inbox was already flooded with requests from various musicians and marketing interns urging me to plug the next best thing, my intial reaction was to decline. But I had a strong feeling
I Hear a New World- Podcast #4 2008-10-11 04:22:59 I just wanted to let you all know that the fourth episode of I Hear a New World
is available for download at:
This episode focuses on bands from the Portland area who didn't play Musicfest this year and who didn't work at Music Millennium. It features a wide variety of styles including klezmer, free jazz, noise, psychedelic rock, folk and electronic. I am interested to hear what you guys think Read more:Podcast
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I Hear a New World- Podcast #3 2008-09-30 14:59:28 Hi everybody! I am happy to announce that the third episode of I Hear a New World
is available for download at:
Just click on the link above and hit play on the latest episode, or download it to your hard drive to listen to it at a later time. Please make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you know when a new episode has been posted. You can subscribe by clicking on "RSS Feed" or "Archive F Read more:Podcast
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I Hear a New World- Podcast #6 2008-10-31 21:57:47 The special Halloween episode of the I Hear a New World
podcast is available to download at
This episode is dedicated completely to Halloween. I have been pouring through an endless amount of classic Halloween songs, movie themes, scary sound effects and music that doesn't have a Halloween theme but still manages to scare the bejesus out of me. I hope you enjoy this special episode of I Hear A N Read more:Podcast
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Last Batch of Halloween Goodies 2008-10-30 19:25:10 Today, I am posting a few more Halloween
treats to tantalize your earbuds while you wait in anticipation for my Halloween podcast. I am working on it right now, so I hope to get the podcast up by the end of the day. Please remember to recommend my podcast to your friends by clicking on the "Send to Friends" link that can be found on the podcast homepage. I would like to make the podcasts more of a Read more:Goodies
Smashing Pumpkins Is Trendy 2008-10-28 20:14:19 I bet some of you were misled to think that this post was going to be about the early 90's grunge band "Smashing Pumpkins
" based on the title. Sorry for leading you astray, but the act of smashing pumpkins on Halloween has been around much longer than the band. I plan on just posting the records today without any further critique, since the titles mostly speak for themselves.
Today, I have a grab Read more:Trendy
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Nightmare and Horror 2008-10-27 23:41:50 I don't have much time to write about these records, so the reviews won't be as in-depth as you are used to finding on Eclectic Grooves. However, I wanted to share these rarities of horror with you at least a couple days before Halloween.
Richard Taylor- Nightmare
From: Major/Random Records, 1962
This is a sinister recording of Edgar Allen Poe's creepy tales "
Halloween Goodies Are Coming Soon 2008-10-26 14:08:16 Thanks to those of you who left comments on the Eclectic Grooves 2nd year anniversary! Most of you have probably noticed that I have been a lot more active on here lately. I realize that I have been neglecting the blog, but I am back in full force again with a lot of great ideas for future posts. Recently, I have noticed a spike in the popularity of the Chubby Checker- New Revelation/Chequered pos Read more:Halloween
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I Hear a New World- Podcast #5 2008-10-25 01:24:55 The fifth episode of I Hear a New World
is available to be downloaded at:
Due to the space limitations on Podomatic, I will have no other choice but to delete the oldest podcast each week to make room for the new episodes. Today I removed the Sonic Youth episode, but it will be available to download from Eclectic Grooves in the near future.
This week's episode showcases the psychedelic soul so Read more:Podcast
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Eclectic Grooves 2nd Anniversary 2008-10-24 01:28:03 Yes, it's really hard for me to believe, but today marks the second anniversary of the beginning of Eclectic Grooves
. As I turn the page, I start reflecting on the past year and what it meant to me. I feel that this was a tough year in many respects, but it was also a time where I learned to grow spiritually and emotionally. While I haven't posted as often as I would have liked, I hope that some o Read more:Anniversary
Neutral Milk Hotel- Engine- Pittsburgh-10-18-08 2008-10-20 19:26:25 I was just surfing the web when I came across this amazing video of Jeff Mangum from Neutral
Milk Hotel
performing "Engine
," the B-side to "Holland 1945". I got the video and photo from the Pitchfork site just to give credit where credit is due. "Engine" is not only one of my all-time favorite songs by Neutral Milk Hotel, but I believe it is one of the best songs I've ever heard. Neutral Milk Hote Read more:Pittsburgh
Things On the Horizon 2008-10-20 01:39:14 Since I started doing this blog, I have been searching for a way to host mp3's on my site as well as a way to allow users to to stream the music directly from my site. This functionality is now available by using the Yahoo Media Player along with a file hosting service called Boxstr. Most of the recent posts with individual mp3's can now be streamed right here on the blog and they can be downloade
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