No Mo Vo Co...Der

Blame Kanyeezy, but as I was listening to the latest release from Bon Iver, Blood Bank, I reached the closing track and decided the moment for the Auto-Tune is officially over. That's my opinion, I welcome yours.


Bon Iver - Woods video via YouTube

Sample mp3 goes here ---> Bon Iver - Blood Bank mp3 via JagJaguwar


Somehow, I didn't mind the Auto-tune as much on Wolves (Act I & II) but it was used much more sparingly...


Bon Iver - Wolves (Act I & II) video via YouTube

Other great moments in Auto-Tuning:


Imogen Heap - Hide & Seek Marissa shoots Trey courtesy of YouTube


The Church of Cher - Believe video via YouTube

Kanye West's - Heartless was supposed to go here. But his label/imprint/music is part of the evil Universal Music Group umbrella (Insert Boo) so no embedding aloud. I could put a link...but I won't. Sorry Yeezy, you don't need the exposure anyway...not that the Church of Cher does either. Same to you T-Pain.

Check it out, even the New Yorker is weighing in on this issue (Insert Eye-Roll).


Slightly Related Randomness goes here (ish) --->
Los Simpsons - Homerpalooza episode video via YouTube

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Bon Iver in Maine

I know this is a bit early to be talking about but... Friends, Bon Iver is coming to you. You must go to him in return:

• 07/25/08 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery w/ Bowerbirds
• 07/26/08 Boston, MA - Museum Of Fine Arts w/ Bowerbirds
• 07/27/08 Dennis, MA - The Cave Cinema w/ Bowerbirds
• 07/29/08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ Bowerbirds
  
• 07/30/08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg w/ Bowerbirds
  
• 07/31/08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church w/ Bowerbirds
  
• 08/01/08 Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ Bowerbirds
• 08/06/08 Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre w/ Wilco
  
• 08/11/08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In w/ A.A. Bondy
• 08/24/08 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

(Dates where I don't know people were omitted. But check here to find the latest info.

Download/iPhone friendly link for The Wolves (Act I & II) video

or


Bon Iver - The Wolves (Act I & II) via YouTube.

Sorry, I can't stop with the video but I found a lot of awesome video so get off my back.

Bon Iver - Flume (Live)vid via YouTube.

More media here at Virb.

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Winners and Lugers

I must Twitter my critiques of the hippest events of the trendiest artists you've never heard of. I shall listen and enjoy until you listen and enjoy at which point it becomes trite and banal. I'm bored with it, must surf and destroy pop culture. Scrobbling, logging, and blogging as I trudge through this dense fabric so you don't have to.

You do it too though, and that's cool, as long as I find it first. As long as I love it before you do so I can be sufficiently disinterested by the time you mention it to me then I win.

Here's a song I like today.


SeeqPod Stream Skinny Love



Bon Iver

Lugers
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