The Music Tapes

The Music Tapes — Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes

On "Saw Pingpong And Orchestra" and "Nimbus Stratus Cirrus (Mr. Piano's Majestic Haircut)" Julian Koster of Elephant Six and Neutral Milk Hotel literally shouts the names of different types of clouds to the tune of a saw and violins. This album feels like a strange sort of Wizard Of Oz world and leaves you confused and fuzzy....
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Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes

I Read The News Today... For Nov. 3, 2010

The reason Ozzy Osbourne hasn't died of a drug overdose yet? He's actually a mutant. No, really. —New York Daily NewsGarbage are recording a new album after a five-year hiatus. The question is: does anyone still care? —The Guardian Robyn, Elvis Costello and Florence And The Machine will perform at this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which takes...
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The Music Tapes — "For The Planet Pluto 3"

If you sympathize with the little guy or the underdog, you'll like The Music Tapes' clip for "For The Planet Pluto 3," which bemoans Pluto's being demoted from planet status to dwarf planet in 2006. It's a hilarious and typically quirky video for the band's latest single.
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The Music Tapes' Julian Koster

The Music Tapes

Julian Koster's The Music Tapes project will be at Toronto's Lee's Palace on Friday while I'm farther south in the city at the Horseshoe Tavern seeing Jon Langford, The Sadies and The Burlington Welsh Male Choir. But even though I'll miss his show, Julian was such a gentleman when he performed at my house with his singing saw Badger in...
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