Monthly Archive for September, 2007

Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 40th Anniversary Special Edition

Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 40th Anniversary Special Edition
2007, Capitol

What can I say? It’s early Pink Floyd, how could it be bad?

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Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior

Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
2007, Shout! Factory

I should probably admit, I’ve always enjoyed Richard Thompson’s guitar quite a bit more than his songwriting (blasphemy!).

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Owl Says #19

Owl: The Owl & The Bear contains zero grams of trans fat.
Bear: Therefore, it must be good for you!

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Hosted Live Download: Blur; April 7, 1997

Blur - April 7, 1997

Blur
April 7, 1997

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The Owl & The Bear Podcast vol. 56

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Owl Sayz #18

Bear: Let’s just say, for the sake of argument, that you’re a goddamn idiot and nobody likes you.
Owl: WTF!?!

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Hosted Live Download: Yo La Tengo; September 5, 1998

Yo La Tengo - September 5, 1998

Yo La Tengo
September 5, 1998

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Owl Sayz #17

When I think about you I touch my stump. Ooh, I don’t want anybody else, oh no, oh no, oh no.

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Hosted Live Download: Son Volt; February 23, 2007

Son Volt - February 23, 2007

Son Volt
February 23, 2007

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Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
2007, XL Recordings

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Devendra Banhart is criticized for the repetitive nature of many of his songs. This record is not like that at all, however, as the songs genre-hop more then Beck’s last LP.

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Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground - Live From The Pretty Parlor

Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground - Live From The Pretty Parlor
2007, Bombs Over Bellevue

Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground made an interesting choice, to release a debut album as a live album, claiming on tape that you are doing it as a “free sort of thing over the internet,” and then releasing it as a two-disc CD/DVD package.

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Beck - Timebomb

Beck - Timebomb
2007, iTunes

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Ugh. I’m not the biggest fan of Beck’s so-called hip-hop side (I can’t stand most of Odelay and don’t care much for Midnight Vultures), but I can at least appreciate his ironic and insightful lyrics.

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Hosted Live Download: Guided By Voices; June 23, 1997

Guided By Voices - June 23, 1997

Guided By Voices
June 23, 1997

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