SparkLife posts by jonathan_flax

More Greatest Lyrics FAILs

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By: Jonathan_Flax

It's a fact: Take lyrics out of their musical context, and you're often left with the ramblings of a braindead "artist" who happens to own ...

Playlist: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1

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By: Jonathan_Flax

Don't you hate people with "hipper than thou" syndrome? Folks suffering from this disease are (literally) too cool for school. They regard Pitchfork.com as the ...

Band of the Week: The Futureheads

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By: Jonathan_Flax

We picked The Futureheads for this installment of "Band of the Week" for three reasons.

1. They were suggested by Sparkler radically_rachel. We tend to trust ...

Songs to Make You Feel Upbeat about Another School Year

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By: Jonathan_Flax

Even for students who count down the hours to the new school year with giddy anticipation (you know who you are), September can still be ...

Say Goodbye to Summer (with the Beatles)

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By: Jonathan_Flax

The Beatles were officially together less than ten years, yet as the new "The Beatles: Rock Band" game makes clear, they reinvented themselves time and ...

Band of the Week: The Drums

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By: Jonathan_Flax

The Drums are quite new—they played their first show in May of this year—and already the Brooklyn foursome is hyped to the heavens. New York's ...

Rock Band: The Beatles

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By: Jonathan_Flax

The release on 09/09/09 of the new “Rock Band: The Beatles” is, well, the music event of the year. As John Lennon might say, the ...

Band of the Week: The Jacob Jeffries Band

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By: Jonathan_Flax

Sparkler camipop suggested this week's highlighted artist: The Jacob Jeffries Band. The South Florida foursome—fronted by young Jacob, a powerpop pianist raised on The Beatles ...

Best Music Blogs (That Aren't SparkLife)

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By: Jonathan_Flax

The worldwide music web is loaded with intelligent blogs that feature insightful commentary and large, engaged communities. (Yes, including SparkLife! In fact, in the category ...

Post-Rock Playlist (Words Not Included)

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By: Jonathan_Flax

Great instrumental tracks are a must for your music collection. Why? Because rich, epic, cinematic-sounding songs can serve multiple purposes. They can help you get ...