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depeche mode – enjoy the silence

this saturday throwback is almost too easy. a layup, if you will. except for the fact that my short stature has prevented me from playing and/or not sucking at basketball, so even a layup was never really a layup for me. vertical challenges aside, im not even gonna talk about this one, because if you dont already like this song (or depeche mode for that matter), i dont think we can be friends. and while youve surely all heard and loved this song, i will offer up a bonus that you may not have heard before. …read more and hear the song…

final fantasy – this lamb sells condos

in the next of a series of older songs that youve probably heard before, we will be featuring toronto native owen pallett, better known to the music world by his solo project name, final fantasy. i didnt really know much about final fantasy other than hearing a song hear or there but we saw him perform from a distance at this years pitchfork festival. hes got one of those great live shows where its just one guy on stage utilizing a few instruments and a loop pedal (a la andrew bird), but lemme tell ya those loop pedals are not easy to navigate. check out the video below of pallett performing during a big rainstorm despite the stage crew trying to get him to quit if you need any more proof that pallett is a heck of a performer. just wait til about 2:30 in when the violin kicks in. and then about :30 later when the rain really starts coming down. …read more and hear the song…