Mix: To Everything There Is a Season: Winter '08

Last winter I started a project in which I explored a season through music. I made playlists for each season filled with the music that really put me a mood matching each time of year.

entertainment, music, winter, listen-in, remix, mix, seasons, pavement, metric, sonic-youth

What's the Big Deal with Bob Dylan?

Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:30 AM EST

Yeah, yeah. He was the "voice of a generation." He was a symbol of peaceful and thoughtful social resistance. He's been the centerpiece of a Martin Scorcese documentary and a new, highly anticipated movie about his life.

entertainment, music, listen-in, bob-dylan, folk, dylan, whats-the-big-deal, im-not-there

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Jackson 5 to Reunite… Whaaaaa???

Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:59 PM EST

By Evan Mix

Today's music news comes from the "what were they thinking?" category. Jermaine Jackson, of recent Celebrity Big Brother fame, told BBC Radio on November 27th that the Jackson 5 are planning a reunion tour.

entertainment, music, humor, abc, michael-jackson, listen-in, billboard, jackson-5, jermaine-jackson, celebrity-big-brother

What's New in Music 11/27/07

Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:23 AM EST

Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don't have to.

music, pitbull, whats-new-in-music, rumble-strips, mudvayne

One month, 15 days, 23 hours and 42 minutes with Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'

Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:10 AM EST

It's been exactly that amount of time since they released their latest LP, and I can say with confidence that In Rainbows is Radiohead's masterpiece, surpassing both the post-modern swagger of 1997's OK Computer and the post-apocalyptic dystopia of 2000's Kid A.

entertainment, music, 2007, radiohead, listen-in, music-review, music-reviews, in-rainbows, thom-yorke

Why U2 Really Is "The Best Band in the World"

Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:26 PM EST

By Evan Mix

That's right, music fans: I'm back by popular demand. However, in the interest of experimenting and staying fresh, I'm going to give things a twist. So, today I'll be defending famous artists, rather than slandering them.

entertainment, music, humor, u2, listen-in, rock-and-roll, sarcasm, critique, saving-the-world, douchebaggery

What's New in Music 11/20/2007

Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:23 AM EST

Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don't have to.

entertainment, music, listen-in, atmosphere, nine-inch-nails, newsvine-music, whats-new-in-music, new-albums, bonnie-prince-billy, british-sea-power

Bon Iver Album Means Good Winter for Music Fans

Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:40 PM EST

Justin Vernon went into the woods because he wanted to live deliberately. He walked away from civilization and took up residence in a cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin.

entertainment, music, listen-in, music-review, cd-review, listen-in-reviews, bon-iver, for-emma-forever-ago

They Bring The Music To Us: Fluxblog

Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:15 AM EST

By Jacob Nicolas

Fluxblog by Matthew Perpetua, was the first mp3 blog that I ever visited regularly, it got to the point that I would check it every day and find something new and interesting.

entertainment, music, mp3, tbtmtu, they-bring-the-music-to-us, fluxblog

What's the BIG deal? — Animal Collective

Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:53 PM EST

To kick off our series, I'd like to look at the band Animal Collective. Here is a band that has released four consecutive albums that have garnered universal acclaim in independent music circles.

entertainment, indie, listen-in, independent-music, whats-the-big-deal, animal-collective

Branding LISTEN IN — new logos, new series idea inside.

Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:49 PM EST

So part of developing a readership, as Eric has already pointed out, is branding.

entertainment, newsvine, branding, identity, listen-in, logos, whats-the-big-deal

They Bring The Music To Us Series: Can You See The Sunset?

Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:49 AM EST

By Jacob Nicolas

This is the first in the series of They Bring The Music To Us, where I'll highlight some of my favourite mp3 blogs and their creators.

entertainment, review, mp3, tbtmtu, they-bring-the-music-to-us, music-blog, can-you-see-the-sunset, cystsfts

In defense of hype: or How I learned to stop worrying and love the 'Fork.

Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:27 PM EST

Across the board, Pitchfork Media, a web site dedicated to music (news, features, free downloads and their infamous CD reviews) is categorically loathed across the Internet.

entertainment, music, reviews, indie, listen-in, independent-music, pitchfork

T.S.O.P.: a quick history of music in the City of Brotherly Love

Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:31 PM EST

By Ryan Stolte-Sawa

To the untrained ear, Philadelphia today may seem like a city in silence. While a vibrant network of artists, studios and labels continues to thrive in cities like NYC, Chicago and even Washington of all places, Philly lies low on the musical map.

entertainment, music, rap, soul, mix, vinemeet, philly-soul, tsop

Old Album Review - The White Stripes, De Stijl

Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:55 PM EST

By Mykola Bilokonsky

Rambling Introduction We all remember music in late 2001/2002 - Nu Metal was still being treated with inexplicable respect, Weezer had publicly announced that they would henceforth suck, Avril Lavigne had burst onto the scene with all her antiestablishmentarian Candian punk rawk …

entertainment, music, review, reviews, portfolio, album-review, white-stripes, jack-white, de-stijl

New Group: Newsvine Music Writers - Get Music Here!

Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:21 AM EST

I wrote an article yesterday detailing the need I felt for a centralized group for those of us who write music on Newsvine. Since there seemed to be interest from several people, I've gone ahead and created the group: Newsvine Music Writers.

entertainment, music, newsvine, writing, groups, listen-in, guild, new-group, original-content

New Group Idea. AKA Music Writers are People Too!

Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:34 AM EST

Once upon a time, sports writing at Newsvine was all but nonexistant. Every once in a while someone would publish an article to 4 votes and 2 comments, get the hint, and vanish never to return.