In case you didn’t set aside 3.5 hours of your life this past Sunday to marvel at the spectacle that was the 55th Grammy Awards, I will do you the favor of summarizing the evening’s events through an LDD lens.  That way, when you read this a week after the show and nobody is talking about it you can feel confident that you are also not talking about it, but it’s not because you don’t know, aren’t hip, or were too busy sitting on your left hand until it was asleep so you could give yourself the sloppiest handjob of your life. Continue Reading

2012 has come to an end, and it was decidedly less epic than the Mayan calendar predicted.  Ce la vie.  Well, at least we have a vie to ce la.  While another disastrous prediction awaits the US population at the close of our calendar year, at least we have a few days in between to celebrate with loved ones.  But when that love turns to annoyance, why not take the time to read this list of my favorite 40 albums from 2012.  Another solid year of music is in the books and I’m left craving anything and everything that 2013 will have to offer. Continue Reading

NOVEMBER 2012

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)
2. Blueprint | Takin’ It
3. Brother Ali | Only Life I Know
4. Why? | Distance
5. How To Dress Well | & It Was U Continue Reading

OCTOBER 2012

1. Menomena | Plumage
2. The Mountain Goats | Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1
3. Why? | Strawberries
4. Pinback | Denslow, You Idiot!
5. Divine Fits | Like Ice Cream Continue Reading

SEPTEMBER 2012

1. Mumford & Sons | Holland Road
2. The Avett Brothers | I Never Knew You
3. Two Gallants | Willie
4. Fang Island | Sisterly
5. mewithoutyou | Cardiff Giant Continue Reading

Once again the Grammys has come and gone, placing its gold star of excellence on a select few artists, duos, groups, casts of TV shows, or shemale solo artists performing a live cover of a remix composed by a recipient of the lifetime achievement award in the category of best jazz ensemble west of the Nile.

As usual, the telecast was a lengthy ordeal, not including the two hours of red carpet coverage leading up to the actual awards ceremony.  Unsurprisingly, in the roughly six hours of coverage, cameras captured some classic D-List material from A-list celebrities, starting at… Continue Reading

Turkey Day has passed and Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa are just around the corner.  In case you’re in the midst of writing your wishlist, here is my updated Top 10 Albums of 2010….thus far.  There is a link at the bottom of the post that extends to the Top 40, in case you’ve already got the first 10 or your Santa is very generous. Continue Reading