December 2011
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New Year's Fun Facts
2011, geriatric, riddled with dementia and confetti-thin bones, must sleep now, perchance to dream of its characters and events taking a place at the fore of Time’s mantle, and make way for 2012, bare and milk-fresh, to grow into another year or the Apocalypse’s finale. For us, it’s time to celebrate another ending and another beginning, to party with family and friends, to share...
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vickyj asked: Congratulations! You have been chosen as the new voice of NBA Jam. What phrases do you add to the catalog of RAZZLE DAZZLEs and MONSTER JAMs?
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10 Rejected Song Titles for of Montreal's...
On February 7th, the Athens psychpopfunkfreaks of Montreal will release their latest album, Paralytic Stalks. In addition to their theatrical live shows and ADHD grooves, the band is known for their wild album and song titles. We here at WaFB were granted an exclusive look at ten of the song titles for Paralytic Stalks that didn’t make the cut.
Oedipus Stroking Magma
Sanskrit Gigolo
Were...
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WaFB Music 2011: Albums
25. The Fall: Ersatz G.B. — If the voice of Tom Waits is a gargle of nails and screws, then the voice of Mark E. Smith is a cauldron of toil and trouble. After 29 albums, the bile and spleen no longer return to their proper place but linger in his throat, ready to be spewed again through microphones and out of speakers. 24. Wild Flag: Wild Flag — A riot of Nuggets Grrls occupying your...
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WaFB Music 2011: Songs: 20-1
20. Light Asylum: “Dark Allies” — Christian imagery turned devilish over sinister Dark Wave and the greatest vocal performance of the year. Somewhere, in a dank underground lair of smoke and stone, where women in BDSM leather and cruelty in their eyes prowl its tunnels, the only light coming from blood-red candles whose wax covers the surrounding surfaces like kudzu, sits...
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WaFB Music 2011: Songs: 40-21
40. Sandro Perri: “Changes” — Can a song get stoned? Yes. A song can get super-stoned. 39. The Strokes: “Taken for a Fool” — Comebacks are more often a letdown than a celebration. If your interviews in every major music mag are about how terrible the recording process was, don’t release the passable results and say, “It’ll be much...