Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

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Riverfront Times Pretenious Interview with Me

Recently I was interviewed by the Riverfront Times about Pretentious Record Store Guy, music, comics, vinyl life and art. Good times if you’re into that sort of thing. Read it here: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/07/carlos_ruiz_pretentious_record_store_guy_comic_red_rocket_7_st_louis.php 14 minutes… “If I had to choose a rapper, my favorite MC would be me.” – A Tribe Called Quest

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Eddie Argos Gets the Pretentious Treatment

Eddie Argos is one of my favorite singer and songwriters working today with his work for Art Brut and Everyone Was in the French Resistance Now. And he also does a column about comics for Playback magazine. What’s not to love, right? So when I was asked to come up an illustration for his column, […]

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Top 5 Records of Winter 2010

1) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat the Devil’s Tattoo 2) Spoon Transference 3) Broken Bells Broken Bells 4) The Editors In This Light & On This Evening 5a) Gorillaz Plastic Beach 5b) Magnetic Fields Realism 5c) Titus Andronicus The Monitor

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Is March 9th 2009 the Best New Music Day Ever?

I love Tuesdays! Not because it’s not Monday, but because it’s always New Music Day. No matter how bad your upcoming week will be or how bad your weekend hangover has left you, all is right with the world because every Tuesday brings with it a range full of new possibilities, new favorites, new hotness […]

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Who Gives a Fuck About a Vampire Weekend?

I do. At least I did at first, then I got over it. Then I hated it and after that I just became indifferent. Then I liked them again and it’s just in time for their new CD Contra to come out. It’s good.  I like it, but I’ll get over it. Then in a […]

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Pretentious Record Store Guy’s Favorite Records of 2009

Art Brut Art Brut vs. Satan The Thermals Now We Can See Julian Plenti Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper Modest Mouse No One’s First, and You’re Next Ben Kweller Changing Horse Girls The Album XX XX Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion Telekinesis! Telekinesis! Sonic Youth The Eternal White Rabbits It’s Frightening Mos Def The Ecstatic Wilco […]

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Them Crooked Vultures Will Bleed You Dry…

But you’ll love every minute of it. Buy this record now! It features Queens of the Stone Age’s guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme, Nirvana/Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones on bass. What else do you need to know?

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The Flaming Lips are Embryonic

Buy this record now!

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Top Five Records of Fall 2009

1) Pearl Jam Backspacer 1a) Arctic Monkeys Humbug 2) Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk 3) Julian Plenti Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper 4) Modest Mouse No One’s First, and You’re Next 5) Muse The Resistance

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Pitchfork’s Decade In Music: P2K

The Decade in News by Pitchfork Staff The most important news story of the past decade doesn’t concern a specific band or genre or trend. It’s the story of how music news itself has changed. Think back to the turn of the millennium: How did you find out that your favorite band had a new […]

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Fall 2009 Music Preview

From Rolling Stone Magazine From Weezy and Mariah to Weezer and the Flaming Lips, some of 2009’s most anticipated albums are hitting stores this season. Big debuts from Adam Lambert and Monsters of Folk are due, along with eagerly awaited releases by Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Shakira. Read up on 60 of […]

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Who Are the Monsters of Folk?

Well, ladies and gentlemen, the Monsters of Folk are Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward and their album drops next Tuesday, September 22nd. Run out and pick it up on CD or on vinyl. For tour dates and to find out more, check out the Monsters of Folk website. The wide-ranging instrumental […]

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Muse – The Resistance Arrives 09.15.09

Muse The Resistance Out Now

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Pretentious Record Store Guy’s 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names I Came Up With Today

What did you do today? I listened to the entire remastered Beatles catalog and then played Beatles Rock Band all day long, but first I came up with 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names today because my genius should not be kept to myself and lately I’ve been feeling generous, so enjoy my […]

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The British Invasion Part 2- Beatles Rock Band in stores 09.09.09

This is like opening up a bottle of awesome and then washing it all down with a side of amazing…

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