Posts Tagged ‘M83’

My Favorite Songs Of The First Half Of 2008 (As Of Right Now)

Mon Jun 30 2008 by Maura

Midnight tonight isn’t the exact midway point of this year, but hey, it’s the last day of its sixth month, which is close enough for roadwork. Or, er, listwork, that is: After the jump, I give you the seven songs that I would be more likely to put on a mix CD than any other, in YouTube/blurb form. Think of it as a post for me and my creaky, prone-to-forgetting-stuff brain to come back to when the year-end listmaking craze hits in a couple of months and an invitation for you to engage in similar Monday afternoon quantifying!

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M83’s Cultural Saturation Moment Is On The Horizon

Mon May 12 2008 by anthonyjmiccio

After seeing this Urban Outfitters ad, I’m giving M83 three years to fill the majority of a chart-topping movie soundtrack with their increasingly accessible post-shoegaze swoon and/or enjoy a fluke top 10 hit in the manner of T’Pau.

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Obligatory Pitchfork.TV Discussion Thread

Mon Apr 7 2008 by Maura

After much hype, Pitchfork.tv launched today, and it is totally… a site with original music-video content. Like many of this summer’s festivals, Radiohead is the headliner, tossing off a performance of “Bangers and Mash” that came out of a jam session in Nigel Godrich’s basement. More »