about 4 months ago - 6 comments
The Giant Panther, more accurately the music blogosphere, is under attack by a group trying to enforce the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Signed into law by former President Bill Clinton (never dreamed how much I’d miss the big lug) on October 28, 1998, it passed after a unanimous vote (remember those?) in Congress. While it was
about 5 months ago - 2 comments
I might be the only one on earth that doesn’t care about MGMT’s new single, I think I overdosed on them two years ago. It’s like whatever alcohol causes your first time getting sick, you’ll never touch the stuff again. For me it was peppermint schnapps. It was the only thing we could confidently steal
about 6 months ago - No comments
This album rocks my world. Absolutely killer. To be honest, in the past I never understood what all they hype was about with Beach House. Most of my favorite fellow bloggers have been huge fans since the beginning of Beach House a few albums back. I always found the songs interesting in concept, but after
about 6 months ago - No comments
I’m liking what is happening in music this year and last year. Toro Y Moi, Vega, Washed Out, Neon Indian, and now Phantogram. There is a fresh new feeling that seems to be a signifigant shift away from traditional indie/underground rock and pop of the early and mid 2000′s, which is a good thing. It’s
about 6 months ago - No comments
Why, as a music blogger, do I feel like I’m always the last to know about great new music? That’s a conversation for another day. Just finished my fourth listen through the new Zola Jesus EP, it’s spectacular. Any fans of Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, etc will dig this. Call it dark-fi, goth
about 6 months ago - 3 comments
I’m a little late to the draw here, but over the weekend a relatively little known artist named Mark Linkous, better known as Sparklehorse, took his own life in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 47 years young. That is a real shame. It was allegedly set off by a text message. How would you like to be the
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
I ran into The Lovemakers a couple of years back while surfing the end of year lists. They are an Oakland, CA based act that has been around maybe eight years or so by now. I had never heard of them until somebody put their CD Times of Romance in their best of 2005 list. I have to
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
I ran out of real estate. There is no more time to screw around. There are mere hours left in the present year. I have to tell you; I don’t really relish these end of the year lists. I feel like, as a quasi blogger (I say quasi because I’m just a guy who like
about 8 months ago - 1 comment
As we finish polishing up our Best Albums of 2009 Lists, it occurred to me that there are much more than albums that get us through the year. I’ll be posting a few Best of categories this year, starting with the Best Remixes of 2009 Best Remix of 2009 Au-Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
I’m crawling out of the woodwork to actually blog on something. For those of you who don’t know, there are two writers for The Giant Panther, John and Ryan. This would be Ryan. John can actually be counted on to keep the ball rolling, posting faithfully and passionately on a regular basis, conjuring up lost
