Written by Alex This was a hard list for me to make, as I am very much a mixtape kind of girl. I tend to pick and choose, as one single album rarely fulfills a need for me. However, I have a few albums that have been able to do the job. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever, Amen This is one of those albums that I forget how awesome it is for a while, but as soon as I put it … [Read more...] about Fallback Albums: Alex
Modern Music Tease
One of my managers is as obsessive about music as I am. However, he is also nearing 40 and was a club DJ in the 80s, so he has become disenchanted with modern music over the years. He simply never hears things he finds interesting or even good. (He was overly fond of that Kelly Clarkson song, "Since U Been Gone," but who wasn't? You'd have to be dead not to jam out to that.) My … [Read more...] about Modern Music Tease
Sufjan Stevens
Written by Alex I had never really gotten into Sufjan Stevens. Of course, I hadn't ever tried that hard, either. However, my friend Keith, who I trust pretty strongly when it comes to music, told me I had to get Stevens’ new album, Illinois. But seeing as how most of Keith's enthusiasm came from the oddness of the titles, (i.e., the second track, titled "The Black Hawk War, … [Read more...] about Sufjan Stevens