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By Nada Overlord
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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 When he's not running the pawn the shop or giving Bret & Jemaine advice with the ladies, Dave, known in real life as Arj Barker, travels the world sharing humorous anecdotes through a discipline known as "stand up comedy." Arj, who has been featured twice on Comedy Central Presents and co-wrote the off-broadway show The Vagina Monolugues, is performing all this week at the Parlor in Bellevue's Lincoln square.
Knowing how much you kids like the jokes, NadaMucho.com has procured two free tickets for the Saturday, February 5 show. Just head over to www.twitter.com/nadamucho, follow us, and send us a direct message for a chance to win.
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By Red Lehman
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
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 Editors
In This Light And On This Evening
Close your eyes. Imagine a dark London underworld. You're walking unsteadily through the cavernous sewer and a voice from the shadows engulfs you.
I swear to God, I heard the Earth inhale,
moments before it spat its rain down on me."
"I swear to God, I heard the Earth inhale,
moments before it spat its rain down on me."
It’s a low, beautiful baritone, but slightly sinister. Somewhere in its low melodic register is a sense of urgency.
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By Gabe Baker & Matt Ashworth
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
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Best of the 00s: Gabe Joins the 21st Century
Part 2: Animal Collective, Anthony & the Johnsons and At the Drive In
Nada co-founders Matt and Gabe are listening to 197 of the music press's best albums of the past decade for a new series called Gabe Joins the 21st Century.
 Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam
Gabe: Strawberry Jam was my first exposure to Animal Collective. My expectations were high, considering that Animal Collective tied with Radiohead and Sigur Ros for most albums on the list, with four.
After two listens, I was intrigued. The songs have lots of different sounds and stuff going on. The psychedelic/experimental pop elements reminded me a bit of the White Album and Psonic Psunspot. But upon further review the novelty wore off. I just don't connect with the songs. On my most recent listen the only songs I didn't push skip on were tracks 5 and 7 ("Fireworks" and "Winter Wonder Land"). I don't dislike Strawberry Jam, but I can't say I'm excited to listen to their next three entries on the list.
Grade: LIKE
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By Matt Ashwortnh
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 |
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00s in Review: Gabe Joins the 21st Century
An Introduction to the Process
 In early January, I sent Nada Co-founder Gabe Baker my “work in progress” list of favorite albums from the last decade. He quickly divulged that he had set off on a similar project – reviewing every album on Pitchfork's top 200 of the 00s that was available at the Seattle Public Library (SPL). This is especially notable given that Gabe, after voraciously consuming new music with me since we were in the 8th grade in 1987, hadn’t kept up after the turn of the century.
After some discussion, we decided it would be better to include some other data sources. God bless Pitchfork, but how could we rely solely on a list that omitted some of our favorites, most notably Bobby Bare Jr. and the Drive By Truckers?
We landed on the following methodology for “00s in Review: Gabe Joins the 21st Century”:
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By Tyson Lynn
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 |
 The Eels — The End Times
Vagrant Records
Mark Oliver Everett—Mr. E, the only constant member of The Eels—is, to put it lightly, an unlucky man. Slightly stooped, a rag doll of dark matter, Everett has always been up front in his music about the unfortunate events that punctuate his life with end stops: his sister’s suicide, his mother’s death, and now, on his newest End Times, the dissolution of his marriage.
Recorded to four-track, but keeping none of that format’s endearing qualities, End Times documents moments bleak and black, with almost none of the orchestral lift that marked his previous releases. To jump from 2005’s Blinking Lights and Other Revelations down into the End Times is to fall out of the sky like a hopeless Icarus. Songs circle on themselves without resolution, or never really begin. Only a couple of tracks—“A line in the dirt” most prominently—dig themselves out of the e-hole long enough to look lively, but even their stately builds have airs of resignation around them, pigpens of defeat.
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By Red Lehman
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
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 Surrealized
Surrealized EP
Surrealized have more grooves and hooks than an entire season of Dangerous Catch. Their self-titled EP reconstructs five of the best tracks from their passionate, brilliant live show. Every song is truly a highlight, but "God Man Machine" and "Hesitate" best showcase what this duo do best – slick electro-rock dance music. If you like Calvin Harris, Above & Beyond and even New Order, you will enjoy what you hear here.
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By Tim Basaraba
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 |
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Dengue Fever @ Neumos
January 10, 2009
Don't worry, Seattle. I’ve been listening to Dengue Fever for more than a year and have yet to catch a fever or experience bladder problems, constant headaches, eye pain, severe dizziness or a loss of appetite. What I have noticed is a new appreciation for the Khmer language (especially when crooned by Chhom Nimol) and an interest in the origins of this unique LA bands’ psychedelic sound.
When it comes to music that my father urges me to check out, I usually start with the artist’s most recent release and work backwards… if I’m so inclined. After just one listen to 2008's Venus On Earth, I knew I would have to own Dengue Fever’s three previous albums.
The guitars, though sometimes buried behind Chhom's beautiful voice, are the central aspect of the Dengue Fever sound. Quirky, deliberate and clear, it’s a sound and skill missing from most of the bands I’ve been obsessed with lately.Which is to say these kids know their instruments and are much more proficient than many of today's popular Indie bands, some of whom think its better to be cool, then to be good.
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By NadaMucho.com Contributors
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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2009 Year in Review
Our Favorite TV Shows
 10) Hoarders
Unlike its subject matter – a slow, steady accumulation of possessions that eventually overcomes a person’s life – this show emerged quickly in 2009, delighting many of the sick fucks who contribute to NadaMucho.com.
9) Sportscenter
If there’s one thing that’s remained consistent throughout our 12-year history, it’s this: dudes love sports. And Sportscenter still boasts the most complete highlights and witty anchors who weave in a wide range of pop culture references.
8) True Blood
Using the current popularity of vampires as a launching pad to further push his mission of tolerance, Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) continues to wow with his daring and surprisingly funny second season.
7) Dexter
Is the birth of Dexter's baby boy and potential successor enough to help the gruesome series continue pushing its limits? Maybe not, but having John Lithgow serve the same purpose Jimmy Smits served in Season 3 definitely helped.
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By NadaMucho.com Contributors
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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2009 Year in Review
Local Releases & Assorted Flotsam
 Hey Kids. Now that you've fully internalized our Obligatory List of Favorite 2009 albums, here's a list of our favorite Seattle releases and some other random thoughts. Enjoy!
Our 10 Favorite Seattle Releases of 2009
The Raggedy Anns – The Raggedy Anns (Self released)
Throw Me the Statue – Creaturesque (Secrectly Canadian)
The Final Spins – This is Then/That Was Now (Self released)
The Ironclads – The Space Between the Maps (Self released)
The Yes Pleases – From Whence It Came (Self released)
David Bazan – Curse Your Branches (Barsuk)
Visqueen – A Letter to Garcia (Local 638)
Maldives – Listen to the Thunder (Mt. Fuji)
Black Whales – Origins (Mt. Fuji)
They Live! – They La Soul (Self released)
Oh and this one too: The Lonely Forest – We Sing the Body Electric (Burning Buildings)
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