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Thursday, January 22, 2009

News This Week's Mercury Music Section

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM

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Another week, another Mercury music section to read after you realize that posting someone's Facebook status is a piss-poor excuse for breaking news. Really? Well if that works for you, then according to Facebook, Hank Stern is "having a full day." Make of that what you will. It sounds dirty if you ask me.

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Everyone knows Nick Jaina as the supremely talented roaming troubadour, skilled writer, and professional busker. But Jaina also wears a novelty-sized foam #1 finger in support of the Walkman. That said, we could not pass on the opportunity to let one of Portland's best singers write about his favorite band.
LISTEN:







The Walkmen - "In the New Year"

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It's no Xanadu, but Ethan Rose's lovely ethereal music just might soundtrack your next trip to the roller rink. I'm a big fan of couples skate, now if only I can find a girl who loves competitive rollerblading as much as I do.
LISTEN:







Ethan Rose - "Fortunate"

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The expendable karaoke pop of Katy Perry? Yes, we just ran a Katy Perry article, and you are powerless to stop us. Next week: Take our Jonas Brothers quiz! Which brother are you most like? (Spoiler alert: I'm totally like Nick!)
LISTEN:







Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold"

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Chomp! Chomp! Sorry (the ghost of) Steve Irwin, but these Crocodiles will not be hunted by you, or their past.
LISTEN:







Crocodiles - "Neon Jesus"

 

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Full of WHAT! I hope you're investigating.

Katy Perry sounds like Cher. Not the singing.. but the music. I haven't listened to much more Katy Perry than this song once, but it seems to me like this is bland pop with chorus's that blandly explore the metaphorically dichotomous relationship between black and white, but still is grabbing attention because she says things like "girl" in the first line, and "bitch" in another line. She's the Avril Lavigne of crap that sucks! And you can quote me on that.
Posted by ROM on January 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM · Report

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