All posts tagged "Genius Ten"

There were a number of bands I had interest in that I didn't see at South by Southwest, just because I ran out of time. But one band I did make the time for, and sadly they weren't able to come. So I'm building my Genius Ten around them, because their music is really addictive. Leave yours---or comments about whatever you like---in comments. Open thread!

For some reason, the Genius function on my iTunes is suddenly not working, or not working much. Songs and bands it used to work on don't work any more. I don't know what to do about this. I was going to do a Genius Ten for the Dum Dum Girls, but instead I'll just put up some videos by them and a couple of other people (LADIES) with new stuff out that you might like.

I was extremely happy to see that the first full-length album by MEN has come out. I got their EP for a couple of bucks at a show that probably was a couple of years ago now, and have been eager for more. The lead of the band is JD Samson, who got her start in Le Tigre, and is just all-around awesome subversive feminist dance pop. The download is $8 on Amazon. Today's Genius Ten is based on their song "Credit Card Babies", which is not a song for the humorless, I promise. Warning: the chorus is an earworm with NSFW lyrics that you will find yourself unable to stop singing. This was demonstrated after a group of friends went to see them at SXSW, and found ourselves singing it all night. Leave your list in comments, or comments about whatever you like. Open thread.

Congrats to Tony Blair, of all people, for being nominated for the Literary Review's annual bad sex award. The award is usually given for nauseatingly written sex scenes in fiction, and in fact Blair's memoir is the first non-fiction ever nominated. For this, I dedicate today's Genius Ten to Tony Blair. Leave yours in comments, or a comment about anything you want. Open thread.

They're such a new band that Genius hasn't even picked up on them yet, but I still have to share, because they're so amazing. Last night, we went to see The Hounds Below, and it was one of those all-enrapturing, amazing shows that you wish every show could be, except that if they all were, then you wouldn't have those stand-out shows. This is just a shitty show video that someone took of their first single "Crawling Back To You" (which they had for sale as 45s---250 pressed, so I had to grab one), but even in this, you can see how great they are:

Today's Genius Ten is about the theme of survival and recovery, which is something I know we are all hoping for when it comes to the Gulf of Mexico, even if prospects look bleak. This short song by Bikini Kill is just about that, with a fish reference to boot. Leave your lists in comments, or thoughts about whatever's on your mind.