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Retroselective: The Best of June 2009
July 3, 2009 – 9:15 pm | No Comment

Though all other stories this month were rightfully set aside by the upsetting news of Michael Jackson’s death, there were still many highlights to better help remember June in a more positive light. Here are 10 of the best as chosen by Culture Bully.

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Bob Dylan “When The Deal Goes Down” Video
August 31, 2006 – 2:44 pm | 2 Comments

It seems everyone is buzzing over the video because of Scarlett Johansson acting as its character in focus. And why not, she’s beautiful and talented and this throwback vignette showcases not only her ability …

21st Century Industrialization: The Gilded Age
August 31, 2006 – 1:50 pm | No Comment

Lead by the stripped down, honky-tonkless Jimmy Dale Gilmore vocals of Evan Dvorsak The Gilded Age sound straight out of a retrospective time capsule film on the deep south round the turn of the century. …

From Brazil to Beck: Eliane Elias
August 31, 2006 – 10:59 am | One Comment

Native Brazillian, Eliane Elias takes a curiously formulated stumble through bossa nova influenced jazz numbers and ivory reggae classics, seemingly for fun, while having solidified a solid reputation on the traditional jazz scene. Bearing …

Outkast on The Late Show with David Letterman (08/21/06)
August 31, 2006 – 10:10 am | No Comment

This performance from Outkast has a strange feel to it, as it gives one of the first public looks at the new album, finding that Big Boi and Andre 3000 might once again be far …

Dirty Pretty Things on The Late Show with David Letterman (08/15/06)
August 30, 2006 – 10:10 am | No Comment

Having never really given the band much of a chance until now, the song “Bang Bang You’re Dead” comes off as an abolutely catchy in a Brit-pop-rock kind of way.

Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Podcast: Part 2
August 29, 2006 – 9:07 pm | No Comment

“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is a unique experience when understanding its beauty, especially so after countless times hearing it only within the context of classic pop radio. Taking into account the critical aspect of …

Primal Scream: T in the Park 2006 Audio
August 29, 2006 – 5:59 pm | No Comment

These songs, though received to a critical hailstorm, are some of the shining few on the album that many love, and many more hate. I’m one of the few in the middle, really enjoy …

Fancy & Free: The Morning Benders
August 29, 2006 – 12:00 pm | 2 Comments

Berkeley’s The Morning Benders take time to stress the simple sounding bands that laid the groundwork for its sound, showing that even the simplest sounding songs are indeed far from unstructured. Singer/guitarist Chris Chu …

Fatboy Slim on The Late Show with David Letterman (08/17/06)
August 29, 2006 – 10:00 am | No Comment

This song finds a lot of beauty in the visuals that accompany it in its music video…so, it’s fitting that when performing it live on Letterman Norman Cook was accompanied by both MC Lateef and …

Funky Nashville “Hitch a Ride”
August 28, 2006 – 3:00 pm | One Comment

Funky Nashville. The name alone screams “DON’T LISTEN TO ME!” This coming from the perspective of someone who has listened to countless “funky” country bands in America’s Midwest, all dripping of country-fried arrogance, …

Listen to the Music With No Fear: Teddybears
August 28, 2006 – 11:30 am | No Comment

Jocke, one half of Stockholm’s Teddybears, explains the effect of the band’s formative years on its current sound, “Nowadays, there’s not a lot of punk in our music anymore I guess. We get some …

M. Ward on the Late Show with David Letterman
August 28, 2006 – 10:00 am | 3 Comments

M. Ward is one of those musicians that either attracts you immediately or shows little immediate appeal. If this song, from his latest album Post War, shows little immediate appeal for you then friend, …