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Dash 7 vs. Do the Lovers Still Meet at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

When I started up this site a couple years ago, my “gimmick” was gonna be that I would like to share my musical tastes via song-to-song comparisons. Hence I … Continue reading »

October All Over vs. Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum

Monday, October 31st, 2005

When I was teaching English, I would occasionally bring in some music for my students to listen to and discuss.1 One time at the end of October, I was flipping … Continue reading »

Civil War Correspondent vs. Down There Low

Monday, October 17th, 2005

I want to spend a few weeks introducing some of my favorite Polish bands. I lived in Poland from the middle of 2002 until the middle of 2004, and … Continue reading »

Equus vs. Vertigo

Monday, August 29th, 2005

So last year when the new U2 single “Vertigo” came out, am I the only one who thought it was awfully similar to Blonde Redhead’s “Equus”? I mean, obviously … Continue reading »

Eurotrash Girl vs. Ballad of the Sin Eater vs. Absinthe Party

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Last week I spent a lot of time listening to Minus the Bear. I’ve only ever had a burned copy of their CD Highly Refined Pirates, and listening it … Continue reading »

Arpeggiator vs. 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Although these two songs are not that similar, Fugazi and Mogwai are a lot more alike than they ought to be. I pay pretty close attention to both of … Continue reading »

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