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Well, I’m far from being a hipster but shall try my best to enlighten—ahem, introduce you to new and/or good music. In this new weekly feature, not only will I have an excuse to update and write about my life’s passion, but I’ll also share some cool bands with you. Obviously, if you’re at c-wod.com, you either write for us, or you found this site from BlogExplosion/Blog Mad and will never read any of this.

Bands of the moment:

65daysofstatic: The Scot introduced them to me awhile ago. If you’re into frenetic, instrumental techno-post-rock, they’re worth a listen. It’s probably not for everybody. My two friends always give me odd looks when I listen to 65dos, so be warned.

Pretty Girls Make Graves: They’re kind of like At the Drive-In, only not as good and fronted by a woman. Overall, I think they’re catchy and energetic. Their new album comes out next week.

The Velvet Underground: Umm, these guys are weird. Even today, 40 years later, they’re just out there at times. I keep listening to “The Gift” because it’s just so matter-of-fact and dark. I know this band is pretty well-known, but it never hurts to revisit them.

Album of the moment:

At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command: I keep listening to this album all the time. It’s so good. The true fans say it’s too polished, and you know what I say to them? I listen to the Foo Fighters and Audioslave.

Proof that I’m not a hipster:

Saturday night, I finally listened to the LCD Soundsystem album. I had seen them live last year but never got around to hearing their studio work. I agree with people who think this album is disgustingly overrated. It’s like one big in-joke for hip indie kids, so that they can be assured of their musical superiority. The songs are mostly hit-or-miss.

Band I get to make fun of thanks to the anonymity of the Internet:

The Killers – Spin named the Killers as their 2005 Band of the Year. According to the logic, if I understand it, you are the band of the year if your singles take over mainstream radio. I bought the Killers’ album and enjoyed it. However, there is no way they were 2005’s top band. Maybe top 20 or something. My friend said, “I think the Killers are overrated.” My response was, “The people who like the Killers a lot are incapable of overrating a band.” I think I was a little harsh, but in my opinion, most of those people—I’m talking about the teenage girls who adore Brandon Flowers—make no real judgments of the actual music.

New albums I would buy tomorrow if I had money:

The Concretes – In Colour
The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics
Morrissey – Ringleader Of The Tormentors
Saves The Day – Sound The Alarm

That does it for this edition. Tune in next week. Or not.

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