http://www.twofiftynine.com Music reviews and commentary from Punknews.org editor Adam White Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:26:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a note that I've started a mixed media blog at Tumblr. It's a bit more of a catch-all interest dump and should be updated multiple times weekly, if not daily. You can find it at AdamWhite.org. 2:59 will continue as a repository for record reviews and will refocus on music ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2009/03/06/adam-white-the-website/ This is so cool. I don't really need another reason so be excited about the new Neko Case record, and neither do you, but the alt-country chanteuse and ANTI- Records have launched a fantastic bit of marketing to promote it. For every blog that posts a link to the new ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2009/01/15/people-got-a-lotta-nerve/ My Best of 2008 article is online now at Punknews.org. It features a list of a my top 20 albums, a bit of commentary and some of my music videos from my favourite acts of the year. The lists features bands like Fucked Up, the Constantines, Kathleen Edwards, Parts & ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/12/31/best-of-2008/ Elliott Brood had the unfortunate luck of hooking me with what's become one of my favourite songs. "Oh Alberta" is, in purely academic terms, an awesome little ditty. It's a catchy banjo driven ode the provinces of Canada. It's campy, nonsensical and more fun than your most fondly remembered children's ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/10/25/elliott-brood-mountain-meadows/ There's a truly spectacular class of independent music coming out of Canada, and it's so frustratingly genre agnostic and post-everything that to even bother labeling it is an exercise in futility. Toronto duo FemBots are often lumped into some quasi-fictitious indie-folk genre, and that's an absolutely uncomfortable fit. The duo ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/10/17/fembots-calling-out/ I can't sleep in anymore. I think it happened between my first and second year of university, once I had left the surreal dorm world behind and started working days. Whatever the reason, something shifted. It works out rather conveniently from Monday to Friday but on weekend mornings I often ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/08/16/ladyhawk-shots/ There's a very Canadian notion that underscores the Constantines' entire body of work. While most of us live in cities, urbanites by birth and habit, we take great pride in portraying ourselves as rural creatures. We've romanticized the pioneer, that ideal of the rough hewn, nature conscious, working class figure ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/08/05/constantines-kensington-heights/ I'm feeling confident, so let's going ahead and make the argument that the Sadies are essential listening for the punk rock crowd. Now this is by no means an under-appreciated band; they find no shortage of critical praise with each successive record (and there's been something like ten at this ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/04/11/the-sadies-new-seasons/ My "Best of 2007" list is now online over at Punknews. These articles seem to grow more massive every year and this one was no exception. I'm not even going to attempt to repost the content here. Best of 2007 - Adam's Picks Also check out the rest of the staff picks ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2008/01/01/best-of-2007/ Of course we were right to be wary of Vice. While not technically a major label (in fact, I think they lost their major backing earlier this year), they've definitely set themselves up for suspicion. Let's remember that this is a brand offshoot of a smarmy indie lifestyle magazine. For ... http://www.twofiftynine.com/2007/11/16/black-lips-good-bad-not-evil/