December 2011
1 post
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Michael Jackson (40) LCD Soundsystem (31) New Order (26) Talking Heads (20) The Modern Lovers (19) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 4th
November 2011
1 post
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
Echo & The Bunnymen (19) Brian Eno (19) Neil deGrasse Tyson (4) John Foxx and The Maths (3) Michael Andrews (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 9th
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October 2011
3 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →
Brian Eno (65) Devo (26) Kraftwerk (20) College (18) Air (18) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 25th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Brian Eno (30) Roxy Music (8) Bon Accord (5) Solvent (4) Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois And Roger Eno (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
Benge (20) Brian Eno (16) Kraftwerk (5) Hauschka (4) Simon & Garfunkel (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 3rd
September 2011
2 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-11) →
Brian Eno (30) Marty Robbins (14) Elvis Costello (13) T. Rex (13) Simon & Garfunkel (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 13th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-4) →
Tom Waits (27) Brian Eno (16) Chet Baker (12) Paul Simon (12) Chad VanGaalen (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 7th
August 2011
1 post
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-31) →
The Bynars (26) Raymond Scott (22) Benge (19) Kraftwerk (18) Brian Eno (17) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 1st
July 2011
3 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-24) →
Benge (40) Buddy Holly (10) John Foxx (2) Kraftwerk (1) Stereolab (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-17) →
Brian Eno (22) Jonathan Richman (15) Chad VanGaalen (15) Echo & The Bunnymen (12) Emeralds (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-3) →
Brian Eno (22) M. Ward (16) Bearstronaut (4) Devo (3) Les Paul & Mary Ford (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 13th
May 2011
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-22) →
The Rolling Stones (12) R.E.M. (6) Chicago Public Media (1) Ffffff (1) listenerservices@wnyc.org (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 25th
3 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-15) →
Brian Eno (41) Matt Besser (37) David Bowie (34) Talking Heads (23) Benge (21) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 20th
3 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-5-1) →
David Bowie (20) David Byrne (16) Brian Eno (16) XTC (14) The Rolling Stones (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 6th
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Also, a eulogy.
I said goodbye to my Caravan today! I don’t have any pictures of it, but those of you who rode in it with me on the Bynars tour a few summers ago will undoubtedly have fond memories of being stuck in the “way back” seat with no A/C and windows that just barely opened.  Its last voyage was on Friday. The spare tire rolling around bashing against the rear hatch door will be...
May 5th
Thank You!
I cannot thank everybody enough for coming out last night. The album release show was a success… We had a great time, and I hope you did too!  Thanks for making memories!
May 5th
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April 2011
6 posts
"The Bynars" has been released to the world! →
This is what I have been working on for the past year or so. I am extremely proud of this music and the friends that I created it with.  It feels good to be a creative person, collaborating with other creative people on projects like this. Please listen and enjoy. Thanks, Ben.
Apr 26th
The Bynars' new album comes out. Tomorrow. →
Tomorrow!
Apr 25th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-17) →
Bibio (12) Fripp & Eno (10) Steely Dan (10) Simon & Garfunkel (4) NPR (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-10) →
Michael Jackson (13) Iggy Pop (11) LCD Soundsystem (10) New Order (9) The Rentals (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 12th
“Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye. That’s...”
– Paul Simon, 1965.
Apr 8th
Apr 8th
March 2011
4 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-27) →
Django Reinhardt (39) Buddy Holly (36) Ennio Morricone (18) Philip Glass (12) Brian Eno (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mar 28th
The Bynars are featured in the Spring Music... →
Check it out online or in print! (Photo credit: Kiel Szivos)
Mar 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-13) →
Django Reinhardt (40) Brian Eno (35) The Kinks (28) Nick Lowe (21) Neu! (17) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mar 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-6) →
David Bowie (54) Brian Eno (41) Django Reinhardt (20) Kraftwerk (19) Wire (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mar 8th
February 2011
11 posts
The Bynars! Reviewed at inyourspeakers.com →
Did you download the single?
Feb 28th
2 notes
Feb 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-20) →
Brian Eno (31) Curtis Mayfield (26) Kraftwerk (18) Roxy Music (18) Simon & Garfunkel (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Feb 22nd
Feb 17th
Feb 15th
6 notes
The Bynars - How Does it Feel to Be in Love...
http://thebynars.bandcamp.com/track/how-does-it-feel-to-be-in-love Download for FREE or donation of whatever you would like. Happy Valentine’s Day. Stay tuned for the accompanying video next week! Thank you all for your support!
Feb 14th
Friends, The Bynars have a nice writeup re: our... →
We’re also in the paper edition! Woohoo! You can pick it up at most Newbury Comics locations or just take a look at the link above. More big things ahead!
Feb 9th
"Bite my weiner!"
Does anybody remember a sketch from SNL circa 2003 where Will Ferrell yells, “Bite my weiner!” (possibly at a woman…)? That phrase is stuck in my head, and I can’t get it OUT!
Feb 8th
Friends, please help my band The Bynars out by... →
Feb 7th
76 year old woman serves a month in jail for... →
(Via ALA Direct - 2/3/2011)
Feb 3rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-30) →
Sam Cooke (26) Talking Heads (16) Hot Chip (14) Iggy Pop (13) Gary Numan (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Feb 1st
January 2011
6 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Brian Eno (42) Chad VanGaalen (36) Devo (27) Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions (26) Grizzly Bear (22) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 22nd
Jan 18th
1 note
Woman Falls into Mall Fountain while Texting. →
De-evolution is real.
Jan 18th
Library of Congress Gets a Mile of Music →
The Library of Congress has begun taking possession of a huge donation of recordings, some 200,000 metal, glass and lacquer master discs from the period 1926 to 1948 that have been languishing in the subterranean vaults of Universal Music Group, the largest music conglomerate in the United States…. This is wonderful. Great to see these things coming out of “the vaults” and...
Jan 10th
Jan 6th
Jan 5th
December 2010
5 posts
For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in... →
Rest in peace, Kodachrome. (via The New York Times)
Dec 30th
“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of particular...”
– Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space - QB500.262 .S24 1994 (Thanks, Cathy.)
Dec 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
John Vanderslice (26) Best Coast (26) David Bowie (21) black mold (19) Benge (19) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-12) →
Tom Waits (15) Les Paul & Mary Ford (12) Elliott Smith (12) Kraftwerk (11) Brian Eno (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 13th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Best Coast (13) The Beatles (8) Women (2) Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (2) Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 7th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-28) →
Chad VanGaalen (8) The Bynars (6) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (6) Gary Numan (5) Steve Reich (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 1st
November 2010
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-21) →
Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions (26) Dick Hyman Group feat. Howard Alden (13) XTC (12) Matty J (11) The Strokes (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 24th