Mike Hopkins

Tag: 10s

  • Run the Jewels 2 – Run The Jewels

    Run the Jewels 2 – Run The Jewels

    The irony is not lost on me as I mouth the lyrics “Lie, cheat, steal, kill, win – everybody’s doing it.” as I walk into church on Sunday. I take out my headphones and attend the worship service, but the production of El-P makes my knee bounce the entire time. Anyone who knows me knows…

  • Plastic Beach – Gorillaz

    Plastic Beach – Gorillaz

    The word “eclectic” is thrown around a lot in the music world, but I’m pretty sure if you looked it up in the dictionary, the album Plastic Beach by Gorillaz would be the definition. This album has everything. Are you looking for electronic rock? Done. Old school hip-hop? Got it. World beats overlayed by British…

  • Morning Phase – Beck

    Morning Phase – Beck

    Back in mid-April, my friend Gabe Pullicar had me over to his place. He has one of the best vinyl setups I’ve ever seen; a nice table, a nice amp and great speakers. We listened to several records that night, from my hard-to-find brand new pressing of Nevermind by Nirvana to his dilophosaurus-colored vinyl of the…

  • We the Common – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

    We the Common – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

    I went into this album cold. I mean, 100% cold. Blind. I’d never heard of the album We the Common. I’d never heard of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. In fact, I knew pretty much nothing about the musical tastes this week’s suggester Jay Valle had. So, when I say I had no…

  • Plowing Into the Fields of Love – Iceage

    Plowing Into the Fields of Love – Iceage

    Sloppy. That’s the only term I could think of as I neared the half-hour mark of Danish punk band Iceage’s third album, Plowing Into the Fields of Love. As the opening notes of “Against the Moon” started in, I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. This was going to be a really difficult project.…