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Music :: 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 31, 2011

1. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Mirror Traffic I’ve never been a fan of the Lifer Pick. Ya know, the Johns who think they’re the biggest Beatles (or Stones, or whatever) fans ever, and have nothing else to say about new music until Sir Paul (or Mick, or whomever) releases a new mediocre record or [...]

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Carly’s Favorite Stuffs of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 30, 2011

ZeCatalist.com’s No. 2 employee, an accounts manager named Carly (also the longtime girlfriend of ZeCat owner Greg W. Locke), likes stuff. And damn does she have good taste in the stuffs. Below you’ll find her favorite songs, albums, movies and television from 2011. Be sure to check back on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s [...]

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All-Time Favorite Album Covers

by Greg W. Locke December 28, 2011

  Before you: A mystical journey …    

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The Best Songs of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 28, 2011

So look, we at the Ze Cat offices don’t really care about Adele. She’s talented and we understand that her music is enjoyable to many. It’s just not something we haven’t already heard a million times before, and by better artists. So no, you won’t find Adele tracks sprinkled throughout our list. You also won’t [...]

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Certified Classics: My Faves – Greg

by Greg W. Locke December 23, 2011

The Design Gods over at Fort Wayne design firm One Lucky Guitar have been posting lists. Lists of albums. They’re playing in the Ze Cat backyard without asking – and we’re loving it. Head over to their blog now and check out their Classics Week posts (yesterday Matt Kelley, Nate Utesch and Jake Sauer talk [...]

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Favorite Fort Wayne Area Albums of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 23, 2011

This year was, for our money, the best year of all-time for local albums released in Ze Catalist’s hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some good, seriously hip, stuff below. And, sure, we probably missed a few things – how could we not? Be that the case, let us know in the comments section and we’ll [...]

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Best Album Covers of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 21, 2011
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Worst Album Covers of 2011

by Greg W. Locke December 20, 2011

Four things: (1) We didn’t drag the world looking for the worst album covers of the year. We picked 20 from a list of 250ish or so albums we heard in 2011. Surely, if you wanted to, you could find much, much worse album art than what we have represented below; (2) They’re listed in [...]

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The Jeff Tweedy List

by Greg W. Locke September 27, 2011

As you’ll see below, Wilco leader/frontman Jeff Tweedy has spent a lot of time in the studio over the last 21 years, playing a major role in the creation of 24 studio albums and one live album. Most of those records are damn good and many of them are classics, including, possibly, their new release, [...]

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Hipster Wedding Reception Mixer, Pt. 2

by Greg W. Locke July 19, 2011

Part two of our latest sell-out post. Below you’ll find even more songs we hope you’ll consider playing when you get hitched. Or when you have friends over for some drinks. Or whenever. The Hipster Wedding Reception Mixer, Part 2! Kris Kross is not having anything today. So obvious. So essential. Yeah, sure, this is [...]

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