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LII

Dom Sinacola
:: Enjoy your Dom-ish heart melting to the sounds of: Intelligence, Swan Lake, Harlem Shakes, Final Fantasy, Shugo Tokumaru, Marissa Nadler...
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XXXIX

Dom Sinacola
:: A salve for the late-winter sad-sies with exclusive tracks from Lackthereof, Sunset Rubdown, Hot Chip, Akron/Family, the Kills, the Mae Shi...
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XI

Dom Sinacola
:: Featuring: Dirty Three, Califone, Envelopes, Peril Hill, Autumn Defense, Silver Jews, Radar Bros., Roommate, Phosphorescent, B'Angelo, Plamo...
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XXXIX

Dom Sinacola
:: A salve for the late-winter sad-sies with exclusive tracks from Lackthereof, Sunset Rubdown, Hot Chip, Akron/Family, the Kills, the Mae Shi...
Podcast /
XI

Dom Sinacola
:: Featuring: Dirty Three, Califone, Envelopes, Peril Hill, Autumn Defense, Silver Jews, Radar Bros., Roommate, Phosphorescent, B'Angelo, Plamo...
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2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom joins thousands of others for a trying, self-destructive weekend experience, and gives Racism the middle finger.
Awards /
The Juggalo Award for Best Nickname

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: “The Situation”
Awards /
The Number of the Beast Award for Best Album Only 2/3 Any Good

Dom Sinacola
:: Somewhere Conrad nods knowingly.
Awards /
The FleshLight® Award for Widely Recognized Thing I Will Never Fully Experience First-hand But Know I Should Enjoy, At Least On Some Sort Of Conceptual Level

Dom Sinacola
:: The safe-space between hype-hole and hate-zit.
Concert Review /
Max Tundra / Deastro

Dom Sinacola
:: You talk big, Portland.
Concert Review /
WHY? / Mount Eerie / No Kids

Dom Sinacola
:: Andrew Broder was really delivering on the poop jokes that night.
Festival /
Luckily, I'm Adorable: MusicfestNW 2009

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom shifts uncomfortably from foot to foot, gets a sampling of Lichens' rugs, and is adorable. Luckily.
Festival /
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2009

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom has a friendly, fluffy experience confronting his dying body, and winds up on stage with Of Montreal.
Concert Review /
Chad VanGaalen / Women

Dom Sinacola
:: Cars, monsters, astronauts, and putrid aliens, all before a single note was played. Dom can't help but swoon.
Awards /
The Chad VanGaalen Award for Best Utilization of Chad VanGaalen's Time

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: Women
Awards /
The Plan B Award for Most Tasteless Hacking of an Embryonic Wea Culpa Review Into Year-End Fodder

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: a story about how it took me three months to understand some graffiti ("Jenna Tills, Consumer Whore") outside my apartment and the ensuing shame
Awards /
The Army of One Award

Dom Sinacola
:: Second Runner-up: making people listen to Mothertongue
Awards /
The Zoom-Zoom Award

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: the steady whisper of a sewing machine operated by a cute, token Korean boy
Concert Review /
Silver Jews

Dom Sinacola
:: Twat he's not but could be if...
Festival /
Musicfest Northwest 2008

Dom Sinacola
:: So NOT like the new TV on the Radio record.
Festival /
A Fundamental Reiteration of Everything Clay Posited Because I’m Moving to Portland and Can’t Formulate Many Original Thoughts

Dom Sinacola
:: <3 u Britt Daniel's hair
Article /
Top 10 Things Fleet Foxes Could Sing About Really Well

Dom Sinacola
:: You have purty hair.
Article /
Top 15 Entries More Relevant Than CMG on Wikipedia

Dom Sinacola
:: Metacritic? Underwhelming.
Article /
Top 10 Future Man Man Members

Dom Sinacola
:: Hardly discouraged, Skippy, Nuggets, and Just Blaze went on to try out for American Gladiators.
Article /
If Only I Could Be So Pretty: An Open, Conciliatory Hug From CMG

Dom Sinacola
:: Dear Metacritic Message Board Guy Who Called Me a Dick...
Festival /
Bonnaroo 2007: The Year Barack Obama Scared All the Hippies Away

Dom Sinacola
:: You gotta live every day trip to trip.
Interview /
Frog Eyes

Dom Sinacola
:: Carey: You know what I mean right?
CMG: Yeah, I do…
Carey: Yeah.
CMG: …actually
Article /
Flagging at Half Mast: A Very Special Confession From CMG

Dom Sinacola
:: RIP Edgar White
Festival /
CMG at the Intonation Music Festival 2006

Dom Sinacola
:: Wherein VICE scared Chicago so much with its ultra-cool hedonism that the Intonation Festival kicked the bucket.
Festival /
Bonnaroo 2006, Pt. 2: Radiohead Is People, Too

Dom Sinacola
:: Four thousand more words reiterating everything Clay said.
Concert Review /
The Danielson X-perience Pt. 2

Edgar White
:: I saw Danielson live and all Dom's girlfriend got was my lousy shirt.
Interview /
The Danielson X-perience Pt. 1

Edgar White
:: Who could blame Dan, I wouldn't shake Edgar White's hand either.
Article /
Where in the World is Edgar White?

Dom Sinacola & Edgar White
:: This is just how the year ends.
Interview /
Phil Elvrum

Dom Sinacola
:: Still unanswered: where's he hiding Mirah?
Interview /
The Dirty Three

Dom Sinacola
:: We tried to get more info on "Poon Village," but no luck. Sorry.
Festival /
The Intonation Music Festival, Pt. 2

Edgar White
:: Oh, Karl, how time has thwarted you.
Festival /
The Intonation Music Festival, Pt. 1

Edgar White
:: A festival like this isn't about patience, that's what Lollapalooza's for.
Concert Review /
Spoon / The Clientele

Edgar White
:: I am Spoon's biggest fan, and my name is Edgar White.
Concert Review /
Mt. Eerie / Love of Everything / Parenthetical Girls / WOELV

Dom Sinacola
:: Doesn't Elverum understand that urine can really do a number on someone's lawn?
:: / [collapse↑]
2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom joins thousands of others for a trying, self-destructive weekend experience, and gives Racism the middle finger.
Awards /
The Juggalo Award for Best Nickname

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: “The Situation”
Awards /
The Number of the Beast Award for Best Album Only 2/3 Any Good

Dom Sinacola
:: Somewhere Conrad nods knowingly.
Awards /
The FleshLight® Award for Widely Recognized Thing I Will Never Fully Experience First-hand But Know I Should Enjoy, At Least On Some Sort Of Conceptual Level

Dom Sinacola
:: The safe-space between hype-hole and hate-zit.
Concert Review /
Max Tundra / Deastro

Dom Sinacola
:: You talk big, Portland.
Concert Review /
WHY? / Mount Eerie / No Kids

Dom Sinacola
:: Andrew Broder was really delivering on the poop jokes that night.
Festival /
Luckily, I'm Adorable: MusicfestNW 2009

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom shifts uncomfortably from foot to foot, gets a sampling of Lichens' rugs, and is adorable. Luckily.
Festival /
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2009

Dom Sinacola
:: In which Dom has a friendly, fluffy experience confronting his dying body, and winds up on stage with Of Montreal.
Concert Review /
Chad VanGaalen / Women

Dom Sinacola
:: Cars, monsters, astronauts, and putrid aliens, all before a single note was played. Dom can't help but swoon.
Awards /
The Chad VanGaalen Award for Best Utilization of Chad VanGaalen's Time

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: Women
Awards /
The Plan B Award for Most Tasteless Hacking of an Embryonic Wea Culpa Review Into Year-End Fodder

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: a story about how it took me three months to understand some graffiti ("Jenna Tills, Consumer Whore") outside my apartment and the ensuing shame
Awards /
The Army of One Award

Dom Sinacola
:: Second Runner-up: making people listen to Mothertongue
Awards /
The Zoom-Zoom Award

Dom Sinacola
:: Runner-up: the steady whisper of a sewing machine operated by a cute, token Korean boy
Concert Review /
Silver Jews

Dom Sinacola
:: Twat he's not but could be if...
Festival /
Musicfest Northwest 2008

Dom Sinacola
:: So NOT like the new TV on the Radio record.
Festival /
A Fundamental Reiteration of Everything Clay Posited Because I’m Moving to Portland and Can’t Formulate Many Original Thoughts

Dom Sinacola
:: <3 u Britt Daniel's hair
Article /
Top 10 Things Fleet Foxes Could Sing About Really Well

Dom Sinacola
:: You have purty hair.
Article /
Top 15 Entries More Relevant Than CMG on Wikipedia

Dom Sinacola
:: Metacritic? Underwhelming.
Article /
Top 10 Future Man Man Members

Dom Sinacola
:: Hardly discouraged, Skippy, Nuggets, and Just Blaze went on to try out for American Gladiators.
Article /
If Only I Could Be So Pretty: An Open, Conciliatory Hug From CMG

Dom Sinacola
:: Dear Metacritic Message Board Guy Who Called Me a Dick...
Festival /
Bonnaroo 2007: The Year Barack Obama Scared All the Hippies Away

Dom Sinacola
:: You gotta live every day trip to trip.
Interview /
Frog Eyes

Dom Sinacola
:: Carey: You know what I mean right?
CMG: Yeah, I do…
Carey: Yeah.
CMG: …actually
Article /
Flagging at Half Mast: A Very Special Confession From CMG

Dom Sinacola
:: RIP Edgar White
Festival /
CMG at the Intonation Music Festival 2006

Dom Sinacola
:: Wherein VICE scared Chicago so much with its ultra-cool hedonism that the Intonation Festival kicked the bucket.
Festival /
Bonnaroo 2006, Pt. 2: Radiohead Is People, Too

Dom Sinacola
:: Four thousand more words reiterating everything Clay said.
Concert Review /
The Danielson X-perience Pt. 2

Edgar White
:: I saw Danielson live and all Dom's girlfriend got was my lousy shirt.
Interview /
The Danielson X-perience Pt. 1

Edgar White
:: Who could blame Dan, I wouldn't shake Edgar White's hand either.
Article /
Where in the World is Edgar White?

Dom Sinacola & Edgar White
:: This is just how the year ends.
Interview /
Phil Elvrum

Dom Sinacola
:: Still unanswered: where's he hiding Mirah?
Interview /
The Dirty Three

Dom Sinacola
:: We tried to get more info on "Poon Village," but no luck. Sorry.
Festival /
The Intonation Music Festival, Pt. 2

Edgar White
:: Oh, Karl, how time has thwarted you.
Festival /
The Intonation Music Festival, Pt. 1

Edgar White
:: A festival like this isn't about patience, that's what Lollapalooza's for.
Concert Review /
Spoon / The Clientele

Edgar White
:: I am Spoon's biggest fan, and my name is Edgar White.
Concert Review /
Mt. Eerie / Love of Everything / Parenthetical Girls / WOELV

Dom Sinacola
:: Doesn't Elverum understand that urine can really do a number on someone's lawn?
:: / [collapse↑]
Staff
Dom SinacolaAssociate Editor, The Heart of this Little Operation
e-mail: sinacola@cokemachineglow.com
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(2006)
Anamoanon: JOJI
(2004)
Antony and the Johnsons: Another World
EP
(2008)
Arthur and Yu: In Camera
(2007)
August: The Cellar
(2005)
Benoît Pioulard: Précis
(2006)
Benoît Pioulard: Temper
(2008)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Lie Down In The Light
(2008)
Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production of Eggs
(2005)
Andrew Bird: Soldier On
EP
(2008)
Björk: Medúlla
(2004)
Björk: Drawing Restraint 9
(2005)
Black Happy Day: In the Garden of Ghostflowers
(2006)
The Black Heart Procession: The Spell
(2006)
Black Mountain: Black Mountain
(2005)
Blackalicious: The Craft
(2005)
Blackout Beach: Skin of Evil
(2009)
Blockhead: Downtown Science
(2005)
Bon Iver: Blood Bank
EP
(2009)
The Books: The Way Out
(2010)
The Boy Least Likely To: The Best Party Ever
(2005)
Br. Danielson: Brother Is To Son
(2004)
Bracken: We Know About the Need
(2007)
Brightblack Morning Light: Brightblack Morning Light
(2006)
David Thomas Broughton: David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Hertz
EP
(2007)
Bruce Peninsula: A Mountain Is A Mouth
(NBH)
(2009)
Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong With Love
(OF)
(1994)
Busdriver: RoadKillOvercoat
(2007)
David Byrne: Grown Backwards
(2004)
David Byrne: Live in Austin TX
(2007)
David Byrne/Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
(2008)
David Byrne/Brian Eno: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
(1981)
Johnny Cash: American V: A Hundred Highways
(2006)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
(2004)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
(2008)
Chin Up Chin Up: We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers
(2004)
Chin Up Chin Up: This Harness Can't Ride Anything
(2006)
Clinic: Visitations
(2006)
CoCoComa: CoCoComa
(NBH)
(2007)
Copperpot: Chapter 7
(2005)
Crystal Stilts: Alight Of Night
(2008)
CSS: Cansei de Ser Sexy
(2006)
The Dead Weather: Horehound
(2009)
Danielson: Ships
(2006)
Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings
(2007)
Dead Man’s Bones: Dead Man’s Bones
(2009)
The Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards
(2010)
The Dears: Gang of Losers
(2006)
Deerhunter: Cryptograms
(2007)
The Delgados: Universal Audio
(2004)
Dirty Three: Cinder
(2005)
Dolorean: You Can't Win
(2007)
Dom: Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
EP
(2010)
Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
(2005)
Elliott Brood: Ambassador
(2005)
The End of the World: The End of the World
EP
(2004)
The Envelopes: Demon
(2005)
SJ Esau: Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse
(2007)
Andre Ethier: Secondathallam
(2006)
Marianne Faithfull: Before the Poison
(2005)
Fall Out Boy: Folie à Deux
(2008)
Final Fantasy: Spectrum, 14th Century / Plays To Please
EP
(2008)
The Flaming Lips: At War With the Mystics
(2006)
Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance
(2007)
John Frusciante and Eric Klinghoffer: A Sphere in the Heart of Silence
(2003)
Fuck: Those Are Not My Bongos
(2004)
Fuck Buttons: Street Horrrsing
(2008)
Future of the Left: Curses
(2007)
The Golden Dogs: Big Eye Little Eye
(2006)
Half-Handed Cloud: Halos & Lassos
(2006)
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová: Once
(2007)
HEALTH: HEALTH
(2007)
Tim Hecker: Harmony In Ultraviolet
(2006)
The Intelligence: Fake Surfers
(2009)
Joan of Arc: Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain...
(2004)
Scarlett Johansson: Anywhere I Lay My Head
(2008)
Jónsi: Go
(2010)
Junior Senior: Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
(2005)
Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett
(2010)
Damien Jurado: Just In Time For Something
EP
(2004)
Damien Jurado: On My Way to Absence
(2005)
Damien Jurado: And Now That I'm In Your Shadow
(2006)
Damien Jurado: Caught In The Trees
(2008)
Keren Ann: Nolita
(2005)
Lackthereof: My Haunted
(2008)
Liars: Liars
(2007)
Liars: Sisterworld
(2010)
Lichens: Omns
(2007)
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III Mixtape
Mixtape
(2008)
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
(2008)
Ludacris: The Red Light District
(2004)
Ludacris: Release Therapy
(2006)
Ludacris: Theater of the Mind
(2008)
Man Man: Man In a Blue Turban With a Face
(2004)
Man Man: Six Demon Bag
(2006)
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(2009)
Menomena: Under An Hour
(2005)
Menomena: Friend and Foe
(2007)
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
(2007)
Moonface: Dreamland EP: marimba and shit-drums
(2010)
Mount Eerie: Black Wooden Ceiling Opening
EP
(2008)
Mount Eerie: Wind's Poem
(2009)
Ms. John Soda: Notes and the Like
(2006)
Mount Eerie: No Flashlight
(2005)
Mount Eerie: "SINGERS"
(2005)
Mount Eerie: 11 Old Songs
(2005)
My Morning Jacket: Ch. 1: The Sandworm Cometh (Early Recordings)
(2004)
My Morning Jacket: Ch. 2: Learning (Early Recordings)
(2004)
Neon Neon: Stainless Style
(2008)
Stina Nordenstam: The World is Saved
(2004)
The Notwist: The Devil, You + Me
(2008)
On! Air! Library!: Self-titled
(2004)
The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue
(2005)
Peril Hill: Scream At the Jackdaw, Make Him Stop
(NBH)
(2005)
Phantogram: Eyelid Movies
(2010)
Phil: Whatever Happened To Your Loving Heart
(2005)
Phosphorescent: Aw Come Aw Wry
(2005)
Phosphorescent: Pride
(2007)
The Pink Mountaintops: Self-titled
(2004)
The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers: The Mother of Love Emulates the Shapes of Cynthia
(2006)
Sam Prekop: Who's Your New Professor
(2005)
Prince: 3121
(2006)
Prince: Planet Earth
(2007)
Prince: LOtUSFLOW3R / MPLSound
(2009)
Prurient: Pleasure Ground
(2006)
The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers
(2006)
The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely
(2008)
Ramona Falls: Intuit
(2009)
Ratatat: Classics
(2006)
The Rhombus: Bupkes
(NBH)
(2004)
The Rhombus: Margins
(2006)
Gruff Rhys: Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
(2005)
Gruff Rhys: Candylion
(2007)
Max Richter: Songs From Before
(2006)
The Robot Ate Me: Carousel Waltz
(2005)
Roommate: Songs the Animals Taught Us
(NBH)
(2005)
Roommate: New Steam
EP
(2007)
Roommate: We Were Enchanted
(2008)
The Ruby Suns: Sea Lion
(2008)
The Ruby Suns: Fight Softly
(2010)
Secret Machines: Ten Silver Drops
(2006)
William Shatner: Has Been
(2004)
Sigur Rós: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
(2008)
SkinnyMan: Council Estate of Mind
(2005)
Something For Rockets: Self-titled
(2004)
Sparklehorse: Dreamt for Lightyears in the Belly of a Mountain
(2006)
Bruce Springsteen: Magic
(2007)
Bruce Springsteen: Working On A Dream
(2009)
Stars Like Fleas: The Ken Burns Effect
(2008)
Sufjan Stevens: All Delighted People
EP
(2010)
Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
(2005)
Sun Kil Moon: Tiny Cities
(2005)
Sun Kil Moon: April
(2008)
Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer
(2009)
Super Furry Animals: Phantom Phorce/Slow Life
EP
(2004)
Super Furry Animals: Hey Venus!
(2007)
Talking Heads: The Name of This Band is Talking Heads
Reissue
(1982)
Thanksgiving: Welcome Nowhere
(2004)
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries: Pretty Little Lightning Paw
EP
(2004)
Titus Andronicus: The Airing of Grievances
(2008)
Shugo Tokumaru: Rum Hee
EP
(2009)
Martina Topley-Bird: Anything
(2004)
Valet: Blood Is Clean
(2007)
Volcano Choir: Unmap
(2009)
Tom Waits: Real Gone
(2004)
Tom Waits: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Comp
(2006)
Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Live
(2009)
M. Ward: Post-War
(2006)
M. Ward: Duet For Guitars #2
Reissue
(2000)
M. Ward: Hold Time
(2009)
Various Artists: Warm & Scratchy
Comp
(2007)
White Rainbow: Prism of Eternal Now
(2007)
Jim White: Drill A Hole In That Substrate and Tell Me What You See
(2004)
White/Lichens: White/Lichens
(2007)
Wolf and Cub: Vessels
(2006)
Wzt Hearts: Threads Rope Spell Making Your Bones
(2007)
Yeasayer: All Hour Cymbals
(2007)
Co-authored:
Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Beware
(2009)
Frog Eyes: Tears of the Valedictorian
(2007)
Frog Eyes: Paul's Tomb: A Triumph
(2010)
Menomena: Mines
(2010)
Sigur Rós: Hvarf/Heim & Heima
(2007)
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The Books :: The Way Out
(Temporary Residence; 2010) / Rating: 83 / Combined Rating: 81
Phantogram :: Eyelid Movies
(Barsuk; 2010) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: 74
Liars :: Sisterworld
(Mute; 2010) / Rating: 76 / Combined Rating: 77
Sufjan Stevens :: All Delighted People
EP
(Asthmatic Kitty; 2010) / Rating: 74 / Combined Rating: N/A
Damien Jurado :: Saint Bartlett
(Secretly Canadian; 2010) / Rating: 72 / Combined Rating: N/A
The Ruby Suns :: Fight Softly
(Sub Pop; 2010) / Rating: 72 / Combined Rating: 70
Moonface :: Dreamland EP: marimba and shit-drums
(Jagjaguwar; 2010) / Rating: 70 / Combined Rating: 74
Jónsi :: Go
(XL; 2010) / Rating: 69 / Combined Rating: 68
Dom :: Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
EP
(Burning Mill; 2010) / Rating: 68 / Combined Rating: 69
The Dead Weather :: Sea of Cowards
(Third Man; 2010) / Rating: 45 / Combined Rating: N/A




