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		<title>Top 11 Albums of 2011: For Better or For Worse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an age that brings us closer to the retirement of the “album” concept, it seems that many artists have been focusing on the honing of their “singles” rather than full-fledged albums. Avid music-worshippers will probably never let the “album” die, however mainstream and corporate-backed music will continue to see a drop off in quality... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/12/20/top-11-albums-of-2011-for-better-or-for-worse/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=97&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The best 2011 ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Best Year Ever January The year started off relatively slow; I had really began to dig into writing a new album and while Corrine was staying with me, many of new songs began to take shape. The end of January saw me traveling to Las Vegas to compete with the 505 chorus for the... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/12/13/the-best-2011-ever/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=92&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the controller : what controls you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[during the summer of 2010 i faced several changes in my life that altered the overall ideas behind the album: i was preparing to move to Manhattan from Albuquerque – where i had spent 22 years of my life, i left my position as co-director of a local volunteer men’s chorus, and discovered a valuable... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/29/the-controller-what-controls-you/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=66&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Engine Room : Rooftop Utopia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never turn down an open bar. Never turn down an open bar on a rooftop. Never turn down an open bar on a rooftop with free live music. Yesterday I received an invitation to attend &#8220;Showcase Part Deux,&#8221; hosted by Engine Room Studios NYC and Pledge Music. Engine Room, as advertised by the invitation I... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/28/engine-room-rooftop-utopia/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=44&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My First Review : Junior Boys : Its All Dull</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first heard a song from Junior Boys on their album &#8220;Begone Dull Care.&#8221; The song was called &#8220;Dull to Pause,&#8221; and it hooked me instantly. Something about lead singer Jeremy Greenspan and his sparse production caught me off guard. It was intelligent and sexy, a suave Euro-beat indie track that managed to stay hip... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/28/my-first-review-junior-boys-its-all-dull/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=30&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a discograph</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i am planning on releasing my 7th full album next Tuesday (8.2.2011), so i figured it would be a good idea to post a short discography, discussing my previous releases. enjoy &#60;3 2003 &#8211; the time it takes recorded in a garage studio, &#8216;the time it takes&#8217; is a simple and sweet album. the greatest... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/27/a-discograph/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=49&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Marling : A Creature I Want to Know</title>
		<link>http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/14/laura-marling-a-creature-i-want-to-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been an avid fan of lauramarling since I was exposed to her first album, entitled &#8220;Alas, I Cannot Swim.&#8221; This work is a wonderful and challenging set of songs in a &#8220;folk&#8221; style, that mix whimsy and emotional exposition, engaging the audience to remember a time when they too felt similar things. I love... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/14/laura-marling-a-creature-i-want-to-know/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=35&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slims : My &#8220;Secret&#8221; to Weightloss</title>
		<link>http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/13/slims-my-secret-to-weightloss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, before I begin, I would like to preface this post by saying that this is not music related&#8230;well, except for the dance part at the end. This is just something that I have to write about. Enjoy: (*clears throat) I have lost 65 pounds over the last 2 years, most of which was dropped... <a href="http://michaelgraye.com/2011/07/13/slims-my-secret-to-weightloss/">Read more.</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelgraye.com&amp;blog=25061582&amp;post=19&amp;subd=michaelgraye&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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