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Adam Bodine - Music Editor

Adam Bodine — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:53:04 +0000

Adam grew up in the outskirts of Detroit, MI, and fell in love with music at an early age. Some of his earliest memories include watching Top 100 countdowns on MTV back when they actually played music. Adam’s pension for eclectic music began in the mid 90s when bands like Our Lady Peace, Tonic, and Sister Hazel grabbed his attention. The world of independent music opened to Adam in college when a friend began introducing him to bands such as Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, Modest Mouse, and Jimmy Eat World. Living close to Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids afforded Adam the opportunity to attend more concerts than he could count (and usually more than he can remember). Adam is also quite proud of the two journeys he made to Chicago while in college to see The Gloria Record live. The second of those trips introduced him to both The Frames and Sleeping At Last. In recent years, Adam has come full circle, out of indie snobbery, and back to a point where he is willing to admit he likes music that is catchy, with solid lyrics, and even some stuff just because it has a good beat.

Contact Adam: adam@thedroponline.com
Adam’s Top 15 Albums of 2007

Band of Horses—cease to begin

William Fitzsimmons—Goodnight

Jimmy Eat World—Chase This Light

Iron and Wine—Shepherd’s Dog

Synthar—Evenings and Weekends

Modest Mouse—we were dead before the ship even sank

The Shins—Wincing the Night Away

Chuck Ragan—Feast of Famine

Rilo Kiley—Under the Black Light

Rocky Votolato—Bragg and Cuss

Foo Fighters— Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Bright Eyes—Cassadaga

Ingrid Michaelson—Girls and Boys

Cary Brothers—Who You Are

The National—Boxer

Lavender Diamond

Dan Portnoy — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:18:08 +0000

THE DROP cannonballs into the world of video this week and catches up with Matador upstarts, Lavender Diamond. Having just recently toured with The Decemberists and now hitting the road in September with The New Pornographers and split time with both Fancey and The Awkward Stage. Dan catches up with Becky Stark about working with Sia, the state of peace and love in our world and the intentionality of their music. Podcast also includes Lavender Diamonds, “Open Your Heart” Video and a taste of The Great American Road Trip