November 2009
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Who is this Carney and why gah so boring
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World Cafe Session: Dirty Projectors →
Of course NPR would introduce him as ‘Yale graduate Dave Longstreth.’
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Psychadelic World Music and Nigerian Fuzz →
I’d like to think that Dirty Projectors are responsible for the recent rise of indie-certified world music and especially Afro-centric nowave facefuzzfuckfunk (iTunes Genre = ‘ffff’). Passion of the Weiss offers some priceless links, so click through^2.
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There are so many bullshit 'copies' of Sleigh...
I’ve downloaded like four versions of ‘Ring Ring’ and none of them are as good as this one I heard on Tumblr once.
Mission of Burma and Fugazi!
They rock!
Why didn’t anyone tell me, before???
Til The Casket Drops →
FINALLY! (matt-t)
HEYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least Polonius died an honest death.
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I am still thankful for Tumblr, generally. But the...
Is there a way to de-upgrade?
“Yes, even then, when already all was fading, waves and particles, there could be...”
– Contextless, lifechanging quote of the day.
Google Chat + iPhone + Driving + Guard Rail(s)
(via mybaddecisions)
I would kill a homeless person for a cigarette...
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DOOM “Thank Yah”
Because obvs. Life...
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My Bad Decisions →
In America, today, We give our thanks and say, ‘Drink eat be merry, And don’t be chary. Make some bad decisions Then hit up our submissions.’
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Drinking that ninth, tenth, and fourteenth beer...
(via mybaddecisions)
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“My personal life is a postscript to my novels; it consists of the sentence, ‘And...”
– Ayn Rand, Author’s Note to Atlas Shrugged.
Despite what you think of her, you have to admit that this is an undeniably noble outlook and fairly badass, as well.
"Living In Two Worlds Is Dangerous"
Ben Kehoe!
The dilemma now becomes whether to buy from Ben Kehoe’s Etsy a print for myself or for my girlfriend or to find a job that pays more money. (Spoiler Alert: I’ll probably opt for the first.)
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“Most academic philosophy is just a big word game. The game is played with pensive looks and jargon and claims to have read improbably large amounts of ever more obscure philosophical writings. (‘You can’t possibly understand unless you’ve read 14c Laotian philosopher Pa Vong’s obscure unpublished early work which has never been translated from the ancient Lao and which you need a $100 a month...
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26-Year-Old To See Every Asshole He Ever Went To... →
According to McCabe, all the assholes in attendance will look the same except for being 10 to 20 pounds heavier, and possibly sporting a new beard or goatee. However, that same old shit-eating grin will still be on all their faces, McCabe reported.
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“Given its fragmented genesis, it’s surprising how listenable and...”
– Mark Richardson of the fork
This is a decent review, but it kind of highlights how much of a ‘fucking dreamworld’ AnCo populates and the kind of expectations people have when they’re listening to the band’s music. How ‘listenable’ a piece of music is is not...
my suggestions for holiday gifts for our clients
wax fruit baskets
singing telegrams
personalized vanity novels
cups
novelty magazine cover photo-portraits
life-sized cardboard cutouts of great argentinean olympians
customized staplers
non-customized staple removers
flash drives pre-loaded with photos of cute animals, babies
replica declarations of independence with fake michael jackson autographs
one free pass to local batting cages
...
All blogging is live blogging as long as you don't...
The Awl On The End of Smoking →
Will it really stop me from smoking even if I’m not getting that nicotine buzz? I mean, what am I going to do with my hands? How will I cure the boredom of standing on line for the bus? What excuse will I use to get away from people at parties? I think this is may wind up offering more problems than actual solutions.
As a recent (recidivist) smoker-quitter, I see those are good...
It just doesn't feel right unless ...And You Will...
The Thing About Burial Is Is That I Would Really...
I’ve studied in the British Museum Reading Room and read 1984 and seen Children of Men and Brazil. I don’t need more sanctimonious Brit pop-political philosophy.
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Pinkerton Is The New Baller Status Pet Sounds But...
Places I will go
france for a few months (apartment)
switzerland for a few weeks (apartment)
oslo (step g-ma’s house- she don’t know it yet)
copenhagen (friend)
munich (brother’s apartment)
berlin (homeless- park bench- no for real done it before)
ireland-nonspecific at this time (homeless/hostel)
london (friend’s aunty)
spain- nonspecific at this time (homeless/hostel)
italy all over with very wealthy...
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Light Smoker Weighing Three Stone Less > Non...
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People Aren't 'Happy' or 'Sad;' They Just Have...
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The Thing About 'Trustafarians' Is Is That You...
I’ve met lots of dirtpoor hippies.
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Is the Larry David Playing George, Whom He Based...
Because really, I think I could explain it in two sentences to an eight year old. It’s not that complicated. Let’s stop being so self-congratulatory.
“Going Home for Thanksgiving.” -A Reflection by... →
You remember when Hegel did that thing with aufgehoben and then everyone was all aufgehoben this and aufgehoben that? That’s what Carles does now, but with ‘personal brand’ instead of ‘aufgehoben.’ That’s right, Carles is (better than) Hegel.
This ought to head off any future bridesmaid...
There was a dumb Weddings and Celebrations “Field Notes” piece this weekend (redundant, I know) about how “a growing collection” of wedding toasts are being rapped or sung and then posted on YouTube.
So I gave the concept a whirl in Altarcations:
It was a clear black night, a big first date Walter G. was in the sheets, tryna consummate His skirt for the eve, but she left in a huff Rollin’ on...
Who is this new blonde girl in How I Met Your...
Where did she come from?
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What's All This About Mad Men?
I thought shows that portray hollow caricatures of people who engage in a make-believe world of dangerously fanciful behaviors were the provenance of Saturday morning cartoons and Fox News.
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The Free Model Works: Forest Fire's Survival is #9...
Back in June 2008, we (as in Catbird Records) released Forest Fire’s Survival— as a FREE 320kbps download.
At the end of ‘08, it was named La Blogotheque’s “Album of the Year” (beating out something called Fleet Foxes by some band called Fleet Foxes).
In 2009, it was picked up for Europe by the venerable Talitres (home of the National, the Walkmen, and others).
Then it was picked up for the...
The artists in the AMAs are the antithesis to real...
themattsmith:
afghanibanani:
themattsmith:
It’s fucking entertainment. Lighten up, don’t watch, and concern yourself with something that actually matters.
Thanks for your insight, dickwad.
Love you
Facefucking gays are such sellouts. Jesus they should get some fucking cred.*
*Not, like, an AmEx—which is the antithesis of the sort of ‘cred’ I’m talking about.
I just watched Children of Men (for the first...
What a bleak movie.
Guns, right?!
I imagine this is what that South African alien movie was supposed to be like, too?
I bet that sucks compared to this one—did everyone forget Children of Men?
Clive owen!
Guns!?! Holy shit those things!
RACE WARS
anarchy
Query: would you consider Joe Cocker's "She Came...
Technically, of course they are, but are they songs in their own right at this point? Please show your work.
(this post brought to you by BMichael and myself.) (natface)
Query! From natface!
“*the more you know*”
– Sweetness and Light: An Honest Appeal to Reason
The ‘The More You Know’ jingle should have its own sound-reference (like *record scritches to a halt* and *sad trombone*).
There should be some sort of Tumblr law about how...
I suggest 5 text posts & 3 photos. PER YEAR. (sherry)
I have the best girlfriend.