December 2009
39 posts
Nicknames I have called my new cat, Doc, today
yourmandevine:
Funk Doctor Spock
Doc’s Da Name
Doctor Strangelove
Doctor Fate
Doc Savage
Doctor Cox
Doctor Zaius
Doctor J
Doctor Spaceman?
November 2009
37 posts
“Music criticism is no longer about who’s shouting the loudest — it’s about who...”
– Interview: Christopher R. Weingarten of @1000TimesYes - EYE WEEKLY
Great interview with Chris Weingarten, in part about the fatigue and collateral damage of listening to / succinctly reviewing 1000 records in a year, but more importantly about the state of music and criticism from him perspective.
...
African leaders advise Bono on reform of U2, warn... →
Hilarious.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Lambchop (11)
R.E.M. (5)
The Twilight Singers (2)
Matthew Sweet (2)
U2 (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Watch“(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea (live on Jimmy Fallon)” - Elvis Costello & The Roots
Elvis looks svelte! Also, no offense intended to the Imposters, but “Chelsea” punches with the Roots backing him.
Oh, fuck my cock.
(via jasontheexploder)
Combined with your change of icon, you win, sir.
“Another big point in Mayer’s tweets recently has been how much he hates it...”
– des noise: THEY LOVE TO TELL YOU STAY INSIDE THE LINES
One of a number of great points in Marc Hogan’s essay on John Mayer. For whatever reason, we fall into the trap of having to “defend” our taste (or, if nothing else, placing a safe distance between ourselves and certain...
What Should I Be Reading?
I’m finding lately that I’m mostly going through Google Reader (and Tumblr too, on occasion) just to clear it out rather than to read the actual blog posts in it. Of course, one Google Reader’s most useful features (personally, at least) is the ability to “skim” blogs that I’d only occasionally read otherwise. Lately, the skimming comes partially because...
I don’t like reblogging the same thing twice in a row, but Nitsuh really nailed it there. He said it better than I tried to put it (and eventually ended up deleting due to being braindead exhausted this week). Definitely worth reading.
agrammar:
“What I do is try to put something in every review I write that I think is actually an interesting point or idea whether or not you care about...
“What I do is try to put something in every review I write that I think is...”
– Blue Lines Revisited: Roundtable Discussion: The Role Of The Record Label
Nation Planning Surprise Party To Cheer Up Conor... →
BDL Book Review: Chris Ballard's 'The Art of a... →
yourmandevine:
This is a pretty cool day for me — publication of the first in (what I hope will be) a series of book reviews for Ball Don’t Lie, Yahoo!’s fantastic basketball blog. Much love to its indomitable editor, J.E. Skeets, for giving me an opportunity to take a swing.
The highest praise that I can give Devine as a writer is that he makes his subject compelling and exciting to...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
Wale (14)
The American Analog Set (13)
The xx (12)
John Coltrane (9)
R.E.M. (8)
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Good versus Excellent
In a lesson this morning with my high school freshmen, I asked the question of whether they would rather be “good” at something or “excellent” at it (first, in the context of me calling their parents and commenting on their abilities in class, then generalized to take academics out of it).
An overwhelming majority immediately declared that they would rather be...
“The addition of two new co-editors is the first of a series of changes coming to...”
– A Note To Our Readers « Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip
This is a joke, right?
Also, the two new bloggers’ introductions only perpetuate the myth that informal writing has to be bad. Just because you’re cashing a check for writing a blog doesn’t mean that you...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) →
R.E.M. (13)
Japancakes (12)
No Dunks Inc. (6)
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (5)
Oasis (5)
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McSweeney's: An Open Letter to the Occupants of a... →
(via hardlikealgebra)
Thank you for providing inspiration for the creative writing lesson I’m going to teach tomorrow!
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“That’s a little lazy. Beach Boys is just kinda your go-to vocal harmony...”
– Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth reacts to comparisons of his music to a wide range of reference points in articles and reviews about Bitte Orca. He says some nice things about Beyoncé and of Montreal, so that’s cool. I guess he’s into insolent sex parties. (via perpetua)
Shared for calling out...
“The whole premise was such a joke, and I think maybe I took it too seriously. I...”
– Pitchfork: Sufjan Stevens Calls the 50 States Album Project “Such a Joke”
This makes me sad. So sad I think this calls for a frowny emoticon.
:-(
(via jimmyjosh)
You know, the dude got famous on this idea. He writes awesome songs, don’t get me wrong, but how many articles were written...
“My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
“Absolutely the greatest rock album ever made...”
– Flavorwire » Blog Archive » Chuck Klosterman Presents: Albums That Kick Writer’s Block
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) →
Guided by Voices (26)
R.E.M. (15)
Jay-Z (5)
Stars (2)
The Beach Boys (2)
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Truths about this song:
1. I went out for...