September 2009
56 posts
Danzig’s “Mother” sped up...
August 2009
62 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Japancakes (12)
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (11)
R.E.M. (9)
Pearl Jam (9)
Wilco (8)
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crack an egg →
David Byrne Journal: 08.25.09: The Kindle... →
David Byrne writes an extremely thorough, well-written review of the Kindle DX and speculates about the Apple Tablet. In the words of many before me: he has won the Internet.
Atheists who'll take in your pets after the... →
If that Kirby Pucket post made me smile, this made me laugh manically.
Kirby Puckett called his shot in the 1991 World... →
In the early ’90s, the Twins were my “second favorite team” strictly because my aunt and uncle from Minnesota sent us all Twins caps and “homer hankies.” I still had the hat as of a few years ago. Regardless, Kirby Pucket was an easy player to like, so even though I’m skeptical about this (if it’s true, why didn’t it come out around his death?), it...
eceu:
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Martin...
Please Obey The Waldorf Astoria Hotel Starbucks... →
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“Stupid casual” is just so comfy.
Personally, I trend more towards “stupid casual.” [via Oyster Blog]
“So what exactly happened? First, the radio edit— 10 years in a hundred...”
– Pitchfork: Articles: The Decade in Pop
I really should be sleeping (my summer vacation is officially over and I need to be at work at 8AM tomorrow) but Tom Ewing’s “Decade in Pop” just came across my Google Reader. After reading the radio edit, I kind of have to read the extended...
Next book to complete:
jimmyjosh:
lindsaydinkins:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
It better get good soon cause I’m struggling like mad crazy although the format reminds me much of my favorite book in the world, House of Leaves by Danielewski.
Good luck. Maybe some day I’ll pick it back up again. It’s a shame too, because at one point I was really digging it and couldn’t put it down.
Jennymack and I were...
postpunk:
The Top 35 Or So Songs of the 80’s
...
thisistheglamorous:
Das Racist - Combination Pizza...
Katie Reyes becomes first girl gamewinner at... →
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With her gamewinning hit, Miss Katie now passed Jose in the “best season by someone named Reyes” standings.
For those folks who didn’t know that girls can play in the Little…
“Q. I have noticed over the years that you seem to write about the music I like,...”
– Gerald Marzorati — Talk to The Times — The New York Times — Reader Questions and Answers - NYTimes.com (via Idolator) (emphasis mine)
We all do this - prasing similarity and recognition as quality just because something matches our taste - a sort of “great minds think...
Shark V. Cat is a pretty good teaching mechanic
raptoravatar:
They say a good book teaches you how to read it. Same deal with getting people into using tags with a fun, simple game. If you make art, take note of this w/r/t conflict, degrees of abstraction, giving people a handle to pick up the suitcase by, etc. Game design peeps are probably already like, “yeah, and?”
Well put - I didn’t think of this at all. Granted, I knew how to...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Radiohead (17)
Superchunk (9)
Miles Davis (7)
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (7)
U2 (6)
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When did this Sharks vs Cats thing start?
I’ve listened to this at least ten times...
steelopus:
somesongsconsidered:
“Foreplay /...
“That makes sense. Raditude is what happens when you let Dwight from “The...”
– Pitchfork: Weezer’s Raditude Origin Explained
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Weezer in 2009.
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P2K Top 20
Is up at this hour. I’ll let you go read it and I’ll post more specific thoughts tomorrow. That being said, non-spoiler reactions here:
An impressive list - I forgot about a couple of them (granted, I’ve skimmed a lot of the list, especially the higher numbers). There were some really, really excellent songs that came out this decade.
I’d like to think that I write...
Hey, I’m Losing My Edge is back!
...
Few things are better than side A of Remain in...
Guesses for P4K's Top 20 tracks
tristn:
No particular order:
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy [MEH]
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Annie - Heartbeat
Daft Punk - One More Time [DIGITAL LOVE IS BETTER]
The Knife - Heartbeats [THIS IS THE BEST SONG OF THE DECADE]
Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
Outkast - Hey Ya
Outkast - B.O.B.
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
LCD Soundsystem - Yeah (Crass Version) [ARTIST OF THE DECADE]
...
Last Original Polaroid Instant Film to Be Sold at... →
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I’m surprised that someone hasn’t manufactured knock-off film to work in a Polaroid camera yet.
Polaroid killed production of its iconic instant film, but it hasn’t gone…
SPOILER ALERT: Screenshots of Unaired Mad Men... →
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Someone please tell me how this is relevant to social media and not just a way to get more hits.
Last night, we reported on an apparent iTunes error that delivered…
Major Leaguer Says What We're All Thinking, Likely... →
Jack Cust: “It’s kind of funny they spent all that money on the Mitchell Report and a bunch of hearsay and the guy who made all the money off it happened to work for the Red Sox.” [AP]
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My sleep schedule
(If I may treat this like livejournal for a minute)
I’m in a really bad sleep pattern right now. I’ve been unable to snap out of it too. I’ve tried getting up early but I’m still up too late. Tonight, I set the alarm on my phone and put it in the next room so that I have to get out of bed (because the three foot walk to my alarm clock was not enough to keep me out of bed...
tuneage:
The Knife - “Heartbeats”
Pitchfork is...
"Heartbeats"
tristn:
So last night I wrote a little something on “Heartbeats” on Tuneage and in my blurb I call José González’s cover of the song “insipid”, which is a hedge because his version is actually very very bad as he flattens out all of the emotional nuance and richness of Karin’s performance for a sappy, anhedonic acoustic rendition. I mean, you don’t even get the sense that he’s conflicted about...
YOU TOO can comment on an End Of Decade List!
tomewing:
with THIS your cut out and keep guide.
1. Find a record you like.
2. Find a record in a completely different genre, 2 or 3 places higher on the list.
3. Juxtapose the two in a post or tweet.
4. Write “FAIL”.
5. Post.
DO NOT under any circumstances provide a reason or present your conclusion as anything other than blindingly obvious.
Extra credit for doing this before the list...
Kind of Bloop: an 8-bit Tribute to Miles Davis'... →
I got this today because I pledged $5 to the project through Kickstarter. In a weird way, it means I’m part responsible. Although, they went well over their goal, so I’m not to blame for it if you find it blasphemous, etc. If you like it, I’ll take credit.
Anyway, I’ve only listened to “So What” so far because I’m on my fifth listen to it. I’m...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Elliott Smith (6)
Guided by Voices (5)
R.E.M. (5)
Andrew W.K. (5)
Pearl Jam (3)
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18 Nitrous Oxide Tanks Seized @ CT Phish show →
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This is my state!
“Police arrested eight people and seized 18 nitrous oxide tanks and dozens of balloons used to inhale nitrous oxide, from patrons at a Phish concert at the…
Mets Dream Season Continues [Wake Up Deadspin!] →
Got an image you’d like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap Last night, Mets’ third baseman and face of the franchise, David…
“Since Pitchfork has been around for all of the 2000s, we’re taking the...”
– Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201
Discovering this list by accident when I should be sleeping is a mistake.
That last sentence is very true and speaks volumes more about the print industry than I want to go into at 3 AM.
brazoscole:
somesongsconsidered:
“Fortunate...
Reno 911! Canceled →
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You know, I’m kind of surprised it lasted as long as it did. That said, I always enjoyed it.
It brought laughter to millions at only the cost of Thomas Lennon’s ability to…
Giving this a shot
I use Google Reader religiously and occasionally I share things on it. I’m going to see how it looks if I import the shares feed into Tumblr. This could result in some ugly posts I delete immediately, or it could be the start of a beautiful new friendship.
WatchMythbusters’ Adam Savage discussing his completely ridiculous attention to detail, learning to sculpt a dodo bird, and trying to achieve a perfect replica of the Maltese Falcon.
I really hope I can experience this type of enthusiasm for something in my life.
This is the Glamorous →
Thank you for (accidentally) helping me out by reblogging my Sugar post. It was meant for my other tumblr but I aparently ignored the little “post to:” box in the top right corner tonight.
Anyway, welcome back to tumblr - I remember you from your previous blog and I’ve been enjoying your posts, in particular the “…Saves the Internet” ones. Thanks again!
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“If I Can’t Change Your Mind” – Sugar ...