March 2010
41 posts
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-28) →
Big Star (16)
Pavement (6)
Bruce Springsteen (4)
Elliott Smith (4)
Elvis Costello (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Because you’re smarter than this. And because TV stations and a good chunk...”
– Kindly ignore the Colin Cowherds - Ball Don’t Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Y!’s Kelly Dwyer, speaking truth in general, but specifically about the analysis-minus-analysis of sports commentary (specifically, Colin Cowherd calling Kevin Durant “overrated” without giving a...
Vulture Premieres the Hold Steady’s ‘Rock... →
OK, better, warmer, but this sounds like one of those middle of the album songs that great albums don’t have and good albums keep to a minimum. Not exactly psyching me up for the new record.
Then again, this is just my breakneck reaction. Who knows!
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me: speaking of: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TZL6ZS/ref=xs_gb_AFR34ONG8HL5V?_encoding=UTF8&pfRdReplace=1
Jenny: *gasp*
Jenny: a three pack of baconnaise??
Jenny: here's the thing
Jenny: if you think about it, mayo is made from eggs
Jenny: so basically... that jar is breakfast
Jenny: in a way
“I’ve never seen so many people close their eyes during songs as if in...”
– SXSW As It Happens: Superchunk - The Superheroes of the Village Voice Media Party - Houston Music - Rocks Off
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For those keeping score:
The new National track - wonderful.
The new Hold Steady track - worrysome.
eceu:
Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
Brand new...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-21) →
Big Star (13)
Washed Out (3)
Mission of Burma (3)
Guided by Voices (2)
Chisel (2)
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“Musicians and fans have always passed around Big Star songs and albums like a...”
– Alex Chilton: I’m In Love With That Song - All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
Carrie Brownstein with spot-on commentary per usual.
“Also, it’s great to see how the show is methodically building the community’s...”
– Parks and Recreation Recap: The Schlemiel and the Schlemazel — Vulture
CEO: Spotify will launch in the U.S. later this... →
From the raves I read about Spotify, this is a good thing. Admittedly, I don’t know a lot about its details though. How does it compare with, say, Lala?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-14) →
Pavement (21)
Beach House (8)
The New Pornographers (5)
TBJ (2)
Yeasayer (2)
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Get Off My Lawn - or, Leftover Mini Rants from...
Can we stop calling OK Go leaving EMI a sea change? This isn’t exactly Dylan going Electric.
(Similarly, Bill Simmons declaring Corey Haim’s death “the end of an era” was enough to get me to click through and unfollow him on Twitter.)
Breaking: Reyes to start year on DL →
wasted-efforts:
cursed!
Meet the new Mets; the same as the old Mets. Ugh.
Conan O'Brien Is Playing Bonnaroo.
maura:
So who’s the bigger draw at this point: Conan or Jay-Z?
Please let them duet on “Big Pimpin’.”
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RE: My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7) →
This is only part of the picture: This is twice through Quarantine the Past and doesn’t include twice through The Brutalist Bricks on LP and a ton of online radio. (Not to mention half a dozen streams of the new Japandroids single and that Trolololololo guy a couple dozen times).
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7) →
Pavement (44)
Beach House (5)
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (4)
The Magnetic Fields (3)
R.E.M. (3)
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The Ted Leo / Rx Covers Archive →
Good morning to me. There are too many ! moments on here to highlight.
(via You Ain’t No Picasso)
“When I was nine, I asked my Dad, ‘Can I have your movie camera? That old,...”
– MICHAEL GIACCHINO, upon receiving his Oscar for Best Original Score (Up).
(via inothernews:makingofmovies:thedarkspark)
(via raptoravatar)
I didn’t watch a whole lot of the Oscars last night, but I saw this and I’m glad I did.
WatchZach Galifianakis’ monologue last night on SNL was wonderful.
Wait - Hulu doesn’t have the Pageant Talk skit? What?
“If “new music” is defined by the individual, it ought to thrive...”
– Does the death of 6 Music mean the end of ‘new music’? | Tom Ewing | Music | The Guardian
Another interesting article on taste, specifically the idea of “trusting” a DJ (the way so many trusted John Peel). I agree with this idea that music discovery is more than an...
“Pavement tore apart the Enmore Theatre Thursday night in their second show back....”
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Review of today’s show from Oceans Never Listen, who provided the setlist. Songs debuted at this show: “Frontwards,” “Zurich Is Stained,” “Debris Slide,” “We Dance,” “Fin”. (via pavement2010)
This is great to hear - Pavement aren’t going to put on a show with an electric stage presence, so...
The best part, perhaps, may be that this... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28) →
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (31)
East River Pipe (21)
Phoenix (12)
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (4)
R.E.M. (3)
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Watchperpetua:
Ted Leo “Bottled In Cork” Live at WFMU, 3/2/2010 I filmed this last night at the Best Show On WFMU marathon show, which raised about $72,000 in three hours. If you haven’t pledged yet, please do so next Tuesday, 8 PM - 11 PM EST — the show pulled in a lot of money, but the station is still far off from their goal, and every bit helps. By the way, I agree with Tom Scharpling — “Bottled...
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“If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand,...”
– Essay - I Was a Teenage Illiterate - NYTimes.com
For several reasons, this essay hits close to home.
Join the Tompkins 300 →
Such a simple and brilliant idea. After a fan in Toronto successfully gathered 300 others to commit to seeing comedian Paul F. Tompkins perform, Tompkins booked a gig there and had a blast. Thus, he’s extended the offer elsewhere - organize three hundred people who are committed to seeing him perform and Tompkins will make it happen. It looks like the Boston group eclipsed that number...
The Announcement
yourmandevine:
thebasketballjones:
Big news!
Clap for ‘em, boys.
If you like sports, jokes and passionate people talking about the things they love, you HAVE to be thrilled for these guys. They deserve this, and they will succeed at it.
Good luck and God bless, Skeets, Tas, JD and Matt. We’ll be watching, beaming with pride the whole time. (Well, some of us will, at least.)
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