December 2009
285 posts
“The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held...”
– 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Watch*Le Sigh*
Is Music Journalism Dead? →
No. Obviously. It’s a good collection of articles from DIS about the industry, from the inside out. Essential reading.
“When writing always think Ed Gein – cut out the fanny.”
– The Neil Kulkarni guide to being a record-reviewer / In Depth // Drowned In Sound
“our road to neo-feudalism.”
– Emptywheel » Health Care on the Road to Neo-Feudalism
listening to "The Human League - Love Action (I... →
I have to archive my cassette collection before the magnetic tape degrades.
listening to "Black Kids - I →
@smartard Time moves in strange ways here.
listening to "Nico - Janitor of Lunacy" →
@cabrochette I love this song.
listening to "Animal Collective - My Girls" →
@sumitch This is album is going to be a generational touchstone. For better or worse.
listening to "Demdike Stare - Jannisary [Modern... →
the big overlooked album of 09. Demike Stare - Symbiosis
listening to "CocoRosie - Rainbowarriors" →
Real Internet Fact: The Casady sisters have fucked.
listening to "The xx :: VCR" →
Not even kidding. XX is a really fun dubstep album with somebody’s annoying kid brother (sister?) cutting into the ProTools masters.
listening to "The xx - Crystalised" →
Have they hit puberty yet?
listening to "The xx - Islands" →
Coming to terms with XX. Most of my enjoyment of them is thinking how good they’ll be 2 (or 3) albums down the line.
“Some guy who wrote for Vice Tokyo tried to rape my best friend. Wow, is that...”
– Ruthless Reviews » FUCK VICE
listening to "Moderat - A New Error" →
Recommended: Moderat - Self Titled @juropel and all other LCD Soundsystem fangirls/boys.
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“We’ve given ourselves over to the Olympian god that is capitalism and now we’re...”
– DAVID SIMON - Vice Magazine
listening to "Raekwon - Pyrex Vision" →
Merry Xmas Blip @juropel @smartard @McJools @FarMcKon @DJRoy1 @sumitch @samodiva @GidgetTheGizmo @Evelyn @Lightmare @anitachrys @daretoeatapeach
“It’s a man’s world. We just die in it”
– Los Angeles Magazine
I love Christa Faust.
WatchRape fables.
New Sincerity →
listening to "Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan OST 1... →
I have this on vinyl.
listening to "The Bird and the Bee →
Legoes are awesome. @juropel
listening to "CocoRosie - By Your Side" →
Love this.
listening to "Florence The Machine →
Obviously, I’m talking shit. Again. Still, I honestly don’t understand why this is as popular as it is.
listening to "Florence and the Machine - Kiss with... →
Answer: CAPITALISM RUINED MUSIC.
listening to "Florence the Machine - You →
Can someone explain please Florence and The Machine for me? Did I miss something.
listening to "Camera Obscura: A Band Beginning... →
The second part.
listening to "Camera Obscura: A Band Beginning... →
Short Camera Obscura documentary.
listening to "Stars - Your Ex-Lover is Dead" →
@McJools: STARS FANGIRL ALERT!!! (I kinda like it too…*cough*0
listening to "They Might be giants - Birdhouse in... →
Is that the chair from Roundhouse?
listening to "Dr Worm (Music Video) by They Might... →
Original Brooklyn hipsters.
“I understand that people who can only see things in rigid partisan terms might...”
– Firedoglake » Welcome, Kossaks!
When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like... →
AHAHAHAHAAA
ch11 →
“If Bush had proposed legislation like that–a system in which every citizen was...”
– What if Bush mandated purchasing private insurance? - John Knefel - Making a Mockery - True/Slant
listening to "The Bird and the Bee - You →
Dear Nintendo: Please have Bird and the Bee do the soundtrack for the next Mario game. Thanks, Kyle.
listening to "Berlin Riot 1999 (Atari Teenage Riot... →
Change I can believe in.
listening to "Johnny Boy - You Are The Generation... →
What the fuck happened to Johnny Boy?
listening to "Johnny Boy →
What the fuck happened to Johnny Boy?
listening to "Goldfrapp - Paper Bag" →
First heard Felt Mountain bedridden and strung out on painkillers after a dentists’ appointment. Only way to listen to it.