January 2012
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Discobelle.net » Korallreven – Onandonandon →
new Korallreven mix, leaning toward rave-y ’90s stuff
Jan 27th
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“Anyway, at the party last night, the conversation turned to planes, and the...”
– DAVOS DEBATE: Should You Buy A New $65 Million Plane… Or Pick Up A More Stylish Older One And Refurbish It? like a G6
Jan 27th
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“most of the time I’d rather go for a smile (or groan) rather than try to...”
– Nick Zammuto Talks About Ending the Books, Starting His New Project | News | Pitchfork
Jan 26th
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“Was Lana Del Rey always supposed to be an empty signifier, or did she turn out...”
– Flavorwire » Just the Music: An Experimental Review of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die’ (Judy Berman) as a heading on the side of the page says about “Shit That Liz Lemon Says”: “OK, one more” 
Jan 26th
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“His theme was the indispensability of collective action”
– Obama’s History Channel - Harold Meyerson - American Prospect relevant!
Jan 25th
“with lyrics by Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”...”
– Hear the 2012 Oscar Nominees for Best Song (All Two of Them) | SPIN.com this is the really interesting thing about the “Rio” song right? she also sings on “i just can’t stop loving you”!
Jan 24th
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“It’s not the first time the president has serenaded his fans. During the 2008...”
– OBAMA BREAKS INTO SONG | More Intelligent Life forgot about this!
Jan 24th
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“Chairlift’s sophomore LP exists in an alternate universe where Leslie Feist’s...”
– Chairlift: Something | Music | Music Review | The A.V. Club (Chris Martins)
Jan 24th
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“Their ears may work differently from mine, but they are not wrong.”
– Resonant Frequency: Permission to Avalanche | Features | Pitchfork
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Sharon Van Etten's melancholy of influence |... →
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
Jan 19th
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“Just heard (half of) the new Bruce song as I entered the parking lot—“we take...”
– My mother is (still) a better music critic than I am. (via zachbaron) Closer to folk, in the old-fashioned Woody Guthrie populist sense, than country, to my ears. I totally hear the song as being about the same idea of freedom as in Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues,” as in...
Jan 19th
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“the cougar of urban regulatory devices”
– Zoning Laws Grow Up | By Julie V. Iovine - WSJ.com
Jan 19th
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“Since reviving the band with a fluctuating lineup, The Lemonheads have toured...”
– Cool Show: ’90s band The Lemonheads to do intimate show at Vaudeville Mews | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com sorry I missed this album?
Jan 19th
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Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright... →
cureforbedbugs: In dissent, Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito said the legislation goes against the theory of copyright and “does not encourage anyone to produce a single new work.” Copyright, they noted, was part of the Constitution to promote the arts and sciences. Unholy alliance begets sensible take on the purpose of copyright! Who knew?
Jan 19th
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“The head-spinning end result is an indie-rock world that feels like a place...”
– Confuse the Market: Post-Crossover, Indie Retreats Scott Plagenhoef is ruthlessly on point in his Village Voice Pazz & Jop essay, particularly in this paragraph where he perfectly articulates something I’ve been trying to say since, like, 2005. (via perpetua) Scott’s overall point is...
Jan 18th
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“And so we grew up sort of outside the realm of all the protections that that...”
– Arundhati Roy talking to Howard Zinn (via Nehrujackets) posted about Heems’ new mixtape
Jan 17th
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Rick Perry: Urinating on Corpses Is Just Something... →
heard a guy at a barbershop on Friday arguing exactly this
Jan 17th
“I direct the reader to page 38, note 3, of Enron’s annual report of 2000,...”
– In the true spirit of Jennifer Szalai’s current Harper’s essay “The Banality of Avarice: Why the finance industry never had to lie,” ostensibly a review of James B. Stewart’s book Tangled Webs: How False Statements are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie...
Jan 17th
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WatchWatch
planetbert: Kind of dig this.
Jan 16th
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“Darrel Hamburger & the Ketchup Boys”
– New year for D.M. music begins here | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com
Jan 14th
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“Poison Control Center will close out the late show, as the band does each...”
– New year for D.M. music begins here | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com THE YEAR OF THE GUNT!!!
Jan 14th
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“blues-derived iterations of what it means to be human have plenty of life in...”
– Dad-Rock Makes a Stand - The Barnes & Noble Review overlooked nugget from that year-end Robert Christgau essay
Jan 14th
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“Jeezy would never claim to “know” Pablo Escobar and Manuel Noriega, as Ross did,...”
– Rick Ross’ Rich Forever: The Teflon Don Isn’t Who He Says He Is - Slate Magazine
Jan 14th
“Instead of the insistent dancefloor push of contemporary R&B, the Weeknd is...”
– The Weeknd album review; Echoes of Silence reviewed - Greg Kot - chicagotribune.com
Jan 13th
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“The thing that [Jennifer] Egan does that no other American writer I can think of...”
– Richard Rushfield makes a very good point about Jennifer Egan, who I agree is probably the finest literary novelist working today. This point is really crucial for most all writing — I think it’s very important for writing to engage with a wider audience rather than to self-consciously aim to please...
Jan 12th
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“t was like, hmm, you could hear the exciting music of Robyn or the lackadaisical...”
– Talking weather, Robyn, and child porn | Comedy CC | Chicago Reader
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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ABC's Paul Lee Can't Understand Why Transgender... →
At first I thought this headline was about Missy Elliott and I was all like WHAA?
Jan 11th
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“I’m working on a Tim Tebow adaptation of the song “How Do You Solve...”
– Singing the praises of Broadway Tim Tebow
Jan 10th
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Tintin: Bad Reporter or Gonzo Journalist? | Mother... →
Jan 10th
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“‘Spiritual’ is the hipster way of saying they’re concerned...”
– Many say ‘So What?’ to God, religion, atheism – USATODAY.com I was going to post this weird and somewhat amusing use of the word “hipster” over the weekend but my usual computer was in the shop.
Jan 9th
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“You can’t assume that a man isn’t a poet. And that’s really what the song is...”
– Behind The Song: “Wichita Lineman” | American Songwriter
Jan 5th
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reblogging something from screwrocknroll... →
cureforbedbugs: Important also not to lose the sense of novelty in writing about music. I am also delighted by interesting turns of phrase, neologisms, aphorisms, funny combinations of words … Too many critics suggest to me people who fail to take joy in sounds or words. (If you’re not happy and you know it, why do you continue to clap your hands?)
Jan 5th
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“In 1995, the head-trauma wing at a nursing home in Bensonhurst began acquiring...”
– Dave Tompkins, “Label conscious: The ghosts of Def Jam’s past” (via semipoplife)
Jan 5th
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“To those who dimly perceived something wrong, something that could not be put on...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Messenger.” (via marathonpacks)
Jan 4th
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Jan 4th
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“once demagogy and falsehoods become routine, there isn’t much for the political...”
– Comment: Un-American Activities : George Packer The New Yorker (via)
Jan 3rd
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Scott Ostler: San Francisco Chronicle: How to tell... →
Jan 3rd
December 2011
74 posts
“Was used by the band Depeche mode.”
– Yamaha CS2X Synthesizer - Rare Mint Condition - $300 (Adel IA 50003)
Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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“THE NEW YORK TIMES (12/28/11): Mr. Romney, never much of a hugger or...”
– the daily howler: Ashley Parker rides again: How Mitt holds his hands! When we focus on trivia, we lose. Even if this time we’re aiming our trivia at the other side. One note: For my money, I’d say Kerry suffered from similar typecasting, too. Stating the obvious: It doesn’t...
Dec 28th
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“Other, bigger stars are sure to follow … nascent dubstep mainstream...”
– Crookers: “No Security” [ft. Kelis] | Sept. 22, 2009 | Pitchfork Track Reviews *coff*
Dec 28th
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“And can she really be that annoyed by the likes of Technicolored asshat Perez...”
– The 11 Most Infuriating Songs Of 2011, No. 5: Rihanna, “S&M” - New York Music - Sound of the City
Dec 28th
Dec 23rd
“If there’s one thing Champaign has going for it, it’s the fact that...”
– ESPN Really Doesn’t Know Where Champaign, Ill., Is
Dec 23rd
Dec 23rd
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“Bear with me — Adele doesn’t sing about her pain so much as matter-of-factly...”
– Katherine St Asaph, Adele: “Rolling in the Deep”, in Popdust’s “The 100 best songs of 2011” (via semipoplife)
Dec 23rd