March 2012
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Re-soundtracking Twin Peaks →
February 2012
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Damien Jurado’s eleventh studio album,...
William Bowers' Hunter S. Thompson-esque Journal... →
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“My poor adopted state takes so much guff. Some people cling to an ‘idea of Florida,’ that our sidewalks are split between befuddled senior citizens and topless Spring Breakers, that we all wake in the morn, do body shots off each other, feed a tourist to our pet alligators, swing by the painkiller clinic to pick up our groceries, and then ride the public airboat system to our jobs in...
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Vigilantes and Anti-Heroes
Anti-hero stories tend to be ways of explicating problems, rather than offering solutions. Futzing around with criminals’ backstories is an act of sympathy, but it’s also an attempt to figure out why crime happens in the first place and to consider whether we could have prevented it.
Alyssa Rosenberg on why conservatives love vigilantes while liberals love anti-heroes.
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The Jibroni
A friend and old co-worker of mine does a (sometimes) weekly podcast with his roommates and assorted guests covering a mix of topics; tech trends, pop culture, music, etc. A few months ago I sat down and talked about god knows what. Take a listen to the episode I was featured on, along with the others.
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January 2012
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Spotify Adds 8,000 Users Daily
Let’s just get this out of the way — I’m a huge fan of Spotify. Along with plenty of other folks, it’s helped provide a legal gateway for me to explore new music and expedite my workday. Outside of their coupled ambition with Facebook to create the world’s nosiest interface, Spotify’s services, both complimentary and premium, are great.
As of now they are...
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“Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later;
Art can be ugly at...”
– Steve Jobs
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8-bit Gatsby
[Via Owen Renn]
I’m guessing no one ever anticipated a video game inspired by a book that’s kept Brooks Brothers in business for years.
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Steinbeck On Patience and Love
John Steinbeck is hands down one my favorite authors and a personal hero. He is the ubiquitous American writer — unlike Don Delillo, Norman Mailer or Thomas Pynchon, he is someone often associated with high school curriculum (e.g., The Grapes Of Wrath, The Pearl, etc), and even more recently with Oprah’s book club, an undeserved fate at best.
In this collection, Steinbeck: A Life...
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WatchBalmorhea make music that sounds like it was made for a different time or place. I doubt I’ve spent half as much time listening to a single band in the last two years as I have listening to Balmorhea. All is Wild, All is Silent and Constellations both see almost daily rotation for me, and deservingly so. This yet-to-be titled track is live, no over-dubs; showcasing the band’s...
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Clear Heart Full Eyes Streaming
NPR’s First Listen is streaming the new Craig Finn album here.
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R.I.P. Lookout! Records
Lookout!’s demise has been a long time coming. Losing Green Day’s back catalog, signing a lot of shitty bands, both pre and post-Ted Leo, but Lookout! was a great label and made a huge impact on me as a teenager in the 90s. Screech Weasel’s, My Brain Hurts, was the first piece of vinyl I ever bought myself. The later years were without question suspect, but the...
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The Future
Here’s an excellent collection of predictions from The Ladies Home Journal in December of 1900 for the year 2000.
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WatchLive And Breathing has another new track from Damien Jurado, albeit one that won’t be included on the upcoming album, Maraquopa. One that’s far more rocking than anything we’ve seen since I Break Chairs.
December 2011
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New Craig Finn
Being a fan(boy) of Craig Finn and The Hold Steady makes objectivity a little more complicated. Even with last year’s subpar, Heaven is Whenever, which mainly suffered from lackluster production, I still found a lot to love. Finn’s Honolulu Blues 7”, which dropped last month, including the title track and b-side, “Rented Room”, finds Finn sounding more personal than...
Narrowing Down
Last weekend I decided to sell my vinyl collection, or at least parts of it. A lot of friends have emailed, called and texted inquiring why; in some ways it feels like somewhat of a personal cleansing.
Life has a way of setting priorities and opening one’s eyes at appropriate times. The last year has been a series of those types of events. Quitting a job I hated, taking a new one...
November 2011
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August 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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"The Huffington Post is a brilliantly packaged... →
An excellent excerpt on AOL’s acquisition of The Huffington Post.
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WatchFor a short time I considered attending Ithaca College for undergrad. My main inspiration for attendance stemmed from the seemingly amazing scenery and a cultural climate of academia and working class that I was not acquainted with in the South. Although I’ve never had the opportunity to visit, this project seems to align with any preconceived notion I maintained over the years in all the...