December 2009
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“You find out life’s this game of inches…so is football. Because in...”
– Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday
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App of the Week: Cult Bands, Live and Free -... →
Daytrotter operates out of Rock Island, Ill., where it says it entices artists to stop by its studio on their ways elsewhere. The musicians then lay down a few live tracks, often using borrowed instruments.
Almost 800 sessions have been recorded by more than 700 artists, and all can be heard free on the iPhone.
Daytrotter specializes in lesser-known bands, although many have developed strong...
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Madder Red — Yeasayer
Stuff White People Like, #53: Dogs
The following is an excerpt from “Stuff White People Like,” the New York Times bestseller, and part of a gift to my little brother on his 18th birthday. The other part of that gift was a bottle of Grey Goose, which was promptly rejected (and subsequently consumed… more for me, I guess). I then stole the book, so really, I didn’t buy him anything for his birthday. It’s the thought that counts,...
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CHOCOLATE BOBKA: mix: Underwater Peoples Winter... →
In the spirit of giving, it is my pleasure to share this with you, fine citizens of the world, this wonderful compilation. Download it, upload it to your iPizzles, burn a CD, dub a tape, or, if you’re really cool, copy that shit to 8-track, you’ll be the only kid in America with an 8-track of, well, anything worth listening to. Enough of the bullshit, though, as there was lots of...
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Stuff White People Like, #101: Scarves
The following is an excerpt from “Stuff White People Like,” the New York Times bestseller, and part of a gift to my little brother on his 18th birthday. The other part of that gift was a bottle of Grey Goose, which was promptly rejected (and subsequently consumed… more for me, I guess). I then stole the book, so really, I didn’t buy him anything for his birthday. It’s the thought that counts,...
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Stuff White People Like, #4: Assists
The following is an excerpt from “Stuff White People Like,” the New York Times bestseller, and part of a gift to my little brother on his 18th birthday. The other part of that gift was a bottle of Grey Goose, which was promptly rejected (and subsequently consumed… more for me, I guess). I then stole the book, so really, I didn’t buy him anything for his birthday. It’s the thought that counts,...
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What’d I Say — Ray Charles
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Flavorwire » Stereotyping People by Their Favorite... →
“Death Cab for Cutie Girls who quote lyrics as their Facebook status.
Drake Indie rap fans who thought Tha Carter III was too mainstream.
The Flaming Lips Self-actualized bros who grow pot.
Matt and Kim Closeted Blink-182 enthusiasts.
Here We Go Magic Guys who are ‘over’ Grizzly Bear.
Phoenix People who don’t listen to enough music.
Sufjan Stevens People who believe in two...
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Cool It Down — The Velvet Underground
“Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run… but no explanation,...”
– Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
RIP, Jon Herz… 12/17/09. Hands down, best IU-Sing-er a songleader could ask for.
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Broadway beauty Idina Menzel heading to 'Glee'? |... →
Ohmahgah. YES!! When they did “Defying Gravity” I damn near cried, and now this!? Phenomenal.
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“And reality has a well-known liberal bias.”
– Stephen Colbert (transcript here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/30/1441/59811)
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Moby Octopad — Yo La Tengo
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Indy needs no rally against Titans to win 21st... →
I can’t even begin to explain the agony of being a Bears fan in the midst of Horse Country. It makes me want to cry, vomit and curse, simultaneously.
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San Francisco Bay Blues — Eric Clapton
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Reform or Else - NYTimes.com →
Paul Krugman on health care reform.
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The Blue In Blue-Collar (washingtonpost.com) →
Smoking is a major no-no in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, a revered old showplace just a few watering holes away from the sprawling campus of Indiana University. John Mellencamp, however, doesn’t really care about the old joint’s clean-air policy. Not when he’s rehearsing for a live national telecast and feedback is ruining an otherwise rocking version of “Small...
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Tiger's Big Lie, And The Truth About Us - SB... →
In the absence of blind faith in mainstream outlets, we gather our information from the handful of independent sources we can trust. The media’s been de-centralized not because of some big, scary tornado of technology that’s swept up the masses and rendered newspapermen obsolete. But because technology’s provided increased access to opinions all across the globe, and the more...