April 2010
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Apr 29th
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40 years ago hip-hop was not possible because the necessary technology did not exist yet. 75 years ago rock and roll was not possible for the same reason 150 years ago film was not possible because of this 1000 years ago books were not possible because of this 30 years from now there will be some new type of art everyone will love that we don’t have the technology for yet. Everyone...
Apr 29th
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Apr 27th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
The Hold Steady (127) Prefuse 73 (57) Dan Deacon (50) Cheap Trick (36) Grizzly Bear (24) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Sorry Dave, it's true.
Dave Eggers: I don’t want to wake up and look at a screen. I feel like as a society, we try to put everything on that same goddamn screen, and pretty soon we’re going to be eating on the screen or, like, making love through the screen. It’s just sort of like: ‘Why does everything have to be on the screen?’ Some beardy druid from the oral tradition, a few thousand years back: I don’t want to...
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Apr 25th
“In the Randian ethos, called objectivism, the only real morality is...”
– Matt Taibbi (via afghanibanani) (via onefootinthegrave) (via soupsoup)
Apr 24th
Hulu May Begin Charging for Some Content as Early... →
Under the proposal, Hulu would continue to provide for free the five most recent episodes of shows like Fox’s “Glee,” “ABC’s “Lost” or NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” But viewers who want to see additional episodes would pay $9.95 a month to access a more comprehensive selection, called Hulu Plus This doesn’t sound completly...
Apr 23rd
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Why I Write
Like most people I’ve had lots of hobbies over the years. Since I was a boy I’ve moved through various passions and pastimes, some more serious than others. I’ve devoted a lot of time and effort to writing, photography, making beer, making movies and acting, among other things. While I’m okay at some of these things, I’m familiar enough with each of them to understand...
Apr 22nd
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Team Teamwork (48) Beastie Boys (47) Tom Waits (45) Los Campesinos! (39) The Sandwitches (35) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 20th
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Apr 17th
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“This T car smells like Syphilis and Polo Sport.”
– Millington
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
Free Music Tuesday
jamesnord: Broken Social Scence - Forgivness Rock Record LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (Part 1,2) Woods - At Echo Lake The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a Scheme  James is the best.
Apr 13th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) →
Mastodon (32) Ghostface Killah (29) The Olivia Tremor Control (25) The Hold Steady (20) Beach Boys (20) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Apr 9th
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“I knew that we’d be buddies when I met her when she said, ‘Drill...”
–  Sarah Palin, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, recalling a previous meeting with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).
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Don't forget
Shakespeare is mostly dick jokes
Apr 8th
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WatchWatch
Rachel Maddow takes on the Fox News propaganda machine that took down ACORN. Maddow reveals that the ACORN employee calls the police and reports O’Keefe and Giles. Fox News never offers the information and *shocker* chopped out and edited the video heavily to omit statements that ultimately cleared ACORN employees of any wrongdoing. ACORN has made mistakes, no doubt, and they should be taken...
Apr 7th
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Apr 7th