December 2008
43 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Rural Alberta Advantage, The (37)
Blitzen Trapper (19)
Gaslight Anthem, The (17)
The Gaslight Anthem (11)
FELICE BROTHERS, The (8)
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“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”
– Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (via affremblequotes)
WatchWingsuit Base Jumping
This is intense!
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent...”
– Bertrand Russell (via alanajoy: catskills: kari-shma: danielholter) (via vruz)
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Good King Wenceslas - The Skydiggers
This is,...
“…the truth is that promoting science isn’t just about providing resources, it’s...”
– Is this what a Renaissance feels like?
Barack Obama, weekly video address, 20/12/2008. (via exalen: reactorboy: robot-heart-politics: indieandyy) (via vruz)
The Choice is Ours Now
I’m not happy with Obama’s choice of Rick Warren for the Inauguration, but this post from Melissa Etheridge is encouraging.
vruz:
by Melissa Etheridge
“I told my manager to reach out to Pastor Warren and say “In the spirit of unity I would like to talk to him.” They gave him my phone number. On the day of the conference I received a call from Pastor Rick, and before I could say...
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The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
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“At least Dick Cheney, as wrong a guy as we’ve ever had this close to the...”
– I’ll be thrilled to see you go, Dick Cheney
“I must study politics and war so that my sons may have the liberty to study...”
– John Adams, quoted in Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class (via fred-wilson)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Rural Alberta Advantage, The (37)
Blitzen Trapper (19)
Gaslight Anthem, The (17)
The Gaslight Anthem (11)
Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals (8)
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“Don’t kid yourself, Jimmy. If a cow ever got the chance, he’d eat you and...”
– Troy McClure (via livejamie)
“I must study politics and war so that my sons may have the liberty to study...”
– John Adams, quoted in Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class (via fred-wilson)
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.”
– Mike Tyson
(thanks to Jim)
“Where did they find Sarah Palin? Did Ronald Reagan have a kid with Posh Spice?”
– Robin Williams on Obama, Bush, McCain, Palin.
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Sigur Rós - Ára bátur
This year’s Sigur Rós...
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The Felice Brothers - Frankie’s Gun
I found...
“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-7) →
Sigur Rós (12)
Okkervil River (5)
Powderfinger (5)
Blitzen Trapper (4)
The Killers (4)
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“Not every story has explosions and car chases. That’s why they have nudity and...”
– Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum (via livejamie)
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My Morning Jacket - Heartbreakin’ Man
My...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-30) →
National, The
R.E.M.
The Black Keys
Bon Iver
Troy and Gabriella
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“My friend Stewart Brand, who is now 69, has been arranging his life in blocks of...”
– Conceptual Trends and Current Topics
Bon Iver's 2005 Self-Release
daryn:
gtmcknight:
Every day of December I’m going to try and give you guys something new and exciting. Could be music, could be me sending you something in the mail. Stay tuned and enjoy my favorite season of the year.
Today’s gift is Justin Vernon’s (aka Bon Iver) self-released album from 2005, 3 years before he released one of the best albums of this year (For Emma, Forever Ago). It’s 17...
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“This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Insider’s Crusade - NYTimes.com (via fred-wilson)