January 2009
44 posts
“An A+ record is an organically conceived masterpiece that repays prolonged...”
– Robert Christgau on how he grades records he reviews.
On Thumbs, Stars, and Little Men | 43 Folders
WatchZe on Ideas
Classic Ze Frank. Found over on 43folders.
“The aim of a liberal education is to unsettle presumptions, to defamiliarize the...”
– David Brooks - What Life Asks of Us - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“like the time George W. Bush asked him if he’d fire Donald Rumsfeld and...”
– A great quote from Joe Biden.
Joe Biden, Advisor in Chief
“I’ve long said that the Jayhawks’ Hollywood Town Hall was among the...”
– I’m really looking forward to the new Mark Olson / Gary Louris album, but it looks like I need to adjust my expectations if I’m hoping for another Jayhawks album.
NoDepression.com
“Bruce has got a new album. It’s been available online for weeks. It sounds...”
– Pretty harsh take on Springsteen’s new album by Bob Lefsetz. I’ve only heard the single (don’t remember the name … something Dream). Sounds bad and everything I’ve read about the album sounds bad. I’ll still give it a go, but this is pretty disappointing.
Lefsetz...
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Band of Annuals - Something True (live)
I found...
Watchmashable:
President Obama: Words for How We Feel Now
“Hi Pete,
I’m an artist. Over the past week, I asked hundreds of people to pick a word to describe how they feel about Obama’s inauguration. I gave them 26 words to choose from including “Hopeful,” “Joyful,” “Wonder,” “Human,” and “Curious.” Then I took their portrait with the word.
The result is this video/photo essay.
Best, Emily”
“He was a conservative, not only in politics but in everything. Ideas he found...”
– I’m reading Steinbeck’s East of Eden right now and came across this line. I couldn’t reading it without thinking of Bush.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Frightened Rabbit (27)
Hannah Montana (8)
Britney Spears (6)
Broken West, The (6)
Andrew Bird (5)
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“Some day, there is bound to be another national security crisis in America. A...”
– US Representative John Conyers Jr. on the need to push forward on investigations into abuse of Executive powers by Bush, et al. Despite considerable desire to just move on, I agree with Conyers. I think Nancy Pelosi and her ilk have lacked the political courage to do what they should do, and have...
“What I do and what all musicians do is easy. All we have to do is sit down for a...”
– Ryan Adams on songwriting as a pretty good job.
Found in a Lifehacker post.
A Prayer For The Unheralded Music Blog
I love this post. So true.
artistspaid:
catbird:
alexblagg:
As the ways in which I’ve hunted and gathered my music have changed with the ever-increasing convenience of technology, I thank you, Unheralded Music Blog.
For your new album previews, for the new tracks you post, and for your bandwidth. Mostly for those last two, I thank you.
I may know you only through the link The Hype...
“Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency”
– Barack Obama Freezes Staff Pay, Institutes Ethics Rules - WSJ.com
Great song and I love the look of this upcoming...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Frightened Rabbit (66)
Hannah Montana (22)
Rural Alberta Advantage, The (15)
She & Him (13)
Gaslight Anthem, The (12)
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Ola Podrida - Calling and Not Calling My Ex...
The Chairman
A nice take by Bijan on a really good essay by Bono.
bijan:
I read Bono’s op-ed column Notes from the Chairman from the New York Times on Sunday.
And I read it again today.
It’s very interesting. Bono begins with a story about ringing in the new year in an Irish pub while listening to Frank Sinatra and the current state of Ireland economy.
Describing the secene in the pub Bono...
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Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned
Another...
“…security is an illusion. It’s a heuristic we draw from observing the...”
– A great quote on the illusion of security.
Re-Potting with Resources: What Would You Make? | 43 Folders
Never heard of these guys, but like them a lot!
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“If you’re saying that there needed to be scenes of the Internet interacting with...”
– Interview with David Simon, creator of “The Wire”; “The Wire” series finale | Salon Arts & Entertainment (via fred-wilson)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Frightened Rabbit (78)
Rural Alberta Advantage, The (14)
Nada Surf (11)
Gaslight Anthem, The (10)
Neutral Milk Hotel (7)
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I’ve always loved Billy Bragg and I love...
I like this.
daryn:
Phosphorescent - Reasons to...
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“Vegetarian — that’s an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.”
– Andy Rooney (via affremblequotes)
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Rural Alberta Advantage - Luciana
My obsession...
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Frightened Rabbit - Keep Yourself Warm
Frightened...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
TV on the Radio (39)
Bloc Party (13)
Death Cab for Cutie (13)
Kings of Leon (12)
Nada Surf (6)
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