December 2011
52 posts
Frightened Rabbit - Fuck This Place
I missed this...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
M83 (29)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (16)
The Roots (14)
Wilco (13)
James Vincent McMorrow (12)
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Fuel/Friends favorites of 2011 | Fuel/Friends... →
Heather Brown is one of my favourite music bloggers and she’s just posted her Best of 2011 list. There are two here that are among my faces of the year, and there’s a bunch of stuff that’s new to me. A couple that I really like on first listen: Frank Turner and Typhoon.
“If the average American family still got the same share of income they earned in...”
– Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer - Businessweek
“Industry analysts are closely observing the fate of RIM (Reverse in Motion),...”
– If Car Companies Were Run Like Tech Companies … - NYTimes.com
“Has this place become so dysfunctional that even when we agree to things, we...”
– Obama on the payroll tax cut debate. Too true.
Congress takes up payroll tax after GOP retreat - CBS News
“I want to set an example of what you can do if you all of a sudden have a...”
– Everything about this story is fantastic and keeps getting better.
Rather than hoard the vast new profit from the digital download sales, CK said he plans to split it up among various people and organizations. The comedian explained that $250,000 would pay for the standup special and $250,000 would...
Chewable Vitamins' (Jen Robinson) - Best Albums of... →
Jen’s favourite albums of 2011.
chewablevitamins:
Well, folks. It’s that time of year. Time to take stock of my most played, most adored, and most positively associated music of 2011. I had a big year. I celebrated one full year in LA. I got married. I left the music business. I finished business school. Big changes, high highs. I’ve been…
WatchLouis CK was on Jimmy Fallon last night. He gave an update on his Live at the Beacon video. In only 10 days he’s sold $1mm. At $5, that’s 200k copies sold.
And you can tell he’s uncomfortable making that much from it, so he’s given a good chunk of it away: $250k in bonuses to his staff and $280k to charity.
A great story.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
M83 (38)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (16)
The Roots (14)
Bon Iver (10)
The War On Drugs (6)
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“It is a make-or-break moment for John Boehner’s speakership.
You cannot...”
– Sen. Chuck Schumer on the payroll tax cut debate.
House GOP out to reshape Senate’s payroll tax cut - BusinessWeek
“It all seems instantly, neurologically available: everything he’s ever read,...”
– Ian McEwan on Christopher Hitchens.
Hypertext: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
“Thanks so much for your support over the past two years. We’ve had such a...”
– From an email from The National. They’re doing a live webcast of their final show from The Beacon Theater tomorrow night.
My Morning Jacket - Oh Sweet Nuthin’
Great cover...
“He loved to argue and debate, not because he was a bully but because he thought...”
– indeed
RIP Hitch
Christopher Hitchens’ death: His generosity to young people was amazing. - Slate Magazine
(via fred-wilson)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Roots (35)
The National (23)
Vince Guaraldi Trio (20)
Wye Oak (10)
She & Him (6)
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“(Of course i reserve the right to go back on all of this and sign a massive deal...”
– Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater
“As of Today, we’ve sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000....”
– The story of comedian Louis CK selling his self-produced standup video direct to fans for $5 is encouraging. Like Radiohead selling In Rainbows for a pay-what-you-want price, it demonstrates a new, better relationship between artists, their art and their fans.
And he’s funny as hell, so go...
The National - I Need My Girl (new song)
Last...
“It’s doom folk, kind of like Black Sabbath meets Nick Drake.”
– Mumford & Sons’ bassist Ted Dwane and their upcoming 2nd album.
Mumford Sons: Second Album Is ‘Black Sabbath Meets Nick Drake’ | Music News | Rolling Stone
WatchRyan Adams - Live on Letterman
This is great! A 70 minute live performance by Ryan Adams on Live on Letterman. He opens with Oh My Sweet Carolina.
About a month back I posted a Wilco performance from the same series.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
The National (31)
Lucero (15)
James Vincent McMorrow (14)
Phosphorescent (7)
Iron & Wine (7)
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