November 2008
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The reason I've been away
I’m getting married today!
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October 2008
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September 2008
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Jennie: What if you can’t make yourself happy?
The Taxi Driver: Then I...
– Kids (1995)
August 2008
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1,000 Essential Recordings You Must Hear →
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Dischord Digital Downloads Are Now Available →
The entire Dischord catalog is now available to download in the form of high quality (320 kbps), non-restricted (DRM-free), mp3 files directly from the website. Dischord “digital” site offers a unique hybrid of the direct sale and subscription based download services (as well as the usual CDs, LPs, DVDs, etc). Customers have the option to download entire albums for a set price...
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Days With My Father by Phil Toledano →
Philip Toledano recently released a photo essay titled Days With My Father. A touching compilation of photos taken after the death of Toledano’s mother, the images give an intimate look at the father-son relationship and serve as a time capsule of the period. Although very simple and sparse, the series captures a spectrum of emotion.
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…the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us...
– Susan Sontag
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Who Should Play the Ramones in the ‘Rock ’n’ Roll... →
We don’t think such a band exists. (Yes, we know they’ll probably just get Green Day.)
July 2008
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I lost something on the way to wherever I am today.
– Blake
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Chandler Bing and the "Subtle Art" of the Mixtape
patrickcassels:
Toward the end of the 2000 movie “High Fidelity,” John Cusack’s love-struck record store owner/narrator tells the audience, “The making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many Dos and Don’ts. First of all you’re using someone else’s poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.”
Cusack’s speech is as good an explanation of the mixtape’s virtues as one...
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Paper 'reveals Banksy's identity' →
Mysterious graffiti artist Banksy is a 34-year-old former public school pupil called Robin Gunningham.
via BBC
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Last.fm Scrobbling
At last!
Muxtape now supports Last.fm scrobbling. Go to the settings page and click the “link my Last.fm account” button. After you authorize Muxtape, songs will be recorded into your Last.fm listening history just like any other app (scrobble occurs halfway through the song or after 240 seconds, whichever comes first). via Muxtape
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-6) →
The Kills
The Smiths
Awesome Color
Beck
MGMT
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June 2008
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A project started while traveling Europe during Spring 2007. Armed only with an ipod and a Canon PowerShot, Davey picks a location and a pop song. Then Davey records an improvised dance.
daveydanceblog.com
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Isaac Davis: It's an interesting group of people, your friends are.
Mary Wilke: I know.
Isaac Davis: Like the cast of a Fellini movie.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
The Zutons
The BellRays
Sigur Rós
Oh No! Oh My!
Damon Albarn
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22) →
Love of Diagrams
Wolf Parade
Gravenhurst
Caribou
The Advantage
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15) →
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
Vampire Weekend
Andrew Bird
The Strokes
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
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Beautiful Black and White Photography →
Toni Frissel
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8) →
White Rabbits
The Kooks
Enon
The Notwist
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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My camera has saved my life.
– Nan Goldin
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Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life’s work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era. via onebyfourbynine
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1) →
Sigur Rós
Radiohead
Ratatat
Explosions in the Sky
No Age
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May 2008
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Last.fm History - a set on Flickr →
A project to collect the history of last.fm/Audioscrobbler over the years.
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Sigur Rós new album details
Sigur Rós’s fifth lp is called “með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust” and it will be released june 23rd worldwide. Tracklist: 1. gobbledigook 2. inní mér syngur vitleysingur 3. góðan daginn 4. við spilum endalaust 5. festival 6. suð í eyrum 7. ára bátur 8. illgresi 9. fljótavík 10. straumnes 11. all alright via eighteen seconds before sunrise
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Portuguese music legend sings again →
Portugal’s most famous singer will soon be immortalized on film. Fado-singing legend Amalia Rodrigues, who died nine years ago at the age of 79, will be the subject of “Amalia,” starring 29-year-old stage actress Sandra Barata Belo. The film will be directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25) →
The National
Linda Martini
Spiritualized
Ratatat
Leonard Cohen
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MuxFind →
A Muxtape music search engine. It’s like MuxSeek, but better designed. Includes recommended artists and similar mixes. via joelaz
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