November 2008
2 posts
The reason I've been away
I’m getting married today!
Nov 8th
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Nov 5th
October 2008
1 post
Oct 23rd
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September 2008
3 posts
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Sep 17th
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Sep 11th
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“Jennie: What if you can’t make yourself happy? The Taxi Driver: Then I...”
– Kids (1995)
Sep 11th
August 2008
10 posts
3 tags
Aug 29th
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1,000 Essential Recordings You Must Hear →
Aug 27th
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Aug 20th
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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...
Aug 15th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 12th
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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.
Aug 7th
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ListenCães Vadios - Bem Fundo (1991)
Aug 4th
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“…the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us...”
– Susan Sontag
Aug 4th
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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.)
Aug 1st
July 2008
9 posts
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“I lost something on the way to wherever I am today.”
– Blake
Jul 31st
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Jul 29th
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...
Jul 27th
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Jul 15th
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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
Jul 14th
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Jul 14th
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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
Jul 8th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-6) →
The Kills  The Smiths  Awesome Color  Beck  MGMT  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jul 6th
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ListenCarlos Paredes was a Portuguese guitar player. He...
Jul 2nd
June 2008
16 posts
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WatchWatch
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
Jun 30th
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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.
Jun 30th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
The Zutons  The BellRays  Sigur Rós  Oh No! Oh My!  Damon Albarn  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22) →
Love of Diagrams  Wolf Parade  Gravenhurst  Caribou  The Advantage  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 22nd
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Jun 19th
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Jun 17th
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?  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 15th
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Jun 15th
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Beautiful Black and White Photography →
Toni Frissel
Jun 11th
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ListenLCD Soundsystem - No Love Lost (Joy Division...
Jun 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8) →
White Rabbits  The Kooks  Enon  The Notwist  Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 8th
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Jun 4th
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“My camera has saved my life.”
– Nan Goldin
Jun 3rd
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Jun 3rd
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WatchWatch
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
Jun 2nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1) →
Sigur Rós  Radiohead  Ratatat  Explosions in the Sky  No Age  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 2nd
May 2008
33 posts
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Last.fm History - a set on Flickr →
A project to collect the history of last.fm/Audioscrobbler over the years.
May 30th
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ListenSigur Ros - “Gobbledigook” The track is...
May 28th
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May 28th
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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 
May 27th
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May 27th
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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.
May 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25) →
The National  Linda Martini  Spiritualized  Ratatat  Leonard Cohen  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
May 25th
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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
May 25th
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May 24th