June 2008
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
– Bob Marley Quotes
“Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you...”
– Jean Kerr Quotes
“Without obsession, life is nothing.”
– John Waters (via bluechameleon) (via beautifulanddepraved)
Billboards That Look Back - NYTimes.com →
“Wil Shipley, a Seattle software developer, uses his iPhone at the Whole Foods...”
– Los Angeles Times (via huge)
The 100 Best Products of 2008 →
mrshl: Whatever you do, stay away from PC World’s picks of The 100 Best Products of 2008. If you’re not already familiar with all of these, you could easily fritter away the rest of your afternoon…
List of Things I've Grilled So Far This Spring
huge: Hamburgers Hot Dogs Turkey Burgers Onions Vegetable Shish Kabob Tofu Turkey Sausage Chicken Sausage Steak Salmon Caeser Salad Wegman’s Sub
May 2008
Retro TV Themes Revisited :: WKRP In Cincinnati ::... →
Ignoreland - The Rawking Refuses To Stop! →
To the person who just sent an invite to use Gmail...
topherchris: You just ripped open a goddamn wormhole in spacetime. Thanks a lot.
Mobile Me is the new name of .Mac. Here’s the... →
(via topherchris)
Bon Iver - For Emma hot4discourse: Bon Iver -...
R.E.M - Electrolite daryn: R.E.M - Electrolite ...
Finding Tumblrs
daryn: Mostly, I read tumblrs of people I’m already familar with, and their related communities. But when I feel like exploring, I like the following google searches: site:tumblr.com “powered by tumblr” -site:tumblr.com If I’m in the mood for music, I’ll add “+song” or an artist name to the search, then scan “[site_url]/api/read?type=audio&num=50” or point my player at it and listen in...
The Watson Twins - Just Like Heaven daryn: The...
Bon Iver - Flume
daryn:
Bon Iver - Flume
...
Cat Power - Still in Love daryn: Cat Power -...
Kalimba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
The kalimba is an instrument in the percussion family. It is a modernized version of the African mbira. It is a sound box with metal keys attached to the top to give the different notes. It is also known as the African thumb piano.
Scott Pilgrim's Bryan Lee O'Malley speaks against... →
“Read my bloggy lips: if you sign this contract, say goodbye to THE FUTURE.”
“The fact that people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows...”
– Mark Rothko (via tneilen)
“I think you know, but if you don’t…well here it is. You are...”
– How Do I Tell You That I Think The World Of You… - m4w
muxtape stumbler. →
tneilen: jackieheartsb: the best way to find muxtapes.
“god you internet dorks are such complainers…dont listen to the nay-sayers...”
– on the r.e.m. show at the hollywood bowl | R.E.M. Tour, 2008
“We’re giving you control of US foreign policy for the afternoon. Move some...”
– quote from Michael Stipe interview, 2004
Your Debut Album
poortaste: 1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2 - Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album. If you want to do this again, you’ll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes...
The Saddest Playlist In The World →
nickdouglas: I feel pretty warmed by the Gawker crowd’s response to my post “Help me make the saddest playlist in the world”: 212 comments, all sharing their favorite sad songs, critiquing each other, just a big ol’ lovefest. This is better than I’d hoped and now I’ll have Gawker make a playlist every Friday. Next week will be the happiest playlist in the world.
“Subject: Your Misrepresentation of Canadians
Should Be Embarrassing
You are...”
– “Stop being so rude. It makes you look ignorant.” | dooce ®
"before they got tiny"
RFSL: I had a friend who used to swoon about you at shows when you had a beard. Called it her "attraction to the indie rock mountain man" look.
RFSL: (I think a lot of the women in our neighborhood grew up watching Grizzly Adams.)
Earlimart: Well, most of us are 70's children... whose dad didn't have a beard.
RFSL: Yeah. My dad had one for awhile and I thought he looked like GI Joe.
Earlimart: Wait. Did GI Joe have a beard?
Earlimart: You’re thinking of the snow mobile guy.
Earlimart: The Scottish guy.
Earlimart: ha
RFSL: Nah, I'm talking about the tall ones before they got tiny.
RFSL: The old one with the kung fu grip.
Earlimart: oh yeah
Earlimart: og
Earlimart: the more ken doll
Earlimart: thingy
RFSL: "They're not dolls, they're action figures..."
Earlimart: i mean
RFSL: Yep.
Yahoo Picks '25 Most Rocking Guitar Riffs' : The... →
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All... →
Pitchfork: Stooges, Man Man, M83, Cut Copy Play... →
“With Yeasayer, the Killers, Atmosphere and Brother Ali, Blitzen Trapper, Mates of State Not everybody’s making the long haul from the Bay all the way to New Jersey, so we’ve broken it down this way. The San Francisco show on July 19 features, among others, M83, Cut Copy, Yeasayer, Atmosphere and Brother Ali, Blitzen Trapper, RJD2, Mates of State, Flosstradamus, Tapes ‘n...
