February 2009
143 posts
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people who are just back from a really awesome run
people who are involved with “computers”
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DJs who are drunk
January 2009
93 posts
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“Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz who, after one short but sweet blind date, falls for handsome cable news cameraman Steve (Cooper). Convinced they are soulmates, Mary follows Steve across the country, encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Church). Along the way, Mary befriends an endearing group of oddballs who embrace her idiosyncrasies - forcing her to rethink her entire journey.”
—Just because you think of a wacky romantic comedy idea does not mean you need to write it.
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Big 3 automakers using bailout money to sue California →
newyorker.com
Step 1: Ignore consumer demand for cleaner, more fuel efficient cars.
Step 2: Go bankrupt because nobody buys your shitty cars.
Step 3: Ask for and receive bailout money from taxpayers.
Step 4: Use said bailout money to stop California from mandating cleaner, more fuel efficient cars.
The sad part here is that the auto companies actually have a good case. There’s this thing called the “dormant commerce clause” that makes the California emissions law unconstitutional, even though the Obama administration is granting a waiver. I’ll explain it better when I stop crying.
Fuck these guys. Fuck them.
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“Umbrella” (Rihanna cover) by Mechanical Bride.
Transforms something fairly bombastic into hypnotic and atmospheric. And glockenspiel.
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“Thursday, October 27, 1994
CUT THE UNFUNNY COMICS, NOT ‘SPIDERMAN’
I can’t believe that you’re cutting “Spiderman” — the only comic strip in the Globe, except for “Doonesbury” half the time, worth reading. Do think again in making way for what sounds like one more jejune set of unfunny panels pitched at the nonexistent (or at least nonreading) X-generation.
And what ever happened to “Mac Divot” — the most helpful set of golf tips I ever read?
JOHN UPDIKE
Beverly Farms” —
CUT THE UNFUNNY COMICS, NOT ‘SPIDERMAN’
I can’t believe that you’re cutting “Spiderman” — the only comic strip in the Globe, except for “Doonesbury” half the time, worth reading. Do think again in making way for what sounds like one more jejune set of unfunny panels pitched at the nonexistent (or at least nonreading) X-generation.
And what ever happened to “Mac Divot” — the most helpful set of golf tips I ever read?
JOHN UPDIKE
Beverly Farms” —
RIP.
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Apparently, I am awesome.
Even more depressing is that in this dour media economy that [Alex Litel] gets away with getting paid for textual onanism, when there are litany of far more deserving, far better writers who would love the opportunity to do a “column” such as this.
I am so honored that I could receive praise like this.
Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes | Pitchfork →
pitchforkmedia.com
Forget what I previously said, this is the worst review in the history of Pitchfork.
And probably one of the worst pieces of music writing I have ever read.
“There are some records whose awesomeness can only be measured in a very special way: on the Patented Personal Performance Listener Fantasy Scale. Basically, if an album, or even a particular song on it, can inspire me to fantasize myself performing it, it is automatically awesome. If the fantasy involves singing the song as a kiss-off to my high school (which I graduated from over a half-decade ago) and the people in it, then I know that, while it’s still an awesome song, its shelf-life is short, as high school fantasies are usually only good for a quick, angry masturbation session. If the fantasy takes place in the present day, with me as a band member in a club I’m familiar with, then I know the song has staying power, because that fantasy still has a chance of coming true.”
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Psychopharmacology | Pitchfork
Possibly the worst review in the history of the Pitchfork: One in which some gives Firewater a fucking 8.6 when a 3.2 would be delusional.
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“I don’t need Digitial Indie 103.1 to just play an assortment of music. I need the people to make sense of it all. And I need to be able to put it in my car or on the city bus. I would prefer six one-hour podcasts released every two weeks, featuring the best six specialty shows, than I would a constant stream of Clash and Elvis Costello records. I already have those.”
—Classical Geek Theatre: Indie 103.1 Update, Further Musings
“Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there’s not a liberal America and a conservative America — there’s the United States of America. There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I’ve got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.”
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Barack Obama’s Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention — July 27, 2004
Immortal words. Been waiting for this ever since that night, and that moment is very nearly here.
“Robert DiNozzi, my “friend” while we both worked at Media Education Foundation, seduced my then fiance just prior to our wedding. I caught them in bed together just 9 days before I was to be married. This was only a year after I buried both of my parents and the best man. The marraige was called off. I went into shock. Robert and I have not spoken since. You can verify my listing here at IMDB.
Joe Bartone composer” —
Joe Bartone composer” —
IMDb :: Boards :: Billy Ray :: a message to billy Ray
Well, that is one of the most unusual IMDb posts I have encountered.
Fabchannel →
fabchannel.com
This is one of my very favorite music sites on the internet - the owners of Amsterdam music venues Melkweg and Paradiso use this site to stream entire concerts live and following the performance, they archive the entire concert for on demand streaming. Best of all, this is entirely free. And they can be embedded.
Artists that can be streamed include (used for examples, not necessarily personal preferences):
Andrew Bird, Apples in Stereo, Azure Ray, Bat for Lashes, Beth Orton, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bloc Party, Boris, Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, Calexico, Cocorosie, Cold War Kids, CSS, Damien Rice, De La Soul, Death from Above 1979, Digitalism, Diplo, Do Make Say Think, Drive-By Truckers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Editors, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, Frank Black, Fujiya & Miyagi, Guided by Voices, Guillemots, Handsome Furs, Iron & Wine, Joan as Police Woman, John Cale, Josh Ritter, Junior Boys, Kate Nash, Lightspeed Champion, Lily Allen, Los Campesinos, Low, Martha Wainwright, Menomena, MGMT, Midlake, Mike Patton, Minus the Bear, Mojave 3, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Okkervil River, Patrick Wolf, Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Ray Lamontagne, Richard Ashcroft, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Rogue Wave, Sondre Lerche, Sonic South, Sonic and Daughters, Spank Rock, Spoon, Stars, Stereophonics, The Arcade Fire, The Asteroids Young Galaxy Tour, The B52s, The Bellrays, The Black Angels, The Black Keys, The Brunettes, The Dears, The Evangelicals, The Fiery Furnaces, The Frames, The Hidden Cameras, The Libertines, The Magic Numbers, The Rakes, The Von Bondies, The Walkmen, These Arms are Snakes, Tilly and the Wall, Tricky, Two Gallants, We Are Scientists, and many, many more.
http://www.letindielive.com/ →
letindielive.com
On Thursday January 15, 2009 L.A and The O.C’s only radio alternative shut down.
Please sign this petition and tell the people at Entravision that
INDIE MUST STAY ON THE AIRWAVES.
Not only is it important to keep it on-air for
the loyal listeners but, for our music community.
We won’t go quietly…..*Please excuse the simplicity of this web page
as I am a music lover, not a website builder.*
(endorsed by former Indie employees)
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“Fairy Tales” by Stockholm Monsters.
I like this song, probably the only good tune of theirs.
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“Ghosts and Unicorns” by Kind Hearts & Coronets.
A rather underappreciated LA band.
Steve Jones' Statement on Future of Jonesy's Jukebox
STEVE JONES AND HIS FLAGSHIP “JONESY’S JUKEBOX” RADIO SHOW BID FAREWELL TO INDIE 103.1 LISTENERS AS LOS ANGELES STATION CEASES BROADCASTING TODAY
(THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009)
After five years as host of the flagship Indie 103.1 radio show “JONESY’S JUKEBOX,” STEVE JONES is currently exploring other options and is in talks to expand “JONESY’S JUKEBOX” due to today’s announcement that Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 has ceased broadcasting.
The Sex Pistols guitarist and music icon was heard by fans around the world on “JONESY’S JUKEBOX”—via Indie 103.1 and its website—for two hours every weekday since 2004. JONES is known for breaking new artists and his eclectic musical taste, which he brought to the show every day. Based on his vast musical knowledge and longtime commitment to music (supporting both icons and up-and-coming artists), his interviews were both personal and freewheeling. Many artists came away from interviews with JONES feeling that it was the best experience they’d ever had with a radio interview. **For a partial list of guests that appeared on the show, please see below.“I want to thank everybody for listening to the show and supporting the station,” says JONES. “It was an experience I truly enjoyed and the support I got from my fans and artists who came on the show was just incredible. I’d like to think we broke some rules and that everyone had a bloody good time. Thanks for listening.”
Stay tuned for information about “JONESY’S JUKEBOX” in the coming weeks.
(via LA Weekly)
Indie Activist:
This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience -
Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option —- to play the corporate radio game.
We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course.
This could only be done on the Internet, a place where rules do not apply and where new music thrives; be it grunge, punk, or alternative - simply put, only the best music.
For those of you with a computer at home or at work, log on to www.indie1031.com and listen to the new Indie 103.1 - which is really the old Indie 103.1, not the version of Indie 103.1 we are removing from the broadcast airwaves.
We thank our listeners and advertisers for their support of the greatest radio station ever conceived, and look forward to continuing to deliver the famed Indie 103.1 music and spirit over the Internet to passionate music listeners around the world.Their server is so jammed. I bet I won’t be able to get on until tomorrow morning.
From Radio & Records:
After five years, Entravision is pulling the plug on alternative KDLD & KDLE (Indie 103.1)/Los Angeles. The airstaff and programming staffs were let go this morning in a meeting, and the station is currently running a loop of a few songs with the message that “Indie can no longer compete with the corporate radio game.”
From LA Weekly:
No Jonesy on the Internet, either. Apparently there will be no DJs on the online version of Indie 103.1. Indie’s groundbreaking format is, in effect, dead.
Fuck that, this new Indie is not remotely a fascimile.
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“These sites may contain adult themes and strong language, even though some may see these as silly themes and hilarious language.”
—A PBS employee makes a sorta funny.
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The Grays “Both Belong”
In my all-time top 5. The Grays were a supergroup of subknown supertalents who lasted one album and allegedly don’t talk to each other now. The chief songwriters were Jon Brion, Buddy Judge, and the greatest musician you’re not listening to: Jason Falkner. “Both Belong” was buried on side 2 and has been on every mixtape I’ve made since 1994. Enjoy.
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“Beyoncé’s worldwide hit, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It), is not just catchy – it may spell doom for international finance. According to findings by Phil Maymin, professor of finance and risk engineering at New York University, the more regular the beat on Billboard’s top singles, the more volatile the American markets. After studying decades of Billboard’s Hot 100 hits, Maymin found that songs with low “beat variance” had an inverse correlation with market turbulence. Which is to say, the more regular the song, the crazier the stock market. And Single Ladies is very regular.”
—Beyoncé’s new single spells economic doom
“Washington, D.C. — For the first time in more than 25 years, American adults are reading more literature, according to a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts. Reading on the Rise documents a definitive increase in rates and numbers of American adults who read literature, with the biggest increases among young adults, ages 18-24. This new growth reverses two decades of downward trends cited previously in NEA reports such as Reading at Risk and To Read or Not To Read.”
—More American Adults Read Literature According To New NEA Study
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“Izarharh Tenere” by Tinariwen.
Aman Iman is such a fantastic album.
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