January 2010
51 posts
Sister Suvi: Gone Crazy In A Citrus World... →
“I always have, ever since I was a child. There are so many subtle variations of...”
– Sylvia Plath on nose-picking.
The Futureheads - “Hounds of Love”...
david-noel:
The Futureheads - The Hounds of...
homeofthevain:
Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (Hounds...
“It is better not to touch our idols: the gilt comes off on our hands.”
– Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Although this quote is in the context of a souring romantic love in the book, it’s applicable in so many other situations.
En Francais: “Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.”
Gluttony
Someone on my facebook just said that eating a pound of cole slaw is supposed to cure a cold. I’m doubtful, but now, curious! If you had to eat a pound of any sort of food, what would you choose?
Spoon - “I Could Be Underground”
I...
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Tonight
I volunteer-ushered at a stand-up comedy show at a jam-band bar.
I went to see a neo-soul/pop band, followed by an all-instrumental band that really wanted to be Pink Floyd but sounded more like… like… a shitty, vocal-less version of Pink Floyd. We watched the closed-captioned final Conan Tonight Show for most of it.
I shed my outer layers and got sweaty at a dance party at a tiny...
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David Bowie - “Fascination”
Last...
o-song asked: What are your top 5 favourite blogs/tumblrs that I might not already know?
Broken Social Scene - “Hotel”
First...
sexmusic:
one evening // feist
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Autobiography Titles, pt. 1
Too Square to be Punk, Too Round to be Square
Just doin' it...
…that asking thing.
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Bear in Heaven - “You Do You”
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Corporate Office Murderer Tipping Moscow's...
o-song:
How I Convinced A Death-Row Murderer Not To Die by Michael Finkel (Esquire): Christian Longo, after killing his family, assumed Michael Finkel’s identity whilst on the run. Longo has the kind of interesting insights into death row you’d expect from a reader of Vonnegut and Infinite Jest, and the story has its brutal moments - Finkel doesn’t shrink from Longo’s actions. But if you can...
Watch(via bearinheaven)
So, so worth less than 30 seconds of your time. The howdy doodats will eat it up!
Destroyer - “Your Blues”
Why does...
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Striation Breakdown
I’ve got mad bedding for these frosty eves in my old, drafty, extremely poorly insulated apartment, set up like this:
============ (knit blanket - top layer) ——————— (knit blanket #2 - second layer) ——————— (vellux spread - third layer) ——————— (regular...
shityeahitscool:
Frightened Rabbit - Keep...
Yesterdays New Quintet - “Julani”
Soothsayer say: Yeasayer is going to be the Passion Pit of 2010.
Ahead Of The Curve: A 2010 Futurespective →
thenotes:
A mixtape of some of the best music released in the year 2010:
1. Yeasayer /// “Madder Red”
2. Pyramiddd (formerly Starfucker) /// “Biggie Smalls”
3. Beach House /// “Walk In The Park”
4. Field Music /// “Them That Do Nothing”
5. Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy) /// “Keep The Dog Quiet”
6. Via Audio /// “Wanted”
7. Pantha du Prince /// “Water Falls”
8. Los Campesinos! /// “A...
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Who's that drinkin' that whiskey tea?
It’s me! It’s me!
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newspeedwayboogie:
Jake Holmes - Dazed and...
