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• flame of the year, thus far

  I loathe the fusion jazz that Pat Metheny excels in, but I will say this for the man: he knows and respects his over-genre. Thus, his takedown of Kenny G is simply astounding. On KG’s necro-duet with Louis Armstrong: But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of [...]

  20 May 2010 Music; no comments. permalink   

• josh ritter, 930 club, 8 may

  Josh Ritter says DC is the new Ireland. I’ll accept that.

  10 May 2010 Music; no comments. permalink   

• emily haines on writing in buenos aires

  Emily Haines, talking about writing Metric’s new album Fantasies, and how Argentina helped her get out of the “Um. . . what do I do now?” funk: [via swissmiss]

  21 Apr 2009 Music, Travel; no comments. permalink   

• in which i remember that i need to edit my page’s LI tags

  The first published top10 this year. 1) Indie Rokkers • Time To Pretend EP • MGMT 2) Three More Days • Till The Sun Turns Black • Ray LaMontagne 3) Notebooks • Wake Up, Thunderbabe • The Battle Royale 4) Eyes • … • Rogue Wave 5) I’m the Man Who Loves You • Yankee [...]

  25 Feb 2009 Music; no comments. permalink   

• let’s pull the curtains down and leave

  This will be pretty close to my off-to-India top10. 1) Brooklyn (Go Hard) • Notorious OST • Jay-Z feat. Santogold 2) Roll the Credits • Writer’s Block • Peter Bjorn And John 3) Hate • The Greatest • Cat Power 4) London Half Life • Grow Up and Blow Away • Metric 5) Where My [...]

  10 Dec 2008 Music; no comments. permalink   

• wu-tang financial

  First Jay-Z and now the Wu. “Because you and your fam can’t be relying on wankstas like Smith Barney.” .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(‘http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png’) !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} Chappelle’s Show Wu Tang Financial Charlie Murphy ClipsBuy Chappelle’s Show DVDs Black ComedyTrue Hollywood Stories [via Merlin Mann's Kung Fu Grippe]

  05 Dec 2008 Economics, Music; no comments. permalink   

• jay-z (feat. santogold) – “brooklyn (go hard)”

  Jay-Z, Santogold, Brooklyn, and a type-o-licious video. What’s not to like? Jay-Z on iLike – Get updates inside iTunes Nothing. That’s what. (Track via Pop Tarts Suck Toasted; video by Evan Roth, whose dream just came true.)

  04 Dec 2008 Music; 3 comments. permalink   

• the summit doesn’t differ from the deep, dark valley

  And the valley doesn’t differ from the kitchen sink I really need to hack into my CSS files and redo my ordered lists. Until then, another top10 in minor key… 1) This is Not a Test • Volume One • She & Him 2) Cherbourg • The Flying Club Cup • Beirut 3) Black & [...]

  09 Oct 2008 Music; no comments. permalink   

• literal “take on me”

  A parody of A-Ha’s “Take on Me” in which the lyrics are literal. Band mont-aaaaaaaaage! (via, yes, Kottke)

  07 Oct 2008 Music, Pop Culture & Memes; no comments. permalink   

• stevie wonder on sesame street, 1972

  Not as adorable as Feist, but. . . dayyyyyum. Kid on the fire escape is loving it. (via Kottke)

  09 Sep 2008 Music; no comments. permalink