January 2010
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ListenCocorosie - Noah’s Ark A new artist named...
Jan 31st
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger →
CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn’t do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud. “He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of readers,” said hot-shot English professor...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
The National (27) M. Ward (19) Black Lips (16) Frightened Rabbit (13) National (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 28th
“In [a new Wall Street Journal/NBC] poll, just 11% of Americans feel positively...”
– WSJ: Obama to Tout Jobs Push
Jan 28th
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When two web services love each other very much...
hypem: Some great music blogs use Tumblr as their platform, and we aggregate those in The Hype Machine. But plenty of people have awesome insights on music, even if they post about everything else on their tumblelog, too. So now, you can submit your music posts to the Hype Tumblr. We’re also following some cool people and reblogging their stuff, so you can see all the...
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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“No matter how it plays out, Ben Bernanke’s bruising confirmation battle...”
– WSJ: Confirmation Battle Harmful to the Central Bank This is scary. The Fed must remain independent of political popularity contests to be effective. Let’s hope Bernanke is confirmed speedily and that this rhetorical posturing is quickly forgotten.
Jan 25th
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ListenBlack Lips - Bad Kids We went to see Black Lips...
Jan 24th
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Been listening to this new Four Tet album a lot. Really digging it. soundcloud: We’re excited that Kieran aka Four Tet chose yours truly to premiere his new album There Is Love In You one week before its official release. The album is out next Monday, January 25 via Domino Records and you can pre-order it here. Source: SoundCloud Blog.
Jan 23rd
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Fine Art Adoption Network →
“FAAN is an online network, which uses a gift economy to connect artists and potential collectors. All of the artworks on view are available for adoption. This means acquiring an artwork without purchasing it, through an arrangement between the artist and collector. Our goal is to help increase and diversify the population of art owners and to offer artists new means for engaging their...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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ListenGemma Hayes - Cloudbusting (Kate Bush cover) ...
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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ListenKid Cudi - The Prayer As heard on TheSixtyOne....
Jan 22nd
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“Back in 2008, the smart liberal spin on “post-partisanship” —...”
– FiveThirtyEight: Post-Partisanship Epic Fail? Nate Silver breaks down fact and perception on the health care bill and our other favorite topics.
Jan 21st
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New year, new adventures
Hello hello, friends.  I’m writing with an update on some big changes in my world. As you may know, I moved from New York to Los Angeles the first weekend in January. It’s been a little disorienting but super exciting — as good adventures are — and I’m loving life in our new town. I’m planning to finish my MBA at USC Marshall.  I have a few more classes to...
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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ListenLeonard Cohen - Suzanne Getting back to basics...
Jan 20th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Spoon (25) Angela McCluskey (23) Thao with The Get Down Stay Down (18) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (16) Massive Attack (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 19th
zme music: the 15 most anticipated releases of... →
(via texturism)
Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
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ListenHot Chip - I Feel Better This new track from the...
Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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ListenThe Big Pink - Sweet Dreams (Beyonce cover) Live...
Jan 15th
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ListenWe Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices ...
Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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ListenIce Cube - It Was a Good Day This song is good...
Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Spoon (23) Calexico (23) Grizzly Bear (20) Burial (19) The xx (17) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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ListenSpoon - Written In Reverse The lead single on...
Jan 8th
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Two new Frightened Rabbit tracks! →
Listen to Nothing Like You and Learned Your Name from the upcoming The Winter Of Mixed-Drinks on Stereogum. (via emmiline)
Jan 7th
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Jan 7th
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ListenThe Knife - Colouring Of Pigeons karenhart: Of...
Jan 7th
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ListenIslands - Shining I just heard this tune on the...
Jan 7th
ListenRiver City Extension - The Ballad of Oregon This...
Jan 6th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
A Tribe Called Quest (35) Modest Mouse (25) Dr. Dog (23) Raekwon (22) The New Pornographers (18) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 5th
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