February 2012
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Justin Vernon and the Roots : "Perth" →
Vernon got Soul.
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Ben Kweller - Go Fly A Kite →
The other day I was trying to simultaneously figure out why people like Gotye and what happened to rock and roll, and then I heard this, which answered one of the questions.
Start every day as a producer, not a consumer →
Great advice
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Hear the new Ben Kweller record now! →
goodness.
January 2012
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SOPA is just a symptom of the problem
The MPAA, RIAA, and others have deep pockets to continue to purchase bills in Congress, like you or I might purchase a cheeseburger.
The odds are that we won’t garner the same support if we go through this again, just due to natural fatigue.
What can you do? Change the ability of the MPAA and the RIAA to purchase legislation that meets their interests. Get involved by striking at the...
Gillian Welch | 2011 Tour Pictures →
Gillian and David’s whole life is through an Instagram filter. These are just the pictures.
December 2011
6 posts
“Kim Jong-il picked up a golf club for the very first time, and — as witnessed by...”
– Kim Jong-il dead: Remembering the North Korea dictator’s golf skills | Sports | National Post (via tedroden)
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What I Listened to Most in 2011
Here we go again. In no order, and not necessarily from the past year, just the most frequented.
UPDATED: Here is the Spotify playlist
1. Dawes : Nothing Is Wrong
One quick listen should make this pick make sense. Easily the most played, because the music isn’t built for one-time satisfaction. Here’s to more music that is built to last.
2. Ryan Adams : Ashes & Fire
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The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011 →
Expected less from Buzzfeed, but these are pretty incredible.
WatchMade me laugh, didn’t make me want Denny’s in the slightest. Though I am sharing it. Advertising win?
(via Denny’s: Always Open - Will Arnett - Video - Creativity Online)
November 2011
2 posts
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“At the end of the day, blue-collar artists aren’t interested in propping up some...”
– Derek Webb, in an interesting anti-Spotify pro-free music post.
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“For better or worse, it is really not a part of our culture to look at things...”
– love this quote
Jeff Bezos Owns the Web in More Ways Than You Think | www.instapaper.com | Readability
October 2011
3 posts
“She’s Amelia Earhart and Jane Goodall and Joan Jett all rolled into one.”
– On his wife and collaborator, Kathleen Brennan.
Tom Waits: The Fresh Air Interview : NPR
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“Student-loan debt is “actually worse than a bad mortgage,” he has said. “You...”
– Peter Thiel
Thiel’s quote reminds me of the Alchemist: The dreams we have as kids have so many obstacles, but by the time we have grown up enough to get rid of the obstacles, we have forgotten the dream.
September 2011
7 posts
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Important Statistics
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If Obama is going to increase taxes on a small, wealthy segment of Americans, it should be obvious that this plan will receive overwhelming support. I imagine that if he tried to pass a bill to get the British to pay off the deficit, it would receive 100% of public support. Most people want someone else to foot the bill and fix the problem.
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The number of Netflix subscribers that receive...
“What made America the noblest nation in history was that it was the first...”
– The Entitlement State Is Morally Bankrupt - Forbes
August 2011
11 posts
“Nobody wants ideas and imagination anymore. They want presold products, and...”
– Rich Ross Makes Moves (and Movies) at Disney | Fast Company
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tobeyoung:
New Ryan Adams single Lucky Now.
...
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Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, Show 142 →
Greatness from Bowie, Gary U.S. Bonds, and more.
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Tom Petty's Buried Treasure, Show 141 →
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North Texas Music Playlist on Spotify →
Threw in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton bands, for your listening pleasure.
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“The only album in which Navarro played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot...”
– Apparently there was also a time when 8 million copies sold was a disappointment.
Dave Navarro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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“Due to lack of airplay on MTV and modern rock radio, the album only sold 200,000...”
– There was a time when 250,000 records was a disappointment
Jane’s Addiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
July 2011
7 posts
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“Pop music is now just a boring version of Girl Talk.”
– Jay Caspian Kang remembers Amy Winehouse - Grantland
“There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something”
– Trammel Crow, The Great Developer: Texas Monthly January 2009
The tipping point: Congress v. connected citizens
Watching the debate over the debt ceiling, one thing keeps ringing in my mind: why can’t I vote on it?
“Even though that means $1.3 billion will not be recovered from the bankrupt Old...”
– maybe we should redefine major accomplishment
Taxpayers lose $1.3 billion as govt. exits Chrysler - Jul. 21, 2011
fred-wilson:
Star Spangled Banner - Sufjan...
June 2011
4 posts
“Kurt Cobain once said in an interview that long before he’d heard any actual...”
– Tim Kreider, “In Praise of Not Knowing” (Reminds me of Bradford Cox’s advice for people who want to hear the next album from their favorite band: “pick up instruments and make your own version of what you would want it to sound like.”)
“Any deck of cards will do, although the game works best with traditional playing...”
– 52 Pickup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia