December 2009
94 posts
Favorite 5 of 2009
1) P.O.S. - Never Better
2) Justin Townes Earl - Midnight at the Movies
3) Wilco - Wilco (the album)
4) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
5) Brother Ali - Us
Honorable Mentions:
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II
The Felice Brothers - Yonder Is The Clock
Gizmodo Worst Gadgets Gallery
NeoTune iPod Dockable Headphones I suppose if you didn’t have any pockets, or hands or self-respect, these might be a viable alternative. But I’ll assume that you have at least one of those three things, and invite you to join me in mocking this.
indierawk:
Ben Folds - Lonely Christmas.
HAPPY...
Chat with S, 12/25/09
S: The best part was when I told her I'd get to work on cleaning if she'd shut up. Then she started up again and I stopped working. She asked why I wasn't working any more and I literally said, "I thought I told you to shut up."
me: Ladies and Gentlemen: S.
S: exactly
me: She needs to settle down
There is clearly some big issue bothering her and she is making a big deal out of little stupid things
S: She started trashing the living room and throwing around present stuff, and I said, "So you nag about ridiculous stuff and you're violent too. Did I marry my mom or my dad?"
It was amazing
me: Wow. That is just priceless
S: But we'll be ok. I'll pretend to be sorry in a couple of hours.
“I don’t trust people that need a can to “tell” them that their...”
– Sometimes We Mean It
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands →
bitterblunder:
The XX Blog enthusiasts who thought wearing a keffiyeha was awesome.
Passion Pit Bros vaguely interested in listening to music and very interested in having sex with their girlfriend.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Girls who bought checkered sneakers in the 8th grade.
Fleet Foxes Hopelessly patchy beard growers.
TV On The Radio Politically-correct hipsters.
Grizzly Bear People who...
“Growing up in a microscopic town prepared me well for this petrii dish. Where...”
– Sage Francis - Different
“There’s something beautiful to me
in the act of making your own death bed”
– Astronautalis ft. P.O.S. | Story of My Life
No one is more excited than me about their upcoming collab album.
(via otherhiphop)
There is a good chance I am as excited.
Best personal music moments of 2009 part 1
Yoni Wolf @ Apple Store (2/28) What is most memorable about this performance was the once-off cover of “This is the Day.” I remember the hymn from church growing up but Wolf’s version that day was dark and haunting and still sticks with me. (via ipickmynose)
i wish that instead of talking, we could send each...
otherhiphop:
chahlie:
(via likelava)
somesongsconsidered:
“Misunderstood” – Wilco ...
hughbot:
Wilco- The High Heat
Sam's Town voted most underrated album of the... →
lovethekillers:
actually taking the first and sixth place (lol) for Day & Age
Now that Rolling Stone has posted our lists of the100 Best Albums and 100 Best Songs of the decade (as voted on by a panel of more than 100 industry experts and artists), and our readers have had their say in our Decade-End Readers’ Poll, we’re looking at what got left behind: first up, the 2000s’ most underrated...
“Can’t liberals be just as stiff-necked as Lieberman? Sure, they could. But...”
– Matt Yglesias
The Believers (feat. Slug) by Brother Ali
I...
copycats:
Let’s Go Crazy by Riverboat Gamblers...
“The modern man’s hustle I dig it, I shuffle
Feed me your troubles and need me...”
– Atmosphere | Modern Man’s Hustle (via otherhiphop)
flyoverstates:
Dessa - Dixon’s Girl
Dessa...
copycats:
Jesus, Etc. by Norah Jones originally...
The Things That Hate Us by Atmosphere
America...
Young-earth creationist Kent Hovind's doctoral... →
Kent E. Hovind is an American Young Earth creationist and conspiracy theorist famous for his creation science seminars that aim to convince listeners to reject modern theories of evolution, geophysics, and cosmology in favor of biblical creation. Hovind’s views are criticized by the scientific community at large and even some fellow Young Earth creationist organizations like Answers in...