January 2010
1 post
Besnard Lakes, “Albatross”
What I...
December 2009
1 post
The Dismemberment Plan, “Ice of...
November 2009
3 posts
Max Tundra, “Which Song” (Passion Pit...
October 2009
3 posts
Mumford and Sons, “Little Lion Man”
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Mike Snow, “Cult Logic”
Mike Snow...
Built to Spill, “Planting Seeds”
Few...
September 2009
10 posts
WatchGay Talese on getting drunk at The New York Times, via BigThink.com
Mr. “Frank Sinatra Has A Cold” himself tackles how a newsroom, back in the day, made Mad Men look like a kindergarten classroom. Maybe the Internet isn’t causing the Great Decline Of Journalism; maybe it’s an overreliance on sober people? Yeah, let’s go with that.
WatchGirls, “Substance,” on Pitchfork’s Don’t Look Down series
Let me tell you about the time I saw Girls. They were opening for Los Campesinos! at Union Pool not too long ago, and I had no idea who they were. But boy, did they look exactly the way they look in this video, down to the exact same clothes and hair and hipster posturing. The music was fantastic. The antics were...
WatchClues, “You Have My Eyes Now”
I think Videogum said it best: Can Tim Heidecker be in and/or direct all of the music videos now? But a word of warning: This video is probably way too weird for work, unless you don’t mind being caught watching a husky guy feel up a mannequin.
By way of background, Clues is some monosyllabic mashup consisting of certain Islands and Arcade Fire...
Built to Spill, “Hindsight”
This fall...
Los Campesinos!, “The Sea is a Good Place to...
Holiday Shores, “Edge of Our Lives”
I...
August 2009
10 posts
Lab Produces Monkey With 2 Mothers →
I’m pretty sure this is one of those stories where the story part is not actually necessary. Once you’ve seen the headline, you already know too much. Mind explosion!
No Age, “You’re a Target”
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WatchIt’s Always Sunny in Phildalephia, Season 5
“Does your cat make too much noise? Try Kitten Mittens!”
In the absence of any new TV (even CSPAN is in reruns), I’ve been recycling old Sunny. Consequently, I can’t wait for Season 5 to start on Sept. 17—there are a ton of promos up at Hulu. They’re all pretty hilarious, but I am particularly partial to...
Download a new Radiohead song →
Last week, Radiohead nearly caused a nerd riot by sending out some vague e-mails or posting something cryptic on their blogs indicating there may or may not be a new Radiohead song. People went wild. And today, sure enough, there is “These Are My Twisted Words.” It is available for free download, which includes 18 pages of tracing patterns that create (I think) the silhouette of a dead...
Wave Machines, “Punk Spirit”
During a...
The Antlers, “Two”
I’ve caved...
July 2009
6 posts
WatchQuiet Bob the Weatherman from “Michael and Michael Have Issues”
I really hope Comedy Central decides to run with this Michael Ian Black/Michael Showalter series, because it is starting to pick up steam towards becoming pretty hilarious. Exhibit A, Quiet Bob the Weatherman, from the second episode. Very The State-esque, for all you other sketch-comedy nerds.
Superchunk, “Detroit Has a Skyline...
Local Natives, “Airplanes”
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Broken Records, “If the News Makes You Sad,...
WatchThe Thermals go to the NYSE for their IPO
Such gems as:
“That’s just like a drummer, to never wear f’ing socks to the New York Stock Exchange.”
“Tourist…tourist…tourist…guilty…”
“Our board of directors will decide all our songs from now on. There’s no more lyrics, it’s just a bunch of numbers.”
In part II,...
Spoon, “Got Nuffin”
Last week brought...
June 2009
14 posts
Japandroids, “Young Hearts Spark...
Modest Mouse, “Autumn Skin”
Modest...
Dinosaur Jr, “Over It”
I’ve...
NY Times Makes a Murder Map →
Because I did not need to sleep tonight, that’s OK.
Das Racist, “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco...
WatchWe Were Promised Jetpacks, “Roll Up Your Sleeves”
New video from Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks—if you just imagine what most of the other indie rock bands from Scotland sound like, then you’ve got an idea of what these guys do. Still, they’re cute, it’s a catchy tune, and I actually kind of like their name (who among us wasn’t promised...
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)”
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Pomegranates, “Everybody, Come...
The Tallest Man on Earth, “The...
The Shins, “Plenty is Never Enough”...
May 2009
16 posts
The New York Times tells us about this place... →