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“Mutt Romney Blues”, Ry Cooder (Election Special,...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:59:45 +0200

“Mutt Romney Blues”, Ry Cooder (Election Special, 2012)

“SETI vs. The Wow! Signal”, The Dandy Warhols (This...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:18:09 +0200

“SETI vs. The Wow! Signal”, The Dandy Warhols (This Machine, 2012)

“You’ve Got It”, Bruce Springsteen (Wrecking...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:44:01 +0100

“You’ve Got It”, Bruce Springsteen (Wrecking Ball, 2012)

That ball and chain is an easy trap.

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:56:26 +0100

That ball and chain is an easy trap.

"[“What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”] was about a guy who was trying really hard to “connect” with a..."

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:42:43 +0100

“[“What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”] was about a guy who was trying really hard to “connect” with a younger generation and just desperately failing at it. It’s commenting on my generation’s inability to grow up: people can’t look in the mirror and see themselves as anything other than a kid in an adult’s body. So I made this character who puts on a really hideous shirt to try and fit in at some skate park and the kids are just like, “Who’s grandpa? What’s he’s doing?” I saw that everywhere around me and I saw it in myself, I’m sure.”

- Interviews: R.E.M. | Features | Pitchfork

That’s a quote from Michael Stipe. In the next paragraph he says “No matter how hard we tried to be in the cool moment, we were always either way ahead of it or way behind it.” “Kenneth” was way ahead of the curve — I think the ideas about aging and generational divides in that song are very, very relevant today.

(via perpetua)

“The Step and the Walk”, The Duke Spirit (2008)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:13:57 +0100

“The Step and the Walk”, The Duke Spirit (2008)

Great movies: "Nosferatu", Werner Herzog (1979)

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:34:23 +0200

Great movies: "Nosferatu", Werner Herzog (1979):

(Roger Ebert)

Barely tolerated

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:57:40 +0200

Barely tolerated:

Why the bourgeoisie accepts burlesque and disdains stripping (The Daily)

whatafoolbelieves: Occupy Murray Street

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:33:44 +0200

whatafoolbelieves:

Occupy Murray Street

R.E.M. wave goodbye with a big old Beach Boys sound: “We...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:03:24 +0200

R.E.M. wave goodbye with a big old Beach Boys sound: “We All Go Back to Where We Belong”

My Love For You Is Like...

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:36:00 +0200

My Love For You Is Like...:

(McSweeney’s)

Why did Japan surrender?

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:09:03 +0200

Why did Japan surrender?:

(The Boston Globe)

(via August 10, 2011 | Wondermark | The A.V. Club)

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:28:21 +0200

(via August 10, 2011 | Wondermark | The A.V. Club)

perpetua: Herman’s Hermits“I’m Into Something Good”This was...

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:03:51 +0200

perpetua:

Herman’s Hermits
“I’m Into Something Good”

This was shot back in the days before people figured out how to hold guitars in public. I’m particularly fascinated by the body language of the guy with the red guitar on the right. If you translated it, it would be like a long, sustained “ummmmmmmm uhhhhhhh whuuuuu.”

slicingeyeballs: Video: The Feelies cover R.E.M.’s ‘Carnival of...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:53:47 +0200

slicingeyeballs:

Video: The Feelies cover R.E.M.’s ‘Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)’ in Cambridge, Mass.

Herman Cain is the biggest bigot in the race

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:56:03 +0200

Herman Cain is the biggest bigot in the race:

“Immunity from having the “race card” played is part of the Herman Cain appeal. Does he think it also means he can get away with being as hateful as the worst ’60s segregationist, only against a religious minority and not an ethnic minority?” (Salon)

Photo

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:41:55 +0200

Photo

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:07:52 +0200

How FIFA Outgrew Homophobia–Almost

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:09:07 +0200

How FIFA Outgrew Homophobia–Almost:

(The Daily Beast)

Europeans Against Multiculturalism

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:49:51 +0200

Europeans Against Multiculturalism:

“That blaming multiculturalism misreads history is beside the point. It makes for effective, albeit irresponsible, populist politics.”