Ray Finkle and a Clean Pair of Shorts

Zach shaves his beard. Awesome…

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:02:19 -0500

Zach shaves his beard. Awesome…

therealjanelle: [ by way of ]

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:01:00 -0500

therealjanelle:

[ by way of ]

"And that’s where the song implicates us. The line says we’ve discarded this notion of..."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:57:04 -0500

“And that’s where the song implicates us. The line says we’ve discarded this notion of America. Not the false vision of small-town purity in Reagan’s “shining city on a hill” speech, a boastful corruption of the sermon by John Winthrop from which the phrase is taken. What we’ve left back there in the dust through cynicism or disappointment or weariness, is the belief in America as a shared enterprise, as a constant tension between hard reality and unrealized dream. The people and the towns in this video are under a spell. It’s as if they are living among the replicas of America in a land where the very idea of America has become something childish we have to put aside in order to become adults.”

- Charles Taylor, “That Same Small Town in Each of Us”

Damn you Damon Albarn...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:36:22 -0500

You are destroying my music listening enjoyment. Ever since I’ve stumbled upon the new Gorillaz album streaming on NPR everything else has been bland, tasteless and just fucking boring.

Cut Copy: nope

Daft Punk: nope

I’ve even tried to mix it up; Fanfarlo, Edward Sharpe, Eddie Bo, Funkadelic, Bat for Lashes, Wilco: nope

The only things to come close to the texture of “Plastic Beach” is Yeasayer (All Hour Cymbols) and Yeah Yeah Yeahs (It’s Blitz!). They are the only reason I haven’t already listened to your new stuff 10 times in two days.

Anyway…damn you for destroying what is normally a full day of enjoying music. Hopefully this is just temporary.

Lastly, thank you for putting out music that continues to raise the bar. I don’t say this for most albums, but I will be putting money towards this one.

"Just as bloggers have two basic options - write original content or become a central link warehouse..."

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:08:00 -0500

“Just as bloggers have two basic options - write original content or become a central link warehouse - musicians now can either mold the musical blocks for other “secondary” artists or build the “spaceship” from the publicly available kit. But these are not equal options. I doubt that anyone will sample Kanye’s “Stronger.” It’s a dead-end, a cultural vasectomy.”

- W. David Marx and Nick Sylvester

Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" Preview

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:09:49 -0500

Gorillaz "Plastic Beach" Preview:

Don’t mind if I do…thanks @wesleypoer

mikehudack: evangotlib: kevin: brooklynmutt: 92y: WOW. ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:10:21 -0500

mikehudack:

evangotlib:

kevin:

brooklynmutt:

92y:

WOW.

Silverlake sunrise, 2/25/2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:35:18 -0500

Silverlake sunrise, 2/25/2010

Note to self

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:49:12 -0500

Note to self:

Some solid Olympic pics up on the LA Times.

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:48:06 -0500

Some solid Olympic pics up on the LA Times.

Not Eating Out in New York

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:54:27 -0500

Not Eating Out in New York

Already tweeted this one, but wanted it up on tumblr.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:32:17 -0500

Already tweeted this one, but wanted it up on tumblr.

Photo

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:41 -0500

Photo

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:29:45 -0500

Photo

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:28:34 -0500

50+ MMJ Covers

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:35:15 -0500

50+ MMJ Covers

Allen Fieldhouse, Pre-Game before the Border War 2010.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:07:00 -0500

Allen Fieldhouse, Pre-Game before the Border War 2010.

"I’ll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah."

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:42 -0500

“I’ll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah.”

- Abraham Simpson

Border War tonight suckas!

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:16:00 -0500

Border War tonight suckas!

itsalwayssunny: Charlie: Hey!! Hey!! Philly Phrenetic! Philly...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:25:52 -0500

itsalwayssunny:

Charlie: Hey!! Hey!! Philly Phrenetic! Philly Phrenetic! Huge fan, man, seriously.
*Phrenetic offers a hug*
Charlie: Are you serious? Do you mean that!? Ahhah! Alright, now, seriously. Man to man, mascot to mascot, I was wondering maybe if you could get me in the game, ya know? Maybe hook me up with a Greenman routine, we’ll do it at the stadium together—
*Phrenetic belly-bumps Charlie*
Charlie: Alright, dude. I’m trying to talk to you, dude. I’m trying to have a conversation with you and you’re belly-bumpin’ me. Alright, s—
*Phrenetic offers a five*
Charlie: Alright, I’ll give y— Don’t big league me here, man. LOOK! I’m trying to have a conversation with the man behind the mask, I feel like you’re big leaguing me, dude. Are you taking me seriously?
*fight breaks out*
Guy #1: That guy’s beatin’ on the Phrenetic!
Guy #2: Dude, is that a hate crime?
Guy #1: Nah, it’s not a hate crime.
Guy #2: Wanna hammer his ass anyway?
Guy #1: Definitely.