February 2012
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WatchThe Oh Hello’s - Lay Me Down
I’m blown away by this band & think their hymns deserve a place at the Village Chapel every Sunday forever. Here’s to a Nashville tour stop in the near future.
In the meantime, the entire EP is a must listen.
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WatchHoundmouth - Krampus
I have big expectations for this southern Indiana band. Haven’t been this giddy over three singles since hearing The Head & The Heart for the first time.
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“I have never been able to answer the question, “Why does this matter to me...”
– Bill Simmons, on watching his beloved Patriots blow Super Bowl XLVI
Although I despise nearly every Boston team he pulls for, I completely relate with Bill’s sentiments on inexplicable fandom. My wife can confirm.
January 2012
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December 2011
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WatchMatt Shapiro’s annual Cinescape always amazes, but I’m a little bummed out with how many I’ve missed in 2011. Time to update the Netflix & Redbox queues.
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Donovan Woods - Put On, Cologne
Couldn’t...
November 2011
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WatchYoung, Dylan, Morrison… all spot on. Who’s next? Jimmy’s stepped up his game since the Troll impressions. This gem could easily pass as a Soft Parade b-side.
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October 2011
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“Steve Jobs created many beautiful objects. He made digital devices more elegant...”
– Ryan Tate, in his recent Gawker piece on Steve Jobs
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WatchI’d legitimately pay good money to own this. Make it happen, Columbia Records!
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September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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WatchKill The Messenger - Our Official 2011 48 Hour Film Project Nashville Entry
48 hours isn’t enough time to make the perfect short, but it’s always fun having an excuse to spend a weekend attempting to be creative with good friends.
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Pickwick - Blackout
I’ll pretty much...
June 2011
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“Clarence doesn’t leave the E Street Band when he dies. He leaves when we...”
– Excerpt from Bruce’s eulogy to the Clarence
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WatchI have talented friends, and this is what we like to do on our spare weekends.
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“It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and...”
– Conan O’Brien, during his 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address
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“Today’s grads enter a cultural climate that preaches the self as the center of a...”
– David Brooks, Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times
May 2011
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The War on Drugs - Baby Missiles
Is this what...
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Leon Russell - Stranger in a Strange Land
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The Venezuelan Farmer & Snake
Glad that justice has been served, but this metaphor is appropriate in the wake…
jedsundwall:
When I lived in Venezuela, someone told me the story of a farmer who was bitten by a snake while working in the field. Enraged, he ran after the snake instead of tending to his wound, hacking at the tall grass with his machete until he found it and killed it. By that time, however, the snake’s...
April 2011
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“It’s interesting, because when I started out making music, I wasn’t...”
– Bruce Springsteen, during a past interview with Neil Strauss
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“Want to make it in the new music management world? Be honest, be trustworthy...”
– Bob Lefsetz, describing a new hypothetical record industry powerhouse
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“Opportunities, both beneficial and life changing, can seem to make the next...”
– Harrison Barnes, on returning to UNC for his sophomore season