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bananasmusicclub: Butch Walker vs Taylor Swift- “You Belong...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:27 -0500

Butch Walker vs Taylor Swift- “You Belong With Me”

Bananas loves a little ukulele with his power pop! Find out more here.

Admit it, you like this song a lot, regardless of what you think of pop-country as a genre in general. I know I do.

Yeasayer - “Ambling Alp” Tyler and I have been...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:41:15 -0500

Yeasayer - “Ambling Alp”

Tyler and I have been jamming this so hard since it dropped about 10 days ago. Ty also thankfully reminded me that Yeasayer played this last fall when they visited TU.

{get it for free from the band; stream via Stereogum}

This is one of the funniest things I saw during a very fun, and...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:08:00 -0500

This is one of the funniest things I saw during a very fun, and very funny, night while playing Broomball.

Both of these things sound incredibly unappetizing. I realize that donating blood is well and good, but I hate needles and I’ve heard plenty of blood donating horror stories (“they couldn’t find an artery and now my whole arm is purple!”).

On the other hand, I can’t think of even one good reason whatsoever to see any Saw movie.

Broomball’s tonight! This will be my third consecutive...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:54 -0500

Broomball’s tonight! This will be my third consecutive trip, all with Amanda. So I’m three for three - I was in Ireland freshman year.
Our first Broomball was our second date, and the cameraphone photo above is how she asked me. Cute, right? She’s great.

That’s my mom in red and my dad in black. The YMCA region...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:13 -0500

That’s my mom in red and my dad in black. The YMCA region that mom works in has an annual video competition, and this is the entry from the branch she runs. She’s the defending Best Actress.

So, yeah, enjoy.

My neighbor, Torrey, looks like Chris Farley, huh? This is on...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:35:48 -0500

My neighbor, Torrey, looks like Chris Farley, huh? This is on his door. I think the Morris headband is a nice touch.

{via Torrey’s facebook}

newsweek: peterfeld: reimer:mathcat345:jollilama: Geologists...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:25:46 -0500

newsweek:

peterfeld:

reimer:mathcat345:jollilama:

Geologists confirm that a 35-mile-long rift that opened in Ethiopia in 2005— it ripped apart more than 20 feet in just days — is likely the start of a new ocean..

(Here’s the article)

How much can Ethiopia make from naming rights? Citigroup, Verizon, Facebook, anyone?

Hmm. Ocean Spray? Mrs. Paul’s?

Are you kidding me? A new ocean? I hope this happens (especially if/as long as no one gets hurt in the process). I badly want to know more. Also, Google would definitely buy the naming rights to this, no?

nbaplayoffs2009: Bill Walton to retire from broadcasting Here’s...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:51:25 -0500

nbaplayoffs2009:

Bill Walton to retire from broadcasting

Here’s what we’re going to miss from Walton.

Walton is hilarious and absurd without being frustrating or distracting, which is a real treat. Too bad his health problems are sidelining him.

This video is worth watching even if you don’t really care about basketball or Walton if only because of the way Walton starts his correspondence.

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend charmingly teaching me to play a...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:39:16 -0500

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend charmingly teaching me to play a song of his that I already know how to play. I like how he acknowledges that he still messes up occasionally.

{via Stereogum, who has more - Tegan & Sara, The National, Sondre Lechre}

Last night I attended An Evening with Monsters of Folk at the...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:43:00 -0500

Last night I attended An Evening with Monsters of Folk at the Louisville Palace with Bitsy!, Brocker, Lance Hill, and Colby Spear.

The show greatly exceeded my already very high expectations - it started at 7:30 and didn’t end until 11. The Monsters looked sharp in dark suits and white shirts, playing most of their debut album and interspersing solo work. The encore, which I’ll get to, was unexpectedly incredible.

While Kentucky local Jim James was the crowd favorite, M. Ward stole the show as far as the solo songs went, whether the rest of the band backed him or he played alone.

There wasn’t much stage banter, although Conor Oberst made sure to mix in plenty of “Bwwwwahahahaha”s when the lights were down. They were note perfect, as Ward, James, and Oberst traded through bass, piano/keys, and guitars while Mike Mogis impressed all night on lap slide, steel, electric guitars, and mandolin (plus one turn on bass during the encore).

Oh, right, the encore. After ripping through about 25 songs, James told us to take a 20 minute break and prepare for an encore. About 30 minutes later, the curtain rose with the Monsters in their new Halloween garb: they were dressed as Kiss and jammed out “Detroit Rock City”, followed by their own “Whole Lotta Losin’” and Bright Eyes’ “Another Traveling Song”, then finally closed the night with “I Want to Rock and Roll All Night” by Kiss. For the last song they invited some of their favorite audience costumes up with them (M. Ward looked like he hated everything about his costume, and looked hilariously uncomfortable with the crowded stage).

I’ll post video of the show, especially the special Kiss encore, if any pops up. It’s probably worth your time to try to find them, and I would DEFINITELY recommend catching them live if you can. If you’re familiar with their back catalogs but not the MoF album, it’s definitely still worth seeing, although I doubt you’ll get the surreal encore that Louisville did. Check the Louisville Courier-Journal’s write up for more coverage.

I’ll leave you with one of my favorite costumes from last night, although I’m pretty sure this guy didn’t make it onstage.

Compare.

Reblog from loveallthis: Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:18:16 -0400

Reblog from loveallthis:

Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’

(via Large Hearted Boy)

Weekend, how I've needed you

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:00 -0400

Friday afternoons can be so liberating that it is disorienting. Last weekend was “Fall...

"An educational environment has to be a just one."

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:04:13 -0400

““An educational environment has to be a just one.”” - Dr. Richard G. Smith

Nothing is interesting

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400

CWillZ is here, it’s a very busy week, and the weather is nice, so I’m not really going...

Happy Halloween, 4 days early. This is a young Justin Vernon (of...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:02:59 -0400

Happy Halloween, 4 days early.

This is a young Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) Dressed as Garth from Wayne’s World, which is hilarious.

More photos of indie musicians in Halloween gear at eMusic, which was already awesome.

{via p4k}

"Today, I discovered that my college level Calc 3 math book came with 3-D glasses, which are to be..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:14:00 -0400

““Today, I discovered that my college level Calc 3 math book came with 3-D glasses,...

Los Campesinos! third album has been announced! It’s...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:01:54 -0400

Los Campesinos! third album has been announced!

It’s titled Romance is Boring and is coming out 2.1.10. (2010 is going to be a great year for new tunes, as 2009 has been.)

Tracklist:

In Medias Res
There Are Listed Buildings (watch)
Romance is Boring
We’ve Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)
Plan A
200-102
Straight in at 101
Who Fell Asleep In
I Warned You: Do Not Make an Enemy of Me
Heart Swells/100-1
I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know
A Heat Rash In the Shape of the Show Me State; or, Letters From Me to Charlotte
The Sea is A Good Place to Think of the Future
This Is A Flag. There is No Wind.
Coda: A Burn Scar in the Shape of the Sooner State

Things that interest me from the tracklist: Apparent American focus, and the interrelatedness of the three songs with numbers in sequence.

{From the band itself, via its twitter}

If you're going to do No-shave November, do it for a cause.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:28:47 -0400

If you're going to do No-shave November, do it for a cause.: It’s October 24, which means that...

http://www.adventconspiracy.org/ We’re on the cusp of gift...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:02:24 -0400

http://www.adventconspiracy.org/

We’re on the cusp of gift buying season - here’s a reason, and a method, for being more thoughtful with your purchases.

{For what it’s worth, full disclosure: they sent me their book gratis}

This is adorable. Our new residence hall director, Drew, and...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:55:18 -0400

This is adorable. Our new residence hall director, Drew, and his kids Ben (oldest boy), Isa (girl), and Sam (youngest boy) show off the new Morris headbands.

{via}