Tag: Music
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Nick Mamatas – Let us put an end to Geek Pride
A subculture is not a counterculture. A consumer culture is not a subculture. We are not all in this together. Your social Laws (Godwin’s, etc.) are as insipid as any aphorism your grandmother might have cross-stitched and put on display two generations ago. What you think is cool is not cool. What you decide is […]
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Simon Reynolds on maximal music Maximal Nation
Articles: Maximal Nation | Features | Pitchfork. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7k1_kOqvk&w=640&h=360] When I first heard the term maximal, I though it described the 90’s Transformers spin-off Beast Wars. Apparently, it’s a genre I’ve followed without even knowing it existed until this article. The one worry I have is that the term “maximal” may be used as a genre term to pidgeonhole […]
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Have a Happy 2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JPqD2mLyJg] I wish everyone a happy new year with a song I listen to when anticipating a new year. The modern world isn’t perfect. But we’ve been privelidged to experience an exciting era in history. I wouldn’t trade this era for another and I look forward to greater events and experiences to come.
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If he were president — Wyclef announces bid for presidency
News says that singer Wyclef Jean wants to run for president of Haiti. This is a bad idea. Not only is it a tad egotistical of him, but I'm not under any impression that yet another U.S raised and educated leader will do Haiti any good. I wrote a section on Wyclef when I reviewed […]
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Have a Jovial July 4
For the past few years, I have usually posted critical or cynical media and clips on my blog about these United States of America on July 4th. Mind you, that sentiment is still with me. But this year, I’m in a good mood. This year, I’m going to be a bit more lighthearted about the affair. […]
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This Week in Dallas Music History: This Recession’s Killing the Music Scene. – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
This Week in Dallas Music History: This Recession’s Killing the Music Scene. – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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This week In Dallas Music History: A weekly article series on Dallas Observer Stories
My latest post for the Observer is up: This week In Dallas Music History: Walker, Texas Ranger Finds A Killer On Baboon’s Tail, Kinda. My first cut included a paragraph on how I assumed this episode was a Walker version of a reliable police show trope, the Quincy Punk. In this trope, our noble protagonist immerses […]
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2007 In List
AlbumsJesu – ConquerorIsis – In the Absence of TruthDrumcorps – GristBurial – UntrueUlver – Shadows of the SunCaliban – The AwakeningTomahawk – AnonymousSleepytime Gorilla Museum – In Glorious Times MoviesSimpsonsHot FuzzZodiacFuturama: Bender’s Big ScoreThe HostPaprikaRatatouilleThe Wind That Shakes the BarleyNo Country For Old Men BooksCrooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael PollanOverclocked […]