February 2012
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'Ate My Soul' has been featured on BIRP's February... →
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January 2012
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furthermucker:
D’Angelo, “Black Hole Sun”...
December 2011
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Indiependentmusic.net featured my year-end list! →
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I'm Right: The 10 Best Albums of 2011
In no particular order…
Iceage - New Brigade : Sharp guitar blasts, cryptic lyrics, and no-wave textures, all crisply produced and clocking in under 25 minutes. What’s not to love? Best punk album of 2011.
Pure X - Pleasure : Perfect title for an amazing album. Recorded live (amazingly), it’s probably my favorite guitar album of 2011, both for the way the guitars slowly...
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A Brief History: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk,...
In the 1950s and 1960s, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk pushed jazz past its traditional constraints to become two of the most respected innovators in the history of American music. Although they were personally and musically quite different, they had many similarities: both got their start in bebop, both came to the forefront of the movement, and both went on to transcend its limitations in...
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WatchUsually don’t repost stuff like this, but this vid is super cool and this song has been a favorite for roughly a year. Enjoy!
November 2011
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Is it just me... →
workandentropy:
or won’t a lack of violent response to the Penn State rioters by police basically confirm that violent crackdowns on occupy protestors are really, fundamentally about class warfare?
A simplistic analysis, I know. But, bearing in mind the stark contrast in motivations and tactics between the two…
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New jam. New Bandcamp. Check it. →
trippkramer.bandcamp.com
A new spaced-out, experimental R&B jam. Spark one, let your head go, and listen. Please download,repost, reblog, and share with friends! Love you all.
CRANK IT. No craptop speakers.
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The girl who held my iPhone for ransom in a... →
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jazzfuneral:
I wrote this and submitted it to the “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist. All of this is true and happened to me last night.
October 2011
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Why ‘Occupy’ Might Remain Toothless
26 October 2011
I learned quite a bit yesterday at Occupy Baltimore on the potential eve of its eviction. Let me begin with a throat-clearing: I support the general complaints of the ‘Occupy’ movements, and I understand the frustration. Financial institutions and corporations-as-people have run amok — they buy our elections, and they’re rewarded with bailouts instead of punished for toxic...
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Tales of Accidental Drug Use: The Airport
24 August 2011
At a regular airport, at a normal restaurant, I waited for a flight to San Francisco with my roommate Kevin. The restaurant was garden-variety airportage, overpriced and vaguely themed. This was a ‘dockside’ affair with dark, wood-paneled walls. Seating in the front, bar in the back. After finding the only table with an outlet underneath, we sat down to charge laptops and have a...
