December 2009
9 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Hepcat (48)
Julian Casablancas (40)
Dean Martin (38)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (37)
Squirrel Nut Zippers (35)
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I think I mentioned this a few days ago, but I’m just now seeing the awesome that is Julian Casablancas. And dammit if Jimmy Fallon doesn’t just seem like a kid in a toy store. I guess with The Roots as the house band and a studio with that kind of sound he should seem happy.
Mammoth mobile →
Mammoth mountain launched a new, possibly beta, mobile site. It looks good, provides quick access to the most important aspects of the Mammoth site for travelers, and I’ve already added a bookmark on my home screen. Yeah I’m ready to go back. It’s been a week and I still have the beard.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (27)
Frank Sinatra (26)
Squirrel Nut Zippers (26)
The Raveonettes (23)
R.E.M. (22)
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Whoa.
mrgan:
Ok, stop whatever you’re doing. Yes, I know it’s the last weekend before Christmas; put down the CC. Listen:
If you put your iPhone in a regular ziplock bag, you can still use it. As in, you can tap the screen all you want and it’ll respond just fine.
I honestly had no idea that this worked - my mind is blown. This means I can use my iPhone when I walk in the rain. I can read recipes...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
R.E.M. (80)
Neko Case (59)
Franz Ferdinand (32)
Silversun Pickups (29)
The National (26)
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Everything in It's Right Place
It’s taken me almost 10 years to make the connection, but Radiohead’s “Kid A”, ostensibly a study on, among other topics, alienation, arrived at an appropriate time for many people, including me. It’s only the perspective of time that makes the actual details clear.
I’ll deal with being 10 years behind Radiohead.
Julian Casablancas won me over.
Out of the Blue
Somewhere along the way, my hopefulness turned to sadness, Somewhere along the way, my sadness turned to bitterness, Somewhere along the way, my bitterness turned to anger, Somewhere along the way, my anger turned to vengeance. And the ones that I made pay were never the ones who deserved it, And the ones who deserved it, they’ll never understand it, Yes, I know I’m...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Julian Casablancas (67)
The xx (57)
Neko Case (44)
Julian Plenti (34)
The Happy Hollows (34)
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