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Feb 1

We now have cultural machines so powerful that one singer can reach everybody in the world, and make all the other singers feel inferior because they’re not like him,” Mr. Lomax once reflected. ”Once that gets started, he gets backed by so much cash and so much power that he becomes a monstrous invader from outer space, crushing the life out of all the other human possibilities. My life has been devoted to opposing that tendency.

- Alan Lomax, Who Raised Voice Of Folk Music in U.S., Dies at 87 - Obituary; Biography - NYTimes.com

Posted 2 weeks ago

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music, quotes,

Jan 31
New book features never-seen-before photographs of The Beatles. (via The Lost Beatles Photographs | Brain Pickings)

New book features never-seen-before photographs of The Beatles.

(via The Lost Beatles Photographs | Brain Pickings)

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Beatles, Music, Photography,

Dec 16

Best Albums of 2011

Perhaps the name of this list is a bit of a misnomer. Truthfully, this is a list of albums containing my favorite songs of the year. Regardless, here it is, in no particular order.

  • Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
  • The Head & The Heart - The Head & The Heart
  • The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
  • My Morning Jacket - Circuital
  • Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
  • The Lonely Forest - Arrows
  • Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation
  • Bon Iver - Bon Iver
  • M83 - Hurry Up We’re Dreaming (double album)

If you’re on Spotify I’ve created a playlist featuring all of these albums in their entirety. 

Posted 2 months ago

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Best of 2011, music,

Aug 8
Photo shoot featuring Frances Bean Cobain, daufghter of Kurt and Courtney. (via HEDI SLIMANE DIARY)

Photo shoot featuring Frances Bean Cobain, daufghter of Kurt and Courtney.

(via HEDI SLIMANE DIARY)

Posted 6 months ago

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music, Nirvana, Best of 2011,

Jun 6

Soundtrack Of Our Lives, “Psychomantum X2000”, Champaign, IL 6/2/2011 (by lisabk)

Sound check from a show Julie and I went to last week at the Highdive in Champaign.

Posted 8 months ago

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music, video, TSOOL,

Apr 13

MEET YOUR MAKER (by Asylum Artists)

Description: Follow the journey of a hand built guitar with stringed instrument maker, Joe Yanuziello.

Watching this makes me wish I knew how to play the guitar.

Posted 10 months ago

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music, video, craftsman,

Dec 9

Amazon.com: Best Music of 2010

As chosen by editors and customers.  There are lists for both songs and albums.

Posted 1 year ago

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music, lists,

Jul 16

Mumford And Sons: London Folk Goes Global

Excellent in-studio session from a great band.

Posted 1 year ago

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music,

Jun 30

Available July 6th on iTunes, proceeds from the U.S. sale of Pearl Jam’s video “Amongst the Waves” will benefit Conservation International’s Ocean Campaign. To learn more about this campaign and Conservation International’s Ocean Initiatives, visit http://www.conservation.org/marine .

Posted 1 year ago

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pearl jam, music, video,

Apr 23

The National Agenda - NYTimes.com

A long profile of the band The National, which is coming out with a new album in May.  You can listen to the entire album on the NYT website until April 27.

Posted 1 year ago

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music,