I shall now break from the usual blotter I produce for something far more striking. As a recent graduate of Brandeis University, I’ve entered the workforce in an especially harsh time of economic crisis. This is news is nothing new. However, as I exited my undergraduate bubble, it turns out th[...]
Archive for January, 2009
January 18th, 2009 - 2:41 am § in Perfect Lines
And The Winner For Best Song Is…
My friend Scott writes the blog for Oscar predictions and film, And The Winner Is… Scott’s spot on when it comes to guessing who will walk away with what statue, so I was surprised to see that he didn’t have a listing for Best Original Song among the categories he lists on the site[...]
January 16th, 2009 - 1:13 am § in Perfect Lines
Cry… Tonight…
Sorry for the lack of updates these past few days… they’ve been quite hectic over here! In the meantime, enjoy the fine tunings of MC Lars’ satiric ode to emo way back in 2004: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Iy6fN4vzI&feature=PlayList&p=64DB41AD156AADC4&playn[...]
January 13th, 2009 - 2:36 am § in Perfect Lines
Nothing Nice To Say About Emo
Then (Circa early 2000s/beginning of emo’s third wave): Now(ish) (Circa late 2007): Mitch Clem’s punk webcomic Nothing Nice To Say is surprisingly on-point when it comes to making fun of emo. Whereas the general consensus of the term had dramatically changed within the same time frame, C[...]
January 12th, 2009 - 2:02 am § in Perfect Lines
597-Way Tie For Most Eclectic Proposal
The 33 1/3 blog released the final list of the nearly 600 potential books on a wide variety of albums that Continuum received after the call for open proposals a little while ago. Needless to say, it’s quite a list. It’s interesting to see what albums people are passionate enough about t[...]
January 10th, 2009 - 11:25 pm § in Perfect Lines
Guitar's Got You Stumped?
The big news that folks have been paying attention to the other day from Apple’s presentation at the Macworld Expo was the announcement that iTunes will now offer DRM-Free tracks to download off their website. Another one of the interesting features presented by Apple for the new year is the n[...]