May 2009
32 posts
Lionel Richie (ft. Akon): “Just Go”
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“I would never consider us a punk band. We definitely had a lot of the...”
– Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, in an interview for WPRB, August 10, 2002
Advanced Audio: Sonic Youth - The Eternal →
Because it’s Sonic Youth, I decided to do something experimental with my take on their new album The Eternal. Rather than write some fantastical story addressing themes of the album abstractly - my normal method - I’ve written a straightforward review, addressing ideas like expectation, age and leniency.
Bring the noise.
Sometimes, the internet gets it right. →
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carolineislove:
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caseydonahue:
click that link and blow your mind.
Remember Zaireeka? The internet just killed the Flaming Lips.
Yes. Yes, it does.
21st Century Conquistador →
In 2009, you would think that Somali pirates were more than adequate to fill the “Anachronistic Seafaring Scroundrels” slot but you would be wrong.
Coastal towns beware! That Spanish galleon off shore is part of no historical reenactment! No, it is something much worse.
Cue theme music
(Sung to the tune of “I Love the Magisterial Raspberry Juice” by Clyde Owens Jr.)
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Conquistador Day
Conquistador (pronounced /kɒŋˈkwɪstədɔr/ or IPA: /kɒnˈkistədɔr/ in English; Spanish pronunciation: [koŋkistaˈðor] “conqueror”) is the name given to the Spanish soldiers, leaders, explorers, and adventurers involved in the conquest of the Americas following Europe’s discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The leaders of the conquest of the Aztec Empire were...
Three Plays →
It’s a 3-for-1 Special on short plays today on What a Fool Believes! “More yucks for your buck”, as Gramps used to say!
This Special features episodes of both “Me & My Drunken Conscience” and “The Fantastikal Adventurez of Doktor Bisstuss”, as well as, “Bones”.
This triplet is guaranteed to leave you in a fit…of chortling!
Rent a Donkey →
A coworker asked for my help with last minute plans for a midday Cinco de Mayo party at the office. It didn’t take more than 30 seconds for these plans to involve donkey rental. We figured we’d struck gold with this site. But, alas, we just had a good laugh.
