December 2010
Tumbl-free
Going to attempt to take a break from any/all social networking during the NYE period
See y’all next week, don’t go viral on me
Instant Netflix →
kavalierandclay:
Did you know there’s a twitter account that alerts you to additions to Netflix Instant Watch? You’re welcome.
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Passion of the Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2010 →
douglasmartini:
As I might have said before, this is my third-year helping with Passion of the Weiss year-end lists. But since 2010 was the year I stepped up and became one of marquee contributors of the blog, my involvement with the blog’s growth makes me prouder of it than I’ve ever been before.
Even though I provided links to every 2010 year-end blurb I’ve done, I think Passion consistently...
Santa
Isn’t the idea of a magical elf who lives at the North Pole and hands out gifts way too Lord of the Rings for a religion that used to drown alleged witches and still conducts exorcisms
I’m just saying!
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: Seven Questions For FuckYeahMensWear →
gq:
As both an honest-to-god look book for style advice and an ongoing satire good for fashion insider chuckles, Fuck Yeah Menswear has captivated readers with its self-aggrandizing screeds since its appearance in October. And while it’s unclear if the free verse of FYMW signals the end of…
BEST INTERVIEW EVER
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"Yes, this song is the result of a grown... →
maura:
The worst song of 2010 has been crowned! Can you guess what it is from the above description?
I was surprised it came out this year. I thought it had been around forever, like some terrifying primordial ooze-creature
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Sarah Palin
“Instead of a government thinking that they need to take over and make decisions for us according to some politician or politician’s wife priorities, just leave us alone, get off our back.”
Unless it’s about premarital sex or gay marriage, in which case the government should legislate the shit out of it, right, Sarah? This is re: Michelle Obama’s totally...
this Das Racist SFJ thing from 2009 →
These guys are pretty much the most interesting/smart/funny people in underground music, huh
“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private...”
– JULIAN ASSANGE SNL Character (via thewalden)
Guys, you should seriously read Cokemachineglow's...
Not because it is the best list (there is no such thing) but because it is probably the only list that you will actually thoroughly enjoying reading from end to end. Dudes should be getting like $3 a word for this shit and winning Pulitzer prizes. LINK.
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I love when critics complain about all the... →
I am completely aware this criticism could be leveled directly at me but it doesn’t make it any less amusing. Taste, amirite?
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Fluxtumblr: Two Things I Dislike In Music Writing →
perpetua:
I don’t like how the rules for respecting an artist’s stage name are not consistent from genre to genre. For example, it’s fairly rare for writers to use a rapper’s real name in a review. However, in indie rock, people routinely insist on referring to Panda Bear as Noah Lennox and Spiral Stairs as Scott Kannberg. Bigger stars like Bono, Flea, and Sting are apparently off the hook,...
Our Year-End List!
cokemachineglow:
Still happening! We’re excited about it! Go read it!
This is as good as it gets, Tumblronia
Rawkblog albums of the year list →
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adventurez replied to your post: P4k 50-21
I just did the math and there are 28 “Best New Music” albums/EPs that have not shown up thus far. That means that at least 8 of them will get left off entirely. Oh, how the internet will rage.
It’s silly to hold ‘em to it, but it does say a lot about the speed, volume and hyperbole level with which critics/bloggers are expected or choose to...
douglasmartini asked: The Women record is my favorite album of 2010. I'm writing a blurb on it that will be out in a couple of weeks at this very moment, but I will say that I think what Women does with noise and what Weekend does with noise are different entities. But more on that soon. :)
P4k 50-21
Stats! I’ve heard 2/3 of these. The other third, minus one or two records I haven’t heard of, I decided not to bother with (Gorillaz, The Walkmen, Four Tet, etc.) based on previous albums. 6 are on my list. I guess that’s about right. I should mention that I think the ones that aren’t are pretty boring, but whatever. (Guys, we can stop pretending to like Wavves now!...
douglasmartini asked: The Women record is my favorite album of 2010. I'm writing a blurb on it that will be out in a couple of weeks at this very moment, but I will say that I think what Women does with noise and what Weekend does with noise are different entities. But more on that soon. :)
Budget Fashionistas: Martin Douglas' Favorite... →
douglasmartini:
Aside from maybe Sisterworld, no album I’ve listened to in 2010 is darker, more visceral, more… violent than the debut album from San Francisco’s Weekend. No album I’ve heard uses density and squall to create such a bleak landscape. From the woozily perfect opener “Coma Summer” to the…
Did you hear the Women album?
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Vice 2010 albums of the year list →
Genius, except for the part where they hate on Kanye because of course they do
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Socks
beencaughtsteezing:
Hey style dudes — any thoughts on sock materials? It seems nearly impossible to find something that’s all wool or cotton — instead you get “60% combed cotton 30% acrylic 9% polyester 1% spandex” (Calvin Klein) or worse. Acceptable?
adventurez replied to your post: Pains of Being Pure at Heart/money
But, you gotta admit, Miley covering “This Love Is Fucking Right!” would be nothing short of amazing.
God. It seriously would be. I didn’t mean to disparage Miley in this conversation.
Dud
marathonpacks:
decorp:
Killer C+
lucyhelen:
Going through old Bon Iver press is hilarious. Robert Christgau made For Emma, Forever Ago the Dud of the Month in November 2008. Awesome.
http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide/2008/11/dudofthemonth/
We’re just the weathermen/You make the wind blow
TEAM CHRISTGAU
Pains of Being Pure at Heart/money
to clarify, we totally love a lot of bands and songs that are in ads - we acknowledge that lots of bands need/want to do that, and it’s ok. about 8 hours ago via web
We just turned down a lot of $$,$$$ because we don’t want to be in TV ads. Not self righteous, just rather be unknown than known for that… about 9 hours ago via web
The Pains — like the...
Rawkblog Best of 2010: EPs/Singles of the Year →
Arguably a better list than my AOTY picks, all things considered.
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The Top 100 Tracks of 2010: 100-51 →
tomewing:
kingdrake1:
no-trivia:
So, the first half of Pitchfork’s always fascinating list of the best songs of the year is up. I wrote the ones for Toro Y Moi’s “Blessa” and Drake’s “Over.” David Drake (who wrote up The Diplomats’ “Salute”!) described my take on “Over” as “fairly backhanded” and that’s probably accurate. Though I really do like “Over,” I also have to confess that it’s very,...
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Hey Nextgen gallery/WP geniuses
Trying to figure out how to do this: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/nextgen-gallery-display-large-image-on-same-page-as-thumbnails
I was on the verge of figuring it out but then I upgraded to the new version and all the coding changed.
basically took all my best photos of the year at...
not a bad thing at all, great bands, some rad shots
i probably need to shoot more shows next year though
pgwp replied to your quot if I want aimless dreamy spacey music, there are other bands who specialize in it and do it far better!
Disagree, bro, last year’s Atlas Sound album is pretty much as good as the ambient/folk genre gets for me.
“Gayngs: Relayted
Fuck this band and fuck this trend of indie R&B/White Soul...”
– Pretty Goes with Pretty, who basically agrees with me about 90% of 2K10 trends/major album releases (the dreamy Deerhunter stuff is the best, dude!) 