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byePhone

  • Aug 29, 2008
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My iPhone was stolen.  Right out of my friggin' hand as I waited for the bus in Hollywood yesterday afternoon.  I had the pleasure of owning the thing for 10 whole days.  I'm annoyed.

Here's some video of me in the aftermath of the day's events:

5 comments Tags: thievery, iphone, scoundrel

Suicide Bomber Bambi

  • Jul 31, 2008
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Um, yaaay.

  • Jun 17, 2008
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June 16, 2008
June 16, 2008
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Election Day

  • Jan 26, 2008
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January 26, 2008.  South Carolina Democratic Primary + 1.  I'm filling out my California absentee ballot today.

The man is a bit of a self-parody at this point, but can I please vote for him?


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QotD: Top 10 of 2007 - Music

  • Dec 12, 2007
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What were your top 10 favorite songs or albums of 2007?

Here are my top 5.  Each one impresses the hell out of me.

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Radiohead - In Rainbows
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Joan As Police Woman - Real Life
Joan As Police Woman - Real Life
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
The National - Boxer
The National - Boxer
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

 In the honorable mention section, some almost perfect records that I love anyway:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Brandi Carlile - The Story
Brandi Carlile - The Story
Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War

 

Songs that made my year, not from the above albums:

     Linda Thompson "Do Your Best For Rock 'N Roll": "God, if there is a god / Save my soul / And if you can't do that / Just do your best for rock 'n roll."

     The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name": Such a guilty pleasure.  I can't get enough.

     UNKLE with Ian Astbury "Burn My Shadow": One of those great moments in the car at night where you hear a great new song and need to make it part of your life immediately.  It makes me very happy.

     Amy Winehouse "Valerie": Flawlessness from Mark Ronson's Version and arguably better than anything on Amy's own record.  Better still, it's one of the very few times where a cover outshines the original (by The Zutons.)

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No Music Day

  • Nov 21, 2007
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'The White Room'
'The White Room'

 

Bill Drummond, formerly of The KLF, has been observing November 21 as No Music Day for a few years now and is hoping to turn it into something of a movement.  Listen to his somewhat coherent interview from NPR and see what you think.

Personally, I protested by listening to The KLF's The White Room on my way to work this morning.

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Vox Hunt: Commercial Appeal

  • Nov 14, 2007
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Audio/Video: Share a great use of a song in a commercial.

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Vox Hunt: Play It Again!

  • Oct 17, 2007
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Video: Show us a music video you'd gladly watch over and over again.

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A tale of two families

  • Sep 21, 2007
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Vox Hunt: Music - I Last Listened To...

  • Sep 10, 2007
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Why stop at one?  Here's my Monday morning:

Fur & Gold
Fur & Gold
Hide, Run Away
Hide, Run Away
Under the Blacklight
Under the Blacklight
Versatile Heart
Versatile Heart
At Newport Live
At Newport Live
The Con
The Con
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