It’s funny, in my categories of this blog I have one on “Etymology”, which I have only ever used once before. But lo! It is time once again. Flavorwire has an article with the etymology of 10 genres of music. Punk: While “punk” was once (and still, occasionally) catch-all slang for a young delinquent, “punk [...]
My Second Etymology Post
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments
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Listen to This
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Busy week continues.. here is The Middle East performing on KCRW from SXSW.. remember who found these guys!
Tags: Music Ideas · The Good Times Are Killing Me
Straight From the Dec
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Well, I have been swamped this week.. you know the story.. too busy to post, so I will just post a song you should know.
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Rock Solid, Stay Gold pt. 1
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Alright, this is a list of 50 or so bands I have seen in my travels, I was recently informed that some people found it amusing, so I have revised it here with hot links and spelling errors fixed! The Iowa / Missouri / Minnesota Years _____________________________ 1. Wilco – Saw these guys in Ames, [...]
Tags: Music Ideas · The Good Times Are Killing Me · The More You Know · Young & Dumb
Songs You May Hear Me Sing In A Bar pt. 5
November 4th, 2009 · No Comments
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Humans, They're Pretty Weird.
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Over at The New Scientist, they’ve got a nice little article about then things humans do that we don’t really understand why we do it. 1. Blushing: Even Darwin struggled to explain why we would evolve a response that lets others know that we have cheated or lied. I think this is easy, blushing was [...]
Tags: Fun Facts · Politics · The Dumbing Down of America · The More You Know · Young & Dumb
The Middle West
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
I made a mix of some songs that make me think of the midwest. There is a strange feeling I have when I fly over these states, all laid out in green grids. There are a lot of smells I have forgotten until one moment I am struck by the scent and it all comes [...]
Tags: Music Ideas · The Good Times Are Killing Me
My Flowery Youth Pt. 1
January 25th, 2009 · 9 Comments
When I was 19, I was kicked out of college for a year. My grades weren’t up to snuff and a required year off was mandatory before retaking any of the courses, along with attending some meetings that had a retarded name like S.T.A.R. or something like that. During that year off I went to [...]
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Owen3d!
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Saw owen tonight, he (mike kinsella) played “breaking away” which pleased me greatly… It was weird when this guy yelled “we love you, owen”, like that’s his name.. I took a picture bit I am old and am confused by this new fangled iPhone client