Your Friday morning moment of joy: Diarrhea Planet playing “Born to Run” with Patrick from Titus Andronicus on vocals.
a curation of "good" things
May 24, 2013
May 22, 2013
"I argued that we matter because we are unique, that we can be special creatures without being specially created. I argued that our cosmic loneliness should not scare us but instill us to action, working as a unifying force in times of division."
— The Inevitable Question by Marcelo Gleiser
April 30, 2013
April 14, 2013
"Kindness” covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try."
February 13, 2013
In which I deftly cloak my Valentine's Day hijinks from my wife.
| Erin: | remember |
| Erin: | I have to run a few errands after work |
| Josh: | yes |
| Josh: | I need to run one as well |
| Erin: | oh |
| Erin: | for meeeee?????? |
| Josh: | nope, just for me |
| Josh: | I'm gonna go buy some Nutella and eat it all before I get home |
| Josh: | that's my errand |
| Erin: | that's the meanest thing you've ever said |
February 4, 2013
"In short, during those few steps, walking as a woman, Beyoncé declared ownership of that stage — that stadium — and, more importantly, claimed ownership of her own body in the most misogynist and objectifying four hours of mass culture."
January 21, 2013
Who needs coffee on a Monday morning when there’s A$AP Rocky with Araabmuzik and A-Trak?
December 31, 2012
Trash Talk: 119
Trash Talk has the youth, vigor and aggression of hardcore punk under their thumb. Rather than recycling the same songs and sounds that similar bands in the recent past have already overused, they take the gritty screams and buzzy guitars to new sonic heights.
Beyond that, 119 has the band breaking out of the hardcore mold in other ways; Blossom & Burn has guest verses by Tyler the Creator and Hodgy Beats. It scratches an itch that Southern California skaters who love both hip-hop and punk have had for years, but without crossing over into the embarrassing, early-2000s attempts at making rapcore a thing.
If you grew up on The Chariot or Converge and are looking to reminisce about the youthfulness without having to recall the dated scene haircuts and girl jeans, Trash Talk has you covered.
Standout tracks: “Blossom & Burn,” “Fuck Nostalgia”
December 30, 2012
Swans: The Seer
Swans serve as a sort of vocals-allowed alternative to Godspeed You! Black Emperor. All the anarchy, chaos and noise, but with the addition of Michael Gira’s dark-as-hell voice laid over the top.
Coming in at a whopping 1 hour and 59 minutes, The Seer is clearly the culmination of decades of work by the band to reach new highs and lows. It’s a pinnacle for the group, not only in sheer length, but also in its dynamics. It’s as though the band was waiting around for recording studios to invent the tools necessary to create the masterpieces that have been swimming in their head since the early 80s.
This is true noise, in volume and range and depth. Recommended to be heard over an extremely loud soundsystem or the best headphones money can buy.
December 29, 2012
Liars: WIXIW
Liars has been an intriguing sort of noise since Drum’s Not Dead was released to critical acclaim in 2006. They have had a way of subversively spinning their own sound into new territories for each album. What used to be guitar-heavy chaos has since shifted to a dark take on electronic music, which is where we find the band on WIXIW.
Angus Andrew’s voice may be the only constant in all that. Somewhere between uncaring and drugged-up paranoia, he moans and shouts like the tail end of a nightmare. Tracks like “Octagon” play into this even more; it’s the soundtrack to that feeling of being chased through a dream. Meanwhile, songs like “Brats” are so housey they’re practically danceable.
WIXIW is worthy of several listens for both longtime Liars fans and those who seek out the more subversive sort of electronica.
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