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nineinchnails: I am proud to announce that the tour lineup now...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:59 -0700

I am proud to announce that the tour lineup now includes the incredible Robin Finck. The addition of Robin to the mix of players I’ve assembled makes this band incredibly powerful and versatile. We are deep in the rehearsal process and it feels exciting and great to be back at this. Lots of information, surprises and sweat headed your way. Stay tuned!

TR

this makes me so happy.

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nineinchnails: Recording With Teeth at Sound City Studios with...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:55:26 -0700

nineinchnails:

Recording With Teeth at Sound City Studios with Dave Grohl, 7.11.04. Photo: Rob Sheridan

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slavicinferno: “I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:24:10 -0700

slavicinferno:

“I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, “She must have provoked him,” or, “Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.” They had no idea. The truth is my mother did nothing to deserve the violence she endured. She did not provoke my father, and even if she had, violence is an unacceptable way of dealing with conflict. Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.”-Patrick Stewart

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5to1: The Supremes

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:25:59 -0800

5to1:

The Supremes

hey-goodbye: that’s me.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:06:45 -0800

hey-goodbye:

that’s me.

On “guilty” pleasures and liking pop music

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:24:32 -0800

On “guilty” pleasures and liking pop music:

austinkleon:

Over at Forbes, Michele Catalano writes about liking pop music:

The defenders of pop – myself included – are often put on the defensive, made to offer up excuses as to why we like what we do. No one should have to defend their musical choices. No artist who worked hard to get where they are should be roundly dismissed because their music doesn’t fit some elitist standard. No one should have to feel, like Grimes did, ashamed about what they like, ashamed enough to delete the evidence of their penchant for pop.

She also wrote a piece about “guilty pleasures”:

I don’t like the phrase guilty pleasure. It implies that you should feel guilty, shamed or embarrassed for liking something that brings you joy. No song that gives you pleasure should also give you a sense of guilt. Own what you like, revel in it. If it makes you feel good – and pop hits should make you feel good – don’t let that be a burden to you.

cf: Dave Grohl and Alan Jacobs: “Read at whim! Read what gives you delight—at least most of the time—and do so without shame.”

Filed under: guilty pleasures

"this ain’t a football game. we do this every day."

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:03 -0800

“this ain’t a football game. we do this every day.”

- earl weaver

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jeremy mann— composition 132

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:12:36 -0800

jeremy mann— composition 132

christopher cascio— analog delay lowpass filter

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:09:47 -0800

christopher cascio— analog delay lowpass filter

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Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:06:40 -0800

. by 358 on Flickr.

via @cmdr_hadfield

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:38:39 -0800

via @cmdr_hadfield

marcus rubio— disaster song

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:40:43 -0800

marcus rubio— disaster song

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power

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:23:42 -0800

Living   in the earth deposits   of our history

Today a backhoe divulged   out of a crumbling flank of earth
one bottle   amber   perfect   a hundred-year-old
cure for fever   or melancholy   a tonic
for living on this earth   in the winters of this climate

Today I was reading about Marie Curie:
she must have known she suffered   from radiation sickness
her body bombarded for years   by the element
she had purified
It seems she denied to the end
the source of the cataracts on her eyes
the cracked and suppurating skin   of her finger-ends
till she could no longer hold   a test tube or pencil

She died   a famous woman   denying
her wounds
denying
her wounds   came   from the same source as her power

—Adrienne Rich