January 2009
December 2008
My Favourite Shows of 2008 →
The last of my 2008 Year In Review crap, I promise.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Blur (35)
Final Fantasy (32)
Oasis (31)
Talking Heads (27)
David Bowie (23)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
And now for the TSN 'Turning Point'.
rackattack:
allpointsnorth:
The “Turning Point” is a feature in which they usually show a clip of the point in the game at which it was all downhill for the losing team. A bad goal, an injury, a stupid penalty, these are the types of clips you’d see after a regular game. Instead, after the 15-0 flogging that Canada gave Kazakhstan, they showed a clip of the Canadian bus pulling up to the arena...
A guide to not hitting on me.
blownspeakers:
mariaxanjos:
skeetonmischa:
hydeordie:
I will make a list for the guy who was talking to me at the flea market to really explain exactly where he went wrong.
Oh sure we bought the same book, but you just admitted to me that you bought it for the cover art.
Also, you admitted that you have never even heard of the author…really? Albert Camus, you have NEVER heard of him? I...
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Two →
Today, The Drones and Chad VanGaalen.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Three →
Today, Spiritualized and Spiritualized.
“The Catholic Church teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual...”
– The Catholic church continues its unwavering campaign of irrelevancy.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Four →
Today, TV on the Radio and Frightened Rabbit.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Blur (35)
Final Fantasy (32)
Oasis (31)
Talking Heads (27)
David Bowie (23)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Five →
Today, Sigur Ros and Sigur Ros.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Six →
Today, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and TV on the Radio.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Seven →
Today, Deerhunter and Portishead.
“Elsewhere, brash, sinister basslines give tracks like the entertainingly titled...”
– The Guardian reviewing Die! Die! Die!’s Promises Promises.
The Onion's 2008 Year In Review →
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Eight →
Today, Snowman and Wolf Parade.
2008: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's 25 Most Annoying... →
Still my favourite Survivor ever.
“I don’t even know why you want to bring up that name today. I was in a good mood”
– Gino Odjick in response to a question about whether he was upset when the Canucks gave Trevor Linden’s “C” to Mark Messier. (via blownspeakers)
Snowman get recognized in Pitchfork's Albums of... →
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Nine →
Today, Wolf Parade and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Watchrackattack:
thedailywhat:
First full-length trailer for I Love You, Man — a comedy starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jaime Pressly, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Thomas Lennon, Jon Favreau, Jane Curtin, Rob Huebel, Aziz Ansari, and about a gazillion other hysterically funny individuals.
A release date is set for March 20, 2009.
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Fuck. Yes. More Rudd + Samberg pls.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Ten →
Today, R.E.M. and Die! Die! Die!.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-14) →
Blur (73)
Final Fantasy (53)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (29)
Deerhunter (29)
Stars (26)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Pitchfork's 100 Best Tracks of 2008 →
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Eleven →
Today, Baseball and Mercury Rev.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Twelve →
Today, Constantines and Deerhunter.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Thirteen →
Today, Frightened Rabbit and British Sea Power
Final Fantasy @ The Vanguard
gotsound:
Can Owen Pallett be more magical? That was the best live performance I’ve seen, hands down
he was pretty amazing last night. some of the new stuff, Heartland in particular, was stunning.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Fourteen →
Today, Die! Die! Die! and Santogold.
A Reminder's 25 for 2008: Fifteen →
Today, The Verve and, er, The Verve.