May 2011
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Why We Look the Other Way
Chuck Klosterman asks if we’re ready to take a sober look at what is likely a widespread drug problem in the NFL, or if our wish to bear witness to extra-human theatrics on Sunday incentivizes us to look the other way. And, of course, he brings it back to Dylan and The Beatles:
“It’s a subtle paradox: People choose to ignore the relationship between performance enhancers and...
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June 6: The Caretaker's 'An Empty Bliss Beyond...
James Leyland Kirby’s Caretaker project holds a special place in the Slowblog universe, as Persistent Repetition of Phrases, the record that preceded his latest, An Empty Bliss Beyond This World, was the subject on one of my first posts here. The scope of this blog has changed dramatically since then, becoming more of a running list of clips published elsewhere, but what hasn’t...
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New DJ Mix for Nighttime
WUT (Ryan Scott Burleson’s 2011 Night Mix) by ryanscottburleson
It’s been years since I made a new DJ mix, so last night I just sort-of up and made one without much preparation, other than pouring a glass of red wine. Feel free to download, embed, share, etc.
Some of these songs are older, some are brand new. All have impacted me in some way recently.
Please do support the...
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Palin’s achievement was to pull Alaska out of a... →
— Joshua Green, “The Tragedy of Sarah Palin,” The Atlantic Monthly, June 2011
Really informative and, at times, surprising, read on Palin’s oft-overlooked/dismissed record as governor of Alaska. Turns out she was a kind-of maaavrick after all.
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Grizzly Bear Recording a New LP (Soon)
disconaivete:
Earlier today, Grizzly Bear informed us they have been writing songs for a new album and will start recording it by the end of this month in Texas. That’s all information for now, but I will definitely keep you posted!
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Twice, The Twilight Singers
On The Twilight Singers for the Scene and then again (to a lesser extent) for MAGNET.
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Take Cover: Karate vs. Billie Holiday
On Holiday’s personal attachment to “Strange Fruit” in last week’s blurb for MAGNET.
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