Philly Joe Remarkable Looks On In Disbelief

May 7, 2012

I promised myself I wouldn’t post anymore XKCD’s, but I just can’t help it…

(via XKCD)

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May 5, 2012

"It's all about story.": MCA.

benmorse:

It’s awkward being white and middle class. Nothing we create is “authentic”. It’s a copy. It’s cringeworthy. It’s mainstream.

Which is why the Beastie Boys are such a significant force. White rap has been done by lots of folks. But the Beasties made it legitimate. No Sleep ‘till Brooklyn wasn’t…

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April 19, 2012

RIP Levon Helm. One of the greats.

Levon Helm Ramble At The Ryman “Ophelia” on PBS (by High5Entertainment)

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April 6, 2012

“I was just a kid when this album hit and since Simon was making music for people like my parents, they went out and bought it, which inevitably led to me hearing it quite often.

Graceland was the first album that really captured my imagination. At first just because I liked singing along with “You Can Call Me Al” in the back seat, but as I grew up I always returned to it.”

-Jason Mendelsohn (via Counterbalance No. 76: Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ < PopMatters)

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April 2, 2012

White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race in Hunger Games : The New Yorker

An interesting look at how bias plays out in people’s perception of media products.

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