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Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks If you like Mumford &...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:39:00 -0500

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

If you like Mumford & Sons, The Head & The Heart, or even Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (and apparently most other bands with an ampersand in the title), it’s time to get on board with this Icelandic band. Their EP “Into the Woods” is $4.26 well-spent, I promise!

Tip Top Tap (Taken with Instagram at Allerton Hotel, Chicago)

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:38:38 -0500

Tip Top Tap (Taken with Instagram at Allerton Hotel, Chicago)

Bartending — Just like the good old days. (Taken with...

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:39:06 -0500

Bartending — Just like the good old days. (Taken with Instagram at Rumor)

Neon Hitch - Donald Trump (Mac Miller Cover)

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:16:00 -0400

Neon Hitch - Donald Trump (Mac Miller Cover)

Active Child - Playing House Listen to their whole album...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:27:00 -0400

Active Child - Playing House

Listen to their whole album streaming here. Lots of synthy, ethereal goodness going on. And they’re playing at the Brighton Music Hall on Sept. 12.

Buckley Ward - So Pretend

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:31:00 -0400

Buckley Ward - So Pretend

Minnesota in Provincetown (Taken with Instagram at Commercial...

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:10:47 -0400

Minnesota in Provincetown (Taken with Instagram at Commercial Street (West End))

Roy Moore’s at Rockport - so quaint you want to barf...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:05:13 -0400

Roy Moore’s at Rockport - so quaint you want to barf (Taken with Instagram at Bearskin Neck)

Justin Vernon - Ring Out I’m already loving the new Bon...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:38:40 -0400

Justin Vernon - Ring Out

I’m already loving the new Bon Iver album and now I come across this… Just Vernon is killing it!

(via Bijan Sabet)

Back in town, had to stop at Matt’s for a Jucy Lucy (Taken...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:13:32 -0400

Back in town, had to stop at Matt’s for a Jucy Lucy (Taken with Instagram at Matt’s Bar)

MacMillan Wharf @ Dusk (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:19:11 -0400

MacMillan Wharf @ Dusk (Taken with instagram)

Roisin Murphy - Momma’s Place (Skerm Remix) Stumbled...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:13:41 -0400

Roisin Murphy - Momma’s Place (Skerm Remix)

Stumbled across this song. Let’s call it the Song of the Day.

Patti Smith - Piss Factory (B-Side to Hey Joe) I just finished...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:11:36 -0400

Patti Smith - Piss Factory (B-Side to Hey Joe)

I just finished “Just Kids” by Patti Smith, which led me to this track. One of her very first poems put to music. If a book could have a soundtrack, this would be it.

James Vincent McMorrow - We Don’t Eat (Adventure Club...

Mon, 16 May 2011 20:44:32 -0400

James Vincent McMorrow - We Don’t Eat (Adventure Club Remix)

I love the dubstep on this one.

theatlantic: My Favorite Photo Ever: A Military Dog Jumping Out...

Thu, 05 May 2011 17:09:08 -0400

theatlantic:

My Favorite Photo Ever: A Military Dog Jumping Out of a Helicopter:

…a dog was among the contingent of commandos sent to kill Osama bin Laden. The two lead photographs show dogs jumping out of aircraft, which I find totally mindblowing.

Read on and see the other photo that blew Alexis Madrigal’s mind at The Atlantic.

Of Monsters and Men - From Finner (via Bijan Sabet)

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:30:29 -0400

Of Monsters and Men - From Finner

(via Bijan Sabet)

Book of the Month(s) Club

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:39:24 -0400

“Dancer from the Dance” by Andrew Holleran

I finished this book about a month ago, but I haven’t had a chance to review it until now. I liked this book as much as I’ve liked a book in quite a long time. It tells the story of the still-underground but burgeoning gay circuit scene in New York City and Fire Island during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDS era. The time and place described is exciting, lustful and at times comical, but ultimately reveals itself with a sort of hollow hopelessness. Basically, it asserts that gay life was either one-dimensional (sex) or two-dimensional (sex and dance) for these forebears who lived at a time progressive enough to have community but still too repressed for real opportunity.

The thing that stuck with me the most were the undeniable parallels to the gay scene we live in today. As the the author described the parties, the participants and the hopes (and delusions) of the generation, I was reminded of places, parties and even specific people that I’ve encountered in the past five years alone. While the book reflects only a small segment of the gay population living in the United States or even New York City at the time, I couldn’t help but think, “Holy shit, we haven’t really progressed that far.” Of course, in certain ways, we absolutely have. But I recommend this book to any gay man who has ever been to a circuit party (or gay club, for that matter). Whether you enjoyed yourself or hated your experience, live for them or despise them, consider them an outlet or a trap (or maybe a little bit of both), this books reminds us that we’re still dealing with some of the same internal shit we did 40 years ago in pursuit of the very same thrills. Is that bad? Is it intrinsically gay? It’s tough to say, but important to consider.

Haley vs Deadmau5 - Falling In Love With Brazil (Kaskade...

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:03:02 -0400

Haley vs Deadmau5 - Falling In Love With Brazil (Kaskade Remix)

Ready for summer!

(via Dan Wick)

Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:47:00 -0400

Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There

An Ode to LCD Soundsystem

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:08:00 -0400

An Ode to LCD Soundsystem:

For anyone who is an LCD Soundsystem fan, and thus lamenting their last-ever show this weekend at Madison Square Garden, this is really cool… The Current put together a radio stream of all the artists who are named dropped as musical inspirations in LCD’s seminal hit “Losing My Edge.” I’ve probably even heard of less than half of these bands, which tells you how cool I am, but it’s still pretty neat.