January 2012
4 posts
2 tags
Fat Tire. Gone. http://gifshop.tv/m/57TVRWQHI7/
Jan 26th
Jan 22nd
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Hey, While We're At It, Can We Kick Mickey Mantle... →
Keeping great ballplayers out of the Hall of Fame because of some sanctimonious reading of “integrity, sportsmanship, and character,” after ignoring those words for the entire history of the Hall, is absurd. See also Ty Cobb.
Jan 13th
1 tag
“Cooperstown doesn’t honor Barry Larkin with a plaque; Larkin honors...”
– Joe Sheehan Newsletter, January 10, 2012 I’ve never been to Cooperstown, and the nonsense in the past several years that has excluded such obviously deserving players such as Larkin and Jeff Bagwell does nothing to make me too excited about the trek. I’ll get there someday, maybe this...
Jan 10th
December 2011
8 posts
Top Songs in 2011 →
…and here is a spotify playlist of the songs I listened to more than any others this year.
Dec 31st
Dec 31st
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Dec 28th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Frank Sinatra (19) Sufjan Stevens (17) Reverend Horton Heat (16) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (14) Moscow RTV Symphony Orchestra (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by
Dec 27th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (47) Brian Setzer (19) Frank Sinatra (16) Sufjan Stevens (15) Class Actress (14) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 19th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
R.E.M. (16) Brandon Wright (9) Aimee Mann (8) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (7) Nine Inch Nails (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 6th
2 tags
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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November 2011
11 posts
ListenHandsome Furs - Cheap Music
Nov 30th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Weezer (6) Cake (3) Prince (3) Aimee Mann (3) The Beatles (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 23rd
Nov 21st
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Nov 18th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
Radiohead (18) Tegan and Sara (16) Björk (13) The Gay Blades (12) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 14th
3 tags
Nov 10th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
Radiohead (23) The Naked and Famous (12) R.E.M. (10) Cake (10) The Smashing Pumpkins (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 9th
Nov 6th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Radiohead (15) R.E.M. (10) Daft Punk (9) The Naked and Famous (9) Wolf Parade (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 1st
October 2011
9 posts
“[Shortstop Elio] Chacon… was eager but not very talented. And he kept running...”
– Roger Angell on the 1962 New York Mets, the losingest major league team in the modern era, as quoted by Geoffrey C. Ward in Baseball: An Illustrated History. (via nullarysources) Yes, this is my team.
Oct 27th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →
Radiohead (14) Fitz and The Tantrums (12) Interpol (10) Handsome Furs (9) Flogging Molly (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 26th
Oct 22nd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Fitz and The Tantrums (20) Radiohead (20) Daft Punk (10) Nine Inch Nails (7) R.E.M. (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 18th
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Oct 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Nine Inch Nails (18) Feist (18) Radiohead (13) Björk (12) Maritime (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 15th
Questions I ask when reviewing a design -... →
Somebody could make an “Oblique Strategies”-style deck of cards for these questions and I’d probably consider using them.
Oct 11th
5 tags
Oct 7th
291 notes
Oct 4th
September 2011
9 posts
Sep 28th
65 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-25) →
The Magnetic Fields (23) Mates of State (17) Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (13) Spoon (11) LCD Soundsystem (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-18) →
The National (14) The Magnetic Fields (13) LCD Soundsystem (13) Nine Inch Nails (10) Stephin Merritt (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 20th
Sep 16th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-11) →
Daft Punk (18) The Magnetic Fields (13) MC Frontalot (12) Radiohead (12) R.E.M. (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 13th
October 3! Mark Your Calendars!
thejukeboxshow: Hi everyone - Our next show has been announced. You can check out the Facebook invitation here, but if you just want to get right down to the meat and potatoes of it, here is the upcoming line-up. Hope to see you all there! The Jukebox: The 90s Featuring: CHRIS GETHARD (The Chris Gethard Show) CAROLINE CREAGHEAD (producer, Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest) MIKE LAWRENCE (John...
Sep 8th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-4) →
The Submarines (13) Fitz and The Tantrums (10) R.E.M. (10) Handsome Furs (9) Daft Punk (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sep 7th
Sep 2nd
Kickstarter - Put This On: Season Two →
If you’re not a backer of this project, you should feel really bad about yourself.
Sep 1st
August 2011
16 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) →
Fitz and The Tantrums (11) Holy Ghost! (10) Shit Robot (9) The Beatles (4) Aimee Mann (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 31st
And we are back! Though PSE&G has not said whether power is on for good, or whether this is just another false alarm. I’ll enjoy this electricity while it lasts in any case.
Aug 30th
Today went from best-case (power comes back on before I leave to work somewhere else) to worst-case (…then power goes back out, stranding me without a car) entirely too quickly.
Aug 30th
Electricity is a fickle bitch.
Aug 30th
Electricity is the greatest thing ever.
Aug 30th
Aug 28th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-21) →
Fitz and the Tantrums (24) Nine Inch Nails (16) R.E.M. (14) Prince (12) Aimee Mann (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 25th
What they're "protecting" us from - Anil Dash →
This is the best thing I’ve read this week. Maybe longer. No excerpt, just go read it.
Aug 19th
1 tag
Aug 17th