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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Motorhead, “The Hammer”
This video never fails to make me laugh. Always wonder who decided it would be a good idea to have Lemmy come and play at the school assembly. Also, thanks to the anonymous hero who subtitled it.
Death of the Exurbs (cont.)
From a recent NYT op-ed: By now, nearly five years after the housing crash, most Americans understand that a mortgage meltdown was the catalyst for the Great Recession, facilitated by underregulation of finance and reckless risk-taking. Less understood is the … Continue reading
“Here’s Marx…let’s see if he can put some life into the German attack”
Monty Python — The Philosophers’ World Cup:
Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”
Have probably heard this song over a 1,000 times, from the Rumours cassette that got worn out in the station-wagon tape deck when I was a kid to background noise when shopping at Safeway. But this video is a revelation. … Continue reading
“Greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls”
This old Kids in the Hall sketch made me realize how much I miss hanging out in record shops. Back in the 1990s in Seattle there used to a show every Saturday night from midnight to 2 a.m. on KEXP … Continue reading
Fela, Live in 1971
I think that for every band that achieves mass popularity, there’s a moment shortly before the breakthrough where it’s just reaching the peak of its musical powers, but is not yet troubled by the weight of expectation of fans and … Continue reading
Mississippi John Hurt, “Spike Driver Blues (John Henry)”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSm0bQzbJew&feature=related
Melbourne Cup Photo Finish
About as close as it gets — Dunaden by a nose.
