mix tape

i was going to make a mix cd for everyone that is going to come to the oatmeal stout release party (i know it's gay but it makes me happy so fuck off) but since i figured out how to put songs on this bitch for you to download i'm just going to make my mix tape on here. happy listening.

blk jks - lakeside
fever ray - when i grow up
vega - well known pleasures
ty segall - the drag
the phenomenal handclap band - testimony
sgt. dunbar and the hobo banned - a walk through charles mingus's garbage pile
shirley ann lee - theres a light
miami horror - don't be on with her
the gay blades - bob dylan's 115th nightmare
cfcf - crystal mines
black joe lewis - gunpowder
ben sollee - only a son
amanaz - khala my friend
the presets-if i know you
papercuts - future primitive
mt. st. helen's vietnam band - anchors dropped
cotton jones - blood red sentimental blues
mayer hawthorne - when i said goodbye
starfucker -florida

buddhist buildings

apparently some buddhist monks have built practically a whole city out of used beer bottles. i'm pretty sure i could top that with all the beer bottles i've gone through.

in unrelated news, ...and you will know us by the trail of dead put on an amazing show last night and played my favorite song, will you smile again, that i just can't get out of my head.

trail of dead - will you smile again

songs from the grave...

elliott smith has another posthumous release. they're unfinished recordings and covers from 'basement on the hill', a nice addition to an already amazing catalogue. go here to get the nice and tidy zipped files.

...and you will know us by the trail of dead

best math class doodle ever. the cover of ...and you will know us by the trail of dead's century of self, who will be performing live this thursday february the 19th in the year of our lord two thousand and nine. tickets are here and they are only $12. if you try to convince me that you are doing something more important on thursday i am going to call you a liar. listen here, you will love them or my name isn't gomer pyle.

darwin month

so darwin day has come and gone and i was too busy going to swedish furniture stores and riding my bike to get around to letting everyone know that yesterday was darwin's 200th birthday. i am assuming that the 4 people who read this blog already know that it's darwin day but it got me thinking. we should dedicate at least a month to recognize ol' chuck. i'm just sayin, his discoveries have changed the way we see our planet and gave rise to many other findings and theories that have since been proven as fact. so i'm not going to worry about missing his birthday, i'm going to celebrate his legacy all month long. who's with me?

green eggs and haaaaaaaam

hilarious mock science show on adult swim called 'look around you'. 

in unrelated news, i like this song florida by starfucker

radiohead at the grammys

for those of you that missed it, radiohead performed live last night at the grammys with the backing of the USC marching band. 

omar's gone solo

omar rodriguez-lopez of mars volta fame has put out another solo album. so for those of you that enjoy the hard rock of omar and can't stand the screeching banshee cedric bixler-zavala, you may like this.

Private Fortunes - Omar Rodriguez Lopez

quiz

for those of you that have about 15 mintues to kill or want to join the swedish armed forces. try this out.

time machine

the buffet libre dj's have a ton of delightful 70's, 80's, and 90's era songs remixed by some of today's best artists. check it out here, yo. word to your mother.

bonnaroo 2009

the lineup for 2009 has been announced on their website. if anyone wants to go, please, please let me know as i would also go with you. yeah, the camping sucks but it's so worth it. 

coachella announced their lineup not too long ago but seeing as how i am a dirty hippy, my vote leans towards bonnaroo. 

tweedy covers radiohead

wilco's frontman covers radioheads' 'fake plastic trees'. it's sublime. 

i heart daft punk

an acoustic cover of daft punks 'digital love' by alphabeat.

flight of the conchords

flight of the conchords are on tour and will be at the nokia on may the 5th in the year of our lord two-thousand and nine. tickets here. the new season is funnier than the last. watch it here absolutely  free. oh yeah, the very canadian eugene mirman will be there also.

speaking of groundhog day....

my good friend jgroves, who loves the groundhog holiday sent an e-mail to his friends this morning proclaiming his love for the event. it goes...

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today.  That's right, woodchuck-chuckers, it's Groundhog Day!!!  I know what you're thinking, it's still just once a year, right?  Well right now the question on everybody's chapped lips is the same: do you think Phil is gonna come out and see his shadow?  Well he already has, and you can find out his prediction here:

http://www.groundhog.org/prediction/index.php

Someday we'll all have to go to Punxsutawney together to witness this truly miraculous event.  Sure it's covered on the news, but this is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.  If you're disappointed with Phil's prediction then consider this.  When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. But sitting here emailing the people in my address book and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter.  On this, the Day of the Groundhog, let us all say a prayer and drink to world peace.  Happy Groundhog Day.

jgroves

an extremely moving piece. thank you.

merry groundhog day

my morning jacket has a fabulous new song on the 'dark was the night' charity album that i mentioned earlier. it's not too shabby. here are two other stand outs that i thought you might enjoy. you can make your own widget with the compilation songs here.