Archive for September, 2008
Call Up Wells
Posted in money, NYT linking, skepticism with tags bailout, inflation, oh fuck, ron paul, stiglitz on September 25, 2008 by JohnCall up Wells Fargo, and put your savings account into Euros/gold, because we’re just a few days away from HYPERINFLATION.
-Hell, even though he goes off the deep end half way through, Ron Paul gives the most succinct and least BS laden explanation of some of this.
-One of the few economists agree with, Joe Stiglitz talks collapse.
-Newsweek smart guy Fareed Zakaria hopes that everything is just peachy.
UNBLOG un blog
Posted in music with tags blogs, music on September 20, 2008 by ShivIn conversation with both John and Greg, this blog has come up numerous times. It isn’t daily…mostly weekly and worth a look at…and in most cases, a listen to. OngakuBaka is he. I don’t know. They should be added to our blogroll. I should probably do that now. Either way, Greg, John and whoever else wants some music…this blog is fun and (fairly) consistant.
Also, I especially recommend the Women – Women (2008) download It’s been said that they resemble at times “The Velvet Underground, at others This Heat, and even others Swell Maps.” I like all three. This album is fantastic.
Bleep Bloop Shimmy Shimmy
Posted in 2008, music, the future, tubes, web chatter with tags empire if the sun, passion pit, tv on the radio on September 18, 2008 by JohnTo contrast, some things from aught-eight.
Here’s Passion Pit. Cuddle Fuddle and Sleepyhead (I know that one) are sure to be hits around this part of the web.
Passion Pit – Chunk of Change
Then there’s this. I can’t get this song out of my head.
All this stuff is Space Disco/Electro Rock which seems to be a popular genre these days. TV on the Radio just did a Space Disco album which I liked too. What did you guys think of it?
1,300 Miles and the Same Old Songs
Posted in california, music, travel on September 11, 2008 by JohnHere are some Oldies I enjoyed over a span of thirteen hundred miles.
Novos Baianos – Acabou Chorare (1972)
Sort of like: Brazil, a jam band.
Zoot Woman – Living In A Magazine (2001)
Sort of like: Junior Boys, just Junior Boys, but it’s good. Really.
Sparklehorse – Good Morning Spider (1998)
Sort of like: the Flaming Lips, Murk.
Pavement – Wowee Zowee (1995)
Sort of like: An under-appreciated Pavement album.
All are highly recomended. In fact, they’re some of my favorite albums. I really don’t know why it took so long for me to gush about them. (I didn’t check any of the links, so tell me if any don’t work).