June 2009
24 posts
Betraying the Planet →
When I was in school, our meager little Economics department pulled its funds together with the Business department and brought in Paul Krugman as its annual speaker. It was excellent. Since I was in a senior seminar economics class at the time, I got to go to a special dinner in honor of Krugman where I saw one of the economics professors at Austin College administer the Heimlich maneuver to my...
WatchPaste Magazine did a feature on the top web sites for “Concert out of Context” and they wrote up the French site “La Blogothegue.” Needless to say, I’ve spent most of my Sunday perusing these guerrilla concerts. The video is the Shins scaring people in Paris. Enjoy!
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Things That Make Me Angry #4: This Article From... →
The conclusion is correct: marriage is an outdated institution that will most likely lead to divorce, causing heartache and financial instability. The problem I have with the article is the analysis. Author Sandra Tsing Loh presents a one-sided argument for why marriage doesn’t work: sexless, uncompassionate, unadventurous, selfish men.
She mentions, but attributes little import, to her...
“No man is pudding.”
– Andy from the T.V. show “Weeds” Season 4
Home Town Heroes →
Other music critics might not play favorites, but I do.
The link is some news footage of The Features rocking it at the Bonaroo music festival this year.
Long live The Features!
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The Obama Haters’ Silent Enablers →
Reb forwarded me this article. It made me pretty sad. I’ve been thinking quite a bit this week about James von Brunn and the state of our union.
I fucking hate Fox News.
I gotst a rekkid too...
I should mention something about the new EP I released today entitled “Danger.” I won’t say much about it, other than I hope you buy it. I think it will be the last I record and release (you have to grow up some time).
You can download it from the following retailers:
CDBaby.com <——- it’s a discount here, only $5!
Amazon.com MP3 Store
(coming to the...
Free 14-song Sampler from SUBPOP Records →
Don’t worry. It’s a little scary when you go to the web page, but it is not a scam.
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Short and sweet
Profile: Hollis W.
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This Porn's for You: Budweiser's Racy Web Ad →
I think what kills me is that if we were in Europe, this wouldn’t even be a story. America, quit being a prude.
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You Look Stupid →
We here at CriticalAsshole.com like to point out when someone is doing good or speaking the truth. Today’s link was posted on Facebook from a friend of mine, Michelle, who I lived with in Scotland.
Thanks, Michelle.
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“There’s a joke within the blogging community that most blogs have an audience of...”
– When the Thrill of Blogging Is Gone … - NYTimes.com (via kiyoshimartinez)
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The Art of the Mix: The Features
This week, we here at CriticalAsshole.com are counting down the days until The Features new album Some Kind of Salvation make its nation-wide debut. It will be available on Amazon.com and (should) be available through iTunes as well. This week has cleverly been dubbed “Some Kind of Week” by Features Super-Fan Brett White of the Tumblr blog damageisdone.tumblr.com. In honor of “Some Kind...
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Crushing Dreams: Show Me Tiger! – Don’t Need My...
I hate to sound like a jerk, but I was kind of hoping for the first “Crushing Dreams” post that I would actually get to crush someone’s dreams.
Alas, Show Me Tiger! did not afford me that opportunity. It pains me to say that I was pleasantly surprised. This is truly indie hip-hop at its finest, stretching outside the traditional mold and providing enough late 80’s early 90’s references to make...
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I’m very excited this week as we here at...
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Singled Out: Choir of Young Believers -...
Laid back, dreamy, and worthwhile, but not really breaking any new ground here. It left me feeling a little empty—kind of like when I walked out of the theatre after seeing Being John Malkovich.
Listen to the single at Lala.com:
Action/Reaction - Choir of You…
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
I approve.
How Brandi Carlile Saved My Daughters From Disney...
How Brandi Carlile Saved My Daughters From Disney :: High Gravity :: Paste
(via addthis)
Long live Brandi Carlile.
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Things That Make Me Angry #3: The American Auto...
It’s official. GM has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and frankly, I couldn’t be happier. Well, I could be happier. I’d be happier if our government had not handed over $49.4 billion of our money to an industry that sat defiant in the wake of changing market demand which called for smaller vehicles with higher fuel efficiency standards. I’d be happier if the...
Music as medicine: Docs use tunes as treatment -... →
Music will save us all. This is an interesting article I found on MSNBC.com. This is also a chance for me to form a new list: suppose you must undergo brain surgery. The doctor tells you that the procedure will last 1 hour. He also tells you during this surgery, it is advisable to have music playing for the entire hour. You get to choose the music. What do you put on your brain surgery...
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Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
When in Scotland, do everything you can to avoid getting your ass kicked.
Seriously.
These are tough people with a tough mindset and a history of bravery, independence, and a persevering attitude that has left them, in many cases, unwittingly ahead of the cultural curve.
In the past decade, Scotland has given us many reasons to frequent our local record store. And, while this might be a blow...