var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9114941-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Music will save us all.Tumblr (3.0; @criticalasshole)http://www.criticalasshole.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhsxqKn361qzev0jo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/an-alarming-development-in-china-that-everyone-has-missed-2012-1" target="_blank">An Alarming Development In China That Everyone Has Missed</a><br/> David Kotok, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/an-alarming-development-in-china-that-everyone-has-missed-2012-1" target="_blank">businessinsider.com</a></p> <p>“I think this move is a sign of weak­ness and will only increase the like­li­hood that the winds of change from the Arab spring will reach China. The Chi­nese mid­dle class, while enjoy­ing their new wealth, will even­tu­al­ly demand the free­doms…</p> </blockquote> <p>Reality television programming both sickens me and also makes me proud to be an Americsn. Now is NOT a good time to be in the entertainment business in China.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/15518890171http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/15518890171Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:34:38 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx0cw69Krc1qzev0jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2011/12/28/10-stylish-diy-calendars-for-2012-to-replace-your-calendar-app/" target="_blank">10 stylish DIY calendars for 2012 to replace your calendar app</a><br/> Nancy Messieh, <a href="http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2011/12/28/10-stylish-diy-calendars-for-2012-to-replace-your-calendar-app/" target="_blank">thenextweb.com</a></p> <p>We all prob­a­bly have access to a hun­dred and one dif­fer­ent cal­en­dar and orga­ni­za­tion apps in our smart­phones, but there is cer­tain­ly some­thing to be said for using the most under-rated cre­ativ­i­ty and pro­duc­tiv­i­ty tool – the pe…</p> </blockquote> <p>I always try to share things I think you people would like…and anyone who knows me KNOWS I love New Years. Here you go.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/15018995443http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/15018995443Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:28:54 -0600<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwkfgaXmiy1qzev0jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/how-hp-has-an-app-store-inside.php" target="_blank">How HP Has an App Store Inside Your Printer</a><br/> David Strom, <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/how-hp-has-an-app-store-inside.php" target="_blank">readwriteweb.com</a></p> <p>The notion of app stores is expand­ing into the world of print­ers and HP has made some impor­tant strides in the past year after it announced its ePrint line of print­ers. The apps, com­bined with an Internet-accessible print­er, are both actu­al…</p> </blockquote> <p>I have the HP Envy and the apps are pretty mediocre, the interface leaves a lot to be desired as well. What do I have to spend to get a decent printer?!?!</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14570131139http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14570131139Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:02:34 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltc08erTLW1qlca9ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I hear MFMIPQAL is playing at the Granada this weekend.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14191866408http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14191866408Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:10:00 -0600I just finished the Steve Jobs biography and I must say, Isaacson did a great job of chronicling the...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14123110546http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/14123110546Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0600Steve JobsWalter Isaacsonreviews<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvnoomHSSm1qzev0jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I want to make something perfectly clear, I fucking LOVE It’s a Wonderful Life. The scene at the beginning when George and Mary are doing the Charleston in the swimming pool is quite simply one of the sweetest, funniest moments in cinematic history. Forget the tearfest that is the end of the movie. I prefer the sweetness of the beginning when the movie is developing the quirky, nice guy character of George Bailey.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/13705757547http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/13705757547Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:41:10 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luznkcT2FQ1qa4karo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ha ha. I know this.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/13478430700http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/13478430700Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:20:10 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lumw5dWqyB1qa4karo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yes. Yes. I understand this dilemma.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12990148979http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12990148979Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:11:55 -0600<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/12541606679/tumblr_lucs5tcuKX1qzd3fh&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://damageisdone.tumblr.com/post/12517635529/the-features-tenderly-live-the-knitting" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">damageisdone</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Features<br/>“Tenderly”<br/>Live @ The Knitting Factory<br/>November 5th, 2011</p> <p>The Damage Is Done lurches out of its slumber to bring to you a<strong> new Features song</strong>, currently doing its first lap with the band on their Fall 2011 mini-tour. Whoah! “Tenderly” was played last Saturday night when the band played Brooklyn, New York’s Knitting Factory. I’m always pleased to see the band on my home turf (New York City, not Brooklyn; I live in Queens, also known as the borough no one will ever play ever). I was even more pleased to hear a new song that proves that the band still has a voice that is ever-solidifying and ever-confident. “Tenderly” showcases just how tight this band has become. That’s always been one of their strongest suits (you know, up there with being awesome and melting faces with rock), and it’s on display here. I especially love how tight the riff is, just underneath those lush keyboards. Rollum’s drums are as frantic as ever, but they sound constrained, as if they’re about to bust out (all in a good way).</p> <p>The next Features album is shaping up nicely. Start your anticipation…now.</p></blockquote> <p>A new song from a favorite band. Enjoy!</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12541606679http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12541606679Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:53:33 -0600-: If you end any thought with "just sayin'...": wamiv-: I want to burn you. I want to tie you with...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12503296876http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12503296876Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:37:54 -0600you don’t know whether the the object at the bar is a stool or a peice of artwork.http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12404385063http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/12404385063Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:29:21 -0500The Features - "Wilderness": This is from the Nashville Scene and it is a better review of the new...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11849626788http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11849626788Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:42:00 -0500the featuresreviewnashville scenewilderness<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltdasuuxmC1qz7wfjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cubicleparty.tumblr.com/post/11699537057" target="_blank">cubicleparty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://grapevinetwine.tumblr.com/post/11697994247" target="_blank">grapevinetwine</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p> <a href="http://nedhepburn.tumblr.com/post/11692949970" target="_blank">nedhepburn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’m glad we finally got back at the Libyans for killing Doc Brown all the way back in 1985. That’s why we’re doing this, right? I forget why we’re involved in Libya. I’m assuming it has something to do with Back To The Future.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>NEVER FORGET.</p> </blockquote>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11711880997http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11711880997Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:49:58 -0500Breaking News: Apple Reports Steve Jobs has died: You can expect that I will be writing about this...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11079071270http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11079071270Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:53:01 -0500 5:30AM came way too early.  Still dark in the bedroom, I’d hear the whining of my...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11064715020http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11064715020Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:16:05 -0500Stuff You Should KnowJosh ClarkCharles W. BryantHow Stuff Works As many of you know, Rolling Stone used to be a magazine about music.  One of the thicker,...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11025485743http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/11025485743Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:32:06 -0500album reviewMuddy WatersRolling StoneGreatest Albums of All TimeMelissa McCarthy, the fat one from the “Chick-Buddy-Flick” movie Bridesmaids hosts, and...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10986479592http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10986479592Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:52:05 -0500SNLMelissa McCarthyKristen WiigLady AntebellumSaturday Night LiveBridesmaidsDavid SpadeGarfieldChris FarleySeth MeyersTyler PerryADS!!!!! Folks, times are tough.  I’m staring down the barrel of approximately $110,000 worth...http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10917682717http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10917682717Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:53:18 -0500PlayboyiTunesAdsAmazon.com<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrhw0oMwLq1qmf9gqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>THAT, my friends, is a bear.  If you are unfamiliar with my writing or my music, there are two animals I believe rule the animal kingdom:</p> <p>1. The Maine Coon cat</p> <p>2. BEARS (and before you say anything, Koala’s are marsupials, NOT BEARS)</p> <p><a href="http://animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com/post/10243922422" target="_blank">animalstalkinginallcaps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>RESPECT MY CURVES. I’M PROUD OF WHAT I’M WORKIN’ WITH.</p> </blockquote>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10256313518http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/10256313518Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:31:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqoapgjH8E1qzev0jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Life in Lone Star Rebus - #357 “Treasure Island”</p> <p>Sitting here at the Lone Star Oyster Bar on 34th and Flint listening to JT Paz, Shad Daugherty, Andrew Ybannez, and Kris Killingsworth playing the Sunday Night Open Jam is a lot like landing on an uncivilized, some times dangerous island with a bad ass house band.</p> <p>I can’t bring friends here, or at least, I have to be picky about who gets to come. Not a lot of people understand how cathartic going here can be—both to play and to be entertained and fed.</p> <p>The house band is the best you will find: Shad Daugherty from Brandon Adams and the Sad Bastards, Kris Killingsworth from the Thriftstore Cowboys are among the longstanding members who have incredible bands on the side. Bring your guitar (but bring your band or be able to play something the band knows) and live out the rock and roll dream for an evening.</p> <p>Some of the musicians who come are regulars; all are fantastic and worth taking a Sunday evening to come out, drink beer, and enjoy stellar local, live musicians from Lubbock, TX.</p>http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/9535016079http://www.criticalasshole.com/post/9535016079Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:48:52 -0500