January 2011
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Nice Things People Say - Watch Me For The Changes
I totally concur…
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Tiny Ruins & A Singer of Songs - Down South
Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins, with the assist from Leiven Scheerlinck, flawlessly conveys sentimental resentment and the desire to recall the most imperfect moments. She weaves a complicated, but never convoluted, story of selfish disregard, and the need to be remembered by the ones who seldom cared.
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“It is possible to be a fan of reality TV, talent shows and bubblegum pop and...”
– The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry (via thechocolatebrigade)
This quote goes well with the book I am reading at the moment, Everything Bad Is Good For You. The main focus on the book is how todays culture is not as dumbed down as we keep getting told it is. In fact, todays culture is substantially...
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Mix Tape + Q&A: Benjamin Shaw
A Mix Tape Compiled By Benjamin Shaw by Hi54lofi on Mixcloud
I’ve been asking friendlies to make me a mix tape, this is Benjamin Shaw’s country tinged concoction. It kind of sounds a lot like closing time in a small town American bar. But don’t let the small town North America vibe of the mix fool you. Ben is very much english (as evident by his distaste for the Queen and...
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2011 Golden Globes
I didn’t watch the Golden Globes last night. One part because I never watch award shows and one part because we are one of the only remaining people in the modern world who still receives their TV via rabbit ears (‘open air’ is the technical term I believe). When something is on channel 3, we don’t / can’t watch it because channel 3 never comes in. I did, however,...
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“The problem was you had to keep choosing between one evil or another, and no...”
– - Charles Bukowski
(taken from Ham On Rye, which I started reading today).
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John Prine - Fish And Whistle
My grandpa turned...
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Changes - a HI54LOFI mix tape
Changes by Hi54lofi on Mixcloud
This mix tape is the result of spending a lot of 2010 watching / listening / reading / thinking about too many things that stir up that “we’re all being taken for a ride” emotion that sometimes gets buried underneath all those cool iPhone apps. I originally made it for my conspiracy minded uncle, but I’ve been kicking about town with...