Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls - “Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Don’t Die)”
Most “indie rock” Christmas songs suck. But this one doesn’t.
“O Mia O” Spring/Summer 2009 Collection from Ania Kuczynska, Photographed by Szymon Roginski & Kasia Korzeniecka
Photographs cut up and transformed into 3D sculptures. Pre-tty, pre-tty amazing.
by Lin Zhipeng
Vice Magazine's interview with David Simon
“David Simon is responsible for one of the greatest feats of storytelling of the past century, and that’s the entire five-season run of the television series The Wire. If that sounds like hyperbole to you, then you haven’t watched the show yet. It is the most intricate web of character, motivation, insight, action, repercussion, and emotion that’s ever been on TV, and it rivals the grand novels of the late 19th century, when novels actually, regularly, had scope. More hyperbole, but there you go. I and most of its fans are to The Wire as a Christian is to Christ or a junkie is to dope. It’s basically A FUCKING GOD. Too much hyperbole there, maybe. But you’re getting the point, right?”
One of the best things for me about 2009 was becoming acquainted with The Wire, the best TV show to ever be made. Nary a day goes by that I don’t think about Omar, Stringer Bell, Bubbles or Lt. Daniels.
Cryptacize - “One Block Wonders”
A little sweet, a little strange.
Totally Nebular - “White Lincoln”
From Ecliptics Odious One. See also, “Green Tops”.
2009 - delicious Zoom by Delicious Scopitone (Leslie)
And here is Leslie’s compilation.
Tracklist:
Whatfunnybirdsdiveintowater – Buds
Teengirl Fantasy – Hoop Dreams
Paralyze Humanity Sequence – Wise Guy
Fox Hands – Bees With Honey
The Soil & The Sun – IOWEEOW
And So On – Get Lost (Demo)
DM Stith – Pigs (Marching Band Version)
Animal Magic Tricks – King
The Informations – For The Rest Of My Days
tUnE yArDs – Hatari
Memory Screen – Fleties
BW Tousley – The Afterparty
Nancy ElizabethLay Low
Gowns – Clawless
KHV – Stop Dancing Start The Pilgrimage
Kristin Mc Clement – Planks
Bakers at Dawn – The Instrument
Plant Magic Man – Dogson
Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk – Captured by Trees
Whiteoak – Clementine Mountains
Ecliptics Odious One - Compilation by Delicious Scopitone (Emannuel)
At long last! The purveyors of burgeoning musical talents Emmanuel and Leslie from Delicious Scopitone have just each released their year end mix in lieu of a Best of list. I’ve developed a blind faith in these two and am really looking forward to listening to this!
Tracklist:
01. Navigator – Ghost
02. City Center – Open/House
03. Idiot Glee – All Packed Up
04. Julianna Barwick – Cloudbank
05. Fielded – The Watcher
06. Glass Ghost – Like A Diamond
07. Mount Pleasant – Reverie, reverie
08. Mason Lindahl – Serrated Man Sound
09. Happy Family – Cups
10. MillionYoung – Chlorophyl
11. Forest Clay – Nook
12. Girlfriends – Brobocop
13. Memoryhouse – To The Lighthouse
14. Caves – No Birds In The Sky
15. Jordan Irvin Dally – Wild Things
16. Creepy Crawl – Pretty Tendrils
17. Totally Nebular – White Lincoln
18. Memory Screen – Fleties
19. Paralyze Humanity Sequence – Dark Eyes
20. Pill Wonder – What We Know
21. Soft Cat – Silver Babies Sun
22. Wild Nothing – Summer Holiday
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Ray Lewis
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands
My favorites because you know it’s mostly true:
The XX
Blog enthusiasts who thought wearing a keffiyeha was awesome.
Animal Collective
Guys who make “Best of the Year” lists in January based predominantly on “feeling.”
Vampire Weekend
Bros who try to make out with girls at concerts by relating to them via old Nickelodeon shows. “Remember Pete & Pete??”
Death Cab for Cutie
Girls who quote lyrics as their Facebook status.
Neon Indian
Gorilla Vs. Bear readers.
The Shins
Premature alts who considered Garden State a life-altering viewing experience.
Radiohead
Everyone.
Kimya Dawson
Chicks who are described by their girlfriends as “sweet” and “really nice” when guys ask if their friend is hot.
Matt and Kim
Closeted Blink-182 enthusiasts.
Phoenix
People who don’t listen to enough music.
Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.
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It’s here, it’s here! The moment we’ve all (okay, maybe just me?) been waiting for…Check out Rachel Antonoff’s homage to the “Top That” scene in Teen Witch. So much awesome going on in this clip.
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The Ronettes - “Sleigh Ride”
Oh, to hell with it! I’m giving in to the holiday spirit. Here’s a goddamn Christmas song.
People refer to me as ‘Last Call’. Put your name in the generator and hit that “Fist Pump” button.
