2008

Aug

went to the mall, found out Conor was...

there’s pink flamingos living in the mall I’d give a fortune to your infomercial if...

If the VP candidates IM’d each other..

A nice little montage of McCain’s blunders. PS, McCain graduated 894th out of 899 at the Naval...

Great video for YACHT’s “Summer Song”. This jam was a “love letter” to...

We Are Scientists - Let’s See It If you recall, I saw We Are Scientists a couple weeks ago...

Paper Route - Empty House I know nothing about this band except that I stumbled upon this excellent...

Curt is blogging before bed

I was erm…”working” today and noticed how ridiculous most facebook status updates...

Subject: Your Community Credential for...

“Dear Friends of the Campaign, I am pleased to confirm that you will each receive 1 community...

Billboard Hot Singles Sales (Jack's...

Also, who is this MIA? I looooove her song in that one movie trailer. She must be real new right?...

Hilarious, poor John Mayer. Bookmark Strong Takes now

Fourth Place Medal an Olympics blog

There’s a really good interview with Conor Oberst in the latest Filter (scans here). Filter...

Doesn't this make you feel better about...

A good look into the silliness of how we are educated. Read it hur. “For Most People, College...

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Beggin (Pilooski Edit) This group was the jam in the late 60s....

Mates of State - California After today’s OC marathon at Scott’s, I felt kind of...

Too much irony from the Repubs

Unsurprisingly, Johnny and Dubya are equally ignorant when it comes to their statements about...

Dear Ben, Your new songs aren’t that hawt. I mean, you did a song with Regina Spektor and you...

Ironic

“Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st...

“Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life...”
— Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse...

c u l8rz

Alright kids, I have to be up at 4:30 tomorrow morning in order to get on my 7am flight to Boston...

qt piez

Kori from Mates of State blogs about being a parent of two while being on the road. It usually...

Conor Oberst being happy and silly? I like this change of pace for him. Anyways, here’s his...

So Scott turned 21 tonight (happy birthday Scott), but didn’t get to drink. More on that...

New Stars Song

So, apparently Stars decided to put up a new song on their Myspace without telling anyone,...

Click me to see an interesting take on the...

Sigur Rós’ set at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Who is seeing them this September at...

Call Jenny Lewis to hear new track

Out 9/23 Where can I get some Jenny Lewis blotting paper? Anyways, call 888-717-2243 and hear the...

Stars - Calendar Girl (Acoustic at The Current) I really don’t have any reasoning for posting...

Dylan Mondegreen - Girl in Grass I think it may be a little bit of a stretch to say Dylan...

Thoughts on religion, using Conor as my...

In a recent interview with Paste, Conor Oberst said basically everything I wanted to about...

Cross your fingers!

I just applied for credentials for Barack’s speech in Denver! Let’s hope I make the cut,...

Some possible dark horse presidential...

Check them out here I’m voting for the one that looks like Hayden Christensen in Episode III

I’m really glad I know Scott Olstad. I have conversations with him that I do not and cannot...

“We grew up too comfortable to take risks”

Obama Will Name Bayh his VP Choice on...

My Many Names

My mom has come up with a slew of new nicknames for me this summer including, but not limited...

Karl Rove, immediately before he...

Jack’s Mannequin - The Resolution OMG. Please listen to this song. Has Andrew McMahon has...

P4K reviews Conor Oberst

Me time

You know who I haven’t seen enough of this summer? Curt Baker. It seems like I rarely have the...

She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? I can’t decide whether or not to head to First...

The trailer for this fall’s “W.”

Mates of State - The Re-Arranger (at Lollapalooza) I was not at Lollapalooza on Friday. Mates of...

The Black Ghosts - Repetion Kills You You can always use one more dance track right? This is right...

Jul

HD version of Harry Potter trailer

Toby Keith strikes again!

“Maybe it’s also a comment on the death of ambition or...”
— David Best of Fujiya and...

Two favors

First, I’ll be in Boston next week, what should I do/see? Second, since I’ll be in...

Vampire Weekend’s new vid for “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” Is your bed made!? Is your...

oh boohoo

Let’s not beat around the bush here kids, I had a pretty fucking terrible day, at least to...

Here’s the first trailer from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which comes out November...

Coconut Records - West Coast Jason Scwartzmann is such a great guy. He starred in Rushmore and I...

I don’t quite understand why the man is biking underwater through a graveyard of Beat...

Other stuff we could call it

Kings of Leon - Crawl The first single off of the Tennessian clan’s upcoming album, Only By...

Jack's Mannequin EP next week

Yeah, so Jack Man’s upcoming cd, The Glass Passenger, doesn’t come out until September...

woman of my dreams

btws the new Conor Oberst album is...

snag sum summer jamz

Here’s the Top Ranking mixtape from Santogold and Diplo.

Conor Oberst - NYC - Gone, Gone Coming in at barely over a minute, Oberst’s NYC - Gone, Gone...

El Guincho's Folías for Free

2007’s Folías is damned near impossible to find so El Guincho’s label decided to be a...

Stereogum Talks New Conor Oberst Album

Stereogum posted their version of a review, “Premature Evalution”, of Conor...

Multicolr Search Lab

mikesea: Try me. The Multicolr Search Lab reveals Flickr photos that best match the color...

best way to release a single ever

Instead of throwing out their new single to the blogosphere and iTunes, Deerhoof has released the...

Sasquatches for Obama

Free Obama button from MoveOn.org

New Cold War Kids Single

Cold War Kids’ new single “Something is Not Right With Me” off of their upcoming...

Black Kids - Listen to Your Body Tonight All hail indie pop. Yes, I know “I’m Not Gonna...

so weird. idk how they make it 3D....

Zogby Poll Shows Obama/Powell Best Bet

A recent Zogby poll shows that among likely voters, Democrats, and independents 42%, 42%, and 43%...

McCain Gets Confused Yet Again

Throughout the campaign John McCain has made quite a few blunders when it comes to speaking about...

TONIGHT

Proof that I have been waiting for tonight for years…

Conor Oberst givin tha big bucks to...

A quick search on Huffington Post’s Fundrace shows that Conor Oberst has donated $2,300 to...

From Dave. A nice twist on scary, red state, country music.

1 DAY

HBO's New Vampire Series

HBO’s new series “True Blood”, which debuts in September, is written by the same...

John McCain attempts to use a computer

Actual Office Dialogue, Don't Worry...

Curt: Okay, let's go to town here..
Mike: Let me guess..what are you going to put in my mouth?

Reading: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary...

Boy I hope the College Republicans don’t find this one (ANDY POST ANDY POST ANDY POST. I just...

Found solution to FFFFOUND! problem

So yeah, FFFFOUND.com is the most bomb image aggregator on tha internets. Bummer that you need an...

Death Cab’s new video for “Cath”. Really, really good, but really, really...

McCain Blunders Again On Iran

John McCain yet again used his “straight talk” to show his insensitivity towards...

marriedtothesea.com

Ben Folds + Regina Spektor = Love

Via Paste: Everybody’s favorite piano-rocking, Shatner-collaborating, sailor-mouthed goofball Ben...

Menomena - Muscle N’ Flo I know nothing of the band other than they are named after the...

Obama to accept nom. in public. End of...

From Politico: Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will leave the hall of the Democratic National...

Hot damnnnn

Tom Friedman Calls For Green Revolution

Aren’t you glad that the Bond movies are actually good now? Blame it on The Bourne series for...

My Next TV Obsession?

Jason Schwartzman will play the lead role in HBO’s comedy pilot “Bored to Death,”...

Help Plz

Yo kids, I finished A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius last week (best book I’ve read...

Flashback: Bright Eyes' Lifted

I listened to Bright Eyes’ Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground,...

Happy Berfday America

OMGZ. Buy me this and you can have my...

On sale now at Threadless.com, thanks for the heads up DJDW. I may have to buy this when I move...

If only those qtpies Tegan and Sara were...

From an advice column in The Believer magazine: Dear Sedaratives, My little brother said we should...

Cut Copy - Lights and Music From DJDW’s top 10 from the first half of 2008: Last year was...

Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Live @ Coachella 2008) Been listening to Set Yourself on Fire quite...

14 DAYS.

New kicks..delivered by robots!

Zappos uses robots in their warehouses to tackle the delivery and stocking side of things....

15 DAYS.

Ben Gibbard covering Rilo Kiley’s “Silver Lining”. OMGZ.

Jun

Conor Oberst talks politics with...

On Obama: The whole thing in 2004 was all against Bush—it was all in reference to what Bush...

My favorite demographic. Yes, I am bored at work.

As promised..my favorite albums from the...

I said I would do this when I got back and I am a man of my word. Here they are, my favorite albums...

Viva España! Campeones de Europa!

Ole! Ole Ole Ole! Ole! Ole! (you know how that one goes). My hopes came true today as Spain were...

Damnit

My cousin Lexie is watching the new Jonas Brothers movie and I realized that we wear exactly the...

Mates of States’ new video for “My Only Offer” Oh, oh, oh is my only offer. Stifle...

M83 - Kim & Jessie Ah the 80’s. Listening to M83’s synth-infused, sometimes...

Arrested Development movie plans progressing

Viva España! and on to Omaha!

Okay, so maybe the Spanish National Team isn’t going “on to Omaha”, but I am....

Yeasayer plays “2080” from the top of a building on Pitchfork.tv’s Don’t...

RE: In all honesty...

Scott wrote a response, or spiritual continuation of sorts of my recent, rambling post about doing...

Mates of State - My Only Offer I’ve been digging this CD since it came out this spring, but...

Your new favorite summer jam, “Kobe How My Ass Taste?” by Shaq. Favorite line? I love...

Absolutely Cannot Wait: Rolling Stone...

….and gives it 3.5 out of 4 stars. Bomb. Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the...

The Surge Is Working? Not If You Read the...

Ralph Nader is still a bit loopy...

He has already stated he doesn’t know shit about any relevant technology in the past 20...

how did I miss new electric prez?

Wtf. When did this happen? I was browsing some…websites that provide music if you will, and...

anyone out there with a ffffound...

If you don’t know what ffffound is, it’s an image aggregator and bookmarking service...

Bright Eyes - When the President Talks to God (Live) Under the Radar magazine just named this the...