December 2009
10 posts
Remembering the Names →
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minorjive:
USA Today reports that the FBI Field Office in Jackson, Mississippi may soon be named after James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman—the three civil rights workers murdered by Klansmen in Neshoba County, MS, June 21, 1964.
WatchThe Wire — Season 4 Finale Musical Montage
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Music - Sloan →
Sloan is a terrific and very criminally under-appreciated band. You can stream their entire catalogue right here through this link!
Questlove on Parks and Rec...
azizisbored:
The critics have been really kind to Parks and Rec this season. But of all the praise the show has received, I believe the recent set of tweets from Questlove of the Roots is my favorite.
“Parks and Recreation is the Wu Tang of comedy. an ensemble cast of which all the cast shines.” - Questlove
I nominate that to be on the cover of the Season 2 DVD if possible. Later, Quest broke...
BBC Documentary - Krautrock: The Rebirth of... →
switchblades:
Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.
Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk would look beyond western rock and roll to create some of the most original and uncompromising music ever heard. They shared one common goal - a forward-looking desire to transcend...
