January 2012
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December 2011
4 posts
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature...
– Søren Kierkegaard (via bardsandsages)
Love is distinct from desire… Because its aim is not satisfaction, but being.
– Jacques Lacan, Seminar I, trans. John Forrester (via proustitute)
November 2011
5 posts
It is such a memory, which, from stopping point to stopping point, remembrance...
– Julia Kristeva, Powers of Horror, trans. Leon S. Roudiez (via proustitute)
October 2011
1 post
I am nothing but words,
just a shape
of dreams or night.
– Euripides, Herakles, translated by Anne Carson in Grief Lessons (via proustitute)
September 2011
2 posts
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1 tag
August 2011
1 post
June 2011
5 posts
May 2011
8 posts
Leyendo una novela del señor de las ollas... on... →
Indie Paul Simon Covers by Local Natives, Jens...
twentyfourbit:
After stumbling upon a Mother’s Day tribute post earlier today that featured an unsurprisingly great take on a Paul Simon tune by cover song pros The Morning Benders, it occurred to me that Simon’s oeuvre — a staple of my, and perhaps their, father’s record collection — has become a notable point of reference for a number of indie bands and solo artists of late. In the past...
April 2011
5 posts
Morrissey Editing 660-Page Memoir
twentyfourbit:
While we certainly won’t be hearing news of a Smiths reunion anytime soon, the backstory from what’s been a long and, at times, tumultuous career for the band’s enigmatic 51-year-old frontman is well on the way. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s John Wilson yesterday, Morrissey reiterated his stance that “there really is no point” to an onstage reunion with Johnny Marr, as he’s “very...
BB!! Say it again,and again, and again…
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Stream: New Beastie Boys - “Say It”
In response to another leak from their forthcoming LP, Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2, the Beastie Boys dropped (read: uploaded) our second official taste from the record: “Say It,” in which the hip-hop veterans turn that old-school, crunchy production we heard on “Make Some Noise” up to eleven for...
Watch/Hear Fiona Apple Cover 15 Songs
twentyfourbit:
She may be one of the best songwriters around, but Fiona Apple also knows her way around a great cover tune. To wit: Apple has fearlessly taken on classics by the likes of Bill Withers, Jimi Hendrix, and The Beatles, while — perhaps with a bit of endearing trepidation — performed jazz standards made famous by Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and other legends with ease, not to...
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First one take music video, made by the best…
March 2011
9 posts
Debashish Bhattacharya and Bob Brozman - Maa →
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December 2010
6 posts
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1 tag
John Lennin! →
Some MAGnum pics!
Overcoming the idea of the canon. →
The western vice of judgement and classification.