February 2010
55 posts
Vampire Weekend: 'White Sky' (live at The... →
What up, world?
“I’m gonna give my daughter’s husband some of it. I feel very fortunate and...”
– EW talks to the Georgia grandfather who bought the 10 billionth song on iTunes
Sugababes - Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) →
It’s somewhat strange to have the inverted-comma Sugababes covering Florence for The Sun’s website, but that’s 2010 media for you. Anyway, this sounds pretty good. Plus, it got me thinking about how painful it’d be to hear Aloud take this on.
Sugababes present a sort of conundrum these days; being reminded they can actually sing makes the fact that it’s hard to like...
“No 7: Work on a computer that is disconnected from the internet.”
– Zadie Smith’s rules for writers
“He is hermetically sealed in his own self-righteous mindset.”
– Marina Hyde, on Sting’s justifications for his Uzbek adventure
The Guardian: Ten years of John Crace's Digested... →
“5. Never date: Ask a British person for a date, and they are more likely to hand...”
– How to be British | Hadley Freeman | The Guardian
Funnily enough, this came up with a guy I met last week: dating as an American invention. Hadley’s American, so she knows the difference. Sarah Lyall writes about this in her book; she clearly knows, too. No telling how she snagged Robert...
tracey thorn's new song is absolutely... →
maura:
just… wow.
True.
Also, her Twitter is a daily delight.
“Now awadz an tuh make things worse Ah’ve knakahad mei ankle stumblin aboot on...”
– Cheryl Kerl’s tweets from the Brits. (via yodaniel)
I pretty much want to retweet everything Cheryl Kerl and Dr Samuel JOHNSON post.
“It’s also a very good thing I like Lady Gaga and Madonna, since they seem to be...”
– College lacrosse player comes out to his team
Bless.
WatchShout Out Louds - Fall Hard
Erykah Badu - Window Seat (via ois)
Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Hot Chip: One Life Stand →
dyfl:
I definitely disagree with this one — I think this album has three titanic songs (“Thieves In The Night,” “One Life Stand,” and “Take It In”) and the rest are just sort of there. The comparison to Pet Shop Boys’ BEHAVIOUR is serendipitous, since I feel exactly the same way about that album! (The three huge songs there, obvs, would be “Being Boring,” “So Hard,” and “Jealousy.”) I just think...
