February 2012
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This Week At Flip Collective →
Who’s into the Photo-A-Day Challenge on Instagram?
Oh, all of you?
Great.
Please read my latest at FlipCollective.
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January 2012
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This week's 3hree Things: On Super Bowl XLVI Gear →
You’re probably not a Patriots or Giants fan. You’re probably going to a Super Bowl party this weekend. You’re probably gonna want to look good while you stuff your face with meats and beverages and pretend to be interested in the game. That’s why I found the coolest Super Bowl gear on NFL.com and put it in this week’s 3hree Things.
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This week's 3hree Things: On My Maiden Voyage To... →
In this week’s 3hree Things, a claustrophobic, anxiety-riddled dumbshit goes to one of the largest music product conventions in the world and lives to tell the tale.
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Random Start: Radiohead, "Go To Sleep"
You can’t really go wrong with Radiohead on a rainy morning.
Buy the “Go To Sleep” (single) here. The song “Gagging Order” is an incredible b-side.
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Flashback Friday: Kool Moe Dee, "How Ya Like Me...
In ‘87 I wanted to be just like Kool Mohandas Dewese. I wanted those shades, that Kangol, the monochromatic sweatsuit, the gaudy bling…
So basically, I wanted to be a 50-year old Italian man from New Jersey.
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Random Start: Mogwai, "Year 2000..."
There’s never a bad time for some Mogwai…even when your ears are still ringing from an absolutely chaotic Dillinger Escape Plan show last night.
Buy Come On Die Young here.
This Week at FlipCollective: Elliott Belton To The... →
Today at FlipCollective, I…err…”noted opinionist” Elliott Belton tackles some of Yahoo! Answers’ toughest questions.
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Random Start: Architect, "Uninventing The Wheel"
Super heavy drop-tuned sludge with Slayeresque riffage, pinch harmonics, and breakdowns on top of breakdowns. If you’re dragging this morning and might need an audio punch in the ear hole, you’re in the right place.
Buy Ghost of the Saltwater Machines here.
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Random Start: Rancid, "Journey To The End of The...
We did a few festivals and a couple of club dates overseas with Rancid back in 2003. I can remember being so terrified of Tim, Lars, Matt and Brett, not only because I was a big fan of the band, but because they didn’t really look like (or have the stage personas of) the most friendly cast of characters. They ended up being one of the nicer veteran punk bands we ever had an opportunity to...
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This week's 3hree Things: (A Few Of) My Favorite... →
the above image was respectfully borrowed from Kick/Snare/Hat and taken by Sangsouvanh Khounvichit
Over the past couple of years…I’ve received a decent number of inquiries about which drummers I’d cite as my main influences. I tend to shy away from addressing the question of drumming influences (or at least, cringe when the question is posed) because I: a) always manage to...
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Random Start: Idiot Pilot, "Recurring Dream"
This song is freaking beautiful. I’ve been a fan of Idiot Pilot for several years and have never really understood why the band never really blew up (maybe not so much in a mainstream way, but as a really successful underground band kind of way). It always seemed like they had all the necessary attributes; catchy melodies, plenty of diversity, lots of energy (with the ability to write a...
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Random Start: Maudlin of the Well, "Monstrously...
I went through a pretty heavy Kayo Dot phase in 2008 when Blue Lambency Downward came out. (I still listen to them on occasion, just not all the time, like I did for a while there.) I got into Maudlin of the Well after doing a little research on the origins of Kayo Dot and finding out that they were basically a continuation of what MotW was doing; expansive, experimental, jazzy, doom-influenced,...
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Old Time Family Baseball: Riley Breckenridge:... →
This is my guest post for Old Time Family Baseball’s Blogathon, which is raising money for Doctors Without Borders. A donation link appears at the bottom of the post.
oldtimefamilybaseball:
The original image was respectfully borrowed from Deadspin. Huge thanks to Michael Clair & Old Time Family Baseball for letting me be a part of this. Follow Riley on twitter. Follow Ian...
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Flashback Friday: Color Me Badd, "I Wanna Sex You...
Just in case you’re keeping score at home…
An R&B quartet of mostly white dudes from Oklahoma City wrote a song (basically) called “I Wanna F*** You” and it was the #1 song in the country in 1991.
Part of that is my fault. I own the record and played the hell out of it back in the day. Please accept my heartfelt apology.
(From L to R): George Michael, Kenny G,...
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Random Start: Me First & The Gimmie Gimmies,...
I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a Me First & The Gimmie Gimmies song that I didn’t like. I’m don’t care for 98%* of the country music I’ve been exposed to and I still dig Love Their Country.
Buy it here.
*Johnny Cash is the 2%
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Random Start: Meiko, "Hawaii"
My mom got me into Meiko about four years ago, after she stumbled upon some YouTube videos of her singing and playing guitar. Since then, she’s blown up (thanks in part to some fat goon with a web site based on celebrity gossip and photos with penises drawn on them in MS Paint). My mom should be in A&R.
Buy Meiko’s self-titled record here.
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