Linkage Archives

Wow.

Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced. That first photo and the story about it is incredible.

I came in fifth in the DCist Bracket Challenge. Kansas is the first national champ I've picked correctly since 2001. And not to say "I told you so" but they totally won in spite of Bill Self. Box and One? Seriously?

D.C. United has a blog.

Everyone's is missing thew big question about the 20th Anniversary Sub Pop show. Is the original Gates/Plouf lineup of The Spinanes going to reunite? And if so, will someone please bootleg that shit?

That might finally get me to play Guitar Hero.

Never Forget.

The best thing I've heard all year? Ra Ra Riot's WOXY Lounge Acts session.

Speaking of, lookee there. Congrats, boys!

New Future Islands!

New mp3 from The Little Ones (who are, incidentally, touring with Ra Ra Riot).

Oh, almost forgot. i bought a new toy.

Sweet.

Also, Listen to MMJ at SXSW on NPR. OMG!

**UPDATE** - Holy Shit. "Thank You Too" is THE MOTHER EFFING JAM. I need an MP3 of this ASAP. It's at the 27:36 mark. Total 1970's FM rock power-ballad space-jam. Can't wait until June and Radio City!

I hope it's better than the decidedly meh R.E.M. show at Stubbs. The new stuff? Not so great.

I've also got to dig my way through Jens Lekman, The Whigs and a few others.

Here are some of the links that have been clogging up my inbox during my work-imposed blogging hiatus.

[mp3] The Mountain Goats | Sax Rohmer #1
New record HERETIC PRIDE out now.

[mp3] The Whigs | Right Hand on My Heart
Heard nothing but good things about this band, mostly from this guy. They start a short tour with the Spinto Band in the next few days.

[mp3] Ghostland Observatory | Dancin' On My Grave (Let There Be Vinyl remix)
At the 9:30 Club on March 29th.

[mp3] Nik Freitas | Sun Down
My friend (yes I'm a name dropper) Jim Fairchild can't say enough good things about Mr. Freitas. Instrumental Analysis concurs.

[mp3] These United States | First Sight
Local boys finally doing some good away from home. Can't recommend these guys enough, but you can see for yourself in March.

[mp3] Say Hi | Northwestern Girls
[mp3] Say Hi | Toil And Trouble
[mp3] Say Hi | Zero To Love
I am loving Say Hi's new album The Wishes And The Glitch. Droney, dream pop at its best. Playing the Black Cat on March 4th. I'll be there.

[mp3] Dead Meadow | I'm Gone
[mp3] Dead Meadow | What Needs Will Be
Unofficial favorite band of the Super Furry Animals. Bunf never shuts up about them.

[mp3] Bowerbirds | In Our Talon
Played the Black Cat on Sunday.

A few non-Sean Taylor related links that I haven't had a chance to put up since I got back from Seattle:

Memo to Morrissey: This is why you have a manager. Normally I wouldn't give two shits about this whole thing, except I know the journalist in question. I met Tim Jonze quite randomly when I was living in New York, at at Teenage Fanclub gig at the Bowery Ballroom. We became friends and I gave him my extra ticket when a bunch of us went to see Radiohead at Liberty State Park.

File under OBVS! Archers of Loaf: Still Really Good

And while we're strolling memory lane, Let's Interview Dillon Fence! I went and saw Dillon Fence by myself (my friends at the time were lame) on my first night at college. It was awesome.

Stream Ghostface's Big Doe Rehab. First impression: Good, but not as good as Fishscale, which I still listen to at least once a week.

Saw M.I.A. at the 9:30 Club on Thursday. I have seen her three times this year and I have yet to stay past the fourth song of her set. Not because I don't like the show, quite the opposite. She just has a habit of going on very, very late. And lately I tend to have meetings at work very, very early every day. Also, she performs in the fucking dark, which aggravates me to no end.

Juan Sebastian Veron to D.C United? Seriously? Yes please.

Roger Ebert's best movies of 2006.

Dean & Britta are heading back out on the road.

15 Brilliantly Timed Sports Photos. They forgot this one.
PS - Mike D. Jr. is looking pretty good this year. Finally. And while we're at it, Carlos Boozer - the best power forward in the West? Can't be right, right? Duke players suck in the pros.

The birthplace of every current NBA player in a Google Maps mash-up.

What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?

Worst article ever.

I have an all day meeting today. Joy.

I figured out how to upload photos to Flickr from my Blackberry. I are smart.

Speaking of Flickr, this is the two billionth photo uploaded to Flickr. Yes, Billion. With a b.

Last night was my first Wizards game.

Let me go on record saying if you're not reading Can't Stop The Bleeding, then you are missing out. It's a must read for me lately. And no, I'm not just saying that because he's seemingly the only sports blog that doesn't bash Duke simply on principle.

Similarly, Bradley's Almanac just killing it lately. He has live sets from The National and David Bazan (complete with Radiohead cover) available for you to download. Nice one.

Speaking of killing it lately, I just want to point out that I shot Morrissey, The Police and Jay-Z in an eight day span. Not bad, eh?

Under The Radar catches up with former information leafblower crush object Miki Berenyi from Lush. [via Chromewaves]

What Photoshop was made for.

Thom Yorke tells Macca "Thanks but no thanks."

21 good albums that could have been great EPs. New Adventures in Hi-Fi? Urban Hymns? Seriously?

Seriously?

I assume you've already seen rap represented by mathematical charts thing, right? If not, go check it out.