December 2011
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Spectrum '12
It’s come again to the end of the year which means it’s also come to time for my yearly musical retrospective. These are some tracks that really got under my skin this year. If you want the mix just tell me your address and I’ll send it to you. I might even include a second little gifty.
Nana Grizol – Cynicism
“Cynicism isn’t wisdom, it’s a lazy way to say that...
You know what I want for xmas?
wheretheoleandergrows:
well besides an MG vinyl or strings…
I want another 23 followers
You mother fuckas this guy blogs awesome Mountain Goats stuff so if you like them because you aren’t lame follow him and make a Christmas wish come true
I'm going to have to formally ask the operators of...
like an adult
fuckyeahthemountaingoats:
ijustwannadanceinyourtumblrs:
well, this made my day better.
AV Club Holiday Undercover 2011- The Mountain Goats cover “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” [#]
He’s staring into my soul!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens (20)
The Mountain Goats (20)
Titus Andronicus (18)
Rosa (13)
Jesse Byiers (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Someone once said recently, I can’t remember who, “The playwright’s spiritual...
– Brian Clark (via playwright-quotes)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Mountain Goats (48)
The Hold Steady (33)
The New Pornographers (16)
Dan Mangan (15)
Okkervil River (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Homophobes aren’t going to hell, like they often say their perceived opponents...
– Rob Delaney killed it (via drinkyourjuice)
And I think she's the most beautiful thing I've...
Isn’t it funny the things
we fall in love with?
The whys or whens.
The way she stood
left foot perpendicular to her leg
hip cocked, resting comfortably
slyly
like the quirk of mouth on a sarcastic retort
a black uniform dress
black stockings
and black shoes with a fancy name I don’t know
and I think she’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen
Here’s what you and your minions don’t understand, O’Reilly — your Hell doesn’t...
– JON STEWART, on Bill O’Reilly saying that Stewart was “going to Hell” for mocking the conservative notion of a “war on Christmas,” on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
All hail John Stewart
Watching cable news because you want to be...
Very true
Take Me Home Country Road Remix →
Bored in the World of the Jetsons
Their is an excellent Glaswegian rock band that was evidently feeling some angst at the state of the modern world when they settled on the name, We Were Promised Jetpacks, or maybe they just thought it sounded excellent.
It is an interesting consideration though. In a world of exponential technoligcal growth it is very easy to look at the projections of the world of the future and feel cheated....
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How to Decode Theatre Marketing Speach →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
The Mountain Goats (29)
Paul Baribeau (23)
Andrew Jackson Jihad (20)
The Hold Steady (18)
Defiance, Ohio (17)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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McSweeneys: Band Math: Nirvana x Sublime = Utopia. →
thescrim-deactivated20111225 asked: I love your taste in shows! I kind of disagree about Tim Burton... personally I think his interpretation of Sweeney was fantastic, but I'm usually the odd one out in that argument anyways. The 2004 Company revival is my favorite.
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I take my Anna everywhere.
She’s is so beautiful she can break
A...
– Irving Layton, I Take My Anna Everywhere
Fuck Yeah The Mountain Goats!: Tallahassee Turns... →
fuckyeahthemountaingoats:
I’m working on a cover album called Tallahassee Turns Ten to celebrate the tenth birthday of Tallahassee by the Mountain Goats. We’re raising the money to cover the licensing fees for the initial run on Kickstarter. Rewards include limited edition CD of the album, Tallahassee themed magnet…
For those musical inclined and Pro-Mountain Goats.
Alternate titles for Shame:
drinkyourjuice:
Michael Fassbender’s Penis: A Study
Michael Fassbender’s Unblinking Face: A Study
Carey Mulligan’s American Accent
Carey Mulligan with a Bad Dyejob
Try to Watch Michael Fassbender Lick This Butthole While You’re Sitting Next to a Nana and Not Need to Talk About It Afterward
Different Types of Nipples
Saw Shame last night, this is uncomfortably accurate.
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For when the reason’s dull, the mind depressed,
He best doth speak who...
– Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Life is a Dream