May 2009
12 posts
“I’m not particularly concerned to defend the hipster, in the sense of the class...”
– A Spectre is Haunting Culture -The Spectre of the Hipster « Zoilus
April 2009
15 posts
“There’s an odd little strain of American pop that turns up now and then:...”
– A brief history of the spoken-word pop hit. - By Douglas Wolk - Slate Magazine
“Praise soars to the rafters—a regard for acoustics is clearly in disfavor at...”
– We try our hand at “Tables for Two.” | The Awl —Balk nails the tone. Most telling single word here: “heritage.”
Watchmaura:
the key line in this song’s chorus is the second one. but you probably knew that.
(itunes genius segued it into ‘the (shipped) gold standard’ just now. ETA oh man and then “p.y.t.”? talk about artificial intelligence…)
Totally new wave. Totally.
The Nietzsche Family Circus →
Like it says: A + B, randomized. Remarkably effective.