a passing feeling

"This Jay Z song where he complains about politicians could use a verse where he explains how eminent..."

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:29:57 -0400

“

This Jay Z song where he complains about politicians could use a verse where he explains how eminent domain built the Barclays Center.
— Tom Costello (@tcostello)
April 11, 2013

”

- (via bookofdoomed)

johndarnielle: So, people ask me this sometimes, and I...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:01:59 -0400

johndarnielle:

So, people ask me this sometimes, and I appreciate that they want me and Peter and Jon to get maximum paid for the records we make. And it is true that we’ll get the biggest cut from sales at shows, because those copies are copies we buy directly from the label. However, I am every bit just as happy and in fact in some ways happier to take a slightly reduced cut if you’re buying from your local record store, which is almost doubtless scrambling to survive every day, or from a cool mailorder, or directly from the label if the label does mailorder.

I make a little bit of a big deal about this because more people than me need to get paid for the stuff I do to happen. There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about labels and publishers as if they were hurdles to be cleared, obstacles to be circumnavigated. I can’t speak for anybody else’s experiences, though stories of label skullduggery abound, and shame on such labels. But my personal experience in independent music is that the people releasing Mountain Goats records aren’t “The Label.” They’re my friends, and they’re also almost all musicians themselves. They are people who share exactly equivalent praise or blame for the music I make, because you wouldn’t have heard it without them, by which I mean without their support and nurturing and faith I would never have made the music in the first place. So while I’m, again, grateful that people think of my well-being, it’s my opinion that the people who make the music available - especially independent labels, especially independent stores - deserve your patronage, and it’s 100% ok if I have to sell a few more records at retail to make as much as I’d make selling them at shows. I don’t do what I do in a vacuum. Without the labels that put out my stuff and the stores that stocked it and the people working in the stores who told people browsing to maybe check out the Mountain Goats, I would almost doubtless not even own a guitar right now. I’d be a nurse somewhere in California, and I’d write poetry in my downtime. Which would also be a good life, because every day above ground is a good day, unless you’re getting shot at, it sucks to get shot at, but you see my point

What I like about my employer is that when I ask for new office...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:11:51 -0400

What I like about my employer is that when I ask for new office furniture, this is what they give me.

at Gracie Mansion

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:14:41 -0400

at Gracie Mansion

at Gowanus Canal

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:27:09 -0500

at Gowanus Canal

On the downstairs neighbors’ gate. The kids are becoming...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:03:07 -0500

On the downstairs neighbors’ gate. The kids are becoming militant.

explore-blog: Fantastic archival record of the first edition of...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:43:00 -0500

explore-blog:

Fantastic archival record of the first edition of NYC’s official Transit Authority Standards Manual, designed by the great Massimo Vignelli.

(↬ Swiss Miss)

at The Grace Building

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:33:50 -0500

at The Grace Building

Erin Gibson: "Women of L.A" : The Anti-Female Anthem of 2013

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:10:59 -0500

Erin Gibson: "Women of L.A" : The Anti-Female Anthem of 2013 :

gibblertron:

There’s a guy in my neighborhood who dresses like Jesus Christ. He walks around Fountain, in Hollywood, just doin’ his thing - petting dogs and saying “hi” to everyone. Jesus My Neighbor, and most of the people in L.A., are pretty great. I’m super lucky to know a lot of smart, kind, weird and…

That Women of LA video is dumb and unfunny. This post explains why.

Beyonce and Oprah crashed this open mic show.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:27:20 -0500

Beyonce and Oprah crashed this open mic show.

El Anatsui exhibit (at Brooklyn Museum)

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:37:47 -0500

El Anatsui exhibit (at Brooklyn Museum)

at Thistle Hill Tavern

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:33:03 -0500

at Thistle Hill Tavern

Okc_ebooks

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:37:19 -0500

Okc_ebooks:

In which a bunch of earnest dudes try to chat up notorious twitter robot “Horse_ebooks”

http://isthenewmybloodyvalentinealbumoutyet.com/

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:42:00 -0500

http://isthenewmybloodyvalentinealbumoutyet.com/

F train. #nyc #newyork #brooklyn #subway

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:37:38 -0500

F train. #nyc #newyork #brooklyn #subway

at Maccarone

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:05:36 -0500

at Maccarone

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:56:32 -0500

at Maccarone

Scharpling and Wurster pick their favorite Best Show Gems This...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:30:05 -0500

Scharpling and Wurster pick their favorite Best Show Gems

This illustration is…something.

“Losing My Religion reworked in a major scale. This is...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:18:40 -0500

“Losing My Religion reworked in a major scale.

This is deeply unsettling.

Boxing night (at Madison Square Garden)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:01:46 -0500

Boxing night (at Madison Square Garden)