May 2012
7 posts
“Pitchfork: Have you ever gotten an urge to change the way your music sounds?
...”
– Interviews: Beach House | Features | Pitchfork
I get the argument that Scally’s trying to make, but using the Beatles to support it? Arguably, people never asked, “Do we need another album by the Beatles?” because, at least from Help! onward, the Beatles never released an album that sounded much...
“I haven’t read “The Waste Land” for a year, and I never did bother to check all...”
– Barack Obama, then a 19 year old college student, in a letter to his girlfriend at the time.
So it turns out that Obama in college was kind of an enormous cunt.
“We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.”
– Walt Disney (via maxistentialist)
A great quote, but a pretty disingenuous one coming from Disney - the man was unquestionably an artistic visionary, but he was also one of the most brilliant and ruthless businessmen to ever roam the earth. I suspect his real answer in his heart of hearts was...
April 2012
7 posts
Watchohheybill:
I have found the worst 28 seconds in the history of music.
“Protect your ballot box like you would protect and defend your mother.”
– Jerry Rawlings, former Ghanaian president, on the 2008 election. (via nique)
This is going to be mean, but… did you read the wikipedia article you linked to about this guy? Yes, Rawlings is a former president of Ghana, but before that he was a military dictator for 10 years who gained power...
March 2012
6 posts
“Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.”
– Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (via maxistentialist)
We just call them porn stars, Mr. Specter.
Also, Wiki:
According to the National Journal, Specter voted with Democrats 90% of the time since he switched parties, while as a Republican Specter split his votes between both parties. According to...
“I don’t want to be remembered as the guy who got stuck in the bathroom.”
– Jeff Liefer, former professional baseball player, best remembered for getting stuck in a bathroom during a game
February 2012
12 posts
“If The Artist becomes the third bright, cheerful, old-fashioned non-American...”
– Mark Harris
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– Barack Obama (via bearbearpdx)
I can pretty much guarantee you that Barack Obama did not say this.
January 2012
3 posts
“It is Alito’s quarrel with Scalia’s originalist approach that is most...”
– U.S. v. Jones: Supreme Court Justices Alito and Scalia brawl over technology and privacy. - Slate
Sam Alito is hilarious! Who knew?
(via hellofriend)
December 2011
3 posts
“He has done everything you can do with a cello except climb inside and ride it...”
– Stephen Colbert, introducing the tribute to Yo-Yo Ma at the Kennedy Center Honors last night.
November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
8 posts
2 tags
One Week // One Band: Prologue →
oneweekoneband:
Hey, all! My name is David, and this week I’ll be hijacking, er, “curating” OWOB with a feature on the band Gentle Giant.
For the curious and impatient, here’s some raw stats on the group: English progressive rock, active 1970-1980, 6 members (became 5), 3 brothers (became 2), 11 studio albums, 0 hits, and a few rabid fans left to show for it. Their lack of commercial success...
1 tag
September 2011
4 posts
6 tags
deadlydeath:
Blackrock - Yeah, Yeah
You’d...