New Boots and Contracts

"An aside: I originally wanted to write a post arguing that for moral and ethical reasons, you..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:27:49 -0400

“An aside: I originally wanted to write a post arguing that for moral and ethical reasons, you shouldn’t buy Facebook stock, no matter how much money it earns, because doing so is the equivalent of investing in Big Tobacco, or Monsanto, or Dow Chemical, or Exxon. That was slapped aside, and I was basically told to shut my hippie mouth and that I am a dyspeptic old curmudgeon who ought to slink back to whatever stinky all-ages Fugazi show I came from.”

- Facebook Is Going To Be Even More Annoying Now That It’s Public (via emptyage)

firsttimeuser: Henri Cartier-Bresson Serbia. Bass player on the...

Sat, 05 May 2012 21:12:21 -0400

firsttimeuser:

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Serbia. Bass player on the road Belgrade-Kraljevo, to play at a village festival near Rudnick. Yugoslavia 1965

Art Blart

sniffyjenkins: John Peel, our beloved national treasure of a...

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:53:05 -0400

sniffyjenkins:

John Peel, our beloved national treasure of a BBC DJ who died way too young, had a legendary record collection which is being made available online in its entirety. The website recreates his office and the first 100 albums in the A section are up now, more to be added as time goes on. You get to listen to these, and to a massive collection of the famous Peel Sessions, via Spotify.

This is staggeringly great news, guys. Have at it.

Photo

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:40:13 -0400

countryandwestern: Buck Owens and the future Mrs. Merle...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:38:38 -0400

countryandwestern:

Buck Owens and the future Mrs. Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens.

So excited about this show I could squeal. Dean Wareham is...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:05:13 -0400

So excited about this show I could squeal. Dean Wareham is touring a little bit playing Galaxie 500 songs, and I have tickets for May 11 at the Hemlock in San Francisco. I never saw that band or Luna live, and I’ve never seen Dean & Britta, but Dean is easily one of my favorite guitarists and songwriters and one of his bands is constantly on my heavy rotation list.

More about the show

maddieonthings: Fountain, CO I love Maddie.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:42:26 -0400

maddieonthings:

Fountain, CO

I love Maddie.

countryandwestern: Meet me at the Do Drop Inn.

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:54:17 -0400

countryandwestern:

Meet me at the Do Drop Inn.

actually my picture, but I typed my own password wrong so it...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:46:28 -0400

actually my picture, but I typed my own password wrong so it only posted to the community tumblr

sixbucks: h3llbetty: Finally together again♥ This is pretty...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:25:26 -0400

sixbucks:

h3llbetty:

Finally together again♥

This is pretty much how they looked when I saw them… way back in the day.

Love the outfits. And Earl Scruggs’ pose is pretty perfect.

newwavetimewarp: The Dream Syndicate’s first EP came out March...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:01:23 -0400

newwavetimewarp:

The Dream Syndicate’s first EP came out March 30, 1982. Here’s a live performance of “That’s What You Always Say” from that era.

"China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq"

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:15:32 -0400

“China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq”

- The only four countries that executed more of their citizens than the United States did last year.

The good news is that an increasing number of states are starting to ban the death penalty.

(via jimray)

buddyhollystuff: Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly and Tommy Allsup...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:31:39 -0400

buddyhollystuff:

Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly and Tommy Allsup - Jan 31, 1959
Photo courtesy Buddy Holly online

emptyage: Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up Holy....

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:31:18 -0400

emptyage:

Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up

Holy. Shit.

Yeah.

countryandwestern: Hot Club of Cowtown - When the Bloom is On...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:12:19 -0400

countryandwestern:

Hot Club of Cowtown - When the Bloom is On the Sage

Happy Spring (or Fall for you folks below the equator)!

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Listen Up!

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:41:00 -0500

Man, I just love Rdio. Such a great way to find new music. Here’s what I’ve found over the last couple of weeks that I liked enough to keep listening to.

Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables by Todd Snider

Great. Best record this week. One of America’s great songwriters. A little rough around the edges, by turns funny and reflective.

Metal Moon by Dirty Ghosts

Good, good stuff. Rock music. Not at all typical, but also not weirdly affected or gimmicky. Looking forward to more.

Wish I Was Here by Micatone

Love this. I’d never heard of Micatone; I found them scrolling through Rdio’s new releases. Sort of loungy, a little hint of Morcheeba on some of the songs.

New Multitudes by Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames

Another group takes a stab at writing music for some of Woody Guthrie’s stacks of lyrics. Good stuff. Different enough from the Billy Bragg/Wilco Mermaid records that it’s interesting to compare them. Highlight: Angel’s Blues

Release Me by Lyle Lovett

Lyle is leaving Curb records, where he’s been his whole career. It seems weird to go out on an album of covers (well, there are two originals), but also makes some sense. From what I’ve read he’s thinking about what direction he might want to go, and sinking a bunch of effort into writing might have seemed like a waste of time. It’s okay, though, because he’s *great* at covering songs. Everything on this record is satisfying if not revelatory.

Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

Mostly good, though very heavily produced. Some odd choices, but overall it feels like Springsteen is trying to figure out where he stands in the landscape of American music and doing some experimenting. I imagine most people who like him in general will like this, and anyone who doesn’t like him won’t think much of it.

Start the Revolution Without Me by the Kaiser Chiefs

Pretty good. I think I like Kaiser Chiefs better when they sound like the Jam than when they sound like the Beatles, but they are good at stretching out a rock song.

countryandwestern: Do not get in Hag’s face about microphones.

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:59:23 -0500

countryandwestern:

Do not get in Hag’s face about microphones.

Saturday afternoon. (Taken with Instagram at Lennon Rehearsal...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:10:16 -0500

Saturday afternoon. (Taken with Instagram at Lennon Rehearsal Studio)

Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside his...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:20:04 -0500

Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside his destroyed home in East Limestone, Ala., on March 2. (via Early season tornado outbreak)

Sandra Fluke: The Recent Personal Attacks are an Attempt to Silence the Voices of Women

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:25:15 -0500

Sandra Fluke: The Recent Personal Attacks are an Attempt to Silence the Voices of Women:

sandrafluke:

I thank the thousands of women and men, including members of Congress, Georgetown University students and faculty, and total strangers of all political stripes across the country who have offered kind words and support following recent egregious personal attacks.

We are fortunate to live in a…