Liberal media….

Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under

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Boondocks is probably the best syndicated comic strip since Calvin & Hobbes.  Today the Chicago Tribune, despite prior tough talk, said No to publishing the following. 

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Neko Case and Serial Murder

Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under

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I was reminded of Neko Case and Deep Red Bells  after reading BTK and me. It has alwasy been on of my favorite songs by Neko, especially the lines:
It looks a lot like engine oil and tastes like being poor and smallAnd Popsicles in the summer

At a concert she mentioned  the song was [...]

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Manic Monday

Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under

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Some goings on today in SF:
Steve Erickson (Our Ecstatic Days) 7PM A Clean Well-LightedPlace For Books. 601 Van Ness Ave
Perpetual Motion Roadshow 7 PM. Modern Times Bookstore. 888 Valencia.The Perpetual Motion Roadshow is an
indie press touring circuit with monthly stops in Los Angeles, San
Jose, San Francisco, Eugene, Portland, Seattle and Victoria.
Matthew Spangler performing James Joyce’s [...]

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Barfwatch 2005: Day 25

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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The barf watch marches on. I recently recommended Tim O’Brien’s Going After Cacciato. So, I thought I’d hop on Amazon to see what others wrote about it (always a dodgy proposition, I know), and came across this nugget [emphasis mine]:
The story is a war-fiction. It takes place in three parts: first is the war itself, [...]

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My Brow Is Low, But My Spirits Are High

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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N + 1 offers an essay on the politics of bad legislation, using the low-brow bait of the thong.
Laws governing dress may very well be unconstitutional, and any individual may challenge them all the way to the Supreme Court, perhaps backed by volunteer lawyers from the Gap and Tommy Hilfiger. But whoever sues should do [...]

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It’s my party, I can die if I want to…

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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With the right in a tizzy over, what is it today, oh, yes, that commy Clint Eastwood’s "political" statement on euthanasia, it is not without a little trepidation to know that the right-of-balance Supreme Court granted certiorari to the left coast (wacko) Ninth Circuit’s ruling that had insisted physician-assisted suicide should be left to the [...]

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Choir, here’s another preacher

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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Frank Rich with another insightful twist on the nuances of the family values "hoax."   

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Ted Leo Noisepop Photos

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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Here are a few photos from Ted Leo + the Pharmacists at the Great American Music Hall to kick 0ff Noisepop 2005.  If anybody has tips on what camera settings to use for good concert photos, let me know.

Ted letting the emo flow during The Ballad of The Sin Eater.

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Phonetic Phone Etiquette

Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under

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Like thousands before me and since, I spent many an hour as a telemarketer taking orders for just about everything you can order by phone. Along the way, I talked to people from all over the US of A. I like to think I learned a lot from these people, not to mention a thing [...]

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Book Suggestions for SFist

Posted on February 24, 2005 - Filed Under

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SFist is looking for suggestions for books to order for the San Francisco public library from local booksellers.

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Me & Mia, Ann & Ana

Posted on February 24, 2005 - Filed Under

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Well color me clueless. I just found that Ted Leo song Me & Mia is about eating disorders. It seems "mia" and "ana" are slang for bulemia and anorexia. This was brought to my attention in this discussion on TimorousMe.org 
Fighting for the smallest goalTo get a little self-controlWon’t anybody hereJust let you disappear?Not the doctors, [...]

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Jimmy Smith / Hunter S. Thompson

Posted on February 23, 2005 - Filed Under

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Jay at hiphopmusic.com posted a mix of Fear and Loating in Las Vegas with "rare funk and hip-hop" in memory of the two recently passed.

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Noisepop Kicks Off

Posted on February 23, 2005 - Filed Under

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Noisepop 2005 kicked off last night with my most favorite. I would go to a Ted Leo show everyday for the rest of my life, if possible. I think Neko Case is the only other in that club. I don’t know what that club would be called. I guess Ted Leo and Neko Case. Tonight: [...]

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Library turns monitoring of videos over to parents…

Posted on February 20, 2005 - Filed Under

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…Parents group flips out. Regarding wether or not libraries should restrict what minors check out, the Omah Public Library’s stance: "It’s more the role of the parent to decide the issue than the library". Families First spokesdrone Jeff Downing  prostests "that the library’s "blocking" policy puts the responsibility on parents"

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Concert Photos

Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under

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The Indie Rock Photo Gallery has added photos of recent Interpol, Luna, The Mountain Goats and Ted Leo + the Pharmacists.

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TOB Marches On

Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under

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Today, TEV host Mark Sarvas decides between Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell and Heir to the Glimmering World.

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Ted Leo Interview

Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under

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Tony Hicks at the CC Times has a good interview with BMK favorite Ted Leo.
Very simply, big record labels don’t mesh with the 34-year-old’s core musical values. He had an offer a few years ago to sign with a major, which even offered not to change his sound or ratchet up unrealistic sales expectations. Leo [...]

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Stream Transistor Radio

Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under

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You can stream M. Ward’s upcoming album Transistor Radio at Merge’s web site here. [via LHB]
UPDATED: Pitchfork likes the album, for what it’s worth.

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Barfwatch 2005

Posted on February 17, 2005 - Filed Under

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The Barfstorm continues: "And though it’s almost blasphemous to say so, it’s safe to say that Oberst is as good of a songwriter as Carrabba himself."
To be fair, Tina is a high school sophomore, but I would have barfed when I was a sophomore in high school upon reading this.

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Reality Comes To Omaha

Posted on February 17, 2005 - Filed Under

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A Mole reports from the inside about auditions for Tim Burnett’s reality show STAR — looking for a new lead singer for INXS.

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