Newsflash: Iceland is not as unbearably cool as one imagines
Icelandic innovation includes the "bumper dumper," a flip-down toilet seat on trucks' rear end for use in the wild.
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Icelandic innovation includes the "bumper dumper," a flip-down toilet seat on trucks' rear end for use in the wild.
...A few sad truths about the Jandek phenomenon in the internet era. Note to Jandek: "We're just not that into you."
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Video of Prince performing a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella 2008.
...Why we love Antony and why we hate Coachella.
...How does Pitchfork.tv stack up against YouTube? ALSO, let's just talk about how rad this song is, okay?
...Race to the bottom: Lil Wayne vs. Weezer. Worstest record cover wins.
...The rise of classically informed indie music, one awesome photograph of MC 62 Foot Jesus, and my thoughts on "conflict of interest" in music criticism today. ALSO, a member of Grizzly Bear getting crunk in a Cincinnati, OH parking lot. It's kind of like US Weekly for obscure people.
...Reminder from NYC: It kind of sucks here now. Our favorite placard from the protesters: "One small loss of a music space, one giant leap for pants."
...The sounds Jandek documents on his records are clearly intentional, yet it'd be nearly impossible to argue those sounds provide anything more than a voyeuristic peek into one man's unhinged psychic rollercoaster. What are we supposed to think of ugly music that remains ugly no matter how much we listen to it?
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