May 2010
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May 27th
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May 25th
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May 25th
“…time spent in the company of death is time wasted. Life trickles away,...”
–  William T. Vollmann, “Three Meditations on Death”
May 21st
May 20th
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50 Songs Later
Doble’s been in LA for a little over 2 years. For the past 55 weeks (approximately 11 months, maybe more), we have carried out a routine correspondence involving mp3 email attachments and updates on current events within our personal spheres. I posted the first 25 songs some 30 weeks ago.  6 months later, here are songs 26-50: 26. Song for my shitstorm dating life: My Brightest Diamond -...
May 20th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 9th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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Albums By Female(-fronted) Acts of the 90s That...
…and by female fronted, I mean exclusively female. So no Bis, no Pixies, no Tricky and no My Bloody Valentine. I went through a weird Lilith Fair phase when I only bought albums if the main composer was a woman. This was pre-torrents and pre-Napster, so I had to devise a weird way to “save money” but at the same time it broadened my musical horizons (at least in some sense)....
May 4th
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Overdue List of Best Love Songs of 2009
Another list made for Fuck’s Sake. Yo La Tengo - “Gentle Hour,” Because all the things that cause you joy will cause you pain. Best Coast - “When I’m with you,” Because “When I’m with you, I have fun” and there’s no simpler way of putting it. Matt and Kim - “I’ll Take Us Home,” Because breathing begins with...
May 2nd
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