February 2010
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The Grammys
“It just seems like out of all the awards shows, none is more out of touch with the culture that it purports to celebrate and more deeply in the pocket of THE MAN than the Grammys.”
-Some writer over at Videogum.
It is not often that I quote what isn’t in a song or a movie, you know, scripted premeditated words. But I read this… a few weeks ago and I saved it thinking...
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I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
“What is simple in the moonlight by the morning never is…”
-Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
No, I don’t like Conor Oberst that much. He’s one of my favorite persons on earth, but I’m not obsessed with him or his work. It’s just that it’s… hard to find someone who writes like he does. He has a very personal...
Conversation
Me: Have you noticed that a lot of good artists do drugs?
Friend: Yeah, that’s what makes them be awesome, it’s their fuel.
Me: Probably, but it’s stupid to need something that worsens your health, might kill you and it’s illegal in order to make good art, it’s like they’re not really coming up with their stuff, drugs are what’s coming up with the...
Let's Not Shit Ourselves
“Ambition, I’ve found, can only lead to failure”
-Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
Pretty much. I’ve been obsessed with this song since, like, two weeks ago. It’s so powerful and crude and long and beautiful and all kinds of adjectives. It’s real, considering this came out in ‘02, this song was...
