Fair to Midland - The local rock station (93x) has been giving a little airtime to an up and coming band (exceedingly rare, since they’re owned by the Clear Channel bastards). So, I finally got a chance to look this band up, and it seems like they’re still pretty low profile.
The band’s name is Fair to Midland, and the track getting radio airplay is “Dance of the Manatee.” The refrain consists of words I don’t understand, and yet it is still spine tingling great. This link allows you to listen to the track in its entirety, and decide whether you would like to own their album “inter.funda.stifle” for some pump-it-up power move style music.
Also, I usually find music videos really really detract from music, so starting this one up in your browser, and then doing other things would be my recommendation for a first listen. Check out that singing on the refrain, though.
Conan and 1864 Baseball - Conan’s 1800’s style taunts at the opposing team are hilarious. As is his outrageous mustache. His on location stuff is always great.
The keynote presentation of Apple’s forthcoming iPhone has a great clip from NBC’s The Office:
I don’t have a ton of contact with the Scranton Branch,
but, before I left, I took a box of Dwight’s stationary. So, from time to time, I send Dwight faxes. From himself.
From the future.
Dwight,
At 8am today, someone poisons the coffee. Do not drink the coffee.
More instructions will follow.
On Facebook, I saw Nils added “The Cinematics” to his list of favorite artists. I’ve heard two songs off of their album “A Strange Education,” and I really like what I’ve heard so far. I’ll have to give the rest of it a listen soon.
It’s from this loneliness and the fear it brings
That new doors can open up and be a savior to me
So I’ll open my mind
Open my heart
It’s the only way to breathe
It’s just a trick of the lights she said
So don’t panic, now don’t panic
This might be me and my primary-literature addled brain acting up, but I have to ask something. Sometimes, I’m fine when I read the word “dishonest.” But other times, when I read the word “dishonest,” my brain says “dish-honest.” Should I be seeing a doctor for this? We’ll try an example. This is a writer for The Inquirer who is talking about ethical guidelines when editorial content and the interests of advertisers clash.
Basically, there are honest editors/owners/management and dishonest ones. The dishonest ones will lean on people to do things that they know better than to do. The honest ones will leave, the dishonest ones will stay, and you quickly get a dishonest organization.
Did your brain do anything goofy? Sometimes I wonder wonder what’s going on up there.
People Magazine: No Photoshop - When they shot the world’s 100 most beautiful people, People magazine decided against any Photoshoppery or make-up. This article details some techniques to beautify the your subjects.
