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Archive for May 2011

Swedes are beautifully bizarre….

Strange, nearly unintelligible yet captivatingly shot, constructed, and directed videos hold a special place in my heart.  Remember “Losing My Religion“?  I was just floored by that video in 1991 when I was all of 16 years old, and I still have no idea how it relates to the song.  No matter.  It stands on [...]

HTC IME Custom Keyboard on the HTC Desire HD

Alright, I need to geek out for a moment.  I love my HTC Desire HD for multiple reasons: unlocked, Android, insanely large screen (I sometimes feel like I am talking into a personal DVD player), not an iPhone.  But, I must say, the touchscreen keyboard out of the box was horrible. I don’t even have [...]

Under the radar – The War on Drugs

click on image for .mp3 download I hate when a band slips under my radar. Actually, since my radar is fairly limited in scope, my guess is that many bands escape my searches. I should say I hate when I miss out on a band like The War on Drugs.  If Bob Dylan went on [...]

Newest EMA – “Milkman”

  click on image for .mp3 download A couple of weeks ago, I posted an impressive single called “Grey Ship” from a striking new artist, EMA.  Since then, I have eagerly awaited her album, Past Life Martyred Saints,  which is due to be released on May 10th.  Adding fuel to the anticipatory fire, her third [...]

Reveling in Death Leaves Us All Blind

I have never identified myself as a pacifist. Nevertheless, I typically revolt against acts of violence of any kind, justified or otherwise. When the news of Osama Bin Laden’s justified killing fell across my computer screen at work, I simply felt emptiness. Disappointment, however, has replaced this emptiness. Disappointment, sadness, and some anger. The celebrations [...]