As some of my three readers may know, my longtime friend, and fellow music junkie, Chris Combs and I have put together some mixes of what we consider great music past and present over the last six months or so. For our last endeavor, we decided to release a 4-part series of music exploring the [...]
So, a couple of my friends and I got into a nice debate on Facebook the other day on the quality of the films nominated for the Academy Awards. Here is the result (edited for some fluidity):
Chris: What was your favorite film of those nominated?
Carl: Inglorious Basterds and District 9…didn’t see An Education and thought [...]
Absurd. Ridiculous. Environmentally conscious. The idea of supporting poor, armed men as they harass and forcibly take over multinational ships in their waters off the African coast may be all three. Different news sources have pointed out the possibility that piracy from Somalia may be responsible for an increase in fish [...]
Continuing the trend of simply pushing music instead of informing anyone of politics, revolutionary sexuality or anything else of importance, here is my latest mix. All over the place, a.fluid.affect: volume V is an eclectic mix that ranges from electronica to a song featured on a Korean Gap ad (and one I couldn’t get [...]
My friend Chris has begun a new blog that features different mixtapes from himself and others. Since I have featured a few mixtapes here on this blog, I volunteered my services. Here is a short mix of the artists on heavy rotation for the start of 2010.
This mix simply puts together some alt [...]
Two years ago, I participated in a online beard growing collaboration called Whiskerino. Although fun, interesting and a great place to meet people from all over the world, I grew tired of the mass of hair weighing down my face and ended up shaving about a month short of the 120 day event. [...]
My recent quick trip to New York was my first return to the United States in nearly two years. From the moment I touched down in Newark, I encountered a slow growing culture shock which has prompted some reflection. Here are my thoughts:
People in the US are insanely polite. Even in New York, the area [...]
On the way to Versailles last weekend, my friends and I discussed on old blog entry I had written awhile back which listed the top opening songs in my collection. At the time, we were listening to Massive Attack, the original band which sparked this concept because “Angel” on Mezzanine is one of the best opening [...]
After a 9+ hour bout with hops, malt and barley, one would think that another drink to be beyond the realm of reason. And although I never went overboard last night and escaped a hangover Sunday (nice!), I still question why I am sitting here with a glass of wine in hand. A [...]
The success (meaning: a few of my friends downloaded it and liked the results) of the nostalgic mix a.fluid.affect: volume II – revisit has prompted a quick follow-up: a.fluid.affect: volume III – revisiter. Many of the songs on this album continue to bring back that lovin’ feeling described in the post below but do [...]