There’s a new TMBG album out and while I have never exactly been the biggest fan, it sounds pretty good so far. Check out the video for the single “With the Dark” here.
“With the Dark” — They Might Be Giants
Interpol LA release party.
Good Vibrato has a choice John Cage track here.
“Drop” — Timbaland & Magoo (feat. Fatman Scoop)
NBA free agency is the best fun there is if you want to hear approximately 9,000 people say “This is a Business” over and over again. (HoopsHype)
Ron Silliman has his usually classy round-up of links literary-wise.
Monty Python meets the 300.
Two demos from Two Gallants.
Classic songs about sadness over at Moistworks. I guess that was to be expected.
When Mother Jones is blogging about Madonna, you know this world has problems. What am I saying, I am very glad that Mother Jones has finally abandoned its mission. Viva Father Jones!
Grizzly Bear was at KEXP, and Gorilla vs Bear was all over it. There’s so much about that sentence that is strange.
Nice entry about Pitchfork. I really love Analog Giant‘s design. They also pimped the new UNKLE album. Seriously this is our new favorite website we will be checking daily and being like, “Where’s the new post?”
Freeman Dyson on our biotech future. Freeman’s like 1 million years old but he’s always cogent, interesting and fun.
Nerissa Campbell passes on this note–she’s performing in Singapore, and then she’s back in the States a week from Friday.
Friday July 20th
Divertimento Bistro
13th St btn 1st Ave & Ave A
8 – 10pm
no cover
and after all that – I think I need a vacation!
There’s also the Peel reading series at Stain Bar.
Aren’t we events focused today?
We will be at one of these events, we are not sure which.
“You Can Call Me Al” — Simon and Garfunkel
Bad Boy Bad Girl is a New Jersey rap tandem that was baptized by fire. I’ve never really understood what that phrase means, but perhaps that’s because like Nicki I disapprove of Catholicism. Just kidding my Catholic readers I shall imbibe the sacrament like all others we’ll eat the cracker or whatever it is you people do.
“Bad Boy Bad Girl” — Bad Boy Bad Girl
“Dip Ya Head Back” — Bad Boy Bad Girl
On a more serious note, much too much of rap has been corrupted by sexism and misogyny. Look at that R. Kelly fellow. I mean, are we really supposed to believe that he and Usher were pursuing two different women and didn’t know it?
This Recording 
Why is it that people are so quick to make fun of the Catholic religion?
Well it did basically ruin my Dad’s life so I would say it is not exactly innocent in this equation.