January 2011
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How not to infotain 6 year olds
MC: "...and the meteor killed all the plants and all the animals and all the dinosaurs. So that's why in 2011 there are no more dinosaurs - they're all dead."
Audience of 6 year olds: [Audible gasp] [Crestfallen faces]
MC: "But don't worry, because of television and your short attention spans, you all will have forgotten what I just said, right about.........now. Ok, who likes dinosaurs?"
AO6YO: "ME!!"
[Overheard at 'Dinosaur Petting Zoo' puppet show, Garema Place, Canberra, 28 January 2011]
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So....it's not Tumblarity...it's Tumblweeds →
Here’s hoping Tumblweeds is a useful tool for discovering new blogs to follow and not a return to the horrible, popularity contest, era of Tumblarity.
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under london, personal,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #london, #personal, #music
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Blitzen Trapper (32)
Love (27)
Broadcast (22)
Beastie Boys (20)
Dinosaur Jr. (17)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Natalie Wood was fine.
waxandmilk:
Note her wearing a striped hoodie in the last pic. Mind you that photo was circa 50s-60s. GAME OVER.
TRUTH.
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If a band was slotted as a subheadliner in 2008 and falls to regular-line status...
– A small nugget of KatBee’s excellent and lengthy Coachella rant entitled “BRO APPROVED TIME MACHINE BACK TO 2007+THE DEMISE OF THE AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL, OR, A SERIOUS REFLECTION ON THE COACHELLA LINEUP” (via yvynyl)
A great post on why this year’s Coachella line-up is a whole loada MEH...
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I think the evocation of memory in our music could be seen as the residue of...
– Trish Keenan, from a Wire interview with Broadcast.
(via tomewing)
RIP Trish Keenan. A very sad day indeed.
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pitchfork:
R. Kelly sings “Happy Birthday” to himself while sitting in a leopard-print chair. He turned 44 on January 8. (Via @KellZodiac.)
Oh Kells…..you so crazy!
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Donate to the flood relief appeal : Queensland... →
asunburntcountry:
Ways you can help.
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