monte wolverton on the voting rights act
creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Spiritual refreshment? (1264 x 1720)
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jenna fischer's lollilove
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From the "I had no friggin' idea!" department:
The hilarious and adorable Jenna Fischer (Pam, on The Office) is married to James Gunn! Who is James Gunn? He wrote Tromeo and Juliet!
The two star together in a mockumentary Fischer put together a few years ago.
Jenna Fischer has a philanthropic side. With her writing-directing debut, a mockumentary called LolliLove, the actress best known to audiences as Pam, the sweet receptionist on NBC’s “The Office,” is proving she’s more than just a pretty face. And she’s taking her charity to the streets, providing Los Angeles’ homeless with the ultimate feel-good accessory: A lollipop.Fischer is fantastic on The Office and Tromeo & Juliet is one of my favorite movies. I can't wait to see what these two have put together. On top of their talent, the Troma logo is always a sign that you're in for something...interesting.
- Lollilove.net
- The Lollilove Interview
- Lollilove@JamesGunn.com
- fischer's jenna/pam blog @ myspace
- Lollilove @ Amazon
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Crimes Against The Pre-Conceived
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: snail or slug tracks (3456 x 2304)
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Amy Sedaris On Late Late Show Tonight
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Craig Furguson will have Amy Sedaris on the show tonight. Putting these two together in the same studio could make for a very odd bit of television. |
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Running up the hill (2093 x 1494)
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Atari 2600 Cart Duplicator: The First Console Hack?
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Vidco's CopyCart is a holy grail for Atari 2600 VCS enthusiasts indeed. This unusual accessory allowed one to copy the contents of a cartridge onto another with the push of a button. This special cartridge could be used, erased and then reused.The price tag says $19.95. I'm not sure if that's the original retail price. If it is, this thing was a steal of a deal. |
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The Pizza Guy Is STILL Out There!
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This Papa John's advert is an optical illusion. Click on the image to see what you're really looking at. It's quite brilliant. |
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: luke carroll (1400 x 933)
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: small paper tomorrow (1620 x 1011)
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Michel Gondry's Bachelorette
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This piece revists territory that is very familiar to Mr. Gondry: recursion and optical - rather than digital - effects. This video has strong connections to Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind as well as countless other Gondry shorts and videos. And yet, despite the familiar subject matter, the director manages to create something visually stunning and profoundly original.
previously on wtg:
- rain: groundbreaking music and video from the beatles
- kraftwerk: we are the robots
- the eloic transducer
- throbbing gristle and derek jarman: psychick rally in heaven
- mates of state: haha
- david bowie w/ trent reznor: i'm afraid of americans
Limit Microsoft's Ability To Spy On You
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hi-res photo of the day: in a dark room, softly (1522 x 978)
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Bubbly (3456 x 2304)
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Matmos vs Keith Fullerton Whitman
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A completely improvised "mega-collaboration" between Martin and Drew of Matmos and Keith Fullerton Whitman is available online now from Dublab. Keith says, "it's a big mess of clicky stereo freakouts, wandering sub-bass, muttered vocal-drones, atonal bleeps,completely gorgeous filtered drones, zonked modular-synth, and musique concrète with a nice almost Berlin-school ending worthy of 32:05 of your time.Unfortunately, in addition to leaving out any method of downloading the individual mp3, they failed to include a feed address for the podcast. You're only provided an automated iTunes subscription button. This might just be the result of short-sighted web-design, but I have a strange feeling that this was deliberately limited. Fortunately, I figured out the regular feed information as well as the direct link to the mp3.
- matmos & keith fullterton live (mp3)
- dublab podcast feed
- dublab
- the entire matmos catalog in DRM-free high-quality MP3s
- keith fullerton whitman in DRM-free high-quality MP3s
- william s burroughs speaks about writing
- circuit bending bush
- brion gysin's poem of poems
- nine coil interviews spanning nearly 20 years
- five mp3s from annie anxiety
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: bonk (1250 x 938)
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The Return Of Zia
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Zia is back in action.The latest incarnation of the band is based in Arizona and adds Aaron Lochart and Sean Brennan to the long list of outstanding artists who've worked with Elaine Walker over the years.
A new album has been completed and the band is playing its first gig in years next week in Temple, AZ.
ZIA is an exclusively electronic band who began performing around the New England in 1992. Founded by Elaine Walker, ZIA bangs out pro-space and sci-fi music on futuristic instruments. Microtonal musical scales run rampant throughout the ZIA repertoire. In the pop genre this is a monumental task which adds an eerie, futuristic edge to the songs.The entire Zia dicography is available on line so head over to the Zia site, give it a listen and order a CD.
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Santorum Does It Again: We Found WMD!
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Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), chairman of the House intelligence committee, and Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) told reporters yesterday that weapons of mass destruction had in fact been found in Iraq, despite acknowledgments by the White House and the insistence of the intelligence community that no such weapons had been discovered.Americans should be especially proud that the chairman of the house intelligence committee was spewing this nonsense, too!
"We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons," Santorum said.
previously on WTG:
- santorum: hated by contsituents. beloved by lobbyists.
- there's a reason rick santorum has the lowest approval rating of any u.s. senator
- santorum rambles on about...something
- words of wisdom from rick santorum
- women ejected from santorum book signing file suit
- urban outfitters is a big santorum supporter
- more reasons to kick out rick
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Poker Face (4372 x 2906)
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Amy Sedaris Talks To Salon.com
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This week, Salon sits down with actress and writer Amy Sedaris to discuss her forthcoming movie, "Strangers With Candy," a big-screen prequel to the late, lamented, boundary-pushing Comedy Central show on which she collaborated with fellow Second City veterans Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello (both of whom co-wrote the movie and co-star in it as well; the latter also directs).Dinello stops by and contributes to the interview as well. Apparently he helped Colbert write the White House speech. |
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: I'm not in love with the modern world (3504 x 2336)
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Tromeo & Juliet 10 Years Later
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The Troma team topped themselves once again with this willfully obnoxious circus of perversions, bodily fluids, obscenities, and classic literature. This is one of their better hybrids of jocularity and gore, with an amusing appropriation of the well-worn Shakespeare story that substitutes New York City for Verona and features the inspired touch of casting Lemmy from Motorhead as narrator. - All Movie Guide
Not just for Troma junkies. Troma and Juliet is sexy, silly, sweet and surreal! - USA Today
This is a genuinely entertaining and enduring film that outshines Troma's usual schlock. While many scenes in the film may offend viewers, this one is merely an offense to sanity. The scene features Will Keenan and WTG-mainstay Jane Jensen and is mildly nsfw due to nudity.
In addition to being funny, the film has a great soundtrack featuring the likes of Motorhead, Wesley Willis, Superchunk, The Ass Poneys, Sublime, Jane Jensen and Unsane.
previously on WTG:
- emusic: free and clear mp3s (including jane jensen)
- free jane jensen mp3s @ myspace
- jane jensen: candy and razorblades
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Today's Eddie Vedder Is Much More Entertaining Than That Mopey "I Hate fame" Guy
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This naked-in-public anecdote from a recent Rolling Stone interview is rather amusing.
Vedder: I remember one day after a Lollapalooza gig, I woke up in a hotel in an army helmet and a T-shirt. And, I heard a live band playing. I thought it was a live band. So I went out the door to see if it was live. I had to know -- was that a real stand-up bass? Or were they just playing music in the atrium or whatever? So I pushed the door open, went to look, you know, and I looked back and the door just went [makes a clicking sound]. So I'm standing in the hotel, in this atrium thing and I've got an army helmet on and a T-shirt.note: to be completely honest, i was right there being mopey with vedder in the mid-90s.RS: In like your underwear? Nothing?
Vedder: Nothing; army helmet and a T-shirt. I was thinking, "Aww, this is really bad." And so I go down to the maids, but they won't let me in. I don't know anybody else's room number. Everyone's got a pseudonym. I don't know who's what. And, so I take the T-shirt off, wrap it around the back, put the army helmet over the front, go down in this glass elevator, it's Easter Sunday -- this all starts to hit me -- it's Easter Sunday, there's all these people in their Easter [best]. It was somewhere in the Midwest like Milwaukee or something. I had to walk through the people, and parents were hiding their kids from this freaky guy. It must have been like a real apparition. Then -- sorry I got into this story; I'll just finish it -- but the funny thing is that I actually waited in line. There was a line at the front desk. I actually waited in line behind two other people. It was kind of a Tarzan goes to Vietnam look or something. And then of course you get to the lady, tell her your problem, locked out of your room and, of course, she asks for an ID. That's when I lost it.
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A New Portishead Track Appears! Holy Crap!
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more mp3s @ WTG:
- free music: live and legal
- before mama mia, moving out..there was sgt. pepper's
- hunter s. thompson lecture + z-trip megamixes
- thee majesty - have mercy
- ween mp3 brownload #1 - pandy fackler
- fun loving jack mp3s
- and more
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Preview New Psychic TV Tracks @ MySpace
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You can listen to segments of four new PTV3 tracks at the dreaded MySpace. The band has been performing these tracks in some form or another for a few years now, but they take on a new life in these recordings.
Titles: In Thee Body, Maximum Swing, New York Story, Hookah Chalice
also on WTG:
- godstar: psychic tv's foray into pop radio
- PTV3 album set for fall release
- Message from Thee Temple Ov Psychic Youth
- Psychic TV's Catalan
- more PTV
- more gp-o
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Plaza de la Virgen (2048 x 1365)
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Rollin' With Saget
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Godstar: Psychic TV's Foray Into Pop Radio
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Where were all of your laughing friends
Where were they at the bitter end
They started to steal your glory
They never even told your story
previously on wtg:
- Psychic TV's Catalan
- the tape decays: jon savage on throbbing gristle, 1981
- new PTV album finished, now they just need a record deal
- artifacts of psychic tv, tg, and genesis p
- throbbing gristle live 6.29.05
- additional psychic tv and genesis p-orridge links
injustice in angola
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colbert on letterman, as himself, talks about 'strangers with candy'
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: yellow (1161 x 1600)
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creative commons (BONUS) hi-res photo of the day: Ultravixen : Redneck Girl (3072 x 2048)
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The TiVo Apps Nobody Talks About
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If you've read this site for any length of time, you know about TiVo's HME apps. These are utitlies, games, etc. that run on your computer and add new features to the TiVo. What many people don't know about is the pseudo-unofficial apps.tv service. I say pseudo because it is run by a TiVo employee, but in an unofficial capacity.
While setting up HME apps on your PC can be time-consuming and highly irritating, setting up apps.tv couldn't be more convenient. Simply add 209.97.196.52 to the "music, photos and more" section of your TiVo and you're ready to go. The 100% free applications currently offered by apps.tv are:
- Flickr
- Hot Or Not
- Last.fm (outstanding!)
- Late Night Guide
- MP3tunes Locker
- PoneyPoker
- SkullBones
- Sokoban
- Sudoku
- Sudoku Solver
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Word Droppings
- Word Grid
previously on WTG:
- tivo and ptc sitting in a tree
- is tivo dying?
- purchase movie tickets w/ tivo
- galleon 1.5 features enhanced glitchTV functionality
- tivo, internet archive and glitchTV
- transfer video to your tivo
- tivo anywhere
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Ravenna Black: Little Girl Grown Up (2048 x 3072)
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nothing wakes you up like weasel vomit in your cup
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Made from coffee beans that are regurgitated by weasels. The beans are then harvested (picked up) to make this fine flavoured coffee. Don't believe us? Try it!I can't decide if this is real or not. The product is real and available for sale, but I'm not sure as to the authenticity of the contents. I've repeatedly and randomly suffered outbursts of laughter since I read about it.
One of Vietnam’s domestic offerings, “weasel coffee,” has the potential to appeal to the palates of high-end drinkers the world over. Kay Johnson describes the colorful history of this drink in the Straits Times. Weasel coffee was originally made from coffee beans that had been eaten and excreted by weasels, enhancing the taste of the beans. A chain of coffee shops in Vietnam specializes in weasel coffee, although these days the beans never see a weasel’s insides, rather going through a synthetic process intended to simulate the effects of a journey through the weasel’s digestive tract. Apparently, it is as good as the real thing. While the owner of this chain has contemplated an international expansion of his business, citing possible franchises in Japan and New York City, the chain remains exclusively in Vietnam.previously at WTG:
- holiday gift guide 2005: earth friendly edition (coffee-related)
- weekend = sleep late, drink beer, click links (coffee-related)
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Jet Set Show: The Premiere Vlog For Kids (Of All Ages)
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This isn't that "family-friendly" brand of entertainment that translates to "children's programming that doesn't make you want to stab yourself in the eye with a rusty fork." This is something that is going to make the whole family chuckle a few times while learning new things. Like Rocketboom, this program isn't for everyone. And that's the primary source of its charm. It's made for who it's made for. It'll ultimately gain a wide audience, but not by catering to the masses. It will succeed, like Rocketboom, by being true to itself.Filed in: tech video cc
creative commons hi-res photo of the day: A glass flower (1024 x 899)
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jason calacanis: even more self-important than the rest of the TWITs
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Let this serve as a warning. Other than the humble Andrew Barron of Rocketboom, the entire episode was full of ignorance, arguing and yelling. And an even higher dose of self-congratulation than usual. Calacanis fits right in.
Even Dvorak was annoying. He insisted that IPTV and vlogging are fundamentally different, somehow. Apparently Cranky Geeks is IPTV while so-called "vlogs" are doomed to fail. Nevermind that Rocketboom is the only one making it directly to the TV via TiVo. *sigh*
And Leo, quit asking what a vlog is!!!
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The Simpsons Has Stolen Your Life...But How Much Of It?
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Any Simpsons fan will likely find this number to be rather disturbing. You could have been doing something *useful* with all those hours!The title sequence from The Simpsons lasts approximately one minute, and all those little batches of sixty seconds add up.
Find out here just how long you've spent humming along with 'duuum dum dum, de dum dum dum, de dum de de dum'...
Look on the bright side. At least you didn't spend any time creating this poll/calculator!
previously on WTG:
- the simpsons and math
- the magic of an animated mouse
- sad: modern medicine catches up with calvin
- betty boop in snow white
- the stupidstitious cat
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Weird Al: downloads give me less money than CD sales
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"I am extremely grateful for your support, no matter which format you choose to legally obtain my music in, so you should do whatever makes the most sense for you personally. But since you ASKED... I actually do get significantly more money from CD sales, as opposed to downloads. This is the one thing about my renegotiated record contract that never made much sense to me. It costs the label NOTHING for somebody to download an album (no manufacturing costs, shipping, or really any overhead of any kind) and yet the artist (me) winds up making less from it. Go figure."Al is specifically referring to the iTunes music store. The Digital Music Weblog suspects he gets roughly $0.31 cents per song via CD sales, but only $0.045 on a digital download. I suspect he would do much better at eMusic. Unfortunately, that's not a decision he gets to make.
It looks like iTunes is an even worse deal for artists than it is for consumers.
previously on WTG:
- why the beatles won't use itunes, existing record contracts or DRM
- microsoft actually innovates with windows media player 11
- emusic: free and clear mp3s
- apple itunes powered by foobar2000
- "indie label" label does more harm than good
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Cadillac Ranch (2016 x 2952)
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Superb Panoramic Shots of San Francisco
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paul conrad on domestic spying
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The Quest To Correct People Magazine's Tragic Cleavage Mistake
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BlogNYC sez:
"Week in and week out Salma is showing up with absolute perfect cleavage, and not for nothing, her cleavage has a track record, it has some mileage on it. Let's see how Scarlett's cleavage looks when she's about to turn 40."They seem a bit obsessed with Hayek's cleavage, which, I suppose, is completely understandable. I'm just glad that, while the mainstream press obsesses over silliness like celebrity babies, American Idol and war, BlogNYC has stayed focused like a laser beam on this issue.
- 6/13: We Officially Demand that People Retract Its Award for "Best Cleavage on the Planet" to Scarlett Johansson and Award it to Its Rightful Owner, Salma Hayek
- 5/25: the editors at People magazine must have been high when they gave Scarlett Johansson that Best Cleavage on the Planet award.
- 5/11: Salma Hayek Was Robbed by People Magazine in the Best Cleavage on the Planet Award
- carla gugino in best life magazine
- ana voog's x-mass
- this just in: amy sedaris is still weird/brilliant
- corporal tunnel's julie atlas muz photos
- inside ilm: phish, naked musicians, and happy songs
- all amateur extasy
fixed a few things
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creative commons hi-res photo of the day: Blue reflection (1076 x 768)
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userscript: show flickr licenses
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This superb little utility overlays a small copyright logo or appropriate creative commons information on flickr thumbnails, allowing you to easily find images that suit your needs while avoiding pointlessly restrictive copyrights. You may need to mouseover images for the information to appear. The script should work on all recent versions of firefox and opera. UPDATE: does this work for you? it suddenly stopped working on my machines. |
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taking another look at the last 36 hi-res photos of the day
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- a previous review of two months of the hi-res feature
- another look back
- hi-res photo of the day gallery
- WTG hi-res photographer feed
creative commons hi-res photo of the day: the battle (2248 x 1560)
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Cringely on Adobe's Master Plan circa 1979
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When John Warnock and Chuck Geschke started Adobe Systems almost 30 years ago, their goal was to build a printer -- one printer -- to serve the world. They knew the processing power required for a PostScript printer would be more than that of any computer they could buy circa 1979, so it logically followed that people wouldn't own their own printers, they'd share one.This is just one fascinating tidbit tied into an excellent piece on IP video distribution.
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cars is "too perfect"
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Jennishow Episodes 30 & 31
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Free CC MP3: DaFluke - New Strut
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Dafluke, whose real name is Lucas Granito, knows a thing or two about originality, subtlety and detail, that is for sure. New Strut has "glistening guitar clips and gentle crackles and hisses to make you feel completely cozy in a bed of warm atmospheres and a dash of starlight thrown in for good measure".
DaFluke - New Strut - mp3
Attribution Non-commercial 2.0
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Oberman looks at the Coulter Apologists
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