links for 2005-09-29
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They used The Mountain Goats' "Cotton" as the music for a pivotal montage tonight, reports my friend Mathowie.
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"EmSpace is premiering a new piece in October. It's called New Monster Avenue, which not coincidentally is the title of the song I wrote especially for them. The song won't be released any time soon, if ever; it's one of the best I've written...."
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"I caught this band twice during CMJ, and watched them bring people who had never even heard of them to tears. So they’re doing something VERY right."
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"Altogether, more than two-thirds of people's waking moments involved some kind of media usage." I think I'm at 80-90%, myself.
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New York-based rap trio meets Canadian lesbian folk twin sisters.
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"But we must be at an interesting pass in this [mayoral] campaign, when the Bloomberg campaign, with its limitless resources, proofreads blogs."
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"Now joining the heavy metal umlaut is, apparently, the modish macron."
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The full report is available for purchase, but this summary presentation has some fascinating graphs and charts.
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"...at least according to the wags at Cartoonists Unleashed, a NYer Festival event starring all your favorite inkmeisters. Singing, yet!"
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"They may play the most electrifying, guitar-thrashing, edge-of-the-seat stuff with their own bands, but when they decide to write classical music, or what they think of as classical music, they reach for a quill instead of a pen."
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"I'm hoping that the Hold Steady look-alike contest is on the same day because I want to see that. Hopefully there will be photos."
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"With CentralPark.com's Map It! feature you can not only locate specific park landmarks on either an aerial view map or a traditional map, but also plot the exact location to meet friends for an event."
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