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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Just ain’t gonna work out
I’m completely mesmerized by Mayer Hawthorne‘s new album, A Strange Arrangement.
The “retro” tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf by mutual friend Noelle Scaggs of the Rebirth, even his current boss was skeptical. “He showed me two songs and I didn’t understand what I was listening to,” Wolf recalls. “I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of – I couldn’t believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments.”
For more youtube-ness, watch his new video for Maybe So, Maybe No.
[audio:http://skidknee.net/music/mayerhawthorne_justaint.mp3]
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (2:28)
[audio:http://skidknee.net/music/mayerhawthorne_whenisaidgoodbye.mp3]
Mayer Hawthorne – When I Said Goodbye (4:11)
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That no matter how smart you thought you were, you are actually way less smart than that. (201)
Rabbit, rabbit
“Rabbit rabbit white rabbit” is a common superstition. The most common modern version states that a person should say “rabbit, rabbit, white rabbit” or simply “rabbit, rabbit” upon waking on the first day of each new month, and on doing so will receive good luck for the duration of that month.
Via beg to differ.
Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity
Installation by Yayoi Kusama. (Photo via updownacross.)