well, gang, the day's finally come and we're fired up, ready to go . ready to reclaim & restore the dignity, integrity and promise of this nation. ready to break cleanly from one of the two most disastrous presidencies in u.s. history (pace buchanan ). ready to cast aside divisiveness; to reinflate the value of considered, thoughtful judgment; to close out an ill-conceived war; to eradicate permissiveness of torture; to allow ourselves some measure of hope in a dim and darkening climate. ready, in other words, to usher barack obama into the white house. [...]
ten days and counting... bob dylan - they times they are a-changin'
help keep her from rearing her head in washington.
one of our favorite and objectively funniest protest singers working today, todd snider , is giving away downloads of his latest album peace queer on his website until 31 october. we mentioned our affection for the terrific opening song, "mission accomplished," already; now's your chance to give the whole album a spin. anyone's guess is so sure you'll love it, wholly, unconditionally, that we're prepared to offer a money-back guarantee. (yeah, alright, that's an old joke; but what can you do?) at any rate, you should still hurry on over to toddsnider.net [...]
lexington, ky's these united states , of whom we've been hearing great things lately, rolls into san francisco next week to play an obama benefit show at the independent. barack'n'roll ( 15 october ) will also feature big light and a special surprise headliner (even if we knew we wouldn't tell you, because, when pushed, we can be downright good with a secret). there's a facebook rsvp thing going on over here . the doors for the event are at 7p, but the music starts at 8p, which will give you a chance [...]
hope everyone watched the debates tonight. both of the candidates touched briefly on climate change, though the issue has taken a back seat w/r/t the recent financial meltdown. if only the sort of urgency shown that crisis (if you're scoring at home that's simply the latest in a terribly, terribly long string) were also afforded to solutions for a dangerously warming planet. environmental writer and activist bill mckibben , co-founder of the excellent group 350.org and author of the scary & prescient book the end of nature , seems to agree, and in fact he has [...]
the elegant muxtape - the mixtape for the streaming, digital age - which captured the fancy of the online music world earlier this year, is, sadly, no longer. the swell folks from the r.i.a.a. have conspired to shut it down - for now, at least. justin, the creator and founder, has posted the full & detailed & frustrating story on the muxtape home page , and we encourage you all to head over there and read it in its entirety. here are a few salient passages: I got a call from the VP [...]
hope all of you american readers had a chance to watch the presidential debate this evening. sarah silverman's hopes go a step further: The Great Schlep sarah silverman live
the 10th annual power to the peaceful festival , starring michael franti & spearhead and ziggy marley, among others, will take place on speedway meadow in golden gate park tomorrow, saturday 6 september, beginning around 11a and running until about 5p. this is a free, and pretty neat, event, packed with music and art and dedicated, according the festival website , to educating attendees on issues of social justice, non violence, coexistence and environmental sustainability. after the divisiveness, derision & ham-handed brutality, both active and oratorical, of this week's rnc, power to the peaceful [...]
And it is that promise that, 45 years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream. The men and women who gathered there could've heard many things. They could've heard words of anger and discord. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustrations of so many dreams deferred. But what the people heard instead -- people of every creed and color, from every walk of life -- is that, in America, [...]
After a long period of resistance, T-Sides has decided to make itself more of a presence on the Internet. And what has my time in online marketing taught me about making an Internet presence? That not being on a social network is akin to not existing at all. And so, with no further adieu, T-Sides introduces: Our MySpace profile and our Facebook group . Through these outlets, we hope to attract new readers, as well as provide current readers with another way to discuss artists covered on T-Sides, discover new artists, and [...]
unfortunately for common market , our real song obsession this week comes from a forthcoming album by tennessee troubadour todd snider called peace queer . the song, as you can see, is "mission accomplished," and it burnishes a heaping dose of snider's trademark - and endearingly droll - humor pointed, as you might guess from the title, at the absurdities buried within our tragic creation and handling of an ill-gotten war. there are too many worthy lines to quote them all here - not too mention it would spoil all the fun of a [...]
We're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet. Every bit of that's got to change... Like a lot of people, it seems to me that all these problems are bigger than any of the solutions that have thus far been proposed for them, and that's been worrying me... Yet when we look at all three of these seemingly intractable challenges at the same time, we can see the common thread running through them, deeply ironic in its simplicity: our dangerous over-reliance on carbon-based fuels is at [...]
In between the bouts of Nigerian pop and whatever new crosses my desk, I keep coming back to the Profane Existence (yes, they actually exist outside references in Hold Steady songs) released Resistography by famed Portland punk band Resist . Huh, punk rock in the Mercury ? Aren't you guys just a bunch of emo bedwetters who never cover punk music? Let me answer that: Yes, yes, and it's a bladder problem which we are taking medication for, thank you very much. Pissed sheets aside, [...]
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