April 2008
Jack Heaslip/Bono: Elevation Tour Blessing Audio →
A huge reminder as to why I love U2 so much. Listen to the audio first, then check out the embedded youtube video.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27) →
Fleet Foxes
Flight of the Conchords
Charlie Hall
William Shatner
Thirteen Senses
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Indie 103.1
My boss is guest-hosting on the local LA radio station Indie 103.1 right now, you can listen online right now if you are so inclined.
“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I...”
– Timothy Keller, The Reason For God I haven’t read this book, but a friend posted this quote on her blog. Good stuff.
Reveal Your Secret Hobbit Name →
hilker: rockuboff: tumblweed: mine is “Todo Foxburr of Fair Downs” Mine is Azaelia Bumbleroot! So Pretty! “Falco Toadfoot of Frogmorton” “Popo Brandybuck of Buckland” That’s funny, when I was little I called my grandfather “Popo.”
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value;...”
– C. S. Lewis (via roseann) (via hilker)
WatchThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Wow, this trailer just made me even more excited for this film. Can’t wait!
Bad Company: EMI Says You Can't Store Your Music... →
Via Consumerist - “Today, MP3tunes’ CEO Michael Robertson sent out an email to all users of the online music backup and place-shifting service MP3tunes.com, asking them to help publicize EMI’s ridiculous and ignorant lawsuit against the company. EMI believes that consumers aren’t allowed to store their music files online, and that MP3tunes is violating copyright law by...
Unpaid internships →
kathlellen: soupsoup: jackieheartsb: jessicagoldharalson: marco: If interns are doing valuable work, pay them. Someone PLEASE send this memo to the journalism industry, which considers unpaid internships a badge of honor. Unpaid internships are great for the Tina TrustFunds of the world who have Mommy and Daddy to support their aspirations. But for those of us who need to eat? Not so...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-20) →
U2
Delirious?
Thirteen Senses
South
The New Pornographers
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
WatchColbert Week in Review, it’s been hilarious & awesome, enjoy!
What a lovely end to the night
kathlellen: Had a great time at Lola’s with the LA tumblr crew and several of their friends. Some may even have found a love connection (Claire, I’m talking to you and your fake fiance). If you are an LA area tumblr and you have yet to make it out or are nervous about going to your first meet-up…COME OUT WITH US NEXT TIME! I swear we don’t bite [unless maybe you’re into that]!! Gahhh! I...
LA Tumblr Meetup 2.0 at Lola's Tonight! →
hipsterdiet: This time there’s booze and its indoors! Reblog to spread the worddd. A good friend’s birthday party ended up tonight, so sadly, I won’t be there…3.0 here I come though!
“One other thing, Twitter has been where we’ve been having interesting...”
– Robert Scoble It’s time for artists to really embrace twitter and allow fans from all over the world to follow them. Forget the fake interviews you see on VH1 or MTV, but rather real, genuine updates from artists about life on the road, special and unexpected moments that inspire great songs, or...
The Visitor - ArcLightCinemas →
Really want to see this film, heard a lot of great things. If anyone wants to go next week, let me know!
Watch“The Mclovin’ Fund” with Kristen Bell (!!!) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse
WatchJust when you think you’ve seen the Mario Bros. theme played in every way possible….this comes along. I LOVE IT! rocketboom: A remote controled toy car plays the “Mario Brothers” theme song while driving in a straight line by hitting individual bottles filled with liquid.
LA Tumblr Meet up: Lola's Happy Hour Friday
tumblangeles: Lola’s Happy Hour 5:30pm-7:30pm $5 Martini Specials $5.50 Appetizer Specials 945 N. Fairfax Avenue (Between Melrose and Santa Monica Blvd.) West Hollywood 90046 Be there! Reblog! Will be there!
German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid... →
hilker: first we had the kid at the smithsonian, now this? how about we just relegate the realm of science to pre-teenagers & let everyone else go on retirement. seriously, it’s an interesting trend (not a new one, i know but still) that the brightest young minds aren’t necessarily going into astrophysics (shooting for the stars, if you will) but computer science & technology related...
How well do you know your album covers? →
artistspaid: (via sarahisrad) So cool! I’ll have to check this out later.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-13) →
Hillsong United Coconut Records Pendulum Misty Edwards Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Thai New Year
Songkran Festival at ThaiTownUSA 2008 Went to the Thai New Year festival down in east Hollywood, lots of fun, great food, watched a little boxing, heard interesting & fun music…. But so hot! I’m about to crash on my couch and enjoy some Flight of the Conchords.
LibriVox » The Club of Queer Trades by G. K.... →
“A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the ‘mystic’ former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades.” This is so cool, GKC audiobooks…Downloading these now.
U2 Returns To Studio, Preps Early Reissues →
Can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait….! I’m also excited about the reissues….October is one of my favorite U2 albums.
Stuff Christians Like →
kellyreeves: sethw: (via incidentalthinking) wow. this is my fave, from #106 ‘The SIde Hug:’ “That’s why Christians the world over have pioneered the “side hug.” In the side hug there’s no risk of two crotches touching. Instead of face to face, you go side to side, putting your arm around the person and your hip against their’s. Still having a hard time mastering it? Pretend you’re taking a...
Tomorrow - 2pm tumblr LA Meetup.
kathlellen: hipsterdiet: East Patio (next to Bennett’s Ice Cream) of the Farmer’s Market at the Grove. Come say hi! RBLG!1!! reeeeeeeeeeeeeblog omg…If this wasn’t so short notice I would totally be there! Let’s get another one going soon !
