Darkness

Ratatat

For someone who spends a large portion of his time sorting through stock-image sites, this video really struck a chord. One of the most bizarre things I've watched in a long time (sorry about the 'bird'):

Ratatat - Drugs

New Music Monday - Toshio Hirano

Here is a little taste of what the 2nd best Japanese folk/cowboy/bluegrass singer sounds like: Enjoy.

Great Depression

Now in living color.

I never really thought about what the great depression would have looked like in color. It always just seemed appropriate for it to be a still shot in black and white. The contrast, the starkness, the bleakness, that was the depression. This Plog post [here] shows a different picture. It contains an archive of rare color photos taken between 1939 and '43 and, despite some of the subject matter, seems to cheer-up the depression a bit.

What do you think?

Back in my day...

I thought it sucked to have to take the bus to school:



From Boing Boing

Sound like...

Some artists sound just like other, more famous artists. This guy, Xavier Rudd, is a nice concoction: A little Ben Harper, some Paul Simon with a splash of Bob Marley.

Xavier Rudd - Messages / Guku (from Paste Magazine)

Totally Wizard

Just in case you were wondering, and just in case you've got the time...

Dark Side of the Rainbow