Tom Kim

The most recent episode of the Contrast podcast has an earworms theme.

Speaking of, I’m sure I’ve been driving Dana batty by constantly reciting snippets of the following skit from the Potter Puppet Pals:

Locust St. has put up an astonishing post on driving complete with lots of great driving-related mp3s.

Look also within the post for a link to Richard Foster’s short story, “A Nice Morning Drive.”

Hailing from D.C., I’m a fan of go-go and a huge fan of go-go parties. Man, that’s what Northern Liberties needs, a funky go-go party at the community center (NOT at North Bowl, thank you). Moistworks has my third favorite Charlie Brown in the world for you to bob your head to.

Instrumental Analysis has a Friday Rant on the Sissification of Punk:

What is punk about “emo” bands? What is punk about singing song after song about girls that were mean to you and relationships that didn’t work out? What is punk about wearing eyeliner and please God tell me, what is punk about squeezing into women’s jeans? I swear I read something in Rolling Stone a year or so ago about prominent Warped Tour bands taking off together on tour stops on the hunt for women’s jeans. These are the bands that are being labeled punk? You have got to be kidding me.

Oh yeah — and he also has a bunch of punk-not-emo songs that he invites you to download and compare against your favorite emo artists.

Having gotten back from the McKee Story Seminar, Yellow Stereo’s post of memorable movie music has an air of synchronicity. Go and remember those climactic moments all over again.

Go to Dylan Hears a Who to hear an uncanny impersonation of Bob Dylan singing Dr. Seuss. Need I say more?

Def Jux, home of my favorite rapper (Aesop Rock), has put out a free compilation to download. Nod your head, backpackers.

I Am Fuel has a post on Hype!, a music documentary of the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the 90s, and Speed of Dark has a post on The Time Traveler’s Wife, a book that references the punk and post-punk music of the 80s and 90s.

Both posts have accompanying mp3s that will take you back to those halcyon years.

Good Weather for Airstrikes has another massive post on the newest brightest shiny things on the mp3 blogosphere — Part 1!

While you’re clogging away your bandwidth, you might as well pick up the latest free mixtape by Stones Throw Records for [adult swim] — Chrome Children 2.

I Am Fuel, Some Velvet Blog, and The Late Greats have gotten together to share their favorite Valentine’s day songs. I love it when a plan comes together.

I Am Fuel songs here
Some Velvet Blog songs here
The Late Greats songs here