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The Wrens: The Meadowlands

Is a great record, but that's an ancillary point.

Music's power is its ability to transport.

Listening to Iron & Wine returns me to a very hot day in 2004 when I heard the opening notes to Our Endless Numbered Days, Lust for Life reminds me of seeing Trainspotting in Boston with an ex-girlfriend, Suffragette City reminds me of my dad.

The Meadowlands by The Wrens is bittersweet. Mostly bitter. I went to see them at The Kitting Factory in New York and proceeded to get embarrassingly drunk. I stumbled home and made another scene at home.

The record opens with the lyrics, "I'm nowhere near what I dreamed I'd be."

Indeed.

Though that could be good news or bad news, depending on your perspective.

I wonder what in 10 years will remind me of tonight. I hope it's the Ting Tings. They make me want to dance.

I <3 Pitchfork

I don't care what you say, it's a great resource, and without them I wouldn't have discovered Phoenix.

Girlfriend

I miss these guys, too

I miss these guys

Scottish Accents Make Everything Better

Including the boss.

Camera Obscura: Tougher Than the Rest

Camera Obscura covers Springsteen.

Obama, please do not weigh in here...

New Jersey Homeowner Calls Cops on Bob Dylan

When Dylan wandered into the yard of a home that had a "For Sale" sign on it, the home's occupants became spooked by his appearance and called police with a report of an "eccentric-looking old man" in their yard, Long Branch Police said. One of the occupants even went so far as to follow Dylan as he continued on down the street.

Hello ladies

Can I interest you in some meth, pineapple Faygo, and tips for surviving on a 4th grade education?

This is and more (much, much more) photos from an, I shit you not, Insane Clown Posse concert (yes, they're still together, apparently).

Please read the following glossary to assist your enjoyment of the pictures.

Juggalo: An Insane Clown Posse Fan

Ninja: A really big (insane?) Insane Clown Posse fan

Video update: the chick on the right is pregnant.

Bizarre, self-constructed freak sings what is in my top 10, maybe top 5, songs of all time

You know you think the moonwalk is cool. Just admit it.

I know for me it's been years since I've thought of Michael Jackson as anything but depressing. Even if he didn't molest those kids, he was still a total trainwreck; he made the rest of the Jacksons look normal.

If you can make Jermaine Jackson look normal, you've made a handful of bad decisions.

That said, watching footage of a 25 year-old MJ light-it-up is pretty fucking amazing. It serves as a reminder that entire universe of pop-and-lock choreography was defined in about 4 minutes by a small-black-man 25 years-ago.

Justin Timberlake, eat your heart out.

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Full disclosure: I took break-dancing lessons when I was 8 and had a red winter jacket that I would wear when I danced to the Beat It video. Don't judge me

Best New York Post headline ever

One of the many things I miss about living in Manhattan is a regular exposure to the tawdry New York Post. This is an old one, but it captures the Post's lurid charm.