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November 23, 2007 | Filed Under Personal | Leave a Comment 

My Only HopeI stopped posting to this blog some time ago and started shooting my thoughts in other directions. Since then, I created a Vox blog (I didn’t do much with it. I like how easy it easy to embed media but it’s a closed platform, and I just wasn’t very inspired to post much there), a tumblelog on Tumblr (awesome. everyone I know should have one), and started Twittering.

So I’ve been doing quite a bit of lots of things. My “web presence” has essentially splintered into smaller streams. Which is great, since it has encouraged me to post more. But I’ve started to miss writing a more traditional blog. Every once in a while I feel like writing a longer form post about something, and this seems like the best way to do it.

I’ve moved to a new host and gone from Blogger to Wordpress and MarsEdit. A quick redesign is also in place, as you can see. It’s nothing drastic. I’m still working from a template here, but it’s an improvement. I’ve moved most of the posts I felt were worth keeping (about half) from Blogger and Vox manually, one-by-one. I should have it fully up to date soon. The comments were unfortunately lost.

I’ll be posting here about music, movies, tv shows, books, art, the internet, and other things I’m interested in with some frequency I hope. And then I’ve got feeds from Twitter and from my tumblelog in the sidebar, along with photos from my Flickr stream and recently listened records via Last.fm. If I was really lame, I’d probably call this blog “Everything Jeff” or “Jeff World.”

That’s what this all is, for better or worse: different levels of me. See, in my tumblelog, I’ll post links and embedded videos and stuff–very short and to the point. With that mini blog, you’ll typically see multiple posts a day and without much commentary. And then there’s Twitter, which is basically all commentary (albeit of the random, on-the-spot variety). And then there’s this blog, for the longer and theoretically more thought-out stuff. [Notice I said “theoretically”.]

How much do I care? What do I want to know about this creep? These are questions you should be asking yourself when deciding which feeds to subscribe to.

Kiwi Rock Doc

August 30, 2007 | Filed Under Music, Video | Leave a Comment 

Just found this cool documentary about Flying Nun Records. Anyone into the label (or its many awesome bands, e.g. the Clean, the Chills, Verlaines, etc.) should check it out.


Flying Nun Heavenly Pop Hits Documentary - Part 1

Comedic Interlude: The Best Show

June 28, 2007 | Filed Under Comedy | Leave a Comment 

The Best Show on WMFU is something I only recently discovered via the magic of the Internet. For that, I am both saddened and delighted–saddened because it’s taken so long for this comedic genius to become a part of my life and delighted because it finally has. The Show is hosted by Tom Scharpling, a comedy writer and music guy, on free form radio powerhouse WFMU Tuesdays at 8PM EST. It consists mostly of random call-ins by listeners, a smattering of music, funny rants by Tom, and a roster of regular callers. The highlight, and the real meat of the show are the calls from characters played by Jon Wurster (aka the drummer from Superchunk). Wurster typically plays some bizarre person with a weird background or idea to which Tom plays straight man. My favorite Wurster character is Philly Boy Roy, a silly, bragging asshole of a guy who works at the Wawa selling hoagies and Tastykakes and speaks with Tom in a most obnoxious South Philly accent about how much better things are in Philadelphia than in New Jersey. It’s funny, trust me.

The show is broadcast live online in iTunes (and of course over the air in NJ/NY), but is also available as a podcast now. In addition to the weekly broadcasts, Scharpling and Wurster release the best bits of their broadcasts on CD via their label, Stereolaffs. They also have a sharp new website at scharplingandwurster.com

Here’s a track from their latest release, The Art of the Slap. It really hit home for me since I do computer stuff for a living. Too bad I can’t bench more than a few pounds.

Listen to “Jock Squad”

Check out the podcast in iTunes
Read some interviews on Fluxblog [1,2,3]

Scooter Music

June 19, 2007 | Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment 

I bought a scooter recently. Just a 49cc deal, but it’s pretty damn cool not having to take the bus everywhere. It’s silver and pretty and the first brand new vehicle I’ve ever owned. And with the appropriate soundtrack, it sometimes makes me feel like a badass.

Yep–as fun as it is to ride (when it’s not raining, at least), I still gots to have my music. I’ve been honing a little road mix playlist lately and aim to share with you some of my favorite scooter music here. I recommend taking these tracks on the road with you (you can listen in a car if you have to).

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